Squatter sovereign., 1855-10-23

is it Make an effort to come along
You viii seon be out of it. So, man, that
is it. Ny eyes what tremendous light
ming. Alloy there-Dittisham ahoy.-
Help cried Herbert, shouting with the
voice Of a stentor overjoyed and restrung
with the delight of having saved two fei-
low creatures.
That fash of lightning had done good
service. for some of. the old fishermen look
| ing out from tie village had caught sight
of the three strugglers. and seeing lady
| lying helpless in the arms Of one, and the
other foundering in the water, two or three
men rushed down.
Here, sir, give me the lady cried one.
No, thank voa-never while I live,'
said Herbert. Here. you may take this
gentleman off my waist if you like. That
is right 60. well done. Now run one of
you over to the inn and tell them to have
roaring fires in their. best bedrooms. get
plenty Of blankets and mulled port wine,
and if they have no wine some no: spirits
and water
AYE, aye sir cried the man, hearing
at once from the tones of Herbert's voice
that they were speaking to one accus-
toned to command. and Of rank superior
to themselves; and in five minutes more
Herbert bore his lovely burden INTO the lit
lie village inn. and having moistensd her
| lips with wine, she eventually opened her
eyes and uttered the words, my brother |"
'All SAFE said Herbert.
q gentle pressure of the hand returned
the lady's thanks more expressively than
words could have uttered them, and if
Herbert had doubted how we'll his heroic
labors were appreciated, that doubt would
have been dispslled by some words that
followed.
Il do not quite hear kneeling and pia-
cling his ear close to her lips.
See to your own clothes before you
catch cold
God bless you. said Herbert, 4 will
pressing her fingers to his lips; and then
as he covered them carefully over from the
cod. he saw her gentle eyes close. and the
big bright tears gush from under those
long and darkly fringed lids.
We need only add that Herbert did not
take cold. the warm glance OF those bright
eyes proving and effectual panacea. The
fair Isabel soon recovered from her weak
ness to thank her gallant preserver more
fervantly and reward him tenfold with her
blessed smiles. Her brother, thanks to
mulled port, soon recovered has wits, and
courld hardly realize that this nigh. of per-
il had such a happy termination.
The reader will have anticipated the
conclusion OF our narrative. GratisSae be-
gets love in every generous naturs- Isa-
bells heart, hand. and fortune. were at her
own disposal; and she was but two happy
to bestow it on ---. But we dare not
tell on whom; for Herbert's wife. who has
been looking over our shoulder. says posi-
ltively with a blush that we aust leave that
to the readers imagination
sG While President Pierce was stand
ing near the hotel at which he had taken
rooms, little chap OF a'ofew summers,
finding his hat band unbuckled, went up
to the President and accosted him.
elk my hat band, sir. 49,
''What is your name 2" asked the Pres-
ident.
"Debree." ff'a
"Do you know me ?''
Yes. you are the President" saId Young
America: six my hat band
The President fixed his hat band. and
Young America went TO his play, content
ed and happy, that he, too. was the Presi-
dents peer. es
EI A Greek maiden being asked
what fortune she would bring her husband.
replied in the following beautiful and forci-
bic language:
81 viii bring him what gold cannot ptlr-
chase-a heart unspotted. and virtue with
out s,ain-which is all that descended to
me from my parents.
E What sort of sermon do you
likez" said Mr.. Rush to Robert Morris,
one day. @ ~
81 like. SIR replied Mr.. Morris, "that
kind Of preaching which drives a man into
the corner of his pew. and make him think
the devil is after him."
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EeI'H take your par" as the dog
said to the cat when he robbed her of her
dinner. A. aa sei
| Hg Sterne says That the expression
falling in love" proves lore to be beneath
one.
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