Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-10-19

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Ing from 4 DAYS hunt which had proved
rather proftless. al his vet garments a..
Tested, it.havino rained nearly the entire
lday. II had cleared up. However. as The
sun went down, and now. AZ the stars BE.
/ gan toapeep out from above. the ran geI
seemed to have forgotten his drenching,
and went On al merriIy as though hss
hunting bag was full 81 game. Il a,
III had Just diversed from tie rivers
bank, 70 AVOID strip pc dense cllaptarsl,
land began to hum merry song. as he
Thought Of his being near home, when his
ears We're pierced with, a thrilling shrek,
Iapparently ashort distance down theriver.
q 4 4 womags bylSs. Mariel aud in dan
ger, he cried ;Iand, without pausing to
consider. he dashed through lie chap
lparet toward the spot wlieace tie sound
[ bad ploceedad.sl 1.Et5 a.a ssltI#
Hteihad not gone many yards, when be
IdisctYefed two boats thfoSgh the tall
reeds Ebut had not time 10 observe Them,
for bis attention was Observation-Disclosures.
ed 5byEa rushing ing the weeds. and the
70 ee Eof 9 man. mingled with the, hard
Ebfeatliing ofsome Object
44# s' st2aroas5a ~ exclaimed tlie,voices-
lAmericano strong as atigress FL iis
Henry sprang forward, and started as
The 4beheld a sight which made his blood
lrhneold A young and beautiful woman
was Struggling in the grasp of two gner-
trilla Mesicans, who had succeeded id
fgaggi1g her, and were ID Tie act Of dragt.
Eging her toward lib river. Henry had
not BEEN 50 many wears Id tie wiIas d
need consideration ali 10 Ihowtto conquer
| two foes. His rifle was unslung IN 4
moment, and brinaing i'd to lis shoulder,
M sent A bullet WIKI une,ringo am
ttl,roaah tile brain Of Che OF VIC ralfsians,
and thea. clubbing lis weapon. the nexi
instant IT Vas crashing through die skull
! Of lie pther. ny n ~ Hill
Without patlsifs hardly rs think l1he
| snatched the No ism iIfhe maiden
lmouths and held I6erI IL his strong arms,
untii she i recovered from FISH ,e q iFigle. when
Ilshe M damned 81 t u
/ lob, noble sir. ii tthaaksIJdu. You
thaya saved ny life. more, my hopor. So
F,hes 1 NJ To- II fathpfff BIZ a.. Il HI 4
Iquf,e dead n
IL Harry sprana towaFd tlpel+iyer. not
even waiting tolake second glance al tie
forefylfaee. rendered 4 doublYf beautifu'
| by tfieIwealih Of loose, flowing hair. .As
he1 reacISed the bank. hes discovered fhsti
o8eFqf The boats which lie lfadsseeis had
a 4. far down tbeliyer, Rn pa ~ fapld
Ijust descry some Object lying on its bow.
~ I'd main liere,Slaay she safd quick.
lly leaplng into the Mexican pnnsa thai
was n9pored oathe shore. a4't But stprns
- and drawing a pistol from his belt. ht
handed "a g u TO her. :" Take this, he con
FtInuIed and should either 81 those COP.
per dogs wake up don't be afraid to use
| y, You won I burt 'eyns ,:la iI,#
| HeEdut the rope viii bis bowie knife,
as the maiden took the weapon, and seiz-
ling theEoa sped out into the river like
an arTog- Tlie boat was. fan.ip adyahcel
| but the arms Of Henry Woodward were
strong and sinnous, and he made The lit
tie oars quiyer as hes dt in pursuit, with
strength thai eaused5the punsa To tremi
hbllee.
Twenty minH ttes brought him along
fside the boat, which revealed III him !
imam of forty years. covered with blood.
deep wide cash, across the brow, and seyt
fefal stilettot wounds iii The breast. III
twhssin the last agonies Eofs death !; but "a
Harry reochedAover unfinished the boa
fto .his own, eseemed " revive with sud
den energy.
Eli = N.Y. child !! Il bel grasped faintibgtyi
81 Mary !t,,5i ii it6 ~
ist SHE is safe. lnylfriepd, z. \. said Harry
! Z. rhankF e, d good fw sapon apda strong
arm And stepping into the boat, h
let loose the punga and bent. Dyer 1the
dying man. fisz 4au F5st
"sOh5ou have saved herli' hefgasped
e Thanks, thahks-ten thousand thanks
Y'oaA-Ypu will protect her-she has NJ
lfrieadsl how--nlbne in the wide world Il
an. / will protect her / cried HARRY
with feeling, for a glance az the Woundet
man was sufficient to convince him tia
tfife was lat .its last throbbing. W l sa
Is + Thanks Ia dying fathers tha-et!i
/ "a guttering sound IN tbe thrq ~ few
almost imperceptible breathings-a sud
den bubble Of blood from the wounds, n
fthrown cut by the last throb 1of The hear
land then Harry Woodward lesked int int
Il Al th1t al. I..k.4 III & Iii il