Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-01

will not get rid of me 50 easily you viii Ise
me again anon, bearing the lovely Phoebe lnmy
arms
A tremendous crash, oecssioned by the flying
open of the hall door, and its being jammed
against the wall by the blast, announced the
boys departure. Then we felt deserted in
deed. The two maids were blown down in the
passage, in their attempt to shut the door
again, and the rush of wind into all parts Of the
house became so violent, that / was in momen-
tary expectation of its lifting the roof off Our
only comfort seemed to be gazing at the light
house. We hal been inside 1t but a few days
before, and 1t was in a manner cheering to know
that there were living beings there then engag-
ed in their usual occupation, aud even counter
acting to some extent the awful effects OF the
storm. In the meantime, walking edgeways, as
he afterwards affirmed, in order to offer as little
resistance to the wind as possible and absolute
ly feeling his way, foot BY foot, our Charley had
reached the path that winds down to the beach.
Here, away from the trees, and in the open
air, it was not so Pitchy dark, and the gusts
I being dead against him, only nailed him to the
| cliff, without danger Of sweeping him of from
/ it, which, had it changed to point or two
more westward, It would have done at once,
/ ike q knife. The tumult below him sounded
so near and awful, that he seemed to be de-
seendDg into the sea; a slip, false turn, a
I sprzin Of the hand or ankle, would now have
I been certain death to him There was light
I still burning in he wooden hut, however,
I which guided b. Alright, and gave him spirit,
for It told him that he was not too late. he
found the cd man sitting By his wife, with
whom be had fully made up his mind TO die,
( since he could not save her. He had attempted
| to do so, however, for the poor woman was
partly dressed, and had been lifted on to a chair.
She was trying. as Charles entered the hut, to
persuade her husband to leave her to her fate
but, since it is your time to die, Ph9be," said
the old man, :" / seem to have lived IN this
world long enough"
No two young lovers, eharcoalbuming to
death together after the French fashion, were
ever half SC noble spectacle as that of this
ancient couple There was no doubt whatever
about the reality of their hersism, for the spray
of the still-rising tide had alrdady begun Il
patter against thei, refuge, and they knew thai
the end must be very near indeed. Charles
and the old man Together had to wade very
deep before they got poor Phoebe TO the footO
the path, up which, with such burden, they
were quite unable to make their way. Bat on
: Charley was not the only sngel abroad tha
! night; the two eoast-guard men had also be
) thought them of the perilous situation Of tn
! Tay lors, and had come from the station witt
lanterns, 20 see what could be done for them
) They dared not, on such night as this how
Q ever, take the shortest way, which lay acros
q the Down, and had been much delayed, so tha
; the light in the little room wss quenched, an
the hut itself far out to sea, when they arrived
e hut they were in time TO assist in bringin
Phoebe up the cliff We heard nothing Of thei
until the party were in the little hail. and at th
q parlos door-asl safe.
Ito Be C-nfiaHsd