Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-10-29

hthsr ssill stood leehisg from che v,sdow
out epoa the vsters, skich wsrs shed vish
. rising storm, and the trees, which already
began toiwrsasAe besesth sbs force Of the
rising gale like soass hsgs giant urrs,line
vifhlsome psforseen pouar. 81. .sr.., 49,.
Meanwhile. his dsug htss had eons no 10
hsrsoon in one Of the ehesrful esblss Of ,Le
old fash'oaed house aud, forgetting 10 pray
10 the mad tumslt Of her ursnRed heart.
wee also gssisg oe. spon she storm, which
was not wilder than ths tsmpes, 10 her
breast From the position she could look
over the ires tops and The ssrrie1 clouds. AZ.
like battling host, eushrinsd 60 ths cl.sras.
amid sulPborous fame aud smoke, they rose
ahd sped atb=aft fbe sky S6s essid see
Hurts Gate sdayiag nth sirls, tossiag tss
foam caps white - she drifting ssou IN the
sir-the breakers tumbling up ag.ins, the
black rocks, an Il they would hide their
dsnger from the nsrisers view . =
Ssddeuly the boorsiug sound Of . cannon
vas heard, end, e. she looked upon the
Sound, she ssw that . ship-of war bad hove
TO abo 70 the narrow gorge Of the Gate A
signal for pilot vas flying at the foretop,
and The hated cross Of 8, George asw from
her spautrrgsG er3 80
With . Wild cry Of feroe deligh, the fair
gIrl bounded from the room Life for life
-NSthEn Hale shall be reyenged + she
cried
What Was her ideal within apother
room, in tha, house was the clothing Of n
brother, who lsog sipee had been laid 10
rest beneath the sod aud 20 this room she
fed, end soon was atrsysd IN a suit Of such
clothing - ysung men generally wear when
they 80 ON boating expeditiona Withsat
besitating she cut the long glossy tresses Of
hair from her head, aud, in very brief,
period, bore the sppesisncs Of yoons N isSs
Of ughtsen, pot more than her age III asI
i1g G1ads these arrangements With . rapidity
thst oolJ desperate resplye could cause, abe
instantly Isft the houss. passing down the
avenue towards &c Sound Hsiore her a.
ther's eyeA, be ittle thinkipg tha. tho Cd.
Parently spruce young waterman Who chose
20 breast sseh . storm, was the person of
his seeomplishsd daaghter. -
H1rryiBg doss 90 q boat houae which
fronted ths avepur. she leassped one Of
those small light exits which are stil t6s
model pilot Of Hurl Gate, koisted a small
sail, aud iu few moments, was Out upop
thoss angry Uatefs FunBibs up on the last
Of the Aood tide Is fsssly and boldly as II
sse bad been in astOut ship. instead, of so
small aud frail boat Ii was no new
thing for her 10 be upon the water, being
reared 80 elsss 10 il. and hundreds Of
times had she been dashing over those waves,
but never, perhaps, in such = gale as that -
Yet cody she steered her tiny crstt. avoid
ing the dangerous Whirl pool, and rocks.
sBd heading towards the frigsts, which. in.
patient for pilot, had already srsd another
gun.
Within less than twenty minutes from
tbs iine she started, she lueed up alone.
side Of the mah-of wsr, aud having eaagbs
the line east ous to ber, and fastening the
boat, had mounted the vessels side. aud
stood aPon the quarter deck, In prsssaos Of
the CommandcF.
Are you pilot p asked The latter, iupa.
tent 10 tone as veil a. looks -
II ani, sir T. vas the reply
Young ISr such business Can you take
us through Hnrl Gate q 81
As well ~ my father who has been vi.
lot here these thirty years, vas the ready Ts.
ply
why did ho hot come oct, instead O,
ssneisg boy iike you in blOv as .fresh as
'Becasis be Is bid up viIh tho rbesms.
tism, sis and thea be knows that can pi.
lot you through as well ~ be eau Sir leo.
" Clinton kB0Ws Hse cir T.
.Ah, does be : veil. chat is all right
Csc We bear away yeti
No, SIC not fOF 80 hoaF-till che tide
runs ebb
That is bad-this gale keeps rising. l.
there no anchorage. herssbouts 2
No, sir; Dot Wi:bia twsuty miles above
where your sBchoF would hold
Then ve nuss 90 through =
YES eir---as sooa as tide romea I would
rot risk - JET, for F the current shouia
catch 700 on either boz, yoa'd so 90 I5s
rocks sure
'fhat is true, yeang maa. lie. me
kpos the earliest mOmeat We can 60
through
Aye eye, siri
Aed While the Eagllsb ComRAnder tsrn.
sd oh 90 speak 90 one Of bis ofieers she pa.
triot pilot salmly vent 70 The msia ganRsay
snd looked over the sids as ifvatehins for
The ehsngs of The tide.
Bus shst Was psasi3g n her heart thea
There we're between thres ssd four handred
souis IN that fsted vessel Bhs bai lost tie
onlJ loved thing besides heF faihss. on sasth
Natbss Hale vas hsnesd - q spy on thst
ngERins Soc uss Bst thiaking beF alssy
hssSts voBld be broken by her isteBdsd
asi shs sss net ihintibg 81 ths motbsrt
sod sisters snd siEssis knzlasd, sho seald
ssea mouFs for hsF dssd--ghs uss oaly
tkiskise that soos, very soon, shs uoulA
jsis bim u tho spirit lad. ssd thsi ds.rly
he NE sosld ~ FsssaesA Fsr hss esa
las she naFad aot--nst sygs did she thisk
e thsi spFshi ping fathaF. wee ssSly pas-1
his Fooaa. ksiississ ihst she ass praying fsy
patisaes e b-ar tts loes
Mososhils, there sss thoss three % faur
haadsd hearts bostipR sith gisduess, thst
shsy have Rot ever = iosE sBd siekesiss
ssyaes snd sooa s3sla Be- saetofsa 10 ffosi
81 ibs shores tbsi loossd 81 lovely ia ihsif
sheen of gFssp even though ,bs siefm oleuds
hQgsfed over ihsm
As lsst sftof lsohipa soths hons 70 vai. 3
ahs sss bqFs--sai sbs kasu thai u uoull
% ssr isst iask-sshs tsfasd sad sect %
ths Gaamastss aad SD
The ii&s - slaes Il ehaages aaddsaig
sad ~ bad bsstsr az sssy - oscsF
Ths egaassdsr ssye tas neecsssfy or
dsf te kis afn hisatenant. ssd tks ssat
aenant Ne sails isp ssil, sbish hsd bess
iaid stsek. wss bssosd sFsusd. lts Bod
fb-ats sstsd asag sd ihs Vtrssl tsa3ss
o. iaa HtFfaa shsansi, ahsfs q tbSassud
srHf's hssa ere ihls, lail lbsis eakss
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