The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-10-21

placed herself at the other, her heart pal
pitating with expectation.
The sun had now been up some time,
and they began to realize the danger. and
TO shudder at every creak of the timbers
of the house.
They passed a solitary dwelling half
immersed, then several, then a town with
steamboats, at the landing, skiffs and dug
outs padding through The streets. They
were sure that the men in them saw the
house.-they pointed to it, and were talk
ing of it, but still no help.
On they went. The waters were more
turbulent, the surface Of the stream more
studded with floating articles Now it
spread out so wide it seemed boundless,
and again it would contract, and on the
high grounds would be dwellings not yet
reached by the flood.
An hour passed. Sally was almost
frantic, and began to despair. Several
times she had seen people making sgnai1
10 them, but none came TO help. The
baby fretted and cried, and Will took i:
up and soothed and gave it milk
''Eat bit, Will, eat Bit said Sally,
who was herself almost exhausted through
want of sleep and excitement. The lad
only shook his head and locke ed mp There
was an expression on his face beautiful to
see
"We are coming to a town. This must
be Cincinnati. See the houses I''
Sally leaned out of the window and
wildly waved something she had snatched
up, raising her voice at the same time and
shrieking for aid
''Pu: down the baby, viii, and come
and wave and holler,' she said, looking
in at him, and VIII obeyeG.
''They see usl Why don't they help
US p she exclaimed in wild excitement.
sit is Cincinnati Why don't they come?
See the boats - She came near falling
out of the window. They passed the su-
burbs; people saw, and shouted to them,
but seemed to have no power to reach
them. They were coming in front of the
city, the lower part of which-with Cow
ington and Newport-lay in the water.
The steamboats, appeared to be away up
IL the town, and many skiffs and other
little crafts were plying about the river.
Now they were indeed seen, and their
shouts were answered, but the skitfs could
not get near them. The current of the
river was strong, and there were too many
large objects on its surface Encouraged
by knowledge that they were seen, the
children increased their exertlons. Sally
brought the baby from the bed and held it
I'D. Presently large boat, which was
manned by men who were at work trying
TO save some of the lumber of a saw mill,
shot out and came towards them. Slow
ly and steadily il moved in and out.
avoiding or pushing off the drift wood
and other articles floating by.
People who had been obliged to retreat
to the second story of their dwellings, put
their heads out of the window to see the
strange sight "a house af1oat-and waved
and shouted and threw up their hands
when they saw it had inmates, and these
inmates were children. Meantime, the
house was floating on and the boat was
nearing it. 4 few lengths, and it would
be at its side. just then huge saw-log,
which had been lying like a great whale
or the surface of the water, was struck
by something, and changing It's course
dashed into the side of the dwelling A
startled shrek was given by the lockers
on, as, thrown by the concussion, the
children disappeared, and the waters
dashed over the parted timbers.
While the frame turned and whirlad in
the eddy, the log moved on. Taking adj
vantage of the clearer space, the boat
gained by few cle9er strokes, the side of
the ruin then, while one of the crew sue
ceeded in making it fast, another climbed
to the window, where the children had
again appeared, and lifted them out. A
moment more and the house fell over on
its side.
81 Thought God would take care of US, .
whispered Will to Sally, as they were
safely set ashore.
Jack Martin, who had reached the vi
cinity of his home to find it gone, was
soon informed of the safety of his chill
dren, and ere long the family were again
together Need we say it was joyful
meeting.