The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-10-19

f'"V oou"u'oS VI uoi uiiuuec guus
booming solemuly, across tho sea
The old man groancd and sinking up.
on q board, buried his faoe 10 his
hands and rocked his body TO and fro
occasionally pnusing to listen to guns.
or to gaze seward and then resum q.
ing his position. moaning continually
Five minutes might thus have pass
ed when young man burst through
the crowd; and shaking the old man
by the shoulder, said, Sterling. they
say your daughter is on board the
packet is il so p
Yes, good youth, and you have
como to rescue her," ho exclaim ID ,
starting up with cagcr joy but when
he recognized the speaker, he said 10
n tono Of disappointment; Its Harry
Martin. Oh, surely young man you
have not como to triumph over my
distress p
Heaven forbid !" was tho fsrveut
reply. II come to MD you, If ind ccd
mortal man eau, in an extremity like
this. Let bygones be bygoncs. Only
answer me one question, for no time
is to be lost-will you give me your
daughter if succeed 10 rsscuing
her 7"
There was "A momentary pause, and
tho muscles Of his face worked convu!-
slvely All pressed forward to hear
bis answer, Tor the fury with which
tho old mlser bad pursued hi. daugh-
tcr's lover, aud his declaration tha,
he would sooner see her dead thar
married to the young man, were knowr
to every listner.
Az lcugih he gusped, "Ycs, yes
bot 60 at onco. Only save her, and
she shall be yours"
Tho youth paused no longer, bu,
dashed through the crowd In q
minute his boat was anoat and ac'
companied by solitary individual
for but one fisherman, aud he undo
great obligations to the young mat
could 10 persuaded to risk his life will
her lover-he set forth. Tho boa,
rose CALAMITY on tho waves, shakn,
like duck the spray from her sides
and for few minutes was seen mo
mentarily cutting the outline Of tn
gloomy skyss sho attained the SUNNI
Of ,Le billow; then she gradual,
passed into the darkness aud was see
no more.
For moro than an hour the crow,
remained on the beach almost incred
ulous of the lovers success, anl ye
, lingering 10 the faint hope that h
might return with his prescous freigh
That no had the good wishes Of all wa
evident from tho eagerness with wbic
they strained thcireyes into the gloon
to sec if he was returning and the au
dible prayer for bis success which wer
:, breathed by more than one Of the We
,, men. Apart from the general crow
stood the fisherman whom the mise
. had last appealed to, surrounded by
few kindred spirits, who were discu,
, ing with him the chances Of tho youn
, mans return.
1t is madness to attempt it," sai
the fisherman "but when | foand b
would 90 l insisted that he shoul
make his conditions with the old ma
before he vcntured ; for, you see, if h
daughter was once restored to tho u
urper's arms, mighty little gra.itud
woald be have for her preservcr an
, Harry would stand as bad q chant
as ever. Between us, think sh
- thought as much of the young man {
4 he did Of her; and if her father Sci
her away, as 1 more than suspect,
drive Martin from her thoughts, h
:, present danger seems somstbing Ill
r. tho retributiou Of higher power as
= punishment for his conduct. b
hark was that pot tsllo y
y, Every eye turned seaward ip Il
a direction that the fisherman had iud
. Gated that ho heard tho hail; b.
- nothing could be seen except the viii
foam of the breakers 10 the foregrouI
;, and the lowering clouds behind form
,, log chaotic mass of darkuoss. N
was any sound save that Of the rou
10 ing tempest borne to the ear.
- clark |" at length said another OF
n there it is again r. Every one Il
tened, and now halo vas hea
=, family through the thick gloom sc
=, ward. One OF tho fishermen shout
\. and a reply was quickly caught
% tho lull Of the tempest. A few mi
"a utes Of breathless suspense follow