The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-01-22

bis hands and rocked bis body 10
snd fro, occasionally pausing to lis
ten 10 the guns Or gaze sesward, and
shsu rssuming his position, moaning
continually.
Five minutes might have thus
passed, whom . young man bui 81
through the oro wd. aud shaking the
old man by the shoulder, said
"Mr. Stelliug, they ssy your
daughter Is on board the packet
10 that 30 T.
"Yes, good youth, and you have
come 10 rescue her !" he exclaimed,
starting up with eager joy but
when he rccogaizod the speaker, he
mid 10 tone Of disappointment,
ats Harry Martin : Oh, surely
young man, you have not come 10
triumph over my distress 7"
Heaven forbid" was The fervent
reply. II como TO aid you, il, in .
deed. mortal can. in an extremity
like this Lot bygons BE- bygons.
Only answer me one question, for no
timo is to be lost: Will you give
mo your daughter i'll succeed in res
cuing her T.
There was momentary pause, and
the muscles of his face worked con-
vulsively. All pressed forward to
hear his answer, for the fury with
which the old miser had pa sued his
daughters l,ver aud the declaration
that he would rather SEQ her dead
than married to tho young man were
know to overy listner.
At length he gasped
ayes, yes go at onoe Only save
her. and she shall be yours
The youth paused no longer, but
dashed through the crowd. ln a
minute his boat was al )at. aud ac-
oompanied by solitary individual
for but one fisherman, aud he un
Ter great Obligations to tue young
man, oould be persuaded TO risk his
life with her lover--ho set forth.
The boat rose gallantly on the
waves, shaking like duck the spray
from her sides, anl for few min.
utes was seen momentaiily cutting
the outline of the gloomy sky as she
attained he summit Of the billow
and theu she gradually p,sse1 into
the darkness aud was seen no more.
For more than au hour the crowd re-.
nainel on the beach, almost incredu
Ions of tho lovers snccass, and yet
lingering in the faint hopo thai he
might return with his preo.Qus
freight That he had the good wish.
~ of all was evident from the eager
ness with which they strainsi their
eyes iuto the gloon to see il he was
trcturning, and the audible prayers
for his sua,sss which were breathod
by more than one OF tue women.
Apart from the general crowd
stood the fisherman whom the mis-
or had last appealed to, surrounded
by a few kin 1red spirits, who were
discussing with him tho chance OF
tho young mans return.
ut is madness TO attempt it, said
tue fisherman but when l found
he would go. insisted that be
should make his conditions with tho
old mao before he ventured for,
you see, II his daughter was once re.
stored to the nsnrers arms, mighty
little gratitude would he have for
her prsservsr. aud Harry would
stand ~ bad q chance as ever. Bs.
tween as, I think she thought as
much Of the youug maa as he did Of
her, and II her father sent her away,
as I more than suspect, to drive Mar.
tin from her thoughts, her present
danger ssems something like the re-
tribution Of higher power as q pun.
'isament for his conduct. But, bark
was not that halloa "
Every eye was turned seward n
which direction the fisherman bad
indicated he heard the hail but
nothing could be seen but the white
foam Of the breakers in the fore
grouud, aud the lowering clouds be
hind, forming chaotic mass OF dark.
uess. Nor was any sound save that
Of the roaring tempest borne to the
ear.
"Hark I" at length said another
one, there il is again l.
Every one listened, aud now q
halloa was heard family through the
thick gloom seaward. One OF the
fishermen ghouted, and reply was
quickly caught in the luli OF tue
tempest. A few minutes Of breath-
less suspense followed. during which
every eye. was strained to the Ut
most.
\ "There it is-there il is = ai
length cried one. "See-just rising
on youdsr waveT
II see IL" shouted another
"Here they come huxzs Q MIR
acle ! Ah, how gsllsntly she brsasts
the surge T. were the exclamation
that followed from the crowd.
All rushed TO the edge Of the surf
But now the fear arose that the boai
would swsmp 10 the breakers. and
many { hsart trsmblsd ~ she ross
aud isll irightiulIy on the surge
showers Of spray flying over her and
the water continually pouring iqtt
her sides.. The orowd watched hsl
struggles viii silsat swa.
! A few momeuts removed ell doub'
and saw the hardy crew aud thsil
lovely freight ssfsly landed ou the
lia~.k Hie snis.. hal akarksd FINN