The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-03-03

easy speed. The barking sounded
nearer every moment, until at last we
were convinced by its peculiarly that
it emanated.from no other throat than
that Of Blusco.
"But where was he p
Tuis was the question that now rose
to our lips. Wecould hear him plainly,
but could SEQ nothing Of him. BY the
sound Of his bark We should have
Judged that he stood on the summit OF
an iceberg we were then approaching,
ana was but few fathoms distant.
Yet, Notwithstanding this, no Busco
as there visible. What could it mean:
Had some mermaid charmed the dog
into invisibility?
We continued to approach. The
barking became much louder, and was
now full Of frantic Joy. The iceberg
rather large one-t,embled as though
under the influence of an epileptlc tit.
Still there was no Blusco in sight
Our boat struck against the iceberg.
A pair Of bright eyes cleaned at us
through a chink in the crystal wall
they were the ewes Of Hlusco! The
mystery was explained. This monu.
mcnt of ice was hollow, forming rude
little chamber, in which the dog was
snugiy ensconced.
"My God ! oh, heaven be praised
Just look there" exclaimed the mate.
turning to Bill. and motioniny him to
look in the crevice from which he had
Just drawn his own eyes.
Bill did az requested, and beheld a
sight which filed him with as much
joy as it did with amazement. Re
clining in one corner Of this ice bound
apartment-her long golden hair falling
about her pale face, and the silken
lashes yelling her beautiful eyes, he saw
the unmls,akable figure Of little Lillian
With few blows with our hachets
we soon succeeded in effec;ing an open
inc in the ice wall. The little girl and
Blasco were taken out and placed in
I. boat. We laid back upon our oars
with ell the strength We possessed,
while the mate drawing brandy flask
from his pocket, ponel few drops OF
liquor down 1.ilian's throat. BY the
faint pulsa,ions of her heat he knew
that the currents # lit. were not vet
frozen-that she had only sunk into tha:
cold stupid kind doze, from which
there is no awakening.
The ship was reached at last. The
mate ascended to The deck, and took the
insensiLle burden that Bill passed up
to him.
"Captain - he exclaimed, as he de-
scended the companions way, | have
brought you no whal. but something
that | .hink will be still more accepta.
be.
The captain and his wife both caught
sight of their child at the same moment
MY child my Lillian ! screamed the
mother rushing forward to clasp .ler in
her arms Then noticing her pale face
and dropping head, she sank into her
seat. overcame by her feelings and
stretched forth her arms, family mur
muring
dead dead size is dead Give.
me my poor little dead girl T.
"No-no she is not dead y replied
the mate. s'It the proper measures
can be taken she can be restored in a
few moments.' So saying he laid her
npon the bed, and assisted the anxious
father in his efforts to restore the cir
culation Of the blood.
In a few moments they had the salts
faction Of seeing Lillian open her blue
eyes, and of hearing her speak H.,
WOVu IIOlIiSI. liz uCAl lIStduJ SIN
was pressed to the la,ter's bosom, and
covered with tears and kisses. This
probably helped nearly as much as the
other operations had Gone to restore
the circulation tint upon her check apd
lip.
The excitement having in some de-
gree subsided, explanation followed:
Lillian stated that after her mother
had left her % 60 on deck, she though,
she would Just 60 mp to ge, a little peep
at the icebergs. This idea had no soon
er entered her head than she carried il
into executions. III leaning too far over
the rail, howeyer-the ship happened
to give lurch at the same time-she
lost her balance, and was precipitated
into the waters. On rising to the sur.
face she felt herself seized by the neck
OF the dress, and the next moment she
was dragged safely On to large cake