Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-09-24
PerilOuS Adventure of a Youne Lady

lue evening SET III cOlu anu gre
= Until noon the sky bad been clea
: but as the sun declined, thit
e leaden haze had obsclred his sick
light, and appearance gave promi
: Of the coolest night Of an UNUSUAL
e cold season. The up train on ii
t C-Railroad was detained by tt
immense drifts Of snow, which ha
formed upon the lines; and it wa
past nine o'clock when the putin
locomotive came slowly and Iabori
ously up at the depot at A., th
northern terminus of the route.
! As is usual in the country, as wei
rs in places more thickly settled
quite "a little company had assem-
bled in the principal room of The
building, to talk over the severe
weather, and discuss the probability
Of the non-arrival Of the train that
night. With the 6rst sound Of the
omnibus whistle, the narrow door OF
the depot was crowded with the apx.
ious heads, each striving to pierce
farther into the darkness than bis
neighbor. The usual variety of pas
sengers alighted; each one was aDx-
Ious about his or her baggage, and
each one particularly certain that it
vas just the place where the freight
master protested it Was not; bat as
it is with only one Of this motley as
semblage that we have to do,
Ne will pass the others silently by.
She was young lady, our hero
inc, and was dressed with extreme
elegance. Springing hastily to the
platform, scarcely touching the hand
Of the conductor, she gazed anxious
ly around her for a moment, aud
then made her way to the window Of
the office, which was pushed back to-
allow the official within to receive the
express boxes and separate the mails.
This man started as Der low musical
-ones fell on his ear.
Can you tell me the distance to
Wolfburn?'
Twelve miles, Marm; and no pas
age there for five days; roads COM
,letely blocked np!' and then was
urning away.
She put out her band to stay
i'm. No passage? 1t cannot be
must be in Wolfbnrn within four
Iours, sir My mother is dying
here
'Sorry-yery sorry, indeed ! but it
; an utter impossibility to think of
DING such thing Why, marm,
be thermometer stands at 10 De-
rees below zero, this very minute,
nd twill be still lower By midnight
4 know the cold isintense; | dare
ly the way is replete with danger;
ut my mother--tbe mother who ,
rought me into existence is dying
here and | must go TO her 7 the
oice of the young girl became bro
en- as she ceased.
It's bard case, | must admit;
U! il s no use to think Of attempting .
, get to Wolfburn to-night--the ,
oach road is as impossible as the
lps, and the only track is across
40 lake; but neither man nor beast
)uld live on that bleak route half the :
istance am sorry, marin, but |
llY speak the truth about it.
Gold and perilous though it be, | !
tust 60 TO my mother. Were | ,
ck. she would move heaven and /;
nth, but she would stand by my :
eGside ! ! cannot lei her die, and ,
SO very near her, and yet not in
sr presence F! / must 60, if / go ,
! foot and alone. !
Rash girl ! it would be no better t
IAN suicide to attempt the passage /
Winnipiseogee on such night as /
is, even with strong horse and r
,perienced gnide; and such cannot 2
found who viii brave the horrors, h
the night, for love nor money! S
Lady, | Will so with you! and
e crowd parted before tall, finely v
Tilt young man who cane hastily a
the side Of the young girl. i am il
known 10 you, and my station in Il
3 is humble, but if you will trust o
>, the confidence shall not be mis- Il
soed!' He removed bis cap from n
J head and stood erect and dignif.
before her-a strikingly hand Il
me youth, clad in reugh gaIb of o
ey. There was the fire Of alofty 6
irit burning in bis deep hazel eye, n
d around the classically carved lips o