The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-09-25

= huge giaats wrestling with some uniorseer
: power.
/, Meanwhile his daughter had gone up to bel
room IN one Of the cheerful gables OF the ole
Z fashioned house and, forgetting to pray in the
mad tnmut Of her wrooged heart, was alsc
gazing out upon the storm, which was not more
Wlij than the tempest within her breast.
From her elevated position she could look
over the tree tops and the serried clouds, as.
iIG9 battling host rushing to the charge, a.
md sulphurous fame and smoke, they rose and
>pe' athwaTt the sky. She could see Hur's
Gae eddying With whirs tossing the foam caps,
Wine as drifting snow, in the a5r-the breakers
tn1'bling up against The black rocks, as ifthcy
world hide their dangers from the rnariner's
vew
Suddenly the booming sound OF a cannon
was heard. and, as She looked upon the Sound,
shrisaw that ship-oi-war had hove-to above
the narrow gorge Of The Gate. A signal for a
pilot was flying at the iYretop, and the hatpd
eros Of 81. George few trom her spanker gaf..
/ with one slid cry ofhrrce delight the fair
tSml bounded from the roou life for life
Nathan Hale shall be rerengpd - she cried.
What was her idea Within another room
! 10 that house was the clothing Of brother. who
long since mad been laid 10 rest beneath the sod
andto this room she fed. and soon was arrayed
~ d suit Of such clothing as the Young men
/ generally wear when they 90 on boating expe-
@!tioaS Without hesltation she cut the long
glossy tresses Of hair from her bead, and, 10 a
/ very brlet period, bore the appearance Of a
Young man OF eighteen, not more than her AGE.
Hating made these Arrangements with a rapid
ity that ONLY desperate resolve could cause. she
instantly Jeff the house, passing down the ave-
me towards the sounosasloye her fathers eyes.
he ttiile iJnkiog iha %.se apparently spruce
young Waterman, who chose 10 breast such a
sioFm, was the person Of his accomplished
daughter.
dnrFy'ng down 10 boat-house, which front
ed thr avenue, sbr loospned one Of those small /
light skl'is which are still be model OF the pilots
Of t!aI Gate, hoised a snail sail, and, ia few /
moments, was out upon those angry waters, 7
running upon the last al the food tide as freely |
and 9oIdiy, as il she had btsn in a stout ship, +
Iasiead OF 50 small and trail boat 1t was no /
new thing Tor her TO be upon the water, being
reared 50 close to Il, hundreds OF times had
s6e 5fen dashlng over those waves, bat never,
5eSfsd g7 iG} ig4ls as tAiaios thai rYtt Gaale shA 81
whirlpoos and rocks, and beading towards the,5
-
ready fired aanher gun.
Within less than twenty minutes from the
time she started, she had luGed alongside Of the
and having caught The line cast
ont 10 her. and fastened the boat had mounted
the vesssiss SIDE, and stood opon the quarter
deck, N Pr~s~nce OF the commander,
Are you pilul?" asked the latter, impa-
tent in tone as we'll as look.
81 am, sin" was the reply.
Young for such business Could you take
us through IlufI Gate?
"As well as my father, who has been pilot
here these thirty years. was the ready re-
.'Why did be not come ont, instead Of send
ing boy like you in a blow. as fresh as this 2
,.6rcause he is iaiI up with the rheumatism,
SIT, and then be knows that ! can pilot you
through as welias he can. Sir Henry Clinton
Knows mr, sir"
'Ah, does hs2-weli. that Is all right. Can
we bear away yet %
$40, sir: no for an hour--til the tide runs
-bb"
'.That is Jad-tbis gale keeps rising. Is
here no anchorage herea5outs -
'No sir: no; within twenty miles above,
where your anchor would hold"
'faen We must 60 through -
yes, sir--as soon as the tide CONES !
would not risk il yet, for If the current should
,atch on either bow, YOU'D 20 on the rocks,
ufe!"
THAT is true, young man. Let me know !
be earliest moment that We can 90 through"
"Aye, aye, sir !"
And while thr EpgIish commander turned off t
o speak to one OF hlS officers, the patriot pilot
.amly went to the main gangway, and look
ID over the side as if watching lor the change
,ftidp. u.
But what was passing in her heart then
There were between three aud four hundred ,
ouis in that fated vessel. She had lost the only
owed thing, brsidr her father, on earth, when
Nathan Hale was hanged as spy on that morn +
ne. She was not thinking how many hearts
would be broken by her Intended act she was h
lot hinking olthe mothers ana sisters. andwiyes r
a England, who would s1on mouru for her b
eed-she was only thinhng that son, very
Don, She would join hin, IN t1r spirit land and
hat dearly would his loss BE- avenged For her .
wn life she cared not, thought not-not even .
id she think Of HAT worshipPing father, who +
ady pa ced bis room, believing that she was !,
,raying for patience to bear his loss.
Meantime, taere were those three or four
undred hearts b-ating with gladnrss that they :,
ad got over long and sickening voyage aud :,
oon would br anchored in front OF the shores :
bat looked 50 lovely in thrir sheen of green, :
ven though the storm clouds hovered over :,
hem.
Al last, after looking toward the home in
Which she was born-and she knew it wonld
e her last look she turned and went to the .
and said
''Thp tide is slack, il changes suddenly,
nd we had better Gil away at once.' rc