Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-01-15
INDEPEND DENCE IOWA, TUESDAY JANUARY Is, 1867.

+ hfINiki'F lp-il--Utlkt F--aEI was lHtft.l
/ cd 20 consider the case more IN sorrow thar
I anger specially as my beaver was crushcd
when he knocked me down, aud besides
couldn't help admiring the rash young man
method of laying fellow OFT, and Tue blow
also convinced a.e hat he was right about
going to the lcyee. ! started up to tell MIN
50. but hearens there was no overtak ing
you, @as isi registering a small oath that
It should be done, however, when We
heard great shouting among hose who
we're left to bring up the rear. viii Martin
was yelling, Come back joe" with all the
fOrfe Of his steniorian lungs, ard the girls
b lped make up the ohorus, The ouly n;eili-
gib!e part Of which was "Oh Joe. oh 4 lice !
DO come back Of course ~e went, and
found tia the party had beat rrecipita'e
retreat 10 the shore. They were tailoring
under great excitement. We soonfound out
the cause, ynu reTnember, Elai,e, that tow-
headed specimen r the genus human.
known AZ Bill Dune? We'll ! alxays knew
that fellow had better heart than his face
gave him credit for, and now have positive
proof. for calling here un that eventful night
he found that our gang. As he expressed IL.
were all IN the ice He had better sense
than to alarm Mrs. Wilirev, bit he imrncdi-
ately stated that H. guessed he'd better
lie gain' home" aad as She made no Hbiec-
iinrz. he bolfed ont of the house aud started
for the river on a run which he kept az till
he aycffpok as. Just as we were al in full
pursuit Of the "Flviry Duichman," alias.
Eugene. Ii seems that Bill lad been up to
the leyee only two hours before, and he
thoncht il would break away in a few min
ptas ls..i.ies l.. trorr 10 Y..r-
insecure. be was apprehensiye that some of
ns might be in a condition 10 sup with The
mermaisls before his ar val. 4 soon rs
the facts became known, the girls began 10
reani. and one or two even threatened h7s-
terics in view of the danger they al Just
escaped. bat We soon brought then 10 reason
ly representing the great peril tiey were
sttll IN. As soon a. they became a little
0aiet. | STA ted NJ the river shouting TO Eu
gene 70 come hack. hut il was ton late. for
scarcely minute afterward I heard an aw-
fal roar and crash and knew that the food
was coming. | put for the shore, and lad
sense enough 10 run some wav from the
hank. In f-w minutes the boiling mass
rrshrd bv carving everythir with H. We all
gave vou MP for lost. but were Just turning to
% down 'he river. surprising vou were cars
riel onward, when I.ouv Hnwari cried.
" see something white. bows Il Elnise ha.
IS her nRhia.' Viii AID | started for Won.
bni before We CO II reach the tree to which
voa were c'inving you hold loosered and
Won f!ea.ed down into Onr arms as Il we're
We hrauch' you home and sent far doct,.r
who. when he came. assured Us with an mir
Of mechanically satisfaction that the fright and
exposure would prove fatal. AMI Indeed for n
f,-w dnvs we though, il weu!l. Fcr Won must
know von have been laboring under severe
attack nf hra in fever BIT here vor are
~ last. viii vonr dear li.,'e head an right.
If haTen't crnzei il with this long story"
"BHt vou haven't told me how Eugene
was saved ~
"Nn. left that for him to tell" So
Ep~Ane told his story with mach stately
infiif' renee, as II he were the least concerned
of any one in the narration. II seemed that
"sier his " escape" as he called it. from II e,
he was horne dowr the stream for about n
mile. utterly unable to help himself. and was
fast becoming insensihlA. when at shprp
turn in the river, he was thrown against aud
upon rocky projection. with such force as
10 8 shock hi~ in'orenewed life. He clunz
'o the rock and managed to crawl ashore,
hst was so chi,isd and lennmhed that he
could NOT walk. An Irishman's shan,y
stood at little distance. and / Is be 81, las,
reache ! hy dint of crawling and rolling al
'ernafe'y. The good Patrick took piiv on
him. attended 'ahis wants ard brought him
home to his half crazei mother in fhe morn.
ing. and now" concluded our rrsceed he.
ra. ION must hurry ND and get we'll and W.
viii sinc, Praise the !.arit''