The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-19

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Let me to thy bosom fly,
While the waters nearer roll,
While the tempest stil is nigh"
''Hide me- O my Saviour, hide
Till the storm of life be past
Safe into the haven guide,
oh! receive my soul at last
He sang steadily through the verses,
and Ellie thought the words had never
before seemed so beautiful as thoy did
| now. Soothed and comforted she hardly
| knew how, she leant back YEARLY
against the rock, for she was thoroughly
worn out by the long day spont in
scrambling among the rocks. Unlike
Arthur. she did not realize the hopeless
ness of their situation. She knew they
were in danger, but Ellie had a child's
simple faith in God and having asked
him to take care of her and Arthur,
she felt secure in His protection. Her
| heavy eyes gradually closed, and in a
| little while her head fell on Arthur's :
shoulder, and she was fast asleep.
Poor little Ellie = said Arthur to
| himself, as he drew her cloak closer
| round her-'what a mercy it is that she
can sleep SO peacefully
Hour followed hour, and Ellie slept
on while Arthur listened to the monoto-
nous ripple OF the water, and the shrill
cry of the seo-bird as it flew by to seek
| its nest among the cliffs. The cave was
now quite dark, and, from the sound of
the waves, he was expecting to feel the
tide break against him every moment,
when u moonbean came floating in
| along. the water. Arthur's heart died
| within him, as with it came the remom-
| brance of Willie's words, uttered in the
morning, and forgotten till that mo-
ment. Tt is full moon tonight, and
there will be spring tide A spring
tidei All hope was gone now, and he
| knew that the cave would soon be full.
He held the sleeping Ellie in despair
! ing clasp, and counted the precious mo-
meats that yet remained.
Arthur had thought of death before. He
often dreamt of falling on some glorious
battlefield, and being borne TO his grave
! to the sound of marshal music, leaving an
I honoyed name behind him, but it was ii
! very different thing, rushing forward to
meet death amid the roar of the cannon,
the trnmpet's blast, and the shouts Of the
| battle, to awaiting it in n dismal cave
among the rocks, like II condemned
criminal the hour of his execution,
! imprisoned by the ripping waves as
I securely as the felon by the massive
walls and iron bolts of his prison.
Time wore ON, but Arthur grew calm
cr as the tide rose higher, His defiant
feelings had died away, and he felt how
vain it was to struggle against God 5
will; and though his dreams Of earthly
glory had faded, would tho welcoming
songs of the angels be less sweet, his
golden crown less bright on that ac-
count While he was thus thinking, n
little ripple passed gently over his foot,
and though it was what he had been
| expecting, he recOilcd as if struck by II
sudden blow. Ellie still slept; she did
not feel the large tear that fell on her
| brow as he bent over to catch the muir
INJURED words that she uttered in her
| sleep. She was dreaming of home;
| she said Willie's namo and laughed
aloud. Arthur shuddcrcd involuntarly
as the cavern walls echoed back the
| light laugh with hollow sound. Was
ft right to let Ellie sleep on, dreaming
so unconsciously, with death and cter-
nifty so near! And yet how TO waken
| her, and tell her ali hope was gone!
Arthur could not find courage to do it;
| he smoOthcd back with "a trembling
| hand the heavy hair from the brow Of
the little sleeper, and let the time slip
on, while he listened to her quiet
breathing. How could she sleep so
soundly? Was it indeed tho sleep ale
giveth his beloved 20 and would she
be spared all suffering, and only waken
to find herself in heaven
At last Ellie moved restlessly, for the
tide had by this time reached their rest
ing place, and was flowing gently over
| her feet, which were curled up upon
the rock. Arthur was bending down
to awaken her gently, when Il sound
from without caused him TO start vio-
| lcntly, and then shout aloud with al
! the strength be could muster. lie hardly
! knew his own voicc-~so hoarse and
/ changed did it sound. lie shouted
again--this time accompanied by "a
piercing cry from Ellie, who hnd wax
enod in alarm; and, terrified ut finding
herself in the water, clung, shricking
/ 10 him