Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-11

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| or you can read-his more cumbrous
garments flung aside-he darted to the
foot of the black rocks, and with giant
Notwithstanding every nerve, testing
| the powers of those limbs of iron-he
toiled up the rugged and perpendicular
| height. From crag to crag, from seard
and gnarled root to tough fern knot
he swung himself, his course marked
with the blood that flowed from his
| flesh, cut and gaShed-WOund he never
| felt-as, by the most peril feat OF all,
he flung himself across the gap from
| the rock to the Chine, and, gaining the
summit, drew his body over along
the plain, solid surface. In an
other moment the child was
in his arms, close pressed to
| the breast of the strange man, and he,
with giant strides, hurrying down the
not too accessible pathway through
Chine; good Humid, who had bravely
done his part, following close after.
The mother, half distraught, sprang
| forward to meet him, hardly daring
| to believe it was other than the life
less body Of her child.
But when the little voice cried out
| to her, when she saw the bright eyes
and the sweet face she had given over
for lost, when she felt her child's arms
about her, she sank down against the
| rock, overcome with excess OF Joy and
gratitude; her trembling limbs refused
with all speed, Meghorn bore the child,
and supported her to their cottage,
where, unrebuked he SO ent cred for
| the first time.
Then, as she clasped her child in her
arms, the whole sense of her wonder
full preservation came full upon her,
and nature overcame her. AS her
tears fell over the head of her darling,
she turned her eyes to the preserver
who stood by, and, falling on her
knees, she clasped his hand to her
breast, and cried-"God bless your
CHAPTER x
WOODED AND WON.
LOVE in a mighty transformer
mighty in power.
The INSCRIPTIONS wrecker-the man
who in a long career Of lawless crime,
had become familiar with every variety
of hardship, cruelty and danger
pleaded his cause with all the warmth
OF young lover approaching the
precious object of his first pure at
tachment
Saul Meghorn felt all he uttered in
that imprisoned stream of fervid
eloquence hepoured forth, kneeling by
the side of the miserable widow. who,
her child quietly sleeping, had bound
up the wounded hand other preserver;
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much at such moment.
"And believe me" he continued
''your happiness and comfort shall
be my constant thought: your life
shall be one scene of pleasure
child shall be dear to me as yourself
nothing that money can purchase or
love procure shall be wanting.
He pointed in the direction of the
bed, where the soft breathing Of the
little sleeper made itself heard.
''For her sake, dearest girl-for her
sake, let me be all to you both! Nelly,
as [ said, forget the old times, if you
dislike to think OF them; let me be
only the friend you know, since you
are alone in the world; forget"
Glow can | ever forget? Oh, Meg
hornn' she interrupted; chow can
forget what drove him from me?
Ar'n't the words fixed in my brain?-
cut on my heart they might be. Night
and day, night and day, | say them
to my self over and over again.
The smuggler's dark visage paled as
in a frenzied voice she poured forth
her agony and her tear-swollen eyes
flashed with the fire of delirium; but
he never let go the hand she had
wrenched from him, till, exhausted,
she dropped her head, and again turn
ed away.
'Dear one, sweet Nelly, if you knew
the misery have suffered, the horri-
BILE disappointment and despair that
came over all my hopes when you
told me"
Hastily she motioned for him to stay
the terrible reminder. Shehad ceased
to strive now; her hand rested passive
ly in his, her tears were flowing quiet
ly with pity, He, of stronger purpose,
knew and pursued his advantage
II have haunted the place that held
you. I have longed for this moment;
yet I have feared your anger and re-
spected your grief. OH Nelly, hear
me! look on me! Pity a man that you
now could save, or send him out up
on world where therei neither hope,
nor comfort, nor life without you"
And, again kneeling at her feet, he
ceased, and let go, for the first time,
the hand of the widow.
There was silence for some minutes;
her tears were dried, and the old,
steadfast look had come upon her
face again, when she spoke
E'Saul Meghorn, [ am but sinful
and unhappy woman. tell you
truth, / shall never leave off grieving
and sorrowing for my own dreadful
error, nor for him that's gone. But
wronged you, too, and panied you,
you say. God knows, I'd do much to
make amends; and my child -" her
voice faltered.
sHeaven so deal with me as with
her and you," said Saul, in deep and
earnest tones.
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