The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-13

horse while posted off down the river
hank in quest OF the swimmer and the
child.
You may we'll understand that all
this time l was frantic. l was machine
being operated upon by surging and
| agOnIzing emotion. How long or lar L
wandered do not know, but at length L
met man, wet and dripping, with my
darling in his arms, my darling sale and
sound. He told me that he had caught
| the child WITHIN a few rods of the falls,
and that in landing he had cleared the
latal abyss by not more Than two yards.
| He was young man. not more than
twenty five, handsome and stalwart. He
said he had seen my wagon tip, and " as
coming to my assistance when he saw
The child washed away. Il threw my
| lille into the balance said he, with a
genial smile, 'and, thank God! both the
lives were savedp
Il asked INN now I should ever repay
him. He stopped me win an imploring
gesture.
"'Il you talk of more pay than have
alreaay receiyed,' he said, III you can
rob me OF the only solid reward l can
claim, mercyl ii saving the lite OF such
Il cnerub Is not enough of reward III it,
self, tnen hard is the heart that can
crave more.' And, with moistened eyes,
ne told me- that lie had a chilu OF his own
at home-an only child-Ot nearly the
same age.
IL asked him if he would tell me his
name. With a smile, he answered that
his name did not niatter-he WAS not
sure that he had name, / then asked
aim if ne knew me. He moulded, and
SAID he thought might be Mr.. Lurllng-
ton, OF WalQbridge. When | told him
he was correct he said that l must ex-
epse uim. He was wet and must hurry
nome. Anu with that he turned an ay.
was too deeply moved 10 stop hin, anu
when he hau disappeared l started 10
rejoin my wife with d daWning impress
sion that the man might be slightly de-
ranged. But my darling was sale-her
broad, fleecy cloak mad hoated out and
Kept ner head above water-and l Wenl
on my way rejoicing, Resolved that The
preserVer OF my cnllu should not be Tor
gotten.
IL will not tell you of the emotion of
my wife when sue held her cnild once
M Jre IN her arms. We reached shireton
Ibslore night ana found quarters at
coin Iortable tavern.
| called upon me and Was about to spread
nis evidence for my inspection, wnen /
Interrupted him. tod nlin | could MOI
accept his confidence Until had made
| up my mind 10 take his case in nand.
| Something seemed to whisper tnat there
| was danger auead. l did not ieel com.
| iortable III that mans presence. te.L
as though be was trying to BUY me. Tue
court would SIT i'll iour uays. told him
| | would give MIN q final answer i'll two
Jays from that.
':rnat evening made a confdant of
| my Wiic, and asked her what | should
.I,. tH . M
sure o. IS 0OO.' She babe, me DO what
was rlght. God Has been very KIM to
u.s. she said. LET us look 10 him for
guiuance.'
After this called on the clergyman
OF the place, whose SON bad been my
| ciassmate i'll college, and whom l had
once before vlslted. He received Inc
heartily, and by and by l asked him
| about William ACTON. Inc result Of ali
ne told me summed up i'll his closing
sentence. SAID he:
| 81 AIN sure William Acton was Philip
Actou's cAild-in laet, know land l
| think the lather and mother were mar
ried. Betsy died very soon after ner
child was born, aud We know that Philip
| always treated tue boy as a legitimate
| cnlu; anu tnat he loved him as such l
can confidently affirm
"On the following morning, after
bre akfast, as l sat by the window in Lhe
bar-room, l saw coming from the street
| the man wn0 mad saved my child. He
was walking slowly like one in trouble.
| l pointed him out 70 my host, and asked
him " fo he was.
".ehat is William Acton. Perhaps
you have heard OF the trouble he is like-
| iy TO have with LabaR Suriurt.'
| II said hau heard.
"'I hope he may come out all right
the hos. aided; 'Dut am fearful. He
mas got nard and neartless customer w
| deal Wlth.'
~ shut my mouth and held my peace
until Labau Sarlultcdll i0r his inal an-
swer. sald TO nm:
"Mr. Sariurt, l have Been consider.
ing all this time whether could under
take your case with clear conscience
i-wbether l should be helping the side
of justice and rlgnt in he.pIng you. l
lhau concluded That could not do 30 be-
fore had seen VIM. Aeon, to Know
him by name. l now know MIN FOR q
man who n0biy risked his own lie to
save the lie ofmy child. For that deed
1 Will reward him il l can. l have not,
as yet, accepted one oi your private dis
Iclosures,I nave gained from you nothing
(which You could wish to keep from The
pueilc. Cam not lake your case, but, 1
| Ieli ou Hahkiy, thas IL you prosecute, L
| will defend VIM. Acton.
IL did not mind SdrIur's wrath. He
Iraved, and swore, and stanpe /, and
then he went off and engaged two law
lyers from Herkimer to lake his case, L
Icalled upon Acton and told him would
defend him, If he would accept. my sell
vices, as l had accepted his. He took
my Hand ana thankeu me.
IS nave made a great many pleas in
my Lille, but ] think l never made a BEL
Ter one thau made to thai jury on tha,
occasion. They were not ouL over i've
minutes. BY their yerdict William Ac-
4 Ton was lawful possessor of the estate
mis- iatner had lett.
"From that day never hesitated to
refuse case to wh.cn l could not give
my heart. Such a stand on The part of a
lawyer becumes knoNn, anu the public
feels it, and what the public feels jurles
are sure to feel.
| "Concerning William Acton, l will
only add, that he became my bosom
ilend. lie always felt that he owed his
title TO his valuable property to me; and
4 L knew that l not only owed the lite o.
my chtId to him, but that to him was
indie bted for The home that was mine Tor
lnlrty years. He was very delicate. III
the gilt OF that piece OIL property, He