Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-07-01

ssEht YOU won't, do you say?' ex-
claimed the Captain, grinding his teeth
With race. ssYou won to" he reiterated,
drawing pistol from his pocket. Then,
by Heaven! shall send You to berth
Won don't expectw and without fnrther
warning, fred the pistol, which fortu-
natelv missed its'mark, and entered the
mast close by where Truehold stood.
In 4 moment the Captain, dashing the
pistol on the deck, pulled ont another,
and proceeded TO take more delioer.
ate aim at Truehold, who stood without
Alternating to move from his position;
but at the moment the Captains finger
was on the trigger / sprang forward,
and seizing his arm, tried to turn the
nistol from his intended victim. In the
short struggle that ensuedthe pistol went
off. and shot his daughter through the
shoulder. A half-suppressed cry burst
from her lips; and while a faint smile
passed over her pallid features, she
sank in the arms of Traehold who
canght her as she was falling.
Fortified with horror, thinking he had
killed his daughter, the Captain drop
ped the pistol at his feet, and stood Tor
a few moments as if every sense and
1 IepnDR lcIb oeeSo -
Wild shrek, he cried: - -
~.Oh, my daughter! / have murdered
nv daughter!" and. before any one was
aware of his intention, threw himself
overheard. -
/ At the same moment his daughter
lorened her eyes, and conscious of what
f,..,L occurred, looked up IT Truehold's
face with an expression of mingled en-
treaty and affection, family saying =
save nv fatherl I'm not much hurt
Save my father!
Il will. or persist" replied Truehold,
milling me back as was about TO leap
lover after the Captain; and motioEine
me to take charge of her, ordered the
shin to be brought TO and boat to be
lowered, at the same moment throwing
off his jacket and sprlnging with bound
into the sea.
IA boat having, meanwhile, been low
cred, in q few minutes they We're all ex
tricated from their perilous situation
and placed in safety on deck.
The Captain, who was carried below
in state of insensibiity, was immedi
lately attended by the surgeon belong
ling to the troops, and was soon restor-
ed to animation. u1-
In the meantime 1 had conveyed his
daughter below, where, finding hei
wound was in nowise dangerous, / con
signed her to he care of the assistant
surgeon OF The troops, and hurried into
the cabin where the Captain had beer
carried, who was just becoming sensible
as entered.
/ my daughterp he exclaimed, open
ing his eyes and looking wildly around
him. s'ADd l have no daughter!
have murdered her! She is ceadl c
my daughter, my daughter"
She still lives, returned the doctor
undisturbed by the violence of his pa
tient. 'sShe still lives; and if you vii
keep calm, she will soon be well again.
''rhen / viii be calm, y he replied, as
Stunning a sudden composure, which con
tinued but for few moments; for ht
almost Immediately exclaimed, ''No
no, you only try to deceive me; she Ii
deadp'
'.No, / do not deceive you,' said the
surgeon, "she still lives, and If you vii
promise to remain quiet will bring hel
to you"
The surgeon retired, and soon return
ed with the Captains daughter, whose
wounds having been dressing, shaw
having been thrown over her shoulder
to hide all appearance of it from hel
father She paused, trembling, as the
entered, for at that moment the excited
tones of his voice met her ear.
Looking round the Captain now saw
his daughter, and raising himself up
''My child, my child, thank God fol
preserving your he cried, as he stretch
ed out his hands seward her while sht
sprang forward to meet his embrace
and sunk in his arms too much over
come by her feelings to speak. T9 ~
In a few minutes not sound was
heard but the suppressed sobs of the
father and his daughter, and not P word
was spoken. Every one looked on, as
if afraid to break the solemn silence Of
the scene. At length, gently extricatine
himself from the embrace of his daugh'
ter, the Captain looked round the cabin,
and seeing Truehold watching him with
4 a look of deepest sympathy, he motion
ed him to approach, and pressing his
hand, said:
Forgive me, Truehold, for the suffer
ing have caused both you and myself.
Then taking his daughters hand, and
placing il in Truehold's, he continued
''Take her, and may God bless you
bothr' The Captain paused, deeply
affected, but evidently happier while
Truehold, with look of mingled sur
prise, love, Joy, and sadness, clasped hel
to his bosom, whose heart had So long
been his.