Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-08-21
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fuller view of its front and the turmoil
beneath. There, suddenly, ear and eye
were amazed. l heard voices, and at
once a scene thrilling beyond description
opened upon my sight. Clinging to the
very face of the cliff was Julia, one hand
grasping shrub which was already
yielding to her weight, and the other ex-
tended to some object below.
Let me go, dear one ? said faint
voice. Save yourself! You will only
perish with me! Dear Julia, do ?
Never! never p cried Julia. We
will live together, or die together! Oh!
oh p she screamed; am fallingP
No; you are safe ! have you ? 1
cried and l seized the hand that was
dragging away the shrub. For Gods
sake, Fred hold on one minute longer
1t was a minute of utmost exertion
and suspense. The exhausted man was
struggling to scale the ledge which over
hung the cave. Julia's handkerchief
was fastened by moose to his arm; his
fingers grasped the top of the ledge; his
eyes were starting from their sockets.
Its useless p he groaned; my feet
are goingP
'Oh, save him! save him ? articula-
ted Julia.
z Catch this p 1 said. She seized a
branch which l bent down to her
y Hold, for your lives! One Instant
reached her side; l obtained some
sort of foothold; l jammed my fingers
2 into a crevice of the rocks. At that mo-
S ment saw poor Fred's fingers slipping
from the ledge. His eyes rolled hide
If ously; he was going. Still Julia grasp
d ed the handkerchief. A second later
Ie and both must have tumbled down tn,
S, cliff together. reached down and twist
es ed my hand into the collar of his coat.
e. Now! all together
5 Up he came his elbows attained tn
,; support of the ledge new hope SCENE
10 to inspire him-he was saved l ca
~ not tell how it was, but it was so and,
i'd minute later, the poor fellow lay helples
wv upon the cliff, ghastly pale and faint, br
h. smiling feeble, grateful smile as JUL;
he holding his dear head in her arms, en-
ne braced him, warmed him with her breatl
er and laughed and sobbed with ecastati
ye, joy and thanks.
as The village road was not far off.
lat saw farmer driving by, hailed him, an
re- he came to my assistance. We got IL
Of young couple into his wagon without di
20 fculty and carried them away. l direc
ed him to drive, not to the tavern, but
Mt, my own residence. Julia and l supper
led ed her soaked lover between US. He W
he not so far exhausted but he could Jest
the little, and give US an inkling of his a
We, ventures.
led All night he had been in the rive
ep- He had been swept from his partial sh
the ter in the little niche, whence he had
5e; appeared SO suddenly the night before,
ap- a descending piece of timber. 1t
lla lodged him and bore him into the cure
and The next thing l knew said Fred,
was clinging desperately to some obj
itch with the instinct of MISREPRESENTATION
ard was probably the same timber that
an carried him away. Down, down we
The among the rapids and breakers, into PHI
the darkness now under water, now W
orn my head just out ofit-1 can hardly
'ck. how-but with altogether too much br
and ness on my hands TO get up a sufici
Be shrek for your edifcation. My TIM
Ible bumped against the stones and turn
lges and l turned with it, and went over W
My it, and came precious nigh losing my b
the of it on divers occasions, said Fred
east precisely in these words, nor quite so C
hu- nectedly, but in his feeble way.
'rm- Finally, found smoother travel
was and in due time perceived that my he
had joined dozen similar animals.
ned, was moving round and round with Il
nent in sort Of circus. That was the wi
YER pool. l knew where 1 was, and it
hich not surprisingly pleasant. did not 81
she much, for very sufficient reasons. IL
pool all night, and thought of this girl
d to and of you, and waited for the morn
tier You may believe that daylight, whe
ance last it came, was the most delightful
the nomenon in nature. as soon as if
oubt. light enough to see, chose a place Of
nged cent, swan my horse to it, got off,
'ay scrambled upon the stones. l had
ned halfway up the cliff, when, fndin
7nng could get no further, began to scr,
md Well, Julia here can tell you the rest
ty' ter than l can. What good angel bro
No you to my rescue, dear one p