Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-02-28

IL th~ BY JAMES II. DANA.
.Mha, a " oodland keaut,!'


no. of fashion. They stood on the
shores OF the forest lake, screened by the
thick trees from observation, and their
excIama,ions were occasioncd by the ap-
pearance of female directing a ligh,
skilf, which al that instant shot around a
point ahead.zh 8 gs'#oE a5laaE "
The beauty OF This aparaiion, warran-
ted the enthusiasm with which the two
Young men spoke. A skin OF idazzling
whiteness; eyes of The fairest, blue, and
locks that. were really brown in the
shade and golden in the SUM- united. 10
form of exquisite symmetry. made her
seen. indeed, second Ellen Of the
Lake. She wasattired in white, with a
single rose in her bosom. AS she stood,
poising tie light oar, while her skiii
iloa,ed down toward the spectators, each
iawasdly declared that he had never seen
any thing SO lovely.
--Suddenl,a . noble dog, which attended
one of the young men, perceived the
rkiff aud lis occupant; and breaking
through the lundergrowah. gained the IN
mediate shore iofl ihe ealake,l where he
stood burking furiously. The unexpect-
ed,appearance, so close 81 hahd' oi she
searceIy knew what, startled the fair
stranger. She lost her balance, and in
the effort TO regain u upssSt ,ne sA'u -
A Slight scream as she bcheId her dan
ger, ayain look al the blue sky overhead,
and then her white form disappeared,
with spiash, beneath the deep waters.
The two soung men remained, ior
,noineni, paraiyze spectators o. ''!e ca
,astrophe. Ihen HE Mief OF 'He t|o'
and lhe one who had ,i4t hssi spoken, rapid A
iy parted lie chsefpIassn oei"te hiii,
anG pausing on the rocky shore to mark
where the white, dfess was was. slii sinking IN
the lake, plunged hcatdions d1"h' me
Ae wioIhaland Gog NJ thc s1lise nu'leH' ~
lcaped into tie lake, Following ms HAS
ter. ..l3,,..-.a.r.. ..s,..-, :. q
Like an arrow shot from t;c. SKY
through The profound dePihs "' the wa
tiers went the form OF 'he rescGrer. LII
less than a minute the form OF the drown
ing girl was..nenciedh by ene arm oi We
stranger; with The other, he assisted Ills
ascGnt 10 the surface at The lake. = llere
his Newfoundland dog, win q glad bark
sprang 10 his assistance. The young
man allowed the noble animal To seize
the sleere-of the inanlmate female, unG
continuing toassist supporting iief' she
was now easily borne TO The shore.
Here iaid gently On a shelving rock
where the sunbeam shoae brightly, she
drew deep breath and opened her eyes
= deep blush suifused her cheek on TO
X. eognizing two young men, both strang
srs,' watching her anNiausly.h She rost
upon one arm, locking inqurIngiy q
reuad. ----.-.-s----. -..--.---.-
4 BE not alarmcd,' said her rescner re
,pectiully, .you are sate--it was but
moments immerSion-al!ow US to con
ductyou home aitttl,J
Yes replied the other, the hotel il
butastcw PAGES oil, across this- beit o
woods. and,in a few moments, ] vii
haven carriage al the crossroads, 1t yol
willmeet me there And, without far
,her words, he disappeared.
Left thus alone together there was. a.
we may suppose, something OF embar
rasapent between The maiden and he
rescuer. aQBui, after moments silence
The gentleman, seemingly ashamed o., m
rudeness, opened conversation, "hici
he conducted with grace and tact tha
soonput his companion at her ease; ant
when,gaccepsng h's arm, she walked Il
the crossroads, she ielt SO much at home
wiIh9him, that his fellow traveller whei
he. brought the carriage, found her Jest
ing on her half drowned appearances,
The distance The young men had Z
driye1was notfar, the home OF me res
cuectma'den being large old,iashlone' las, ,
farmhouse. a. Inc neaa oi sas u...e - aase q g
oh par.ng wlii . h.i n n.M a.q quai,,'an.e' an
she olusn'ng.y intneo s. .ne.n " & oa,. ~ t -.
esslne sov.s.aa ".s .hdnss psssA.J s0na ~ )
,nahA 'heni' uu'' mousn ,i-ao,, s,o 1pu.e' s.a.
pom, her looks were uiFec'eu ',ti'iy oiiiy % %
waias l, one. ,,a A. o,..o,,,a., a.,
W. span .'s ny ~. w .ass.a ~, ~
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,neanolhe ie' us sNe Wv ou' na aaY :,
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