Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-06-25
PUTNAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 49, 1856

Shrek after shrek was heard. Then
came the sound OF oaths mingled with
tumnlt, Mr.. Rosborough darted up
the face OF the precipice; bit ere he
could reach the summit, a mass, hurl-
ed down from above, whirled past
him into the abyss below; and he
caught with horror the glimpse of u
human form. Then a pistol shot was
fired, and the screams suddenly ceased.
He sprapg up over the edge of the
prcciplcet and scene Of terror met
his eye. A savage looking man lay
weltering in his blood; near him was
stretched the inanimate form of his
daughter; a sun-burnt youth in a ma
val uniform was raising her head.
Mr.. Rosborough dartel forward with
q cry, my daughter and the youth
Surrendered the lovely maiden into
her fathers arms. She is dying"
exclaimed the parent; water! water,
for the love OF Heaven" FAe- youth
Immediately started up the ravine.
Minutes seemed ages TO the agoniz-
ed father: what was his eestacy when
the beautiful Euphrosyne opened her
eyes, and family uttered dearest pal"
Just at that moment. the youth came
bounding back with a supply Of crys-
tai water in his cap. BY, the united
efforts Of her two companions, Euph-
rosyne was soon restored to conscious
ness. 49,. .,
"Let us hasten from this danger
Gus spot" said the youth: 1--WE are
unarmed. and the remain Ter of the
gang may return and ovrrpowcr us. :"
The maiden slowly arose from the
earth, and leaning on the arms 9Iher
parent and Of her delivrrer <tkcv all
hasten forwar out of the lrTl': I'm.
They soon struck intoA ~ j. .%I-t.
which led along in <a/lit.trrnt DIRE :
tion over the modntain side. Just
then a thrill whistle was waited upon
the evening breeze; the sound was
answereRby another whistle. appar
ently<at a remote distance. The two
men hastenel onas fast as the strength
<of their fragile companion would per
nit.
They continued to hurry on in 81,
! lence through the increasing dark
ness half carving Their wcaricd
charge. There were Indications of
an approaching tempest. The thun-
der growlcl at Il distance. aml few
large rain-IropS moistencd the raven
itresscs Of Enphrosyne. Mr.. Rosbor-
ough looked auXiousIy around fora
shelter from the coming storm. a
vivid flash Of tightening revealed To
! them deep recess under an over
hanging cEffH hither.. thev carried
their exhausted companion, and gent
I " laid her down on the earth,
| And now the TEMPEST raved in all
its fury. The whole horison was
. lighted up by lnrid sheets of Tighten
ing, and the rain came down in a
tdeluge. Fortunately THEN shelter
! completely prntected<them. ~
In the panses of. the thunder, the
Navy Officer related his story. He
was absent from his ship on firr]ouyh,
anil had been passing some days IL a
neighboring mansion. the residence
of a warm. personal friend of Mr..
Rosborough. He halbeen ont ramb-
ling among the mountains and hal
lost his way. From cliff above the
glen, he hal beheld two rutfians sieze
H,phrosyne.. To rush down the cliff
at the peril of his life was the work
of a moment to the active sailor
Darling on the nearest assailent, he
hurled him over the precipice: the
other one snapped a pistol at him
which missed fire. The sailor in
stantly grappled with his assalant,
wrentched the pistol from his hand,
and shot him through the heart.
At length the fury of the tempest
abated.; but the exhausted maiden
continued in state of insensibility.
After a most painful interval, the re-
mote baying Of hound came borne
on the night wind. Then horn was
sounded. The: two men united their
voices in loud 8 out: a distant halo
responded. Again the two travellers
shouted. The baying of hounds. and
the notes of the horn increased lin
loulness; and presently a pack OF
hounds came bounding up to their
retreat, followed, after an interval,
by a group OF rough noisy mrn--
among whom Mr.. Rosborough recog-
nized to his Joy the faces of several
old neighbors. T.:
The new corners hastily set to work
to prepare a litter Of branches, upon
which they laid the almost inanimate
form OF, Euphrosyne. An hours trav-
ell brought them back to their home,
and the exhausted maiden was borne
to her chamber. .
7 Long she continued>insensible; and
when consciousness at length returned,
one fainting fit followed another, un-
til the fond parent believed that his
sole earthly treasure was taken from
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