East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-06-03
NUMBER Al.

shrug of the shouldersy Will Submit
to that degredationf' ileriitf
DO as you like. shall noe 10 iasi-
Undated, threaten IS you will. cup
pose, I also may do rs / please
you shall not say so long lac replied.
while every limb shook. Il am nsa
enough not to submit to have my life
made miserable by froward girl. De
you know that you are here in my pow
err, and must do as wills' She started
slightly, and her eyes flashed. oar
Kill me, If you dsre' she said slowly.
'One must do nothing by halvea,' No
said in more subdued voice. Il csnnos
help il my child he continued almost
sadly as though in dream; bus We
must 90 down both togethsr-'snd
nowr he shouted, and clssped her sud.
denly in his arms. But the next mo.
ment he drew back his right hand, and
the blood spurted OUT she had bisten
severely. ~
'Must do as you willp she cried, pash.
ing him away with . sudden movements.
we shall see il am in your powsrF
With these words, she sprang over the
side of the boat. and disappeared for .
moment beneath the water. She came
up again Immediately, her dress clinging
tightly round her, her hair, loosensd by
the water, hanging heavily round her
neck; and she threw out her arms en-.
ergetically; and swnm on without anosh.
er syllable towards the distant shors.-
The sudden alarm seemed to have bsrsfs
Antonino of his senses. He stood bent
forward in the boat, with his eyes fKcd
rigidly on the girl, as though miracle
were passing before his sight. Then he
shook himself, seized the oars, and follow
ed her, with every nerve distended, whilss
the bottom of the boat was Redeemed with
the stream of blood which continued 20
flow forth. In q moment he was by her
side, fast as she swan. In the name Of
our Holy Mother he cried, come into
the boat. I have been fool Heaven
knows what came over me. A fash Of
light seemed to dazzle my brain; was
mad, and did not know what I was say.
ing or doing. LIDO not ask you to for
give me, Laurella; only wish to ssvS'
your life, by entreating you to get in
again She swan on as though she had
heard nothing. @saE9
'You can never reach the land; il u
at least two miles off. Think of your
mother; if anything were to happen you,
she would die Of grief Laurella meas
urcd the distance to tho shore with her
eye, then, without replying, she SWAIN
towards the boat, and grasped the side
with her hands. He stood up to help
her; his jacket, which had lain on the
bench, slipped into the water as the boat,
was drawn on one side by tho giris
weight. She swung herself up, and took
possession of her former seat Whsa
he saw her safe, he resumed the oars,
whilst she tried to wiring out her drip
ping garments, and to shake the wster
from her hair. s,sTt
Whilst thus engaged her eyes fell On
the bottom of the boat, and sh Q now fisss
the blood. She cast Q rapid
glance towards the hand with which, %
though unwounded, he was using the
oar. I'd .,f...t 81
Here 7 said she, aud extended her
handkerchief TO him. He shook bis head.
and rowed on. At length she stood up.
went to him. and bound the handksr-
chief tightly round the deep wound. She
then, notwithstanding his opposition,
took one of the oars herself, sat down op-.
positc, but without looking at him, and
fixed her eyes on the oar, reddened with
blood, at the ssme time impelling for
ward the boat with powerful strokes
They were both pale aud silent. Az
they approached the land, they were mes
by the fishermen going out to lay their
night nets. They shouted to Antonino.
and jeered at Laurella; but neither look
ed up or replied with q word. The sun
still stood tolerably high over Procida
when they reached the shore. Laurel
la again shook out her dress, which was
by this time almost dry, and sprang to
land.
The old spinner who had seen them
start in the morning was again upon tho
beach. What is the matter with your
hand, 'Toninor she cried. Holy Maryi
the boat is swimming with bloodp
1T is nothing, good mother, replied
the young man. Ihsve raised the skin
. little, but it will be well by to morrow.
That unlucky blood is always at tho sur-
face, ready to flow forth, and make
things look worse than they are
twill come and lay herbs on il, COM
rade. Wait; shall be with you in
minute sh
do not trouble yourself, Goody. II
is all right now, and by tomorrow il
will be well, and forgotten. I have .
healthy skin, which heals up directly
'Addior said Lsurells IS she turned
in the path up the ascent.
'Good-evening,' cried the young man,
bnt without looking st her.
Hc then removed his tsoklo and the
baskets from tho boat, and climbed up.
the little stone steps to his hut. No
one but himself inhabited tho two rooms
through which he now began TO pace up
and down. There was more air than
there hsd been in the morning, and IL
esme in refreshingly through tho open