Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-07-26

EROY, TUESDH LlL Y
for the first time from the of this
! paper, / leave the solemn making
to those who have wrofio 81 he re-
paration that lies in my ~ To the
dead can make no repaf bus the
living | may yet benefit by aamission
of my crime. Every yea he fatal
event, | have sent anonynlt to Fred
rick Vale sum Of money@ has kept
him above want, but has noN #'tted him
in comfort.
Il do therefore pray aud eeli of my
daughter, to seek out the res |e3ce of the
said Frederick Vale, and rs 41aint him
with all the particulars wl1Ie iIssye emu
merated, that he may reu0F ON himself
the stain of murder, aad fx it-upon the
rghtful ones. do moreover desire that
my daughter, having reserved for herself
II sufficient competence, shall convey to
the said Frederick Vale and his heirs. all
the residue of my property. as small
atonement for the years of misery which
my crime has brought on him. In con-
clusion, would humbly ask his forgive
ness, and pray him to be merciful to my
innocent child.
"And my daughter, my good, kind,
faithful daughter, may she also forgive me
for the doom which L have brought upon
her. l know she will not falter in the
right path. but will pursue it unshrink
ingly to the end. But let her remember,
whatever is her portion, that Heaven is
merciful, even though men are not"
Mlly could not tell how long she sat
with the letter before her. learning the
words by heart, and endeavoring to com
prehend the extent Of her wletchedness-
but she was aroused by the voice of her
old nurse, saying something about the
storm.
"What did you say?" asked Milly, va
canty.
81 said that i. stormed badly now, and
that there were some poor unfortunate men
in the water, that they are trying to save.
They are the crew of that schooner that
went upon the rocks"
81 will go down upon the beach," said
Milly, rising with sudden energy.
'"But it storms hard, dear!'
81 don't care 70" the storm, must GO"
And as Milly spoke, she carefully locked
up the fatal letter, and put on her shawl
and bonnet.
Then let me go with YOU" said the
olu il'ly, huFFythS attef llef.
There was IL miscellaneous crowd upon
the beach-one stern group Of fishermen
stood close down to the water, which came
rolling up with a terrific sound. There
was look in their faces, as they glanced
inten!ly Off upon the water. Ebi2h.s tod
how thoroughly they were wraPPsu up IN
the scene before them. The flaming
torches which they bore, while they re-
vealed the expression of the faces, also
showed one man with rope twisted about
him, evidently Watching a favorable mo-
ment to go out to the assistance of the
poor wretches clinging to the spars. The
various fires on the beach showed other
groups Of men and women, all attracted
hither by the horror ard anxiety which
human life in jeopardy spontaneously calls
forth. Away from the fires and the torches,
an intense gloom prevailed, and in this
gloom, few yards from the cottage, stood
Milly and her companion, regardless of
the rain drops and the wind, which threat |
ened to sweep them away. The man with |
the rope about him was struggling with |
the waves, when there came suddenly from |
the men on the spars, long despailing !
wall.
"They are perishing, VIII no one save
them?" cried Milly, starting forward. with |
a vague idea of throwing herself into the
sea.
Some one came rushing from the gloom !
behind them. and in a moment more, Milly |
saw by the light Of the torches on the wa
.er's edge, an athletic looking stranger,
wildly snatching from one of the fishermen
1 rope. and plunging into the surf.
A time of awful suspense followed, and
hen two dripping men were drawn upon
he beach-then others who had battled
with the waves, some with and some with
)ut burden, were cast from the surf.
But the stranger was gone-a shout
lrose that he was drowned. Five minutes
passed, time which seemed an eternity
o Milly, who had taken strange interest
II the fate of the missing man, and then
mother shout arose-a shout of triumph,
or the stranger had gained the shore,
)earing in his arms an old gray-headed
nan. The young man soon recovered from
lis exhaustion, but he whom he hi'u
vent around among the various groups,
hat the two we're father and son; but it
lid not reach the ears OF Mil!y, for she
vas following the group, who bore the old
nan to her cottage. 1t was the nearest |
ouse upon the beach, and the easiest of |
ccess, but some of the little band paused
s they came near TO the door, for there
ad been n rumor abroad that aftern oon,
hat the master of the house was dead. .
"Bring him M said Milly, who un-
erstood their hesitation, "and we will en- 5
eavor 10 restore him. The young I
tranger threw grateful look upon her {
s she stood speaking in the doorway, and /
hen carefully bore his father oyer the
nreshold.
A clear mild day succeeded that of the