The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-11-27


shore, and ere long my wiic >rd were !
upon dry land, with the ho,~c and |
wagon. As-so As was sure my
wife was safe, | left her to care fot the
horse, while posted "a down the tN
er's bank in quest of the swimmer and
the child.
~ on may well understand that all
this time was frantic. a..s Is a M
chine being operated upon h> a surEiug
and a-,oTi4icE emotion. How long ct
hoW 'ar | iltI wandered du not know;
hul 1i length l. met man, wet and
, duNpinG. with my darling ~ 'lr arms
my darling safe and sound tie told
mc hc had caught the child within Il
i,'W rods ot the tall~, and that III Lead
ing hc had cleared the tudl abyss h>
moi more than two yards, He WIe Il
! Young mln-n"t moro than tiNc-ind-
| twenty handsome and NalWdit. lie
said lac had seen my wagon tip, ami
was coming To my assistance whcn he
saw the child swept away. i threw
my htr INTO the balance, sand he, with
a genial smile, 'Ind, thank God! hoth
the lives are sascd'
II asked him how | should ever re
pay him. lie stopped me with III inn
plurng Gesture.
"'if YOU talk Of more pay than
have already received, said he, .vou
viii rob me %. the only solii reward
can claim. :! If sa>inc the lie of
euth a cl.s,ul i, not enough Of reward
in itself, then hrrd i, the heart that can
crave more And with moistcncd ewes,
h. tod me he bad a >i,ll of his own at
homc-an only ,hild-uf nearly the
same ace.
81 asked him If he would tell me his
name. with another smilr he answered
tina, hi, name ,!,I not m..trr-hc wa.
no, sure that he hal a name. then
~ l>cd him if he knew nc. He nodded
.ad said he thought miyh, hc Mr..
burlington, Of Walhr,lyr. When
had told him he was correct he SAIL that
mus, excuse him. He was we, and
mus, hurry home. And with tia, he
lturncd away. was too deeply moved
tn stop hun, airi. when he had di,ay.
prarcd | .,at'rd 10 *ip,n nv " fc, .ith
a da~uily impression that the man
mi at be slightly dcrangcd But my
iarlin. VA, s.>.r--h.r broad, icccv cloak
had ti..o;el out and kept her head above
wa;cr-snd wen. on my way rejoicing,
resolved ,h1, the prescrycr of my child
should nH Ia forgotten.
IL will No; tell YOU of the emotions of
my wife when She held child once more
in her arms. We reached Shircton
before night. and found quarter, at 4
comfortable tavern.
"On the following day Lahan Sarfur,
called upon ne, AMI was about to spread
his evidence for NV inspection, when
interrupted him. told him | could
not accept his confidence until had
made up my mind to take his case in
| hand. Something seemed to whisper
! to me that there w"s dar;cr ahead. |
did not feel crntostahc in that mans
presence. felt as though he was Try
| ing To- buy me. The court would Vi,
III tour DAYS told hinl would give
him final answer in Two days from
that,
"That evening | mate COMPLIANT Of
my wife, and asked her what | should
do. 'If | take the case SAID Il am
sure of five thousand dollars Sh.
ba''c me do what was right. God has
been very Kind to us She said. Let
US looA to HIM for guidance.
"Aftcr this called on the clergyman
oi the place, whose son had been nv
| clas.nd;c in college. and wln,n had
! once before visited. lTc received me
heartily, and byc and hye asked him
about William Acton. The result oe
| all nc told me rtsy be summed I'd in
| his closing sentence. Said he:
III am sure william was Ph;lip Ac.
tons child, in fact, know it,-anJ I
'hink the father and mother were mar
RED. Bcsscv died very soon after h,,
child was born. and We know ,hs,
Philip ALWAYS treated the bow as = l,.
gl,'natc child; and that he loved him
as such can confidently affirm