Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1868-04-16
THE BELLE OF sENoC.

At the foot of beautiful range of noun
tAiDs, or rather hills in the southern par
Of England, is little village, composed
4 almost exclusively of fsherlnen's huts,
scattered here and there in irregular order
Back from the brow of steep declivity,
looking down almost perpendieulRrly upon
the water, sits a snug little hut, built
many years before by old Tan Betson.
Old Tan. was now dead, but the hut was
still retained by his two sons, Sandy and
Tom, since grown to be young men, who
easily supported themselves by fishing in
the bay near their little home. Sandy
was passionate, sensitive, and inclined to
be suspicious, while Tom was open. frank
and full of brotherly love.
About two weeks before the time Of
which we nov speak, quite aH excitement
had been oecasioned in the village by the
appearance Of the daughter of one Of the
old fishermen, who, by some means never
fully known, had lain by competency.
He bad sent his only daughter to female
seminary, to get an education, which
would in the course of time enable her
to take better position in society. She
was tall and graceful, and while the hum
BILE fisherman sons loved her, they ad-
mired her reverently, for her tastes, klowl-
edge, and wealth, all convinced them that
she would never eOndeseend to be fisher
mans wife.
Ella, for that WAS her name, seldom ap-
peared in public, only when she sailed in
her little boat with her father upen the
bay, and this seemed her greatest delight.
In one of these little excursions she had
attempted to go alone, but while far out
upon the bay a storm arose that rendered
her situation somewhat perilous. In this
emergency, Sandy, who was near by ia
his larger boat, prgfered his assistance.
OF course, under the circumstances, it
was accepted, and by this incident Ella
and Sandy were made acquainted. She,
with a w0man's curiosity, desired to visit
Sandy's home, and was here introduced
to Tom. She was Immediately struck by
his gentlemanly, unaffected manner, and
afterward would sometimes call with her
father, and rest at their little door. Sandy |
was now desperately in love with Ella, the |
"Belle Of Senoe," as she was called, and |
frequently gained the privilege of sailing |
with her and her father upon the waters
of the bay. Ella herself began to look |
upon Sandy and his brother in different
and saw much in them which she
could admire One evening Sandy re.
turned to his hut after pleasant sail with
Ella and her father, and by bis excited
manner immediately attracted the atten-
lion of hrs brother, who, suspecting the
,ause, said nothing, but went about pre-
barring their evening meal. Before they
'etired Sandy declared that "the more he |
Jaw of Belle Ella, the better, the more he
owed her."
To-day" said he, "she was very kind |
% me, and, Tom, really believe that she'
begins to love me-"
Tom said nothing He, too, loved her,
lut be thought with sigh, "If Sandy |
owes her and she loves Sandy, am will |
ng; won't stand in their way"
Late one afternoon, while Tom and San
lY were mending their nets, Tom sudden-
y stopped.
"Histn' said he, Didn't you hear
,ry p
mo. Did you ?" answered Sandy.
"Yes. | thought l heard some one
shouting for help. I'll go down and see
what tits" e ..if
Il guess it's nothing but the wind, "
'aid Sandy.
So Tom took up his hat and holding it
20 that the rough wind would not blow
It off, he went down to the beach, and
here, away out, struggling in her little
boat to make landing, was Ella, every
wave threatening to oyerturn her trall
,raft, She was in imminent danger
Tom instantly ran to a boa lying on the q
beach, and quickly pushing off was soon
ar out on the waters. As he drew near I
o Ella, the wind BECAME more boisterous,
md as Tom drew still nearer, Ella arose t
. grasp the bow of his boat, but sud- s
len gust of wind caused her TO lose her U
,ala1ee-the boat careened, and throwing &
er weight on the half sunken side, it !
eeied completely over, and she was in .
tsntly struggling in the water. She r
anki Tom plunged into the surging y
aves, and. grasping her arm, brought
er again to the surface apparently life
IS. He chaffej her hands, bringing re- d
swed action and warmth to her system S
he soon opened her blue eyes and smiled a
e thQuks she could not audibly express b
8 sOon IS Tom reached the shore he bore u
IT to bis but, bidding her occupy the n