The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-08 00:00:00

perfectly certain; and the next turn in the breek'ido,
the higher alders, roust place the buck or doe, sr-ad
it was, within 30 yards of my rifle, now cocked, Übe
on its light trigger, and the sight directed on tlivoi
where perhaps the goodly back in one moment Mere
stand confessed. I°,
None but those as much attached to woodcraft Sao,
will understand the thrill at my heart which oat°
heard the close approaching steps in the water, ocoso' A
stopping and again coming on, and then beheld the.'
ing wave on the surface of the brook come circling t °
;
wo,
the corner, wide of the moving thing that caused it
and then die away.
It is in sight I—a white and beautiful hared l'"'wo
picking water-weeds or flewers, and then a ieve.'l,lo
with fair, luxuriant hair ; and then, there, on the
shallow stream, the water reaching not to her knee
a shaming girl, of about, or rather under sixteen I
age.
I feared to stir in my umbrageous screen abo pr
ve'
should alarm her, or so force myself on her notice od
she did not desire to be seen; so, at the moment, I ti:no
it better to let her p +NS by me, intent as she wee
water, well knowing that but a very little lower deo,
stream the shallows would cease, and she roust c°4/
dry land and end her biAanical occupation, for abe I
her hand a book, between the rough leaves of whietd
her put several specimens of aqueous plants, err •0'
occasional bit of fern. Therefore without in
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let her proceed in her occupation.
iclet
An accident, however, soon brought me to her
when she was within ten yards of the old tree to d
was hidden, she tattered a sudden shriek of paint ali'ded
her white feet seemed to be held by what I at first
to be the thorn of a bramble. She slightly pulled ad
ever it was that held her, but the obstacle to her POlO,
held fast, and in another instant I could see what /..asi
be a string or piece of line extending from the 1)1,d
the water and to her foot, and then again to theesol
bank, so that mid-stream she was detained. 6.11
what had happened, and not to startle her too DAG," of
abtupt descent, I exclaimed from amidst 131
" Please do not attempt to move, and do not be frig"
I will come and assist you." nies
Down to the water dropped the delicate gar'--11ti
the more delicate limbs at the sound er my wiee;„ig
~b
fore she could reply, my rifle rested on the braneed
was in the water with her. Finding that she hati°o
the sole of one of her pretty feet on a small hook e. 44"
set across the brook for the little trout, with the 11`-iit
knife at my waist I cut the string, and taking her tlfloPpi
arms, while she steadied herself with one hand °Lill
neck, 1 bore her to the shore and up to the Idt'
where I seated her on the grass.
She looked truly b-autiful I Kneeling down
reed her /1°

wounded foot in the gentlest way, I begs,
afraid, but to let me look at it. She leant on het
I said this, knowing that she was unable to waltz'
tbto
tisfied that I was a gentleman, she permitted m° Ws'
graceful instep in my hand, and, with the sharp 4ift
my penknife, with scarcely any pain to her, e°ll.o,-
extract the hook, which was fixed firmly in the
set her once more freo. tti
She then undid a little bundle she bad e°11;n0
attach to her waist, that held her shoes and $
,nOl
and while she put them on, I went back to the tom'`'
found the book she had in her hand, and which 13`/;14.
on the brnk as I carried her from the water. Oa 1131010
she had adjusted her dress, which, however, ab°l/htilittl
was very wet, and she was standing up and bills" I,
parently about to ask a favour. I, If
Addressing me, then, by name, for it seemed 11-1:00,
mo by sight, she told me that she had some Ode
and a carriage not far off, and that bhe was perte,%lloo,
and could find them very soon. The one recitleeu„ite
to make was, that I would not accompany her
friends, nor tell anybody what had happened. for ei
I promised this, and faithfully kept my Nor" -
ofr
succeeding years, till she had become the nsistreoeof
actions, and had been placed far from me. 01/1„,
hand, as might have been expected, I saluted it' she
walked away, as she alone could walk, and tk°
jt
cover soon chat her out from further observatioaf.
row
~,t,
the first hour of my acquaintance with her, an todj
time to this we have maintained a friendship tilttB PP
time, distance, nor human ingenuity, has had the
to destroy. 10?
When she went away, day light seemed to
with her, for then the sky lost all its roseate OW:tol)
moon and stars came out, and a most lovely DIP; it
It was too late for me to seek another deer, and 11°0-.OIV
to infringe any injunction the young lady bed:l '
I took a circuitous way by which to reach tho
cottage, where I had left my pony and her little
when, as I proceeded down the woodland ride, tzldreil
places on the sward or on the grassy bank, 11411
glow-worms showed their tiny lamps.
Altogether the work, as a whole--io ae A
0p.4101/111
its loose and scrambling character as a- ii;;;00
graphy—is something unquestionably of n
achievement. And it is so, if for no otker.o4„%,
k than this, that, while dealing -
ir
thorough worldlings, it is, in the gitene;..lbe
40 singularly refreshing and exhilirating.

Proclamation of a Federal Fa°
It has pleased Almighty God to prolong our o`,-,°lli.'l
another year, defending us with His guardian Or':stivt,
undfriendly designs from abroad, and vouchsafil3s.4° 4;
is - mercy many and signal victories over the erteaP"'ler
of our own household. It has also pleased our P.,,efso,,ci
Father to favour as well our citizens in their belf;° 0
soldiers in their camps and our sailors on the
seas with unusual health. He has largely sat:36
free population by emancipation and by iirpd:e
while He has opened to us new sources of ifeel''vt'ort
crowned the labour of our working men in ever' cent
Nlore.oo
went of industry with abundant reward.
has been pleased to animate and inspire our 1311014
hearts with fortitude, courage, and resolution eti"-/10
the great trial of civil war into which we 11: of it
brought by our adherence, as a nation, to the es ably
bpt
dom and humanity, and to afford to us reasooe"
of an ultimate and happy deliverance from all oetio,f,4l
and afflictions. Now, therefore, I, Abraham LiPreeo,r,
sident of the United States, do hereby appoint ae"hlLi;
the last Thursday in November next as a day wh
to be observed by all my fellow-citizens, whereyer,ifieir.;
then be, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer t°,:-0
0'
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Ido further recommend to my fellow-citizens afere",ll6
on that occasion they'do reverently humble ther°,4l3 ferj
the dust, and from thence offer up penitent
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yid
throughout all generations. In testimony wh,ere,h°e
hereunto set my hand and cause the seal oz "4"sto.
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20th day of October, in the year of our Lord, `",,,19
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LINCOLN. By the President, William IL
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'ONTARIO. —The inquiry was resume Ye,:o es3l
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