Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-07-28

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arrangements were MI mndo Va wnro =,
moot ~ : o,rl,ck ,ho r,,nw;n,r ".'u -"
pons, pistols distance, twelve nnccs. orr
seconds to toss for choice Of nnsitinn - Irn
at the word of command,
After dinner | sat down 70 orronoo my. ,f
fairs. wrote several letters which sc,ln,,
and enclosed in y sinrlc cnvconc IN hc scnt
of by NV clcrl, in ease 7 shonld fall NIv
proncrtv | oovc into W,lkor,s cb,r,o viii,
Instructions how to disnosc of II WLon n,t-
ters had been thus oyynnmcd il was wcll tn,yura
evening, tnlinu. = lnht Scnnc IN NV h,nd
walked out for brcnth of fresh mir
Not far from the camn was Mory,n,s F,us
wild, romantic snot. who're tho waters Of
river tumbled over n buoc bed Of brol en- rocks.
and toward this spot bent nv stems, Just
above the falls was y br;doo of lnvs f,nn,
which could be obtained one Of tho ornndest
scenes that ever blessed tho eve If m artist
AS I reached the summit Of an cmincncc ncnr
the falls | saw q woman and , chil1 stndiuo
on the bridge; but lost SIGHT Of them for
time rs | descended into tho sbruhhrrv
was lust emcrniry from tlc thickct wIcn ,
sharp, piercing cry Of aaonv broke unon NV
car. | spranr to the Lridtc, and there saw
the won,an-alonc
She was wriuuinp her hands and sbrickine
like a crazy creature. ! WIS not manv sec.
onds in conprchcndine tho truth Relnw tLc
bridge floating on the troubled watcrs 7 saw
the child, its SPREADING garments buoyinn i
up and | could hear the tiny voice crvinn
9 Mamma mamma p
There was not moment to lose. The
child was going nearer and nearer to the falls
nearer and nearer to its death. 1t was a
fearful risk for nc, for the chances were that
1 should be taken over into the Kissing, boil
ing surge below the rocks. Eut what was a
risk to me then IF | died IN the river I
should not stand in the way of Major Farwel's
bullet. / had better thousand times give
up my life thus than throw it away in the duel,
The woman saw me, and appcaied to me for
help; but nv coat was off before she dscov-
cred nc; and in moment was in the wa-
ter, striking out with all nv powcr.
The child was half way from the bridge to
the falls when started, but swan rapidly,
and caught it just at the point where the wa
tcrs began to gather for the plunge. It was
GIRL not more than three or four years old,
with golden ringlcts, large blue eyes, and