The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-02

Oh the troubled heavens cleaning upon
her.
''She is very closel'' cried Ogden /;
Scarcely mile away. A few moments
will tell the tale"
"And we can do nothing to aid those
poor wretches ~ exclaimed Lindsey.
Nothing, fear" Ogden echoed.
High above the shrleking of the storm
and the raging of the sea, came
crash.
Then naught could be heard but the
mad roaring of the elements, sounding
to the thrilled and appalled, men like
wild shouts of triumph.
Heaven pity the poor drowning crea-
lures ~ exclaimed Lindsey.
" Heaven pity them ~ echoed the Og-
dens solemnly.
Then the men did all that it was in
their power to do. They separated, and
walked up and down the shore, watch
ing and listening.
What little effort we can make seems
vain," said Lindsly to himself.
But it was not to be so. Scarcely had
he muttered those words when there
was cast up at his feet human figure.
Lindsey stopped quickly, and clasping
it in his arms lifted it away from the cru
ell waves. He placed it on a rock, and
then bent over it with his lantern.
A woman's face, white and ghastly in
the reflected light, met his gaze. He
reached down his hand and put it over
her heart.
1t was perfectly still.
He was astonished by hearing pitiful
wall. Certainly,a dead woman could not
give forth sound like that
Lindsey felt about the woman's fig
ure. He then discovered whence the cry
proceeded. Clasped close to the right
side of the woman, was a little babe.
"Jack Ogden Hollo Jack 20 Linds-
ley called.
In response, Jack came.
Here is a woman. and child" Far
mer Lindsey said. The woman is
dead, 1 believe; but the child yet lives.
You and L will carry them to my
house,"
The other two Ogdens came up and
saw in moment how matters were.
"Ogden, you and Tom can stay here
and watch, !" Lindsey said, while Jack
and are gone TO the house."
Then the child was released from the
close-pressing arms of the woman.-
Lindsey led the way with his lantern,
holding the child close to his breast.
Jack Ogden lifted the woman in his arms
and followed after. They reached Linds-
ley's house and entered.
"Lord pity !" cried Mrs. Lindsey
what have you here ?"
For an answer, Jack Ogden laid the
dead form that he held before the blaz-
ing fire, and Farmer Lindsey placed the
babe in his wife's arms.
cit lives," he said. "Wrap it in
something warm.
Mrs. Lindsey obeyed. The child's
walls gave evidence that its hold on life
was strong. Attention was given to the
woman. But no effort could give back
the breath of life to her form. The
mother was dead-the child living-for
she was its mother. Evidently, she had
been young and very beautiful. Her
clothing was of fine texture. Doubtless
she had belonged to wealthy and refin-
ed family. 1t mattered little now. The
immortal spark had fled the tenement of
clay. The ways of Providence are mys-
terious, past finding out. The cruel ocean
had stolen away the mothers life, and
left her helpless babe alive.
When the morning dawned, the storm
had stilled to quietness. Thesun rose in
golden splendor. The ocean was as calm
as though it had never hungered to
swallow up the human freight of ships.
The Ogdens and Lindsleys had watch
ed all night. Several dead bodies had
been washed ashore; and, besides the
babe, one other that contained life. That
other was youth, sailor. Judging
from appearances, he was about twenty
five years of age.
OF all on board of the ill-fated vessel,
but two had been spared.
The young sailor remained with the
Ogdens for a few days. His name was
George German. Farmer Lindsey in
terrogated him about the woman and
the babe.
81 suppose they are mother and
child =" he said.-To be Continued.