The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-08-08

piece of mind. She is always before
my eyes. [ see her everywhere; she
/ follows me everywhere. | even saw
her in my dream last night. | thought
was sitting in the midst of a gloomy
and immense forest, near a wild, rush
ing river that dashed over a precipice
into bottomless chasm few steps
from me. On the opposite bank,
which was covered with flowers and
charming to behold stood the young
captive, pale and tranquil, in a halo
ofsott, transparent light. She seemed
to be in another world She held in
( IN her hands an open book, and bend
ing toward me, she slowly turned over
the leaves. She turned at least six
teen; then she stopped and looked at
me with an expression Of the greatest
4 sorrow and distress, and made a sion
. to some one, who then seemed to be
standing near me, to cross the torrent.
/ At the signal, all his limbs trembled
/ his knees knocked together and his
+. eyes dilated, his mouth gaspad with
! terror, and a cold perspiratiOn stood
[ upon his forehead He tried to draw
| back, but an invincibIe power drew
him toward the abyss. He turned
+ toward me, and besought my help
most pitcously | experienced the
/ greatest cOmmiseratiOn for him. and
/ tried in vain to extend my hands to
/ help him invisible cords bound all my
/ limbs, aud prevented any movement
/ whatsoever. Nainly he tried to cling
to the cliffs along the shore relent-
less force impelled him towards the
abyss. He had already reached the
middle of the stream, whose deep and
/ fOaming waters rOared around him. as
: if impatient to swallow him up. He
tOttered at every step, and came near
losing his equilibrium but, rallying
his strength, he struggled on. At last
a great wave broke over him, and he
( lost his balance. His feet slipped he
looked toward me with 4 glance Of
the most inexpressible anguish, and
fell In an instant, he was borne to
the brink Of the precipice he threw
out his hands, and grasped a piece of
rock that jutted out of the water,
burying his fingers in the green and
Shiny moss which covered it. For an
instant, he hung on with the strength
of despair; his body, stopped sudden
ly in its precipitOus course, appeared
for an instant above the waves. The
foam and spray enveloped it like
cloud and the wind from the fall
blew through his dark and dripping
hair His dilated eyes were fastened
on the rock, which little by little re-
ceded from his convulsive grasp. FL
nally, with a terrible shrek, he dis
appeared IN the yawning gulf below
Transfxed with agony and horror [
looked across at the young captive;
but she, without uttering a word wiped
away a tear, and silently pointed to
the last page in the book, which seemed
to me to be covered with blood. l
screamed aloud with fright, and awoke
with a start My God VIII it be a
page in my life 7"
Scarcely had Mile Baby finished
speaking, when the sound of hasty
footsteps was heard at the door, and
a man, covered with blood, and with
a terrified look, rushed in. 1t was the
young officer His right arm was
broken, and hanging at his SIDE.
Hide me quickly" cried he, ~ am
pursued by the Indians"
up in the attic, quick" said Nine.
Baby to him, "and do not stir for your
life"
In another moment the savages had
entered the room but, before they
could say a word, Nine. Baby pointed
: to the next street, and they went out
again quickly, believing that the Off
I Ger had escaped in that direction. The
admirable composure OF Nine. Baby
+ I OF
/ = muscle of her face betrayed her eN-
cessive agitation, and, happily, they
did not have time to notice the mortal
palior Of the young girl, who still
leaning among the flowers on the win
/ dow-sill, had almost tainted away. 1t
/ was one of those moments Of ineXpres-
sible anguish when chill like death
strikes the heart Nine. Baby hoped
that the savages, fearing the superln-
I tendent, would not dare to force them
/ selves into the house: and get, who
could stop them if they did, or who
! could foresee what these barbarlans,
once having tasted blood, might do!
But she hoped that their frultless eff
forts might induce them to abandon
their search, or, if they persisted, that
she would have sufficient time to OBJ
tain help, in case they again entered
the house. Making a sign to ser
want who was at work in the garden,
she ordered him to run as fast as he
could, and notify some men belong
inc to The fort of the danger which
threatened them. Some anxious min
utes elapsed, but the savages did not
,.otr,.r ..Do YOU think they have
reoIIv oone :" asked the young girl,
in low tone A faint gllmmer OF
hope appeared in her countenance.
Even if they should return, an
swered Nine. Baby, they would not
dare"
She did not finish. but leaning to-