Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-01-19
were somewhat unstrung by. the effects of
the potations of the previous night.

| eAS POeusAOllS VI ellO plONlOuo
Gas strolled leisurely upon my way
pondered upon my past life. thought
of how, barely four years before, had SCI
out from home full of hope and ambition
the hope of winning name and fame in the
profession I had chosen earnest in my
heart; and now, before had even fleshet
my maiden sword, before was even fairly
launched upon my career, 1 had placed my
self in such a position that it was more
than probable my hopes, my zeal, ambi
ton, and my life would be cut down like s
| flower! I cursed the enemy man puts in
| his mouth to steal away his brains;
thought of the happy home in Father
land that would be made desolate by my
death; thought of the dear loved ones
who would mourn me there, and my heart
| was filled with bitter anguish-misery that
was not decreased when l reflected that
even if was spared and my adversary fell
| it would be my hand that would plunge
| his widow deep into sea of grief and
leave fatherless his innocent child
81 was aroused from this bitter train OF
| thought by the hollow thud of rapidly
lady, whose face was totally unfamiliar
to me, vainly endeavoring to restrain a
mettlesome horse she was riding. The
| first glance told me she was skillful
equestrian, the second that she was unac,
| quainted with the locality, for she seemed
| evidently bent upon taking the fire out OF
her steed by urging him forward; and to
go forward knew full well meant to rush
headlong to destruction, tor right in that
direction lay, half-concealed by bushes, a
deep nullah, or water-course, down which
torrent, swollen by the recent rains,
rolled in rushing cataracts over the rock
"sTurn madam turn for vour life
there is dancer abe,dr criad 90 rrsbaS
toward tho So;n+ Co. ,rh;ob , oIa ,1,as haad
;nm m'N' '-,o piAA' ioi "iiioA 'N' "''' iAe''N'
aTbe Iod,, +,,rnod bor f,oo o,d T cow :,
woo fair iaS as o., a%oI'S %ar ' II
tieure showed to fnII ADVANTAGE as sbeuscd
her ntmost efforts to cnrb her horse and
her baIr which had escaned from the rib.
hons that had hound il fIoated a wave Of
GOLD far in her waLe was near enongb
to sec the bloom of exc;tement fade from
her cheeks when She heard nv warn ng-
near enough to see that the barb was now
beyond her control, and that catastrophe
was inevitable.
GA swift runner 7 started forward at
full sneed and Gained tbe brink of the
nullah inst in time to see the horse and its
rider disappear from view in the boiling
flood that surged at nv feet. For a few
seconds stood paralyZed then 1 saw the
animal STRUGGLE to the surface. and knew
that its rider had freed herself.
There was little chance of saving
her, I knew: it would be almost
madness to attempt it: but it flashed
across NV mind that it would be better to
end life in bold effort to rescue a fellow
creature. than to meet death at the hand
of nv friend of Yesterday. / doffed nv
boots NV hat and coat. and plunped into
the seethipg flood. The circling eddies
bore me downward and onward, but was
a strong SWIMMER, and I struck out brave
ly until gained the surface-gained it
lust in time TO grasn the trailing riding
habit of the lady | essayed to save. I
twined one arm around her dainty waist
and drew her beauteous head with its
arooping fleece of locks. upon nv Shout
der, while the rushing, foaming torrent.
bore us along over rocks that bruised and
tore our flesh; through deep. swirling
pools, that strove to suck us under and
down steep cascades. where the waters
broke with kissing roar. tbongb thew mer-
rily cleaned and flashed in The crimson
glow of the setting sun. Bruised and bat
tered bv the collision with the cruelrocks
the life-breath well-nigb stifed in nv
throat, and nv strength rapidjy giving
way, vet I ciung tightly to the pretty
stranger then unconscious in nv arms,
fully resolved that grim Death himself
should not part us. Over another water
fall the fast-flowing flood carried us, and
when we issued from the flying foam at
its foot, to feebly float was all that l could
do. My brain was all in a whirl, all power
to resist was fast leaving me, when the
current bore us under the bank, at place
where bushes reached almost to the waters
edge. 1 grasped root. but the swift
stream tore me from nv hold, and gave
up hope.
can instant afterward however, found
myself caught in the bushes of tree that
had fallen partly across the nullah, and to
it clung with the mad desneration that
love of life alone can instill in the heart of
man. I still held the lady, clapped her
close to me, though l feared she never
more would breathe again. | was not one
to relinquish the prize had so strenuously
battled for, so, using what little power I
on a well-forked branch ere 1 struggled on
the tree myself.
cat this point the nullah's bank was
low, and only tall trees dotted the plain
beyond its brink. As Strengthened N.Y.
self, I saw, to my exceeding ioy, three
horsemen coming swiftly across the patena.
hallowed loudly, attracted their attention,
and they rode swiftly down when they
recognized the perilous predicament was
in. My head was dizzy, and 1 was we'll
nigh overcome with exhaustion: but l
managed to retain nv hold until T felt a
pair Of strong arms clutch me and bear me
ashore. Then I sank into a deen swoon.
"When my senses returned, 1 discovered
that 1 was lying upon couch in my own
quarters, and by my side was standing
Lieutenant Howson. Two other gentle
men were seated near the verandah, with
their backs towards me.
"Who was she, Ned? Is she dead p
asked, when I remembered what had oc-
Cured.
ere m, friend could reply, the two
gentlemen I had noticed rose from their
seats and came Quickly toward where 7
was living. One crashed nv hand. /
glanced inward and saw the Collector
bending over me.
1T was nv wife. nv brave fellow and
in few DAYS 1 hope she will be sufficient.
ly recovered to thank Won nersonallv fo,
6avinr co ra1lontIv ro,o,1od bo,. 80, .