Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1857-12-25
VILE TENN FRIDAY, DECEMBER rs 1857 ,


for the movements of the traveller eyince,
that he had witnessed the unhappy acci
dent. 1t was the work Of a moment, onl
for HIN to turn his horses head, who at
single bound placed himself at the. margil
of eiriver. In another moment the ri
der had dismounted, and plunged into tn
water, which had closed over the fair form
of the girl, who had only for momen
rufled its calmness as she sunk beneatl
| its broad bosom. A few bounds brough
the traveller to the very spot where the
fair one had fallen but she rose not He
cast his eyes up and down thestream, but
could see nothihg of her; and was about
to give her up for lost, when lifeless and
unconscious she rose before him. In an
instant the traveller had the fair charge in
his arms, and was on his way to the shore,
It was not long until his burden was safe
| ly deposited upon the bank. Allthe par
ty gathered round the lifeless girl as she
lay unconscious Upon heground. There
was none of all that party but wept as they
cast their eyes upon the pale features of
their companion. Even the stranger wiped
away the tears which in floods poured down
his checks. Susan Howard was soon seated
upon the grass, and taking the head of
Ellen in her lap, each one stroye to call
back the spirit of their beloved one. She
still held in her grasp the miniature of
Harry Huger After directing the girls
to remain where they were, the traveller
mounted his steed, and at lightning speed
fastened fora physician. A few minutes
brought him to the door of Doctor Clar-
ence, to whfm he related the circumstance,
and directed him to take his charger, and
hasten to where the drownedlady lay. 'i
When tie doctor arrived he found the
| girl still unconscious. After the applica-
tion of several restoratives, she was restor-
Ito contiousness. Mounting the steed,
and taking up his burden before him, he
bore her to his fathers. 1t was well
enough tie stranger concealed the accident
from all, save the physician, until Ellen
was restored, else had her parents known
it, their igony would have been intense,
indeed. As it was, the hearts of her fond
parents bled as she was laid upon her
couch, little better than corpse. She
was soop Slulled to sleep by the kind and
skillful treatment of the physician, and
when she awoke the next morning, she was
able to unite with her parents in their
morning devotion. When that family
bowed before the thrown Of God that
morning, more. sincere gratitude to their
God, and more earnest prayers for the
benedictions of Heaven upon the head of
him who had rescued Ellen, never arose
from humanh hearts. After they had end
ed Breakfast Mr.. Legare said, Snow that
we have Thanked the author of this mercy.
it is our dutynext to pay the debt graft
tude we owe to theinstrument of your res
cued Ellen. 1 will see him"
All the gifls of the party were according
ly waited uron, and inquired of as to who
the stranger was. None of them could
tell, save'thst he was stranger, that he
was as mob e in his appearance as he was
in his con tuct that day. MI Legare went
to the hot@, and learned from the landlord
that the traveller was still there but owing
to indisp&ition was confined to his room;
and his objections from the physician were
that he should remain undisturAed. Mr.,
Legare vFote a very kind notA to the
stranger, requesting him to call at bis home
as soon a he was able, eliciting rom the
landlordA promise to accompany HIM The
stranger Fent anote in reply, stating that
he had dpne nothing but his duty in saving
his daughters life, and therefore deserved
nothingfor it, but, should he remain to
the SUCCEEDING evening, he might dplI .
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We ast the reader to follow US in his or
her Imagination, as we visit another scene.
1t is laId in a small, but neat and comfor-
table pom Everything about it depicts
comfof and case. Tho inhabitants ate a
young gentleman, who holds in his hand
j the Bopy hand of sick young man, who
is strethed upon couch, and an elderly
lady, wlo sits by the pillow, careworn and
distressed in her appearance, They are
the physician, the dying son, and the ever,
/ faithful mother. Itis gloomy picture,
J and th, feeble rays ofthe candle are ahy
suited o the scene, In answer to the in
quiry Of the mother, she had just bem told
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