The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1860-08-01
:. OXFORD. MISS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUsT1 /, 1860. Il

Barton, Barton | shrieked, for Gods
sake help my mother
He stood still Hn
Il implored and urged him.
AT length he turned toward me with a
frown, SAYING
Il cannot risk my own life to save even
your mother
Great heaven, and have loved this man.
The thought rushed seething and scathing
through my brain.
There was shout, an exclamation, an
utterance of brave, strong words. Some nery-
Gus arm had placed ladder and man was
rapidly mounting--on-on through the dense
ke-wreaths-through the sings:ng flames,
scorched by the Intense heat; on-on-he
went. II was a moment ofintense suspense;
the crowd swayel and murmured like a wind
swept wave He appeared again; | saw my
mother in his arms; knew that she was
saved. Then there was the crash Of the fall
ing roof, mingled with the wild acclamations
and great mist swan before my eyes; a
noise, not unlike that of roaring flame, was
in my ears, and lost the consciousness OF
surrounding Objects
1T is unnecessary to tell who it was that
thus rescued my mother' or what emotions
experienced on hearing how deeply ! was in
debted to the man had despised, 1t is nee
essary, however, for me to tell you, that there
and then he forever lost the good looks which
you admire in that portrait. The clothes
were burned from his body, and the flesh of
his face and neck scared and scorched till the
skin seemed of the consistency Of leather
There, there, my dear said a manly voice
at the door, you have told enough, let me
finish
looked up. A man was there, on whose
countenanee were deep traces Of the fiery ele-
ment but he didn't look ugly to me at all.
Each scar seemed rather a badge of honor,
and the very soul of truth and noblcness
bcamcd radianty in his eye. His wife pre-
sented him, and giving me his hand he said ;
'One whom my wife esteems so much,
cannot be stranger to me, and now, since
she has told you part-for | have been a sad
encyclopaedia me tell You the rest
Iioyfully asscnted.
Then and there he began. Il heard the
hot flames roaring around me, and felt its
fiery breath searching my checks, aud seem
ing to lap up the very springs of life, but was
conscious only of great joy at my heart, for
the mother of her | priced was safe in my
arms. ! knew, when touched the ground
with my precious burden, | heard the accla-
nations that rent the air, and could only think
that had made her happy, and in the bliss
of that assurance, forgot for the time my own
sufFerings, the world, and everything.
Il lay i'll through several weeks-through
days and nights that would have been an
guish, indeed, had | not know whose care it
was that had provided everything essential
to my comfort; had not such pleasant face
bent over me, such a sweet voice murmured
in nv ear, such a soft hand administered to
my wants. Never in the proudest days of
my health had experienced such exquisite
felicity; never in my strength was so hap
py as now in my weakness; now when she
sat beside me, when she read to me, when
she brought me fruit and flowers, when she
put hor hand in mine and whispered some
thing that would have repaid sufferings a
Thousand times bitterer than mine
20, Wtiliamr she exclaimed blushing to
the very roots of her hair, don't tell how
silly and foolish | was
1T was neither Stiffness nor folly exclaim-
ed, 'but the reward of great virtue and hero
ism. Let him 60 on; am deeply Interested
Il have little more to tell he resumed;
but when l grew strong and well enough to
walk about, observed that all the mirrors
had been removed. Hitherto, in my deep
happines, had thought little of the scars,
which | should have known would deface
my features. This incident reminded me of
it, and excited my curiosity. When request
ed that one should be brought, she implored
me TO desist, and finally burst into tears
| knew it all now, but thank God it didn't
shock me in the least. / took her in my
arms. and whispered, that since her beautiful
face had become mine, | saw no cause to re-
gret the loss of my old one, and would not
for the world change back again. You have
seen and loved me now, said, whereas you
didn't before; you know all my disfgure-
ment and with it your manner has changed
from scorn to kindness, SO have nothing to
mourn for .-.....
Every day of my life since has convinced
me more and more that spoke the truth
FAsH1oxABLE MASxERs. = There is a set of
people whom | cannot bear-the pinks of
fashionable propriety-whose every word Is