Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-25
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cious strength to gain d foothold,3 the
next he slid down the chasrn, utteffne "a
wild howl of Disappointed rage. III i'm IL -,
FnnMarthaIsank on her knees and offered
nj, afervent PRAYER Of thank seiyiup for
her escape, but simultanneeoeus With the
heartfelt aAmen.s there came,a dreadful
recollection. sThe bbridge formedlsthe
only link between the Pulpit and the
main asf pio land and and ~ that was severed! True,
she was no more than twenty feet distant
from the shores ofathei river, butt she
might as Well have been thousands of
miles out in the ocean, water was
deep and it ran with almost inconceiva-
bic rapidity, forty or fifty feet below her,
over rocks SO, sharp and Jagged that it
made her shiver to Look over the brink.
Hsrsonly hope was in her. husband.
Should he return at the expected time
they might still be- alive, but If by any
accident be should Be detained beyond
the time!snS She closed her eyes and be-
sought Sod forprotectiono and dDhelp. ei3
s9 Cold and hungry, and idrenehed by
the. mist of the river, Charlie began to
cry for home.b She could bear anything
better thanthat. She took off her own
garments to fold around him, and held
him To her breast, and sang him the
sweetcradle songs which had so often
soothed him., ,s3nbsI 81 ogsi 10 bs91sHi
But the fierce howls Of the wolves
and the snllen thunders Of the, river,
filled his little heart with terror and all
the long dark night through he chung to
her neck, eel sleeplessly crying to go home
to papa. .dti.i b.9os ., j y.q :5dsb q
? 'iDay dawned at last. the pale sunswlm;
ming through the slckiy SKY the Palnd
forecast OF q storm: w eak and falnt
from hunger, and suffering intensely from
cold TOR summer Is no bearer OF tropical
smiles lnthls lnhospltaole ciIme-M artha
PacedIback and fortn the narrow UNITS
Of the rock No one cameTthe faint sun
declined-lt was night again. A cold
Jog sank down over the mountain, foi-
lowed by a drIzztIng ram, whlch before
morning. changed to a perfect deinge;I
Inc river rose 1eartuiiy' roaming mix
white down Ilg the gorge, ming tne ar
with snpddering roar, ilke the peal plo OF
an lmpr1sonea eartnqua5ee .,bam 81
,aIne a,lln''c DAY tnat Iolioweo was no oetter-
only ram ana asnen-whi'e ne q; mlst-nos u e
ray OF sunshine. sd. j, -. z. X .a,ir
|. A new fear rose IN tne neart OF Mar
thaii warren Inc turbulence lof the
stream sire must nave IA swept away the ng Drnldge
over which le her husband lst would cross on
his return ana ne would De oetalnedT
tor many days, may be for weeks.
She gave up an Tor lost; strongly
and tsartuliy was she tempted 70 tod
her chlld IN her arms ana plunge into the
Ecauldron beneath and thus end her tear
and doubt, 1t would be better she
thought than to suffer that slow painful
death OF Starvation But something
Eheld her back-Gofs curse was on those
who do self-murder. s..-.-',.., ..-..
Towards night a lost robin beaten
about by the Storm stopped TO rest a mo-
ment ON the rock; martina seIzed upon
and and rent a him II In twain twain, with % savage glee,
for her child to deyour rawTshe who,
three days before, would have wept at
the sight OF a wounded sparrow. % -
no Another night and nd, day ike the other,
only more intensely agonlzlng.q Martha
Warren was sulieniy 5inalnerensa now
suhering had Paisiea every nooie ae zee feel-
ing. Charlie M 5sn moaned nl.nhn Tor suPPerEtoo
weak and spent 70 SIT up ne was 1ying
ons the rock, ms mead IN aher 3lap'e DIS
great eyes hxed on 'ner iacesh' w os,., 10 1i,o.
She tore open a vein IN IN her arm Will with
her scissors, and made him drink I9k the
blood! ii Anything she SAID to calm The
wild, wissful yearningio OF has eyes. -a9L
RI The boy raised.@7hs .7 n sat up and peered
through the darkness.a9a eidsgaq 1ssI.9i
s"Mamma," he said, "Papa Is coming
felt him touch uie:,is % g 5Iss. no yii
\ She wept at the mockery, and drew
the child frantically, to her bosom. Tsts
| 1.-The night was fair--lit up by new
moon, ecu sa,,i 2.lenq .l3 70 .allso Etsg9
lsJ; ;Oyercome by deadly exhaustion g h
against which she could make, no resist
ance, Martha fell into an uneasy rsium
Der, which, toward midnight, was broken
by1a startling cry. She ,'sprang to hel
feet and gazed around her. o sm a.gt34
No! her eyes did not deceive her
form OF ner nuspanu' ' anu - no was caiii.e "qn
| her name with the energy OF despair
She could only dcry out, "Oh, Mark,