The Shasta courier., 1867-10-12
SHASTA COURIER.
lConelnded from first paqe.


tered neighborhood three miles from hence.
SinguIarly enough my regiment order
ed into this very district. Quite as remark
able was it, that my wife IS father never knew
of that coincidence. SO palpable an inter
nosition of fate was not to be neglected We
met as often as possible. Show myself
dared not in the quiet walks of Copfold. SO
Eosina mounted a rough pony, made over to
her by her aunt for excursions beyond the
park limits and flew across to meet me III
the willow meadows, near HOllowcrOss
Farm.
"On one of these occasions she had tied
up her pony in the little copse. and was trip
plag across field, when she was alarmed
by distant shouts, and, turning found her.
self within twenty yards ut furious bullock,
which had plunged through gap in the
hedge, and was making directly tor her,
She had given herself up for lost, when
mana little man, too-with a desperate
bound, cleared the hedge, and threw himself
between her and the raging animal That
prompt and generous action probably saved
her life. She was preserved. 81 was he ;
for the farm people were at hand, and
Rosina, from behind the hedge, could per-
ceive that, though knocked down, her cham
pion was not gored, and was receiving all the
assistance his case uemdnueu.
"Wel, sir the interposition of friends re-
conciled Rosina's father to my suit. We
were married, my wife receiving nagnifi
cent dowry. Que of the first uses that she
made of it was to commence that series of
grateful offerings which doubtless reached
their destination. The mystery was render
ed necessary by my wife's unwillingness to
let it be known how iDdifferently that dear
olI ID OF Gnnfol1 bab ft,lEllaI tho nff of
her keeper. Hence, she adopted for her
name a nursers appellation, which has, you
will observe, about as.striking resemblance
to the real one as such pet names usually
beat Poor, gallant Smith Well, well :
The remembrance of such an act of heroism
may-modest as lie was-have brought with
it a certain sense of satisfaction. \ ct, had
any one whispered SO much III his dying ear,
he would probably have faltered out mere
ly my duty.
Mr.. Slade coughed.
Courage, Colonel, have heard, is con,
stitutional, and"
- | don't know about that" returned the
Colonel. - For my own part, though have
seen a shot or two, and stood my ground no
worse, | hope, than others-if | saw mad
bull preparing to charge, hang me if L
shouldn't be inclined to turn tail, provided
there was cover at hand ~ And the Colonel
looked as little like man who would keep
his word herein, as he could well Look.
- | am at least certain" said MIR. Slade,
in low voice, " that had our departed friend
been more fully sensible Of the service he
had rendered, he would have felt deeply
grateful for having been the instrument Of 50
providental delIverance.
90 As meek as he was intrepid, eh % said
Colonel COmmerell. . A beautiful combina-
ton And now let me complete my mission.
Proll, that is Mrs. Commereil, positively
refuses 10 hear Of anything to her advan
tage,' resulting from Mr.. Smiths will, save
the qualification of knowing the brave fellow
remembered her. Your solicitor, whom
saw on my way thither, favored me with a
copy of the codicll My wife will most glad.
ly cooperate with you in carrying out the
admirable object of rewarding deeds of self
devotion. 1t is thing we rarely do in Eng.
land, where duty-no matter to what extreme
it be carried-is popularity, though | think
erroneonsly, believed to provide its own
reWardp