The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-02-28
4 REMARKABLE DELIYERANCE

REMARKABLE DELIVERANCE
The following narrative of the proyid-
aatIal dellverance from death Of the sister
of Samuel Drew, the celebrased Cornish
oemaker and divine (which, in her own
cords. is extracted from bis lIfel will be
ed with interest:
4 was aboIt fice O'Clock. on on- eve
s..- in Novemb-r, when | was rv-u-y
hse wears Of age. that I Was returning rH
IeeDack from st Austell TO my fatb-I's
j use. TO shorten my Journey, the weaE b.
being cold ana 6OIsterOus. / crossed
2 rIver near the sea, aud Travelled over IA
saudy beach / his was the usual ron a.
,saen the tide permitted; bnt atits fnrtb
~ extremity. | had 10 pass under d cliff
lich ~ high water, = dangerous and
sometimes Impaszlble. Or approaching
taig place ! found the tide had advanced
fur her than | expected: yet linking
~ self safe. being within half a mile from
~ hoane. [ entered the water without
any fear; ont | had not proceeded far be
fora / found 1t deeper than | supposed.
Having discovered my error. the cliff
beng on my. left hand and the stormy
sea on my right, | tried TO turn my horse
aad retreat: but in doing this, the poor
animal fell over projecting rock. BY
MS fall | was thrown off him on the next
SIDE 10 the sea, ana 10 an instant was
.uried in the waves. !, however. retained
aIy senses, and aware Of my danger, held
4st by the horse, which, after some
struggling, drew me safely Oh the beach.
But. although ] had TINS escapaI tie
violence Of the surf, m situation was
3readfully insecure. | low found my
self hemmed In by two projecting points
With scarcely the possibility Of getting
-ound either. The tide was rapidly en-
rroachiug on me, and the cliff 1t was I'M
possible to climb. ! he wind, which had
aeen blowing IN an aHgIY manner, now
increased rs fury. Thunder began to
-oll, and the bright lightning, cleaning
% the surface of the water, Just inter
rQpted the darkness to show me the hoT-
rsr Of my situation. This was accOmpan-
I'd bv heavy showers Of hail, from the
violence of whicn | could find no shelter
! bus circumstanced | made a great effort
10 remOunt NV horse, resolving 10 pass
one Of the projecting points as my OILY
chance Of safety. But all my Efforts
ere unsuccessful, and to this inability il
Is probable / owed my life,
The tide gaining fast upon me, the poor
animal mounted a rock, and | with uiiIi-
cGlty followed the example. La this for
lorn condition, | once more made an inef
!aCtnal effort TO remOunt, without duly
"onsl lering the certain destruction ,hat
awaited me- n case 1 had succeeded. The
ssaves, urged on by the tempest. TO the
saole force of which | stood exposed,
@Oon told me that my retreat was unsafe.
The rock on which myself and horse
/
tide, aud at times We we're so nearly over
9helmed that [ coud literally say, Thy
waves and Thy b.llOws are gone over me
surrounded thus 10y water, my horse
made another desperate effort. aud hap
pIly gained a still more elevated cray. !
followed, but with great difficulty: and as
ali further ascent seemed Impossible, in
his place | expected to meet nv fate
Under tins impression. with 'Dn5 e
step between me and death | bagan r.
usiy TO reflect or the near approach OF
ter"Ity, into which, perhaps, a rer MN
'aa might hurry my spirit. Ia tuesa
8omeuts | can say, L cried by reason 05
~ affection unto ths lord, and he heard
me-. After remaining some time, [ began
hope that the tide had reached its
height: and in th | was al length con
it ti' u w blit IL III VI tAtt tAODb, !" Illtl't
SHINING on the rocks showed 10 my mex
arassIble JOY, that the water had actually
begun to subside. | was now convinced
that, if we cOuld keep our position IN
rIi the water had retired. and [ could
survive the cold, We might both be saved.
rat this was very doubtful. The posture
N which my horse stood was nearly up-
right, and | was cherished by the warmth
IL f,rah r,rnnAaFInl F.,., H., l. 4
pit his bead near my bosom.
AS the tide retired and s; he moon rose.
/ discovered. by it's increasing light, to
WI It a fearful Deight we had assembled,
aud that to descend in safety was not less
difficult than the way of getting up had
ben extraordinary, This, however was
effected without any material injury
On reaching the beach. from which the
waves had now retired, endeavo.lI to
walk toward my home, out found myself
50 benumbed that | was unable and my
voice was so nearly gone that [ could not
call for help, although | was not far from
ny fathers house. and near many kind
ueighboIs. who would have rIsked their
lives to render me assistance if they had
known my situation.
Beng unable Ia proceed, ! seated my
self upon rock, and exI ected frCU, the
Intense cold that | must perish How
lchg | renamed there | cannot say with
certainty, but when almost insenslble, [
WAS provldeutialjy discovered in this DO
sIJlOn by my fathers servants, who had
uean sent out to search for me- as, from
the lateness Of the hour. the family had
erred some misfortune, and became
alarmed
Il bad been in the water three or four
hours. and exposed to the tempest from
about five in the evening to half-pas5
eeven at night. then reached my com
Portable dwelling much exhausted, bug
tie great JOY Of my atfeeUDnate parent,
vho. doubt not. had been Offering uD
petitions in nay behalf TO Him who hears
the prayers that are presented to him IN
sincerity. For this preservation | desire