Dakota City herald. [volume] (Dakota City, Neb.) 1857-1860, 1859-09-03
a Remarkable nnu Affecting
Incident.


Il is seldom we hear OF such q remarkable
manifestation Of 6lal devotion orhcroism on
the part Of child as is eyinccd in the affect.
ing incident We are about TO relate. Theare
OF the child was two years which point we
much questioned until our informant gave us
the minutes which he took down from the
lips OF it's parents, as they stood over rs re.
mains soou after the occurrence The child
is described as being very intelligent. ard ma
possessing a high and broad forehead, such
as would indicate a mind of 40 ordinary
mould But to proceed with the narrative
On the afternoon OF the An lust, Mr. Nash.
the keeper Of Grinre Point Light, Isleboro'
started with skili for tho purpose Of moor
ing bont few rods from shore While in
the act Of casting over the kedge anchor the
skiF capsized, overturning him with H. BE.
cause Of his lamcness he was unable to swim,
and upon rising to the surface, seized hold
Of the gunwhale Of the skill and az once hal.
loei TO his little boy Elisha, who was looking
out Of the open window, (the house being but
a short distance from the shore, to give his
mother the alarm, Mrs Nash, who had been
confined to the house by illness for a fortnight
heard her husband voice, aud at once started
for the rescue, Before leaving the house she
charged Elisha TO remain on the door step
until her return. Seeing no hopes Of saving
her husband herself She ran TO the house OF
neigbbor for assistance Elisha beholdine
his fathers perilous situation, could remain
quiet no longer, aud so ran down to the shore,
and at once began to wade into the water to
attcmpt to help him. Ills father bado him
keep out Of the water oud sit on tho shore
nGlhis mother came Seating himself upon
the shore he impalienty waited bis mothers
approach
Mr. Mash, by struggling hard to maintain
his position, had well,nigh exhausted himself
and while cIingng 10 the side Of the skin, it
again turned over and he thereby lost his
hold Bidding his child farewell he sunk
beneath The waves with the belief that be |
should never arise alive But 10 bis Joy, as |
he sunk be ecaught hold of The rope with which |
the boat was moorcd, ard by this means drew
himself mp and got on board. Upon looking !
tor his child he found he had disappeared --
The lirle fellow, thinking torcuder bis father
the essential aid betook himself % The wnter
ms be saw him sink, aud waded out as far a.
he could, and then reached forth bin hands
toward his father. Tho strong tide bore the
little hero beyond his depth, and ia the quiet
OF death he rclnquished his hold upoa life
When the DeiFhb,rs arrived, they found Mr.
Nash in the boat quite exhausted, and the
loIy Of his devoted Elisha aoat.ug near the
beach
Our informant who eaa the corpse Of the
child soon after II was recovered, snys that it's
tiny hands were still outstretched and its eyes
opened wide, as Il stiIi anxousy looking IN
The direction of its father As the fond and |
heart stricken parcuts bent over the cherub
like form Of the darling one RS It waa ar.
ranged for burial many eyes, like theirs we're
suGused with tears because Of the pathetic
tale connected with ITS death - BeJdst
Uaiae) Age