Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1876-10-07

with my darling in his arms,
smy darling, safe and sound. Hc told
Sme that he had caught the child with
Gin a few rods Of tic falls, and that in
landing he had cleared the iatal
abyss by not more than two yards.
he was o young man not more than
twenty-five, handsome and stulwurt
lie said he had seen my wagon lip,
and was coming to my assistance " hen
she saw the child washed away. 4
! threw my life into tIc balance, said
he, with Il genial smile, and, thank
God, both the lives were savedr
go asked him how shoul, ever re-
ray him. He stopped me with an
imploring gesture.
IL YOU talk of more pay than
have already received lie said, if
you can rob nc of'tllc only solid re-
ward | can claim, mercy, it'sa:in The
lie Of such 4 chcrub is moi Ell ,uyh Of
reward i'll itself, then hard is the
heart that Graves more And with
moiStcncl eyes he told me that lie ha,
u child Of his own at homc-an only
child Of very nearly The same age.
i Il kcd if he would tell me his
name. With !. smile lie answered
TINT his name did not matter he was
not sure that he had Il name. then
asked himif he knew ne. llo nodded
and said he thought might be Mr..
burlington, Of Walbri lSc. When |
told him that lie was correct he said
he must hurry home. And with that
he turned away. I was too deeply
moved to stop him, and when he had
disappeared | started to rejoin MY
TisSiite with dawning impression that
the man might be Slightly 1t1i y aAta.rpngcd
But my darling was satc-hcr broad,
heecy cloak had noatcd out and kent
her head above watcr-and went
on my way rejoicing, resolved that
the preserves yG my child should not
,!.5sslSs ei,: * ~ Z ''
I wiI'not tel you Of the emotion Of
my wife when She held l.cr child once
more i'll her arms. We reached Shire
ton cio,c night, and found quarters
at a comfortable tavern.
On the following day I.cbun Sar.
furt called upon me and was about to
spread his evidence FIR my inspection,
when | interrupted him ! told him |
could not accept his confidence until
had made up my mind to take his
case i'll hand. Something seemed to
whisper that there was danger ahead.
[ did not feel comfortable in that
mans presence. | fcltas though he
was trying to buy me. The court
would 81: III four days. ! told him l
would give him final answer in two
days from that.
That evening made confident Of
my wife, and asked her what I should
do. IF take the case ! said, Il am
sure Of five thousand dollars She
hade me do what was right God
has been very kind to US she said,
let us look to Him for guidance.
Aitcrthis called ON the clergyman
Of The place, whose son had been my
classmatc in college, and whom had
once before visited. lie received me
heartily, and by and by asked him
about William Acton. The result of
all he told me summed up in his clos
ing sentence. Said he: Il am sure
William Acton was Philip Acton's
son-in fact know it-ard think
the father and mother were married.
Betsy died very soon after her child
was born, and VIC know that Philip
always treated the boy rs Il Legitimate
child; and that he loved him us such
| can confidently affirm
On the following morning, after
brcnkIpst, as sat hy the window in
the bar-room, | saw coming from the
street the man who had saved my
child. He was walking slowly, like
one in trouble. I pointed him out to
my host, and asked him who he was.
That is William Actor Perhaps
rnu have hnard nf thn I, t,nuhln lie is