Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-05-20
CHAPTER III.

/ left the place soon after,an was walk.
ing leisurely down Sixth Avenue, thinking
of course, of the divine being who had
enslaved my heart, when heard shout
behind me. Turning beheld span of
horses, attached to q phaeton, dashing
madly down the street.
The vehicle contained two ladies and
two gentlemen, the former Of whom were
shreking in all the agonies of deadly fear.
On came the mad horses, at the height
Of their speed, their terror tcnlold increas-
ed by tho cries Of the ladies.
could not endure the sight. was as
ready to die rs live, and springing into the
street directly in the path of the infuriatc
animals, seizad the nigh one by the bri-
dal when they came up with me.
Bat my feeble arm was nothing against
the fury Of high-mettled steeds, aud they
dragged me like a feather after them, |
was determined, just in the mood for the
most desperate adventure. Life and death
were the same thing to me, and with an
energetic bound, vaulted upon the neck
Of the flying courscr. Graspiug the reins
with both hands, tugged and sawed upon
the bit; but it was of no avail. On they
dashed, to certain destruction
1t had come to be victory or death and
that in an instant, too; for directly before
me, the street was blocked up with We
hices on one side and a car on the railroad
was approaching in the middle, SO there
was only room enough for US 80 pass be-
tween them.
Loosing my hold of the outside rein
grasped the two short coupling reins, and
pulled upon them with all my might. A:
had intended, the effect was to draw the
heads of the horses together, which check
ed their mad fight. At that instant the
wheels Of the carriage struck the railroad
car, the vehicle became shapelcss wreck
and the whole party, horses and all, were
entangled in the ruins.
My last impression was the sensation o
a flying motion as was precipila.ed ovel
the head of The hor @ | bad ridden, upor
the pavement, where brought up utterl
senseless.
Whes came to myself, way lying OF
g couch in a magnificent apartment
Around the bed stood two gentlemen
and--blisslul sight! the Beauty of Crys.
tai Palace-thc idol of my dreams. Sh
was looking down upon mo with an cx
preston of heavenly sympathy on her ra
dent features. Her eye wes full of com
miseration, full of gontlencss, fell Of loy
and tenderness,
1 opened my eyes: I could see th
thrill of pleasure leap from her heart AN
colored the alabaster Of hor cheek, as sh
realized that | was not dead. Oh, tn
bliss, the rapture Of that moment ! A
the Joys for which had sighed in thos
long months of homage to the painted car
vas, were oondeuced into that sing in
slant. would have given all tie rest {
my life for the ecstacy of that moment
She blushed as her glance met the gaze {
my terminated eye. | was sure she ie
for me-that her heart and mine were ont
Ellen, let us retire. said Colonel Ken
her lover, as he saw me opOu my eyes,
He will do very well now
Not till | hear what the doctor says
replied she, in tcno that was music TO m
sodl.
"Bess you, LADY,! exclaimed l, q
tempting to rise.
DO not stir, said the surgeon.
The admonition was useless; | coei
not stir.
The doctor said my arm was broker
and that as much bruised but wit
care, I should recover in few weeks.
had been borne to the residence of Il
Madonna of my dreams and was no
beneath the samo roof with her, al
what was more, if the medical man III
derstood the case, was likely to rema
there for some weeks 10 come.
. How do you feel, sir p asked Mi
Sherwood, in the sweet tones Of symp
: thy.
Quite well, | exclaimed, in rapture
: your presence inspires me-,
! She blushed, but she vas not angry.
] Colonel Kent, her lover, frowned h
brow darkened, and ho rudely led b
from the room. He was not lover
her choice afterwards learned she OF
tolerated him for her fathers sake, ! co