The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-09-03
THE FLORIDA AG.
AGRICULTURIsT.

rushing down toward him, a. pair of
frightened horses attached to a hand
some carriage, the coachman was in his
high seat, but as Seldom looked, the
coward dropped the reins, sprang to the
pavement, and ran off uninjured, the
reins dragging at the horses heels-a
gentleman was the only occupant of the
carriage, and he was vainly endeavoring
to- climb overstolt the coachnan's seat. I 2
< Not a soul was in the street save.Sel-
don, and he knew that only few yards
further on, lit came to an abrupt end, on,
a deserted wharf, running out into the
bay, if some, one, if he could not find
some means of checking the headlong
rush of those affrighted animals, they
would surely plunge headlong oyer into
the deep waters.
Quick as the thought came, Seldom
dropped his gun, and darted out into the
middle of the street as the horses came
dashing toward him. A spring upward,
tenacious grasp on the head gear, and
hampered and bewildered by the sudden
weight that dragged down their heads
for Seldom had drawn up his feet, and
threw his full weight on them-the hor
ses' speed grew less frantic; and finally,
just as the wharf was reached, they
stopped short, trembling, snorting quiv
ering, and covered with foam.
But their fright had spent itself, tho
they started nervously, as the gentle
man, with Seldom, at his side, on the
coachman's box, drove them slowly
back, up the street; when they reached
the spot where lay his gun, Seldom want
ed to leave the man he had rescued,
and run home to exhibit his thirty dol
lars, but his new friend objected.
"No, no." he said, 81 will drive you
home, and tell your mother she has a
son to be proud of. She is poor, you say.
Well, perhaps | can find way of help
ing her. / am rich, land all alone in the
world. You have sated my life, my boy,
and | don't mean to lose sight of you so
easily"
SO Mrs. Roberts WIS astonished at the
sight of beautiful carriage drawing up
at her humble door, with Seldom and a
gentleman sitting together in it; but
after the first glance, as she stood at the
window. she seemednot to see Seldom at
all, but only the tall, black-haired man
at his side, and her eyes grew dark, and
her face paled, as, springIng out of his
carriage, he entered he house, and APP |
peared at the door, lat in hand, his lips |
parted to explain hispresence.
But he did not speak at all, neither
did she for few seconds; they just
stood gazing at eachbther, and then the !
opened widt his arms, with one |
glad cry Of
"My wife !'my wfel Thanks be to
God pm ia a VII
And n was a,-a,, CD After aioh+ 1,aors /
each believing the ther at the bottom
of the sea, the husband and wife were
w and itaheN2wed it all under
God proVldence7tRASs SAssSAsss - 'sAfS'Ar \
SON ID.
that would have prqhpted him to go on
the excursion, ratha than seek to do |
his mother great1service, he would |
have been far away, yhen those terrified |
horses Crushed down towards the bay, |
and his father must lave passed away |
out Of the world, notknowing that his |
dear ones were yet spared to him. and
that is why l said attic beginning that |
the wonderful chang in Seldon's life
would never have cone, had he been a
selfish boy or cowad.
Captain Roberts WIS rich man now,
one OF the richest in all the rich city of !
San Francisco, and nov that his wife and |
children we restoredo him, he felt that
he could never thankGod enough.
When, on that terrible day of their
his boat had been capsized,
and the other carrid out of sight, he
and several OF his mn had chung to it,
and finally managel to right it; then
they clambered in, bit they had no sail, |
no oars, no water, n6food.
For five days they loated about at the !
will of the wind and waves, and then,
nearly perishing, wee rescued by yes
sci bound for California.
Then, captain Robrts, heart-sick and
restless in his greet grief, found
party of miners, and went up into the
mountains to hunt foigold he had been
very fortunate, and vas now half owner
of rich gold mine ;but all his wealth
could not bring backto his life the Joy
that went out of it with his beloved ones. |
But now the sunlight shone on his
heart again, and hisyife no longer had |
to to Ito support hersdf and her children
and altogether HAPPIER family never
gathered together han this reunited
one, on the evening of the day of the
Academy excursion. "a
And surely Seldoi reaped a rich re-
ward for we1l-dOinp .-I itt