Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-07-23

One fine day in the latter part OF june,
Ida. her father and George. were enjoy
ing Il sail on the lake III their trim little
Yacht the Swan which won the cup at the
last regatta under the management of our
hero who was standing with his hand on
the mast gazing ut the beautiful scenery
OH the opposite shore the Judge held the
tiller, and Ida was leaning over the side
of the boat Trailing herprctty hand through
the clear water of the lake, when a sud-
den gust of wind careened the yacht so
that she lost her balance and fell into the
water. George heard the splash made by
Ida, and before the Judge could utter a
cry, he had kicked off his light summer
shoes aad plunged into her rescue. Be
ing a skillful and vigorous swimmer, he
came up with the struggling girl before
her clothes allowed her to sink, and en-
twining her waist with his left arm, struck
out with his right, and kept her above
water tin the judge came TO his relief
In Il few moments they Were safe in the
boat again, and Ida soon recovered from
her unexpected bath. The old judge
embraced George and exclaimed, with
tears starting from his eyes:
"God bless you, my dear boy, you
have saved my daughters life, how can /
ever repay you?"
by saying nothing about it." said
George.
Il owe you thousand times more
than ] ever can repay, and am too hap
py in being able to render this light ser
vice.
The lovely Ida could say nothing, her
heart was Ovcrfiowing, but she gazcd
on her prrserver with an expression which
told volumes. Her father observed her
| earnest, loving glance, and began to guess
| the true state of affairs. He was not
prepared for it, and in silence he turned
the boat toward the shore. They had
reached home with feelings far different
from those they had started with.
The following morning, George recciv-
ed n note to meet the judge in his libra
ry. Ills heart beat wildly-what can ii
! mean!
The Judge had determined to put him
TO severe test As soon as George en-
tered the library hc commenced:
Since becoming an inmate Of my
| family, George, YOU have conducted YOUR
self in an honorable and worthy manner
performing every duty chccrfullv and ne
| glecting none. You are now of age. and
! capable of doing business for Yourself
have placed $1,000 in bank at your dis
! posal you can use this sum as Won think
proper, or let it remain on interest. or Won
can take charge Of nv office under sal
airy of fifteen hundred dollars wear Sin
| either case YOU must leave nv house for
the present What do YOU think of nv
| proposal p
George was completely bcwildercd and
| stammered forth request to be allowed
| a few hours for consideration. This bcing
granted, he repaired to his room and
| threw himself on the bed in n paroxiSln
of grief Could the .Iud-c have guessed
what he himself had hardly dared to
hope? What right had he TO his bane-
| factors daughter and fortune! None -
He would smother his feelings. and earn
an honorable living by his OWE cxcrtions
Various were the rUImors set ahoat bv
! the scandal moH"crS of c., ;lS To the
cause OF young Wcntworth's leaving his
! patrons mansion. but their inuandocs
were unheedcd. His brow wore Il more
| thoughtful expression and his checks were
palcr The judge acted toward him. in
a straightforward. frank manner. vet
never addressed him in the Kind f;ltherlv
| tones a. had been his wont before the in
! cident that occurred on the lake If he
CHANGED to meet Ida in his walks friend
! ly nod was al that passed; still she falt
that his looks betrayed him, for the warm
blood grrshed from his loving heart, and
tinted his cheek with the tell tale blush.
and he cherished the pl ;lsing thought that
her looks were bcamin. with love and
hope.
y little more than n year had passed
away, from the time George had left the
home of those he loved 1t was the eve
of another election Excitement ran
high and Judge $ was AGAIN n can
didate for Congress For several weeks
4 series of ably written articles had APP
prared in the Judges paper. They were
addressed 10 all classcS-Garmrrs. me
. charles. and laborc~S The original and
vigorous style, clear, convincing ar-l-
ments, deep and profound rcaSonin" of
these articles, invariably carried conyic-
ton To the parties to whom thcv were ad-
dressed. All the II wspapcrs of the par
tv of that Congressional district copied
them, and curiosity was on tiptoc TO dis
cover the author. rs they were simply
signed by two little - The election
passed off, and .Iudre $ was elected
by a large majority.
Late one night while Ida and her IA
ther were returning home from PARTY
given in honor of his election. they obscr-
we'd :. Ii..I,t In tbc ,,ri,t;,., a., a, IL