The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-05-10


ONE and Foreign News. .,
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" prepared to act. He therefore asked lea,' v
TO retire for consultation. st
MI MeTrick moved to Adjourned till 9 o 'clot
tonight.
End OF the FIRST ACT
John Cochuane of N. Y. moved to adjourn
uIl tomorrow morning. The motion was sdop.
ted and tue Convention adjourned at q P M
alter continuous session ut six hours, i
The excitement in the city Is great A salute
is firing in honor OF the Southern delegations.
The sccedcrS will meet to night and nominate
Dickinson OF N. Y, with Stephens of Ga for
Vice President There is considerable telling
against the three South Carolina delegates who
refuse to secede. land Ga. arc discussing and
part OF the delegates have withdrawn. Ky. is
also consulting.
Grace Greenwood writes the following liz.
tie Story--and true one il i5--for the I,ftfls
Pilgrim, child's paper. She gets the facts
from on incident described in the Hartford
Daily Times some years ego as having hap.
pened In Colts Meadows. 1t is entitled
LITTLE HERO.
In the city of Hartford, Connecticut, lives
the hero OF the true history | am about to re-
late-but no longer "little," rs the perilous ad.
venture which made him tor time famous in
his native town, happened several years ago.
Our hero was then bright active boy of
iourteen-the son OF mechanic. In the severe
winter OF Is, the father worked in factory.
about milo and hHll from his home and every
dan lp
wide piece of meadow land.
One Keen, frosty day he found the snow on
this meadow nearly two feet Deep and no traces
of the little foot path remaining Yet he ran
on, as fast as possible, pungng through drifts
keeping himself warm by vigorous exercise and
brave, cheerful thoughts.
When in the midst of the meadow--fully half
q mile from any house, he suddenly felt himself
gong down, down, down! lie lad fallen into
u well!
He sank down into the dark icy, water, but
| rose Immediately 10 the srrloGn. The he prasped
hold OF 'laOd. ish hni ,nlIen into the we'll
as he WD,l down. One end of this rested on
the bottom OF the weIl--the other rose about
! four feet above the surface of the water
The poor lad shouted tor help until he was
hoarse and almost spec echess, but alt in vain, as
1t was Impossible for HIM to make himself
heard Tor such depth, aud ut such distance
| from any house. SO at last he concluded that
! If he was to be saved at all he must save him.
self, and begin at once, as he wos getting ex-
| tremely cold in the water So he went in
work.
First, he drew himself up the plank and
braced himself against the top OF it and the wall
| OF the well which was OF brick and quite smooth
! Then ho pulled OF his coat, aud taking out his
pocket knife, cut off his boots that he might
work to greater advantage. fhen, with his feet
against one side of the well, ond his shoulders.
uIdtdst the other he worked his wav up. nv ,hs
most fearful eXerIion, about half the distance tn
The top. Here he was obliged to pause. take
breath anu gather up his energies for the work
yet before HIM. Far harder was il than all he
| had gone through for the side of the we'll he
ins from that point completely covered with
| ice, he must cut with his knife grasping places
Tor his fingers, slowly and carefully, all the wav
up.
! 1t was almost hopeless attemct, but it was
all the he could do. Aud here the little hero
liiled up MS heart to tod and prayed fervently
for help, fearng he could never get out alone
Doubtless the LOrd heard his voice. csllpg
from the deeps, "nd ptled him. lie wrought
no miracle to save HIM, but breathed into his
heart YET large measure of ca,mness and cour.
age, Strengthening him to work out his own de-
lverance. 1t is in this way that God oltenest
answers our prayers. when we call upon him in
time OF trouble.
A'.V' u.s. 'bo iltNo heIo cut nlS Wby upward.
inch by inch. HIS wet stockiuga frole TO the
Ice anu Kept his ieei from slipping, bat his shirt
was quite worn from his shoulders, ere he
reached the top.
tie did reach it ~ last--craved out into the
snow, ana laid down lof u moment to rest.
painting out his breath, in lItte white clouds. ON
the clear frosty air.
He had been two hours and a half in the
well!
His clothes soon froze to his body, but he n,
longer suffered with the cold, rs iul of 10Y and
thanllulness, he rdn 10 the factory, where his
good father was waiting and wondering.
The poor man was 90 ICED to 20 without his
dinner that day, but YOU may be sure he cared
little about that, whi9 listening with tears in
his eyes to the thrilling story HIS son had TO re-
late 10 him.
He must have been very proud of the boy that
day, as ne wrapped him up IN his own warm
oYercoat and took him home to mother"
And how that mother must have went and
smiled over the lad, and kissed him and thanked
God for him
have not heard of the "tllc hero for two
or three years, bat trust he is growing up into
brave, heroic man, aud | hope he will never
forget the heavenly friend who did not forget
him in the hour OF his great need.
There Is an Old saying that truth lies at the
bottom Of we'll.
trust that this brave boy found aud brought
up from there this truth--GUd helps those who
help themselves.
EDiToRIAL LFF.--A newspaper is a queer in
st'tution ; II may be troyed at night il NAV
light candle or a cigar 10 maU curl a pirl;s
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