Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-02-17

"'"P vi "nt0i had "O' idch'hg, anu th'
waves a community of intelligence, ant
every cataract like ambition, and tha
ambition, now-my death? Still ! saw
everything. There was a rocky islanC
covered with trees, just in the edge o
the rapids; that was our last salvation
it the boat passed it by, there was moth
ing left for hope. Already the spray
was tapping us the waters were hoarse
and thirsty; l looked at Balligan with
dry, mute eyes, but saw no mercy there.
Pray, boy" he said-"pray for US
both, and hold fastl l am going down
the flood"
The island passed u9 at a wink. l
felt the boat lifted bodily, and the earth
seemed TO leap up and crush it as we fell
Again we vaulted alort, so far that in the
terror of the end had time to note on
the steamers crowded decks one woman
praying with clasped hands, and another
who bad swooned; the planks of the
battau were bent like withes of straw,
the waves gushed from stem to stern;
was lifted from my feet, and hurled
against Balligan, but he stood at the cars
like a rock; | saw through my drencded
eyes the forser as rigilly fixed bis yes
sci moving like a winged thing, rather Of
the air than Of the element; and even in
this time of despair his face was dark
and naughty. Something stood amid,
stream as l gazed-black Jagged rocks,
and we were hurled upon them. The
crad seemed crushd to atoms as we struck,
it rose vertically, and the foam gushed in
At the bow, | knew that this was ALL
Once more | marked the white waste OF
waves, the vanishing islands, the fitting
banks, and trees, and dwellings and as
| sweet vision Of home blended my wet
Eyes, called upon the name of One
Mighty 10 save, and clutched the cold |
,lanks, aad knew no more.
4 tIunderboIt apparently, awakened
ne, and terrible weight was pressing
pon my chest. l was lying in the bot
ON Of the boat, now half full of water,
nd Bahgan was holding me fast with
is foot. | could scarcely see his face
'r smoke, but a moment revealed him,
landing srimIy erect with the rife at
is shoulder.
"Rise!" he said, releasing me; "we
re fast sinking. Bear hand with the
ar and give me a place in the bow"
I staggered up tremblingly; we had
assed the rapids; they were churning
-hind US ; the feIon glided on before, d
Ut marked that the scull had splinter. d
! in his fingers, and be was wringing
> hands in pain; the bullet Of the de-
ctige had broken bis oar fairly at the b
action Of shaft aud paddle, and his &
ms were paIsied by the shock. In
inkliug he leaped for second car, bat -
e he could employ it, the bateau col c,
ei, and he met Balligan at the gun Al
ale, knife in hand. The detective, club .
1g the rife, struck him powerful blow,
lich stretched him PROSTATE like a dead
IN. g.
The hunt was over; The felon was a CT
piive at last, aud as we headed his St
inch for the shore, our own weut down "a
len fatboms of water, Z.
We landed upon the southern bank of til
, St. Lawrence; and Balligau, with "a
usual promplness, decided TO under " "
.e the wild passage Of the adjacent for
, in preference to returning by steam kr
with the prospect Of trouble with the wi
,vincial officials. l have not the space m
describe many exciting incidents of ,b
: journey. We kept southwark for rbr
ee weeks, travelling on foot, aud came de
labitations at the foot Of the Adiron- me
Mountains, in the state Of New York oc
es Insraham was duly indictid upon -
r bills of forgery; but the hardships lib
lis frontier exile had been too great ho
his feeble constitution. He died in 1t
dock, cool and self,reliant to the last. ~,
}allagan earned money enough to ro- IL,
from the police body; be has found in
qniatus in the present civil war; but 60
the interregnum, we had frequent e
Chs over the fate Of Pepin Petit, E.q., pli
eminent stock-dealer, who "perished VT
he Cedar Rapids, accompanied by 'ns ~.
unknown persons."-- Chambers lie
rnal. her
What makes old age sad is not that sta
joys but that our hopes then cease. La