The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-12-16
the loeb. He no doubt got out the other

way"
''No, no 1 know that loch ws1lf
there is but one way out of it, and have
watched it all night"
''But he would find another way. He
scrambled over the rocks, warrant
thee"
HE could not it ~ss flooded" cried
Roserl. The waters came down over
the rocks like waterfall"
HIM yes-perhaps so. Well We
can't do anything now. But in the
morning I'll fetch the fellows at Feferrs
and we'H search the precipice. But
thou needst not trouble be sure, Franzl
has spent the night in his own bed"
Roserl heard no mores she was of to
Feferrs She found Ferferi dressed and
at her work in the dairy. But although
everything indicated her having hidden
from the guards some wildschiitz, she
denied most decidedly having man in
| the house, and remained unmoved by
| Roserls frantic despair. The fact is5
Ferferl had her own lover, to whom she
ty she had taken under her protecting
wing; and what were all the Francis of
the earth to her when her own lovers
safety was at stake ?
1t was daybreak when Rossrl returned
to her hut, disconsOlste, broke1-hearted,
exhausted. The rain had nearly ceased
| Without a moments pause she proceeded
at once to the black hole. Looking
around her, searching in every cFevies,
| she climbed dow the steep like cat.
" FEanzll' she called, when she fanoIsd
she saw or heard the least thing. But
there was scarcely any voice left in her;
1t had died out with the hope in her
heart If she found him at all, it could
but be as a corpse. Rather not see q
trace of him, then he might be safe else
where. She began to give room to that
reviying thought, wheL suddenly her
heart stood still. What could that be
lying there, half covered by an over
hanging rock Pa human form2
''FranzlI she tried to articulate, but
no voice came in reply. In vain she
gasped for breath. But nowi-could It
be-was not the form mOving7 Could
her dimmed eyes be mistaken Oh, no
There was another effort to move one
arm was thrown out and then employed
to raise the recumbent head whose fes-
lures remained hidden from RoserI's
sight Franzl FranEl " her voice broke
forth, piercing the air.
Who is there 2 feeble cry answer
ed from below.
Roserl never knew how she managed
it, but in a minute she mad got down the
terrific height and was kneeling beside
Frsnzl, looking anxiously into bis pale
face. Alive be was, but-she could not
finish the thought; not a word could she
say, but covered that death-stricksn face
with passionate, repentanf kisses.
FranzI only now seemed to recognize
her. "My Roserlr' he breathed family.
"Thy ROserl-thy Roserl Oh, God
have mercy T. cried ROserL Her head
sank down on FranzPs breast, and she
wept aloud.
Franzl lifted one arm, but his face WAS
cOntorted with pain as he aid so and laid
it caressingIy around the girls neck.
" Oh, don't cry so, RossrE r.
THAT is my doing" sobbed the poor
girl. a have sent thee down to tie
pit p
"No, no, Roserl; it was an accident.
But don't cry so. am not going to die
yet. 1 have a mind to live little lon
ger. Only I-I-can't move bit-hor-
rid pains-something Is satisfactorily
my leg, [ believe-and few ribs-oh I
never mind, ROserl, it will be all right
soon, l dare say" and fainting fit dis
claimed all his psOtestatiOns.
3 Roserl sobbed despairingly. "FrRnzl
| Franzl only tell me thou hast forgiven
/ me-only open thy eyes onOe more-oDly
f look on me once more /" which he, like
good boy, did. He made a frantic ef-
, fort to shake off the dizziness.
My own poor Roserl, it was all my
own fault. / was mad with rage when I
! undertook to go down the Dark Hole.
Like a blind man, I rushed into sure
? death and met with what / deserved.
! stumbled like drunken man and be-
f fore was aware of slipping-I went
? down the whole height, with q rapidity
t that etunned me; the rushing waters
T woke me up /; 1 should have been drown
: ed there below / tried to raise myself.
/ 1 could not at FIRST; but rather than be
e drowned, l made desperate efforts, and
succeeded in dragging myself so far up.
n Here, with my head under the rock over
n which the waters fell with q loud rush
/ thought 1 might rest while, and then
t tainted again. Here I have spent the
T night, as it seems, ROserl." He paused,
e exhausted; the deadly pallor again
T spread over his face, which had been
d slightly tinged with color while he had
g spoken. Roserl wept On in silence.
d He soon opened his eyes again, and
a q light fush passed over his cheeks
;, POiating to the breast pocket Of his toFa
g coat he said, with faint look Of mis-.
g chievousnsss IN his eyes. " But have
1t got the hoWers
uOb c,iva then, a ma sgainTB -riad