Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1858-09-02
CITY OF BROWNVILLE, NEMAHA COUNTY, N. T., THURS

him, said Maxwell
He'll be sorry for this to the latest day
of his lifeI
And with these threatening words on
his lips, Mr.. Lloyd turned away, and
disappeared in the woods. Only once he
paused, and that was to cut a thick, strong,
little birch rod, then he strobe forward
with long reaching steps in the direction
of the mill-dam.
Near the place where Jacob had drop
ped his line, the decayed trunk of a fall
len tree projected several feet in the wa
ter. Soon growing impatient from want
of success in his sport, the boy, in some
thing of fit of desperation, walked out
to the end of this trunk, and threw his
line as far up the stream as he could fling
it. Then he watched the cork as it float
ed rapidly down with the current, hoping
that some fish would seize the bait and
drag it under. But no denizen Of the tur-
bid stream saw the tempting morsel, or,
seeing, was lured to take the treacherous
food. Excited now, by the real danger
of the little boy, Frank started up and
was about calling to him to come back up
on the shore, when the sharp crack of
fallen limb, broken by a heavy tread.
caused him to turn suddenly, and there
stood his father, with Il face made dark
by cruel anger, one hand Outstretched to
seize him, and the other uPIifted, and
grasping heavy rod.
InI g., tlO
frightened boy. Don't! Ask mother y
Didn't | tell you not to come here 2,
was the stern response, and the fathers
grip frightened on the rod, as he seized
the boys arm. The hand was already
descending, freighted with Il fearful blow,
when a wild cry of terror swept up from
the waters, and arrested the arm midway
in It's course. The eyes of father and son
both turned to the direction from whence
the cry came. Jacob had fallen in the
dam, and was already gliding away in
the rapid current. Making a sudden
spring, Frank freed himself from the
grasp of his father, and then went leap
ING down the hill with wind-like speed.
1t was some moments before Mr.. Lloyd
could recover sufficient presence Of mind
to follow. But ere he was half way to
the water, Frank had reached a point
beyond the floating and was creeping
out upon the slender trunk Of a sapling,
that bent low over the water, in the hope
of grasping him as he was borne onward
by the strong current. But the brave
lad saw at glance, on gaining the ut
most point of the tree, that he would float
few feet beyond his arm. So, with sim
gular decision and presence Of mind, he
dropped into the water, grasping 4 slen-
der extreme branch of the tree, and
throwing his freed hand still farther out
in the stream. But, alas the rush of
water against his body commenced bear
ing both him and the tree top downwards
and inwardS towards the shore. Consci-
GUS of this, at moment when Jacob was
only few feet above him, Frank let 90
of the tree top; and pushed himself out
with a stroke Of his feet, far enough to
be able to grasp the drowning boy. As
he did so, both went gliding on towards
the dam. only hundred feet below,
equally powerlesS in the strong current.
For some moments Mr.. Lloyd stood
paraIized upon the shore. The struggl-
ing boys were beyond his reach, and
wholly beyond his skill to save. Then he
commenced running along the bank, his
mind in an agony of terrible suspense,
keeping opposite to them as they Went
quickly down the swollen flood In less
than two minutes they were within a few
feet of the dam, yet still, if the eyes of
Mr.. Lloyd did not deceive him, in line
with the abument, and a faint hope dawn
ed within his mind that they might strike
against the pier, and glide iuwards TO-
wards the head-gates, instead of out
wards, in the current, and over the dead
ly waterfall.
Mr.. Lloyd stood still in fearful sus-
pense, his lips apart, his arms reaching
out impotently, and his face as pale as
ashes. Suddenly he struck his hands to-
gether, and sprang forward with an eager
bound. The drowning boys had swept
against the pier, and passed instantly IN
der from sight. Throwing off his coat as
he ran, and drawing off his boots as he
reached the head-gate, NIr. Lloyd leaped
into the water, and disappeared few
feet inside Of the spot where he had seen
them 90 down. In moment or two he
came to the surface, grasping tightly the
two boys, now insenSibie, struck out with
one hand vigorously for the shore, and
succeeded, though not without difficulty
in reaching spot Just above the heavy
stone wall, where he could Chamber up
the bank. In striking the abutment, the
pressure of the current against the lads
had borne them inwards into the quiet
eddy above the head-gate, instead of out,
ward into the leaping cataract.
The first care of Mr.. Lloyd was tc
restore, if possible, animation to the ap,
parently dead bodies of the two boys
Frank earliest showed signs of recovery
then there was a feeble play Of the pulse
and slight flushing of the cheeks Of
Jacob, but to neither did life come hack
at the time, in full vigor. a ueighbor
who happened to come by, assisted Mr.
Lloyd to carry the boys home, where. un.
der the attendance Of a physician, fuI
activity was soon restored to the vital or.
gan.
4 positively forbade his going to the
mill-dam, said Mr.. Lloyd to his wife, af