St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-08-18

.LIoIl s1otd.stss lsslli St ss.,ass !, isr.s;ass
boat ~ ta K 81 .bTss hours adpy a. 81
next week or1 %. q, tsta1tl.s i l'asstit d
Nov DdnshadIbeen IN .ie habit sfiiends
ling meihiaiheat BAcauss III @ skneMI gould
pull and ID, manage Lid mo.
antiaiRpte any ., tr9pble IN getting II
sqrp rn Tnsp 4 P spPgfssd e hest
what are YOU eoindIg IT, d. With Il It sir.
may y shbk's! ssaIdY div la9s Sit asttsis,
b, q. ,Nsvenyou mina,Dana YIN lsndflme t,is
b y f 1Whst Laptv With the ,hsatla. nothing
70 !, yon !; thnt y as' l9ae e. a9p't damage
81 a are right ST. ST. " haqSsaigg,
EW ne smiled ~ lie sp65ks, aha c6tid easily
nee tbat, Ne guessed for what purpose|1
wanted sthesboat. However, shesaid ndth.
ing till tho hour we !. ~ Then as Hwss
getting apt hs called me By ard s ssil
re Il laqw Il, tone: a.;
ai Il Have Known you gu, fora long 'td time M.
Fred. D0 ySd nina Whit tyo 81 are about
sir s g Young women are cHahgeable ,sfsaL
ztnressaa should ndthke SOU to lbeIiakenini
ii Ills VOICE was,so sad, Ard kissqlls p4ed
face Locked So tro y59 that u. knew yaeY
speaking from, experience---perha ps., from
some bitter lesson had learned II R is
youth, and which III g5me 5dln nts,d for
the odd name iaaiiine of ais boat. i,ils4o Cd I.Te
IS "Come, old Cato,' / said, SIT is only to
vim the be.;;fI am; hot sipI lore wit j :thg
young lady sea yp!I Teillla''
ID The nsxt morning according to our agree
emsnt, Dan bfeeugii tie Boat r sdn5, 10 fhe
part Ii tie Beach nearest u ny hbugd.
did li5t lisssint ksitowt4, but s6omeitsn min
walk froms,it, 4sloag ls11e aclitf.; md
there ,yas \ patll. from ~ the house doNn. TO
tthe beach, He fond s me there tdrssasq in
idn old boating suit, with my face hid !. as
mpch as possible ~ large slouehYiag hat.
i vas thep twenty fsQr, e. looked lit,tl ii,
Older, and ! meant insthlss. disguise to lay
sseige to Miss Leith.
= Beacarefal, Mr.. Erred, ''arers,fthe only
Words he sai1a, % ne exchanged places and
then pulled lelsugely to where the ysiteF}Y
generally resorted. How all this would
help ne t. obtain an il oduction 1 Vas
not quits clear; fbae Vas, otslltHe truth
Jealous other having spoken to Ned; iand
4 thoasft thai, sat any ra,sl Iesheuld he
:able, in ny capacity Of boastnan, .to. get 9
word from her. ! lad al a 9 hazy idea
that might possibly give her hand little
snake rs 81 q Boat, II sS
er we're tortunaSea I, enough te psrs,iqas
her to como n. IA hit thai, it. you'd :be
extremely agreeable sit Opposite to cher
for an hour,o hear indg aher talk snd almost
near enough to kiss her IS pan said when
ever ileapt forward. Ii .asa4zfso,, ri 81:
- Boat this morning, sir9''! + said, las II
pulled pasetls blass where MISS Leiti2 ana
her bro.lsr were s.5.4 a - s.
II .:Not this n,orning a1thank eA,n be, al.
!swered. s9Ias.s 8n;Uss5 SIS ss4ssfS4.5as4 as4
= + ! had spoken a much like The cliGgate
.boatmsn 81 lxs,a, Vas able. Lucas, to-, had
heard me,and looked up i but did not see n
to recognize either me or.my3 voice, and
that semboldeueds me-, Then the Major
came down with his Times, and ME- Leith
sleftathem for his morning bath: taE saw him
plunge II 'apd swim 9atfto S. ana -
wanted to follow his e s' 4 ,dsetsrmin-
ed tospull home and, change % VI sclos hes s.!.f
y ..Well,, VIII have one more atry,,p u
Thought ~. sbs have 70 pass the Major,
Perhaps he may like: TO- 60. iii IS IT.
& Whom Icame up to himslie had put down
the paper; and was watching hls son through
field glass Miss Leith was Sitting az his
feet, skstcl.iisg and taking e him s'a5' =!
I, 81 am afraid Harry is goingoqt too far,
Helen, II Ieheard him say I,tia st..s ss5ti4
= t'Bdt he is such capital swimmer, papa.
Where is bse nov ~; she then closed her
sk etch- book and stood by his side,, looking
Hacrosssthe sunny water for lherbrother ii
& essThere That little black spsck is his
head He is coming back now, & 7. ~
ooh, what a, way he; is. out! Oh, papa !!
WHAT'S the, matter ?',.she Said, as a strong
cry from Mr.: Leith reached her ears q
" thing, nothing. Keep still, girl Re
said, reckoning to me. In a minute he had
scrambled into the boat, ard We had left
theibeach. 81 s,ia s.::,isj 1. $50 gg !:
s.Pull; man & He has got the ccrramp "a
hundred pounds if yo,, reach him before
he sipks! Harry + Harry ! Z, lie .bavled
OUT keep tip.as Oh, myts boy 4 for God .
sake akeepsap Phil with your cleft. Now
s.yod are straight Pull BOTH Hard !,,ssss
I.laveSoften rowcdsin asraces butI new
,er pulled With such will asI did on that
day. The boat was the beet in clidgates;
and it seemed to Az oyer the water as. ! put
all my strength and sweightinto eacllstrokes
Iihave justfa dim recollection Of seeing
crowds upon the beach running about,
while the Najor stood il The stern 81 without
moving ,orispe aling, ching. his sinking
son sseaf ssssaes as saastff 81
s.fsE saaEi asSi oil SIS q; Is
AOh, my God, he is down! burst from ~.
the old gentleman; sae he ssankabAckwards
upon thesssat and covered ltts sfsste with his
Is asi ~
30 81 s;ss,s I. Il
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