Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-07-09

f Lloyd remarked. p
Heavy frezbet." said Maxwell.
Yes; you can hear the dam roaring
even here, when the wind sets this
way"
Dangerous place for boys, I should
think" said Maxwell, in tone that
made the farmer look at him with a
sobered aspect. 4 saw your boy there
asI came along
What - The axe dropped from
Dir. Lloyd's hand, while a dark shadow
! fell over his cnuntenaaee-
y saw yaaE Boy there. SKIPPING abooaI
the head gate with as little concern as if
lhe had been On a level floor
90. isn't that too much And I po-
sitively forbade him going near the
DAM Mr. Lloyd's excitement was
: sudden and intense.
d IF If was my boy. ID take the hide
! OF Of hin" said Maxwell.
He'll be sorry for this to the latest
2 day Of lis life = And with these threat
= ening words On his lips, Ar. Lloyd turn
. ed away, and disappeared in the woods.
= Oliy once he paused, and that was to
cut thick, strong, little birch rod-taen
a he strobe forward with long reaching
: steps IN the direction Of the miIl-dam.
: Near the place where Jacob had drop
: ped his line, the decayed trunk Of a fall
0 len tree was projected several feet iato
e the water. Soon growing impatient from
e want Of success IN his sport, the boy, in
If something Of a spirit Of desperation,
h walked out 10 the end Of this trunk, and
/ threw his line as far Up the stream as be
j could fling Il. Then he watched the
e cork as il foated rapidly down the cur
2. rent, hoping that some fish would seize
: the bait and drag It under. Butno den
p #izsn Of the turbid stream saw the tempt
IS ing morsel, OF. seeing. was lured to taks
? the trezcherous food. Excited, row, by
d the real danger Of tie little boy, Franz
Il started up, and was about calling him tc
n come back upon the shore, when the cFack
d Of a fallen LIMB. broken by a heavy tread
5 caused him 10 turn suddenly, and ther'
4 stood his father. with face unadA darl
--ff b. yrsruI E--1 .~szs-es~Is
1t seize him, and the ether uplitted an,
! grasping heavy rod
Il 20. father, don't.' exclaimed tn
ID frightened boy. Don't! Ask moth
err"
Il Didn't Ttell you not to cone here ?
Of was the stern response. and the father
IS grip tightened on the rod, as he seize
in the boY's arm. The hand was alread
as descending, freighted with fearful blow
. when wild cry Of terror swept up froT
3H the waters. and arrested the arn midwa
.nt in IFS course. TIE eyes Of father an
he son both turned to the direction fror
ch which the cry came. Jacob had alread
he fallen into the dam, and was gliding ava
ow / N the rapid current. Making a sudde
&c, spring. Frank freed himself from tt
On grasp Of lis father, and then went leaF
he ing down the hill with wind-like speel
ef. L was some moments before Mr.. Lloy
ng recovered sufficient presence Of mind /
he follow. But ere he was halfway to Ii
he water. Frank had reached a point bt
,ed low the floating boy, and was crespin
4y. out upon the slender trunk Of a sapPlin
bv that bent low over the water, in Il
= hope Of grasPing him as he was borr
his onward by the strong current. But Il
i'm brave lad saw at glance, On eainir
ais the utmost point Of the tree, that Jacc
,e8 would foat a few feet beyond his arm
,rn So. with singular decision and present
re Of mind, he dropped into the wate
he grasping a slender, extreme branch
The the tee, and throwing bis freed har
vet still farther cut into the stream b.
see alas the rush Of water against his bol
cen commenced bearing both hin and Il
sed. tree top doBnHards and inwards towar
in tie shore. Conscious Of this, At a u
and iment when Jacob was oaly a few f
sar- above him, Frank let 20 Of the tree tc
ater and pushed himself cut with the stro
he Of bis feet, far enough to be able 70 gra
and the drowning boy. As he did 50, b
he went gliding On towards the dam, OILY
ing hundred feet below, equally powerls
to In the strong current
,ore For some moments 1Ir. Lloyd sto
paralyzed upon the shore. The sarr
Cling boys were beyond bis reach, 2
-. wholly beyond his skill to save. til
- he commenced ruaaing along the bal
his mind N an agony Of terrible :
- pense, keeping opposite to thea as Il
went quickly down the swollen food.
In less than two minutes they were vi