The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-09-19

she proceeded to Investigate matters-won-
dering all the time what she could have
stumbled against. The wonder was soon
dispelled by the appearance of Eva's dip.
per--for the child, wearied out with
long ramble over the fields, had returned
home so drowsy that her mother had sent
her directly to her room, without giving
her chance to put away her treasure.-
The sight Of the tin dipper only seemed to
increase Mrs. Phillips indignation, and
she vowed vengeance on the unfortunate
lse of her fall
Consequently, the next morning when
Eva arose and looked about for her dipper
| it was not to be seen. She went to her
mother for information the lady was pro.
foundly ignorant in the matter, and Jane
proved-on being brought to the iuqui-
sition BY Eva-to be 10 like blissfu,
state with her mistress.
Then Eva went through with a grand
system of reconnoitering, which resulted
10 the recovery of the dipper from a mass
of rubbish in the corner of the woodshed
1t was bruised and battered little. but
in other respects as good as new and Mrs.
Phillips, though guilty of the intent was
not exactly guilty in act Of the sin of the
! Iiconoclast.
Resolved to guard against ali further
proclamation of her idol, Eva tied the dip
per in piece of strong silk which had
been given her by the vilIuge milliner to
make her doll dress-wbich she depos.
tied in little hollow at the foot of .he
pasture and covered the aperture with "a
/ fat stone.
Some days after she was sent By her
mother on an errand to her Aunt Ethel,
and as her way lay down the pasture lane
she thought she would take out her din
/ per and give it an airing and perhaps fiji
/ it with straw berries down in Grants
meadow. Singing blitheIy she went her
way,the exhumed dipper still iu its band,
ages hanging upon her trn. She came
to the narrow bridge across the Dead riv.
er, and was nearly to the crossing, when
her attention WITS attracted by large
cluster of wild dragon star clinging to the
willows which hung over the bridge
Thoughtlessly her eyes fixed on the flow
ers, she advanced to the verge of the
bridge, the plank bent and tipped with
her weight, Que scream, and the little
form of Eva struggled in the water. She
closed her eyes and gave herself up for
lost-but no the dipper. bouod with silk
en- cloth, acted like life preserVer and
kept her above the surface.
"Help me f.! Do somebody come and
he p me!' she screamed, as she was borne
rapidly past field where some farmers
were engaged iu planting their corn. In
moment stalwart man cleft the waters
and reaching Eva he grasped her 10 one
hand, while with the other he swan to
shore.
"Where, am I, and where is my tin
dipper?" queried the child as soon as she /
come to realization.
"You are here" replied the man "bul
what of your dipper? Ha. as I live, It's |
an old tin dipper-rather the worse for
wear-tied up in rag We'll, it has saw
ed your life
Then the good man put her into his
rough wagon aud conveyed her home, ,ta-
king particular care to relate to her
mother the important part the dipper had
played in the rescue Of the child
Il tell you ma am, if it hadn't been for
that ar dipper's keeping her above water
she'd been dead drowned afore any NOR.
tai man would a reached her! Thank the
dipper ma'am and not me p
This unbiased account of the praise.
worthy dipper, softened Mrs. Phillips
towards it, and she allowed Eva to keep
it wherever she chose.
Months and years rolled away aud when
Eva Phillips was fourteen she was sent
to celebraaed female seminary, in a
neighboring State, from whence after a
long three years course she was emancipa.
ted "a flushed young lady But her learn.
ing aud accomplishments had not spoiled
her, and she was the same gay, light
hearted little fairy who had begged a TIN ,
dipper of Eugene Fuller twelve years be- 5
fore.
Shortly after Eva's Return. to Wheat
void her mother slckened and died, and
although in many respects hard woman '
she was long aud sincerely mourned by
her daughter. 9
With the coming summer Mr.. Phillips
at Eva's earnest request, let his farm for
a couple of years, and with his child set
out upon European tour. Eva's beau, s
~ excited the most fervent admiration
wherever she went, but though she receiv- t
ed many offers of marriage she preferred c
to remain with her father They visited
all places of interers in southern Europe {
sighed over desolate Rome, walked up
on the lava of Yesuvius, beheld the mag. /