Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-05-01

it and think, though at times would have,
given worlds to have run away from my
thoughts. How time went could not tell ;
but it seemed after while that must have
slept, for leapt up all at once with the
fancy strong upon me that I had heard Polly
calling but though l strained my ears to
listen, there was nothing but the drip drip
of the water; while feared to call out, fol
the sound went echoing along, so that it
seemed to be repeated again and again, till
I felt to creep with dread.
Many hours must have passed, for q
heavy, dull, sleepy feeling oppressed me as
I lay there, numbcd bodily and in mind
but at length Istarted up thoroughly awakes
feeling certain that I had heard a cry which
seemed to have whispered like in my ear,
l sat up trembling. when again there came
the shout family heard as it came along the
top Of the water, and then | gave a loud
despairing shrek for help three times, and
then tainted.
When came to again, it seemed like
waking from dream and felt that con-
fused that ! could hardly believe that | was
not in my own room at home but as I sat
up, the thought of where l was came upon
me again, while like a faint, buzzing, whis-
pering noise, ! could hear voices. To rouse
up and give tremendous shout was but the
work of a moment, when my heart rose, for
it was answered, though but family, and
knew that | was being sought for, and sat
listening
But soon I grew impatient and began
wadng into the water, 20 as to be once more
nearer to the living creatures; and / waded
on and on till the water was up to my chin
and | could hardly stand, when l shouted
again, and now ! could hear the reply quite
plainly,
After while | saw faint light flash
along the wall, and knew that a piece of
something burning had been cast down the
pit; and then again and again I saw similar
flashes, while stood there trembling lest
should sink from exhaustion and be drown
ed. But now something far more reviving
came, for, likea star shining along the water
! could see the light of lantern that had
beon lowered down, as itswung slowly about
at the mouth of the passage; while at
length close by it I saw something move,
when felt choking, as knew that a man
had been lowered down, and was swinging
beside the lantern; while, when his voice
came ringing along the passage with a
chcery Where are you, matc?" for few
momen,s my head swan, and | couldn't
swcr.
Cant you get to mc?' he says, after l
had answered.
"No!" says, II daren't try to swim it. "
'Then / must" he says 1; and then he
shouted out ''Slack out" and an echoing
splash came along to my ears. "How far is
it?" he says.
About sixty yards, l graspcd and then
he stopped and called out to me to keep up
my heart, and he would soon be back; when
shouting to those above, he was drawn up
once more, and it seemed hours before I
heard the sound of his voice again and,
directly after, l could see the lantern COM
ing towards me, and then I've q recollcc.
ton of seeing some one with light splash
ing about in the water, and of having some
thing tied under my arms which foated ME
up till / was pushed along TO the mouth of
the passage, where can rccol|ect cinsing
to the rope, made fast around me- and
then l was swinging about and knocking
against the rough sides of the shaft, while
voice at my ear kept saying, 'Cheer up,
matey!' Then in a sort of sleep I heard
people talking, and some one said, "Here,
catch hold Of these life-belts !" and it seem.
cd like the voice of the man who came
down to inc. But the next thing / recol-
lect is lying in my own bed, with some one
sitting at the side, as she used to all she
could for the next three days; and told mo,
she did at last, of her horror when I did not
come home, and of the. search next day
but there were no footsteps on the waste on
account of the snow, SO that no one would
have searched there, had not a boy been
seen with my walking stick, which he had
found sticking up in the snow by ahe old
pits mouth, just as must have left it when
fell into the fearful gulf which held me for
two long days!
gey An old woman on steamboat obscrv.
ed two men pumping up water to wash the
deck, and the captain being near by, she
accostcd him as follows: "Woll, captain,
got well on board, ehY" "Yes ma am, |
We always carry one," said the polite cap.
tain. "Well, that's clever. I always did
dislike the nasty river water, especially in
The dog days"
nss- The Newbuyport Herald tells |
story of newly married connie wbo ottepd. |