The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-10-11

gone over, and resolved TO venture
+ | knew mv iIarse and bad faith in
him. My wife vas anxious, bat she
trusted my Judgment \ third Of the
way across tbs -va.er was over the
hub of the wheels. A little more
and il woal'i have reached the body
Of the wagon Ibegan to be alarm.
ed ! feared | had lett the true track,
Presently nv hbrs- stumbled and
staggered, having evidently stepped
on a moving stone. The wa on
swaved and. tipped, and the food
poured il upon ns Ny wife slipped.
ana in mo,neaf more We we're in
tie water Wiibone hand | grasped
the harness uponsthe horse and with
the other | held MY wife. ! was
thus struggling when a Wild cry from
her lips startled the air Oar child
was washed away.
ooh, my soul cannot tell you
what suffered during these moments
coaid rot help our darling. If |
left n,v vic she was lost. clupg
10 the horse aud rfung to my Shrek
ing gife-siriekiog to God for mercy
to her child. Ia The distance, upoa
lthe bosom Of tiIe snrging food |
could see our little one, her white
dress cleaning 10 the sqa, being
horne swiftly away- \ moment
more aud sae aan plunge- from
the bank it) the river. saw this
much, aud then an intervening point
of land shat out the scene The
horse was now rapidly nearing the
shore, aad ere long my wife and |
were on dry land, with The horse and
wagon As soon as | was sure my
wife was safe | left her to care for
the horse while posted of down the
river bank in quest Of the swimmer
and child.
GU may well understand that all
this time | WAS frantic. was a ma
chine being operated upon by a surg
ing and agouizing emotion. How
long or how far wandered ! do not
know, bat at length met a man, wet
and dripping, with my darling IN bis
arms, my Darling safe ana sound.
He tod me that be had canght the
child within few rods Of the falls,
and that in landing be had cleared
the fatal abyss by not more than two
yards He was young man, not
more than twenty-five, handsome and
stalwart. He said be had seen my
wagon Up, and was coming to my
assistance when he saw the child
washed away ] threw my life in
10 the balance, said be, with q genial
smile, and, thank God both the lives
were saved =
Il asked him how ! ever should
repay him. lie stopped me with al
iniploring gesture
/" If You talk Of more pay than !
have already received he said, If
you can rob me Of The only sclid re-
ward can cIsim mercy II saving
the life of spch 4 cherub Is not
enough Of reward in itself, then hard
is The heart that claims more And
with uoistened eyes be loid that be
Fad child Of his own at home-an
only child OF very nearly the same
age.
81 asked him if be would tell me
his name. Wilh smile be answered
that his name did not majter-Ge
was not sgre that be had a name. !
then asked him if be knew NE lie
nodded and said be though. ] might
be Mr. darlington, OF Walbridge
When ! told him he was correct be
said that be must hurry home. And
with that be turned away. | was
too deeply moved to stop him, aud
when be had disappeared | started
TO rejoin my wife, with e dawl ing
impression that the man might be
slig billy deraDged. Bet my darling
was sa;e-ber broad, aeeey elsak
bad Coated out and kept her head
above wa;er-I went on my nay re-
ioicing. resolved that The preseryer Of
my cnild should not be forgotten.
81 viii not tell yoa Of the emotion
of my wife " ben she held her child
once more in her erms We reached
shireton before right, and found
quarters st comfortable tavera.
.'On tie following day I.sban Sar-
furt called upon me aud was about
u spread his evidence Tor my inspec-
ZION, when interrupted him. / told
nim | could not accep. bis confdeace
unless 1 had made up NY mind u
take bis case in hand Something
seemed 10 whisper" that there was
danger ahead 1 did not feel COM
iyrtab.e in that mans presence. | !
felt as thotga be was trying to buy
me- The court would sit 10 four
days ! told MIN | would give hin
; final answer in two days from that
time.
THAT egening made . confident
# my wife, and asked her what
shoafd do. If ! take the case II
said, ! am sure of five thousand dol !
ars' She bade me DO what was
,ighi God has been very kiad to
U.s. she said, let US lock 10 him for
guidance
After this ! ealle on the clergy
nan Of the place, whose son had
been my classmate in college, aud !