Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-10-30
THE BCATMAN's DAUGHTER.

In Tho memorable year OF lSli, Whe'
| tEen the allied armies were concentrates
about Paris, II youny lieutenant Of dra
| roous was engaged with three or fou
! Hunrarians, who after having received
| several smart strokes from his sabre
| manacetl to send ball into his shoulder
| TO n;erce his chest with thrust from {;
! lance. and TO leave Kim for dead on the
| slauk of the river.
! On tho opposite siGo Of tic stream /:
! boatman and his daughter had beel
| watching this une4ua! fight with tears OF
dcspera.ion. But what could an Old uli'
armed man do, CT a pretty girl OF sixteen
However the old soldier-lor such the
boatman was-haa 10 sGo"er seen the
officer fall from his horse tl:an he and his
duuCi. ter rowcd most vigorously Tor the
other side Then VIXEN they had deposit
ed the wounded man in the boat, these
worthy people crossed the river again,
but with faint hopes of reaching the mill
tary hospital in time.
'You have been very hardly treated my
boy said the old guart.s1nan to him !;
sbut here am I, who have gone farther
still, and come home.
The silent and fixed attitude of Lien
tenant S., showed the extreme agony Of
his pains; and the hardy boatman soon
discovered that the blood which was
flowing internally from the wound on
his lett side would shortly terminate his
existence. Ue turned to his youthful
daughter:
sMary,' he said, you have heard mo tell
of my brother; he died cfjust such an
other wound as this here. Well, Eow,
had there only been snIncbody by 10 suck
the hurt, his life would have been saved
The boat!ran then landed, and went
to look for two or three soldiers to neip
him carry the Officer, leaving his d&rGh-
ter in Charge o. him. The girl locked ii
the sufferer Cor u second or two. What
WAS her elnol ion when she heard HIM sigh
Sc deeply, not that lie was resiGninG lie
in the first flower Of lis age, bat that he
should die without mothers kiss.
My mother! my dear, dear mother!
said he, 4 die without
Her womau's heart told her what he
would have said. Her bosom LeavoG
with sympa thy, and her eyes ran over
TLon eae re!nelnbei ed what her father
Lad said she thought how heI uncic's
Ike, might have been saved, In an IN
ss. Mt, ou;ckcr than thought, she tore op.
Oh The U.iccI's coat, and tie generous
GIRL rex. cG lin 20 l;ro with her lips.
mid til:s; holy occupation Tie sound
cf:so.stens was hcaitt, AID 5he b!ushing
heroine tled to the other end ut the boat.
Jn,;, Z OF ::er fathers surprise, as he came
up wi h the two soldiers, when he saw
Lieut.. S.. whom he expected to find dead,
ooen his eyes and ask for his dcilVerer.
Tho boatluan looked ut his child and
saw it all. Tie poor gir,> came to him
with her head bent down. She WAS
about to excuse herself whom tho father,
embracing her with enthusiasm, raised
her spirits, and the officer thanked her ID
:hcsc prophetic words:
You have saved my life it belongs to
you.'
After this she attended TO him and be-
came his muse; nothing would We tax"
int from her haHG. No wonder that
with such a nurse Il: at ieu|i h recoEeIed.
MarT was as pretty as 5he was good
Meanwhile. liaatcr Cupid. who is very
h,sy IL such cases, gave HIM another
wound, aud there was only ono way to
cure it--So very deep it w:$.
: The bos.tlEau's daughter became Mad
anne :;
Her husband rose TO bc Il I-ieutcnant-
General. and tive boatn.u 5 dHuehte we
came as elegant and graceful as any lady
OF tie court OF Louis Philippe.