Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-05

way nearly half hour ago, and in the
excitement he had quite forgotten him.
But he had full time to remember now
as he ran on after his neighbors-full time,
because the thoughts of lifetime some
times crowd themselves into one little mo-
ment's space He remembered that he had
spoken sharply to him for coming, and
babe him get out Of the way, telling him
1t was "a boys place at home until they
were large enough 10 be of service, instead
Of being In the way OF men who might do
something" o, who In ell the world could
ever fll the plsce-the little plsce-again,
that one slight form had filed.
But he was getting nearer and nearer,
but, with the feeling one experiences in
nightmare, 1t seemed as If his feet were
lead and he could not lift them. He
hardly dared turn his eyes toward the lit
tie circle Of friends and neighbors lest he
should see the pity In their faces
Just look o. there, say, neighbors I"
cried Bradlee, land tell me If you ever
see the beat O that. Yes, TELLER citizens,
If you want to see a-her0, just you look
at Master Ralph, ] say"
Ben Anderson stopped short and gazed
at the picture, and his eyes grew suddenly
blind but it was not the rain nor the spray
of the dashing surf which made them 80.
And this was the picture he saw:
A dozen men on the edge of ledgy
beach, the driving spray and storm en-
shrouding them in white, ghostly mist,
over which half dozen lanterns cast
yellow, smoky glare. A little dory laid
half on its side, her PROV buried in the
dripping sea-weed, and standing proudly
erect, his blue eyes purple with excite
ment, and his wet cheeks flushed, was
young Ralph Anderson. One hand grasp
ed an oar, the other held the little hand
Of child, . bright, dark little
creature, who chung close to him, but
looked out with steady, fearless eyes at tho
rough. looking men gathered on the beach.
In the bottom OF the boat lay woman,
her head resting on Ralph's jacket, which
was greatly exhausted, evidently, but she
smiled sweetly when Ralph spoke to her,
and then again at the conclusion of Brad
lees speech.
90, here's Anderson, now" Bradlee
added, as Ben strobe straight through the
swirling surf and slimy-sea weeds, and
stepped into the boat, and stood an instant
with uncovered head and uplifted eyes BE-
side his boy. They all knew what was in
the fathers heart at that moment, and In
stinctively turned away their faces
The woman was carefully lifted out and
borne up the beach to Ben AndersOn's
cottage There were two houses near the
point where she was found, but no one
thought of proposing to carry her to
either of them. Ned Bradlee marched on
before, swinging his lantern and carrying
the little girl in his arms, she only sub
hitting to this arrangement on condition
that Ralph should walk beside him, where
she could put out her hand and touch his
arm or face every few minutes.
No one had noticed Myra Anderson till
they were arranging . litter to carry the
woman on. Then she stepped quietly for
ward and assisted them, and fell back
again. The nervousness had entirely left
her, and there was not steadier nor
prompter hand than hers among them all.
A. they went up to the house, the story
of the rescue was told. Ralph, upon leav-
ing the rest kept down toward the Point,
believing, as he said, that "there was
something for him to do there" He
thought he would keep on to the rocks, If
he saw nothing sooner. But he had not
proceeded more than q dozen rods when
he saw something white flutsering against
the dark edge Of an abrupt rock that rose
q few feet from the shore. He was not
sure but it was the lroth cast up by the
waves till child's voice said, inamina
very distinctly. He ran back few feet
and caught hold of the dory and run it
down to the water and sprang into It.
The light from the lanterns up the shore
cast faint light on the waeer, and the
tide was falling and 90 he managed TO get
the boat out to the rock. He was perfect
" familiar with the place there was
narrow strip of sandy bar, and keeping
that between him and the wind, he man.
aged to hold his boat in place. He found
the child sitting on the edge Of the rock
where she said she had climbed from her
mothers arms The woman had been
dashed to spar, which had caught and
broken against The rock, throwing her up
ON the bar, where she lay, speechless and
nearly insensible. He had lifted them both
into the boat, and wsa Just pushing of