The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-11-03

delivered her and her Iliile oaes.
She ruse, sbuddefing viii esd. nos
that ihe struggle was over lie
children, shuideriug with terror. ans
sobbing Ia discomfort, clung to he
knees. The N'nd-as il heaven llas
held II back until her e.rape-is.
creased ia fury. Rain i,ll ii torrents
and the waves drowned the shore fal
above the point al which She liad iir.l
feit safety. Her eye wandered i
vain ior help; the co!d ks, the Ia, d
in wave, The blcs,k rock, the le,ircu
saiid, moeked 'he hope of lhv molbei
tor com.oFt oi safety 4 rcad on d
feeling WAS inking place--hcr hrart
was sinking within her.
a voice Again, and nearer 4
man upon tie rocks earnestly beckon,
ing, as if some new aud imminent
danger beset tie fugitive from death
She saw 40 more. but sank insensble
upon the sand aud her children rai,.
ed pieiciug wall beside her. Uuer.
ting instinct They did not sbriel. "a
when she sank down TO pray.
Another moment. and the man who
shouted the warning is beside the
shipwrecked mother. Ills hardy wife
attends him. She bas caught the
children, each BY a shoulder with
more strength than genile1ess, though
with gentle purpose, and is sciambling
up the rocks. He bears the sl,ll in-
sensible form Of the mother, aud, as
he ascends, his hat has fallen behind
him and is dancing ia an eddy Of wa
ter over the very spot from which, an
instant before, he bad caught his un-
conscious burthen The tide, now al
its food, has swept like an avalanche
over the nook among the rocks, and
the fragments Of The deserted boat are
ireiting among The craggy points Of
that inhospilable shore.
In the cabin Of the fisherman, the
mother is soon restored 10 life. Her
first thought Is for her children, whom
she embraces again aud again, in a
perfect transport OF joy. She IN.
clasps a rich necklace from the bosom
OF her little daughter:
Take this gage Of my gratitude" !"
,he cxclaims "accept il as an earn
rsl, you to whom owe the life Of my
children
The fisherman shook bis head
j have no use for such riches"
said be. =" The products OF my labor
,uilicem 70 you this gold aud these
Jewels viii be much more useful than
% me. Retain them"
The mother iouk the hand of her
preseryer. Young beautiful even
n the humble ve,iments which the
Gshcrmans wife Lad substituted for
her rich and drabbled clothing, her
air was full Of majesty.
Thank you !" She cried, "lhank
sou You are right The service
you have rendered cannot be paid in
gold, and God, ! trust, viii put il in
my power % testify my gratitude in y
manner worthy Of you
Your safety will be our ample re-
compense, and we desire no oiher,"
said the fisherman and the honest
face Of his wife, lighted with placid
joy, bore testimony 10 the same senli-
ment.
Tell me, my friends the lady
asked, after pause, "on what coast
has tue misfortune thrown us r
On that OF Denmark.
The mother wruug her hands in
despair
Denmark !" she cried, "then are
my children still lost, though they
haze survived the perils Of the
ocean p
While Finn and his wife live"
said the fisher, in an effort TO console
their unfortunate guest, you have
nothing TO fear madame, for yourself
or for your children
But you know not, my friends,
that a price is now upon his head and
on those Of my children. We were
flying from the soilo Denmark, when
The storm forced US back upon it. !
am"
Keep your secret--do not tell il
to me !" cried the fisherman, abruptly
checking the revocation she was about
to make. All that | have need TO
know is, that you came here in dis
lress, and ihat you are in worse dis
tress while you remain. The storm
viii soon abaie--the coast Of the Low
Countries is not far distant; to-mor-
perhaps this very EVENING"
viii conduct YOU from this kngdom,
TO a place where lie persecution oil
your enemies, whoever hey are, shall
not reach you. Snatch some repose,
meanwhile, and conlI. ia my hospi.
lality."
lhe good but humble couple hast
ened TO prepare, near the hearth,
pallet oi s'faw, upon which The beau.
ttul unknown DID uot hesitate an in.
slant 10 place herself With her child
fen.
With an arm around each, she was
in a moment wrapped in sleep. The
good man Finn stood bresahlessly al.
tensse, While his guest cla-i,cd her
thll1icu con, ulsAeiy pYomen, aDl
sgfug lad, aliiost irom the ted 10 Tie
door. 'lAca cban-e came o er tile
spol oi her dr' an an e.oquent ex-
preston Of joy passed over Ter pale
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