The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-02-17
SWEETWATER. TENN:. THURsDAY, FEBRUARY II. l870.. y

Miss Chaloner will walk with the Others
'1'll think of it, said Mistress Elton
Y "only if Miss Chaloper should chance Il
encounter spider or feld-mouse on the
road, [ won't answer for the consequen.
ces." ''F'f 7i-t' rsr ~ s.
Juliet laughed, but she colored never
theless; her constitutional nervousness
was rather a sensitive point in her char
acter. 9'1 t-sr1p
81 was telling Clarence of your dainty
little Mysteries" went on Mrs. Elton, with
polite malice. ali there's anything Clar-
ence respects, it is common sense and
courage" ss fff 't sslf s ,ah'
y Juliet went into the house without re-
plying; but the heightened spot Of color on
either cheek showed that the skillfully
directed arrow had reached the mark. E.
"Does Clarence believe l am coward :
! Or does he believe me guilty Of affecta-
tion :" she thought, with the tears hang
ing on her eyelashes like liquid diamonds.
n "Oh, what have | ever done that Mrs.
Elton should speak SO unkindly to me
If Clarence were only here. But he will
come tomorrow night"
And the smiles came back to Juliet's
! lip as she repeated to herself in low,
loving whisper, "He will come tomorrow
night" s' u
"Mamma," said Harry, bluntly, awhy
did you speak to Miss Chaloner 50 spite
fully :" e ''
"Little boys shouldn't ask questions
said Mrs. Elton, sharply.
Il II *
$50 you have really decided to 20 to
Blyden's Point with usl" said Juliet, as
she met Mrs. Elton at the dinner-table
next day. a5 lae
eyes, to please the children; they are
SO importunate," said Mrs. Elton, with an
air of Indifference.
Sand, Miss Chaloner," interposed Har-
ry, 81 am to row mamma and the little
ones, while you walk across the sands with
Bessie and Helen, and meet us at five
4 o'clock" .s
"Then we must start little in advance
of your boating party" said Harry. ''0h,
mamma, won't it be jolly p a,q aih &
"Harry," said Mrs. Elton, reprovingly,
"when will you learn to study little ell
egance in your language ~ aaa,l
How brightly the golden afternoon
slipped away upon the smooth sands of
Blyden's Point Even Mrs. Elton forgot
to be spiteful, but reYeled in the beauty
of the far-ofrocks and sapphire armament,
and owned to herself that, ''really, Juliet
Chaloner was very charming."a g., s
p "See, Miss Ohaloner," cried Bessie,
ecstatically dancing about on tiptoe, ''the
water is creeping all over my Shells"
''Don't you see the tide is coming up"
said Harry, eagerly. ''Stand up on that
point, and take your shells away quick,
unless you want to lose them"
"But, Miss Chaloncr," said Helen wist.
fully, 'the water is ever so high over that
, narrow neck of land where we crossed by
: the old Lighthouse; how shall we get
back again 3" -Hn rHTo .'.l -i
Juliet laid down the branch of sea-weed
she had been admitting with Mrs. Elton,
and looked off toward the rising tide, with
! a cheek suddenly blanching to a dead
! whiteness. rri e7' sff
, "Miss Chaloner, what is the matter l''
shrieked Mrs. Elton, catching at her shawl
! ssWe are cut off from the mainland,n
9 said Juliet, in a low, clear voice. "The
:. :, tide is coming up, and half an hour from
+ now this point will be submerged. Oh,
! why did we not think of thatl The boat
i Harry-quick Z" .a"dIt ta ''a lgs'1i
!, "But, Miss Chaloner," pleaded thought
Q full Bessie, elf we we're to run-the water
E is surely not higher than our waists"
i, "My dear, the neck Of land is half q
: mile away, and the tide is rising at a fear.
s full rate it would only be useless waste
: of our lives to make the attempt. Get
into the boat, Mrs. Elton"
{ "Mamma mamma !" cried the chill.
dren in chorus, while Mrs. Elton, pale
: trembling, and incapable of effort, sat on
e the rock. s' ff .9i ~ yai.F seyaf
' 81 can not move !" she stammered. 81
t think [ am going to faint" i1'ifi r'si1
!, But even while the words we're on her
: lips, Juliet's arm encircled her waist, and
Q Juliet's strength guided her to the little
boat that lay rocking on the waves, with
+ Harry on the oars. It was very small,
Q containing but two seats; and when Mrs.
e Elton and her five children were enseons-
ed therein, every nook, evento stem and
v helm, was occupied. s'e- -sotf >'2f s7s
I, "There is no room for Miss Chaloner,"
calculated Harry, in black dismay. "Mam-
! ina, Miss Chaloner is not in the boatm +
) Mrs. Elton looked feebly around. y =
Il 'Give me Rosa-let me hold Rosa on
. my lap" she faltered, scarcely knowing
d what she said. s9t 9t''3' '''" ?" ''',. ...
v But Juliet unloosed the loop of rope
Q that fastened the boat to a projecting point
i. of rock, and flung it out upon the waves.
d "The boat is overloaded already" she
said, ina strange, calm voice. "Push Off
I Harry, and row, as fast as you can it
d grows late, and you are a long distance
d from home.''' s.'H 4ei'' sf'A 80
. The generous heart of the boy rose up
t with great choking throb.. }'a4 -7aR
"Iiss Chaloner! and leave you here tc
], perish : Never" g a'es aset
ul "Listen to me, Harry" She said hur.