The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-08-27

who, lulIcd into a state Of fancied
security by the distance Of the
sea, would wander about on the
sands till overtaken by the tide,
when they were placed, as it were
in an instant, beyond human as
sistance, and were invaribly lost.
Danger signals and notices had
been put up in every prominent
position by tho authorities, who
were accustomed also at the turn
ing Of tho tide to fire a signal-gun:
but, with I'LL that, the sands were
so tempting, and the very breeze
that waited across them so deli
cious, that o day seldom passed
without some party or other, gene
rally mounted, venturing upon
them. As l looked down could
soc nothing but a solitary speck
in the distance, which l soon after
made out, through little pocket
glass | always carried, to be a per-
sor on horseback cantering along.
| paid no particular attention at
the time and continued my way,
gathering up the reins as Moro
broke into a gentle trot. | was
now on the edge of the cliffs,
where = single false step would at
once have precipitatcd me on the
sands below, and consequently, al
though Moro was wonderfully
surc-footcd and we'll acquainted
with the path, | moved along
with considerable caution. The
beauty Of the scene and the eXer-
cisc soon dispclled the gloomincss
that had oppressed me, and as my
blood began to circulate moro
quickly my spirits rose and | COM
mcnced to sing right merrlly.
The path now took sudden turn
by L deep gorge, and as | did not
wish to 60 round it, Il distance OF
nearly a mile, | resolved to put
Moro across it; 50 patting him
gently on the neck, for | never
touched him with spur or whip. |
called to him; the noble old horse
understood me at once, and IN
creased his speed. On we went,
the pace getting faster and faster,
till, at the gorge, Moro rose with
! splendid bound and aIighted
safel y on the other side. | now
got a full view OF the sands again,
and found that I was considerably.
nearer the person on horseback
bclow-in fact, that we had been
moving toward one another. At
that moment Moro suddenly stop
ped, and tossing his hoad in the
air, gave q loud neigh. Somewhat
astonished at this proceeding, l
looked more carefully, and per-
ccivcd by the futter the dress
that the person on horseback was
a lady. l became more interested,
and taking out my glass, discover
ed that it was no other than Bes-
sic, who had been cartering along
on the sands on 8 mare that her
father had lately bought her. Mo
70 had no doubt recognized his
stable companion. l debated with
myself whether 1 should return,
and by taking a short cut, meet
her on her way home, in order to
upbraid her with her misconduct
in going out alone. While [ was
cogitatlng, Moro uttered a snort
of alarm. | looked and beheld a
sight that for tho moment took
away my breath. From some
caHsc or other Bessie's horse ar-
pcarcd to have taken fright and
became unmanageable; all at once
it tore away like the wind in the
direction Of the sea. At the same
moment | heard the distant boom
of tho signal-gun which announced
that the tide was just about to
turn. The full horror Of the stu
tiou now flashed across me; unless
the mare could bo stopped in time,
my love would be overtakcn by
the sea, and lost before my eyes.
A cold chill took possession Of me,
and for q moment l sat motion
less. Bcssic's figure was already
becoming smaller as she was borne
rapidly onward. "Now or mover,
Moro!" l said, as I rose in the stir
rups; and the gallant old horse
seemed to understand me, for he
impaticntly paved tho air with
his forc-fcet. The next thing was
how to get upon tho sands. "The
gorge oh, the gorge" | touched
Moro, and in q few SECONDS we
had reached it. 1t was a frightful
dcclivity, and the descent seemed
impossible; yet it was my only
chance, and l determined to make
the attempt. Carefully, and with
the greatest caution, | guided
Moro, and aftor a fow moments of
agonized suspense gained tn c
sand. | knew | had only one
course before mo-to pursue the
marc and then attempt to race
tho tide. "Moro p | shouted,
''Moro we ride to save my love y
Moro shook himself as if he knew
what tremendous effort was de-
mandcd Of him, and settled down
to his work. BY this time Bessie
was quite half the distance toward