Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-02-23
b PARIS, MAINE, FRIDAY,

the morning alluded 20 vent a. usual %
the liver. accompanied by my daughter
waking youder nov"
II see said l.
- She vas a mere child then Of eve years.
and ! dotted upon her az only father can
dote upon n child. The current was quite
rapid Al that season. and the ioe entirely
broken up Detached pieces were aoAiiRg
BY as constantly. Bot upon tl.e shore
there were large fakes not yet broken away;
and oct upon this ice went. 20 drop my
book into the water. In places IL had brok-
en- entirely away. 80 that the water washed
the shore Al other points the ice projected
many iest INTO the river. Il was jaered
and very uneven in The outline. and "a be-
ing sunny morning. I remember that
stood Tor few moments enjoying the rough
AMI ragged soene. Thinking IL perfectly
safe. and wishing to have the child a. near
me As possible. arranged a -eat for her on
hAke Of ice Which projected into the
stream. bot little less than that which oc-
cupied myself. Aad iew feet further down
the river
go Al good norning-eood morning.
! see yoa have The better of me a. usual
STEPHEN Miller bad come down a few min
utes later. and thus gave me bis cordial
morning salgtation. The early bird catch
- The worn. you know. bat have caught
nothing a. yet. Shall fish with YOU. or
90 little above?'
The ioe Is strong enough for us both.
and a. for the chances Of luck. you must
Judge ior yourself. I said.
We vii coax them IN company. then
BE- ans~ercd- am not a fisherman. as
yoa very vel know. and follow your lead
implicitly. II Ssh where yoa 81. I nav
hoPe for luck IL 1 60 anywhere else. / shall
30 home. think
- - we stood quietly AZ our work for A..
qnartsr Of an boar or more. taking in the
msAniimc Of things that DO not concern you.
and ~oa.A uot in th- least iutcr-.s YOU.
iie had no skill IA fishing. and caught noth-
Ing and thoush ! might claim some degree
Of skiu. yet my luck that morning was AZ
best but indiaerenily good The water rol-
led heavily and strongly BY us. bearing its
burden Of See. The san rays flashed from
The fakes. and rested quietly on the noun
iain's sile Across the stream. There uas a
sid cuIoyunen' " tbs scene. and whatever
~o laekci IN success. &c were IN The bes;
q spirits. aai talked constantly. Iwasso
occupied. indeed. that hal almost forrot-
ten tbe chili. She va. not out Of nv mind.
but did not notice her closely: I only
glanced in ihe direction where she at suiF-
ciently % assure myself that she wa still
upon the seat which bad arranged for her.
| think % could not have exceeded a quar-
ter Of A. hour. When my attention vas A.
iracied by ber -sshing gIeefaily. and shout
ing. See, I'm riding. I'm riding, Cool
bye. papa; see. I'm riding And she
laughed a. joyously a. thosgh il we're
ctrriage in ubich she sat. and the force
~hich moved her the Kind old family horse.
"' Heavens vas the exelamaiion of
Miller, tbe iee has broken. aud the child
D. hlatiug away,
The asfsi truth burst upon me At the
same instant. and dropped ny line and
few 90 her assistance. But the child lad
not gwen the Warning in season. ani nov
a broad gulf opened between the cake q
Zee upon which shc sat and the shore. To
leap the chasm ras impossible. ani wouI
have been vain ~een had it been possible.
a. The fragm ui which bore her a~sy "a.
only 70 sufficient size o. sustain her o-n
wcig6t Suim couI not. tbough doubt
less in the desperation q The moment
sh1uld have plunged into The water hal nas
Miller saper.eIcl thc necessity. o. planr-
'rg in himself IT, rcacbed fhe fake of
iee tstf vo1il not bear anv consilerabls
weight asIie from what DO already support
c. Neither couiI be- reach thc cLHd. as
slc Eas not suilcientiy near tl.e edge q TIRE
ice. ! c1ai scc tic struggle in hi. breast.
Al .t sent on in my o~u. Clinch o. her
seat ani f1at sifh her ho couid not . and to
siek one .i3c of thc fake. so a. Oh roll her
into fh- vnter. to there take the chances
9Th h,n. vas Desperate alternative es-
rcrial'v so ts thc water va fIied With ice.
Tie q1esfion Eas soon settled by necessity.
70 the ice came upon h.m in such forrn and
roser tbai he narro~iy escaped 18th his
ON h.e. and vouid incwtabiy have been
srer' unier bat for ibo heip vhich vas
able fl reader h.rn from the shore
- my ellil ro.ie a~ay on fs fra1 hoaf
of ios. aat iuto the sr1nc c1rrnf-out
among ths moving fakes ~ icc-out info
d. waterfall on deafb-and SO cpuitcI 81
she sent Poor Eftis one ore she dii not