East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-04-21
THE WHITE POWDERS.
or tTpIRD ron HIS LIFE.

| had been away from England three
We RS. In that time had eaten oyster
snpprrs in New York, polked at Sara.
toga, taken lonely and rumantic walks
at Niagara, caught delicious wliite, fish
in the translucent Waters of Mackinaw,
and shot buffalo on the prairics of
Nebraska. might have dug for gold
in California ar Columbia, had / not
been taken suddenly ith great and
inexplicahle longing 10 see again the
white chfis, the green fields and he,iges,
aud the quiet, pretty, aud most com
Portable villages of dear old England.
] can speak now of the reason of this
long absence. Ny father, who had
saved forme sn all property, which he
hoped | would increase. had educated
me for the noble profession of the law.
WAS reading through my terms with
the usual industry, and was not quite
insenslhle To the Establishments of so.
cetv when il was nv misfortune to fall
in love. The expression seems to me
an appropriate one.
Isabel Goodwin was certainly one Of
the most beautiful o. those who are in
their own light, queens of society. To
the fairest type of English beauty she
added graces, accomplishments, and a
houndlcss ambition. Without rank or
wealth she held her place, and aspired
10 rival those who had both. | was
dazzeled 10y her beauty; ! admired her
uueenly heariRg; and / became her
passionaie worshiper
She was fond of admiration. If |
was sometimes grieved, jealous, and
maddehed at the encouragement sh"
gave to one or another of the crowd
that fiu,tered about her, and burned
the increase of flattery to her charms, |
still had sort of pride in her attrac.
ti,t ness; aud tetdcr look, a word of
fondness, a sigh, or the soft pressure OF
her hand, would send me home intox:
Gated With delight l believed myself
to be the favored lover; the admiration
she received was my triumph. ,-y..
The best friend ] had was Arthur
Mellon. He was two wears older than
!; was in good position in Govern
mept office, with fair prospects of ad.
vancement, and some expectations he.
side We were true friends. Arthur
had saved my life when we were at
school together. I lay cramped and
paralyzed on the bottom Of a deep pool
in the river where We were bathing -
We had been trying our skill with other
boys in diving To see which could re.
main under the longest; SO, when ! had
disappeared, and remained for a long
period, no one was surprised They
waited To see my head shoot above the
surface. ] lay on the bottom sensible
but powerless. | could see my com
radcs ON the bank; could even hear
them talk. The sounds Of their voices
grew fainter and fainter, but | was not
afraid | knew that, as soon as they
understood what was the matter, Ar.
thur, il no other, would come and save
me. b.,
He was already dressing on the bank,
when lie exclaimed, Where is Harry"
His voice sent th,il TO ny heart, as I
lay paralyzed IN every limb, drowning,
In q moment more he had stripped off
his clothes, and plunged into the pool.
He was cool and cautious even in his
haste to save me. lie swan round,
and took me BY one of my ankles. /
felt an impulse to grasp him, so strong
that it might have gwen me the power;
but with an eff lrt of self control, | did
even try to help myse f. was drawn
into shallow water, and quickley taken
out; aud after a struggle, far more pain
ful than the half drowning had been,
recovered
Need ! say that Arthur was hence
forth, more my friend than everY In
London he spent half his leisure hours
in my chambers, or 10 the excursions we
took together to the mountains or the
sen He had been away OH public bust.
ness when | first became acquainted
with Isabel i wrote to him about her,
raved about her Twas impatient to have
him see her at the earliest moment after
his return. Not less had ! told her of
Arthur; and had excited the expecta,
tions OF both.
There was party on the very nigh.