North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-06-03

and then OF the other; and finally accom-.
pl'shlng magnificent fall, whlch put stars
bef re his eyes again.
NJ SIS Su>y shocked decided smile and as
sisted HIM to fi>e-she did ! And then She.
really took holi of one OF his hands and hel2.
ed him along, uulll he could stand alone aud
move bit. And then going before him and
skating backward, she held out tho gIoved
hand, and wanted him to skate ahead, and
grasp it.
Such times ! it seemed happy dream to
my Jenkins His basbfu,ness had rapidly
worn off under the trying ordeal to whIc he
was subjected, and he could laugh at his own
mi>hap' as well as she. And then that hand
beckonng HIM on hat rog Ish pair Of eyes
smiling approval when lie did well and look
In- Wise repIoof wien he did wromgl,
Type Of Su>ys and Jenkinses the world
| over THIS following a hltle hand, and IA
pretty pair Of eyes y ouknow, IN Utlon of one
or the other, has such Controlling power in
'he way OF lifting up and pulling down Jen-
since he caught a glance Of Susy and the
dear girl had controlled his feet, aud his ad
vancement, aud his back slding-hls past
and would his future, Oh ice or off of ice
Of, cur Jenklnses beware Of Su<ys on The
worlds skating.rark, lest their gInvcd hands
and their scorniul eyes DIR you on and un
der tie dangerous ice Of disappointed love
But Jenkins learned to skate, and SuSy
was his teacher. And one fine day, he tonk
his lace on the ParA with d, zens of otLers.
incl ldng SuSy and Fuz Flash,
Flash a dear, generous fellow. despite his
money, aud 10 shadow of needles eye for
him to 60 TO heaven through A capital
chum for any body. He loved his neighbor
as himself, verify believe, and paid the bic-
gest part of all bills brought against him and
others IN company.
What should my Jenkins do on the Park
With Flash and Susy? Flash would skate
with Susy-and they Were a splendid couple
while Jenkins, awkward and slow Jagged
behind, looking with longing eyes II the dam
~ skailng.c cap So close to Fla>h's cheek
oh, my jenkins sighed f'r the lltrle patch Of
zee within the willows, with only the ras,el Of
hat skating cap TO follow
There was race. Susy was ahead, with
Flash close ehnd, and TOR a wonder Jenkins
came next. lie had ned in the race only
a- The flying couple dashed by them.
There wa shout " Back back - and
board marked Danger" loomed up indrS-
iinctll befnre Jerklns' eyes. But he thought
not of that /; how coulI he. with the crimson
taSsel Of that skating cap put ahead, and he
aware that Su>y was under il?
A sharp quick turn of the skates ahead, a
harsh graTIny sound under the feet of the
>ncce>sIul skai.r--a glImIrering thought e
LANCER IN Jenkins mind, and The crimson ta,-
sci, followed 10y Flash swept aside and II
kins darled ahead. He cuuIdn't stop. lie
RED to grind his heels in the ice, bat the el-
fort was vain, save to pitch him down heavi-
y on he dangerous Ice, and--he went uu-
DR.!
Was it remarkable that Susy screamed /?
'hat she turned pale ard Ihn'w up her arms
III despair, aud called on FIZ to save h I'm !!
Save him! Wouldn't any ether Young lady
nave done the same under the circumstances, +,
even for poor taller, whose life after all il as
s"ect 10 hun as any body el"S'o is TO any body
else
Fnz Flash, generous fellow couldn't and
against that appeal. He skaied boldly down
to the dangerous SPOT, and as If SuSy had
hidden him to, he went under. But he came
mp again, and broushtwrth HIN ny J.nl,ls
10y tie hair of his my (Jcnkin>') head and
The help which Lad arrived brought
Them both safe out on the ice. And Susy
with Ter large eyes looked gratitude IN favor
Of Fla h, andcaletf him a dear generous fel-
low !; after which he was helped to Su>y's ia
theirs house-fur what could they d" with
MIN in his present state, at common board
ng-house asked Susy.
tell the truth when say, that my Jen
kins was taken care of by Susy herself.
tell the truth when say that the pirl ha /
discovered, beneath the awkward exterior Of
my handsome jenkins, something which,
as Cupid had ordered, struck her fancy
amazingly. Not because OF bravery-FIash
had shown that while Jenkins had not had
opportunity to. Not because Of a dashing
manner, clear, bold voice, and a large
amount OF conf lencc ); but because Of talenn
power, and inherent goodness, which is too
nftcn kept back by circumsta
/ give facts in this sketch. | state fact
alas for generous FIrz Flash (who, after all is
well enough satisfied, having a wife and sev.
erll children at this writing)--when say
that some time after my Jenkins involuntary
bath, got cards inviting me to a wedding.
And Susy and he were the parties thereof
Some wears have passed since the commence