Year: 1861

and VIII use my best endeavors 70 guide you,
although we have everything of wind and wea-
ther against US. Let two of you who are the
strongest and most self possessed, stand BY me
at the wheel, while the rest invoke His aid
who ever stieth the tempest, to guide our
poor life-laden bark safely through the troubled
waters"


As If in derison of her matchess courage, the
mad waves dashed higher, while the thunder
pealed load defiance to her words. With
palia face and lips compressed, she took her
station at the wheel, while two powerful men
stood by to aid her as far as possible. With
firm hand she raised the glass and swept the
scene before her, then bidding them to have
courage, the boat entered upon its fearful
course, bounding onward, as if conscious ofihe
hand that guided its destiny. Her orders
were given in clear loud tones, while she stood
proudly erect, her eyes frightened into dark
er blue until one would have fancied her the
ruling spirit of the storm. The water dashed
against the side of the boat, crowning her fair
head with glittering drops yet still she stood
unheeding, while not an eye in all that group
but gazed in mingled awe and confidence upon
that delicate form. Once again the spoke of
the wheel slipped from the grasp of him who
held it, but fair jeweled hand arrested its
progress, and stayed the destruction which
otherwise would have followed its swerve from
duty. Onward sped the noble barque, and
when darkness shut the last rock from our
sight one deafening shout rose high above the
storm for her who had so bravely guided US
through the shadow of death


She would receive no thanks for herself, but
bidding US "give thanks to Him whose voice
ever ruleth the Storm" she retired to her
state-room, and was lost to view.


Around the cabin-table that night, about an
hour before we entered the harbor of Montreal,
we learned her history. She was the daughter
of the merchant who owned the line of boats,
one of which she had just saved from ruin
Her mother died when she was a child, and
her father had yielded to her wishes, and al
lowed her to accompany him in the boat of
which he was captain. BY degrees she became
ACCUSTOMED to every bend in that beautiful
river, while calm and storm alike brought
scenes of beauty to her eye. She was now on
her way to visit some friend in Quebec, where
her father proposed joining her to spend the
winter.


A gentleman artist sketched her likeness on
leaf of his portfolio as she stood at the wheel,
wrapped in the pilots coat, with the glass in
her hand and her full length portrait still
graces the gallery of fine arts in Montreal
Many rough hand grasped the snowy fingers
at parting, and many blessing crowned that
noble head


A magnificent diamond bracelet, bearing
upon an inside plate the name of The vessel and
date of the occurrence, was presented TO her
about week after her arrival in Quebec, by
the passengers who were on board at the
time while loud and triumphant were the
praises borne to the ears of a fond parent of
the noble conduct of that frail but fearless one
who had braved the danger before which stout
hearts and strong forms had quailed with
deadly sickening fear.


"And what became of her afterwards ?" l
inquired.


She married an officer in Quebec, and her
children still live there. One is noble boy,
or rather man now, and plows the ocean in one
of the noble battle ships of England


Roor-IYG IN THE SENArE-The Senate bill
entitled, !" An Act to legalize the marriage of
Martin T. Root with Lucy Root" being under
consideration.


Mr.. Smith, of Green, offered the following
substitute, which was read, amidst excessive
laughter:


WHEREAS, Martin I. Root late of the town
of Burlington, in the State of Iowa, has emf
grated to the State of Missouri, and located in
the county of Pulaski leaving, as report says,
a Mrs. Root in the State of Iowa, by whom
he had begotten some six or seven young Roots
in said State of Iowa-and has intermarried
with one Lucy Root, in said county of Pulaski,
from which intermarriage has sprung up
second set of Roots; therefore,


Be ii enacted BY the General assembly ef the


State Of Missouri, as folloacs:


Sec. l. The marriage of Martin T. Root
and Lucy Root, solemnized in the county of
Pulaski and State Of Missouri, is hereby de-
clared legal, aud all the young Roots, whose
roots have a root in this last Union of Roots,
are hereby declared lawful Roots.


SEC. 3 Any estate, real or personal, ac-
quired by Martin 7. Root and Lucy Root
since they became one Root, shall Of right de-
sceud and belong to the last set Of Roots, leav-
lng the first set of Roots 10 root hog or die.


SEC. 3.-This act shall be known as the
terminating act-inasmuch as it defines the
powers of a set of Roots, not demonstrated By
the square Root, nor the cube Root-and shall
take effect and be in force from and after It's
passage.


The bill was declared out Of order With
drawn.


Providence AND ARrILLERY.-The n. Y.