Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-03-17
HerOism of a Young Lady.

LAKE CHAMPLAIN is one of the most
beautiful sheets of water probably in
America, and Cumberland Bay, near
Plattsburg, where one of the most brilliant
naval engagements of the war of 1912 was
fought and won by Commodore McDon-
ough, of the American fleet, against the
British, under Commodore Downie, fur
nishes one of the grandest skating parks
or ponds one could wish to see 1t is the
favorite resort of the young ladies and
gentlemen of this vicinity on moonlight
evenings. One evening, a short time
since, young lady and gentleman who
had frequently been skating on the bay
before, went out upon the bay, but believ-
ing in the old axiom that 1.-TWO is COM
pany," went TO an unfreQuented part,
where they could enjoy the skating in each
others society unmolested.
After skating for some time near the
shore, the gentleman proposed that they
should go further out, where the ice was
smoother, to which she consented, and
they accordingly ventured out about two
miles Here they found the ice in beauti-
full condition, and the gentleman was pro.
ceeding to do the grapevine, forward and
backward roll, together with many other
figures only known to accomplished
skaters, when suddenly the ice gave way
beneath him, and in a moment he found
himself struggling in the water, and una
BILE to extricate himself the ice breaking
as fast as he attempted to raise himself on
its edge. The Young lady, true to her
womanly Instincts, began to scream at
the top of her voice, but the privacy they
had sought had taken them beyond the
hearing of all who could have been OF
service to them. He besought her to go
to the shore and endeavor TO procure as
sistance; but she well knew he must
perish before she could get back, even if
she found no difficulty in procuring assist
ance. Then an idea came into her head,
and she Immediately put it in execution.
She first took off her jacket and dress,
and tying them together undertook to reach
him with one end but it was too short, as
the yielding ice warned her when she
moved toward him and ehdeayored 10
throw him one end. What more could
she do? She hesita ed a moment; then
slipping off her CATERS, both stockings
were soon tied to the end of the dress and
Jacket, and vet it was too short. Meantime
the young man was rapidly becoming ex-
hausted, aud if she was to save him no
time was to be lost. For moment her
hands disappeared in the drapery about
her waist, and then something fell on the
ice about her feet-it was her hoop-sklrt.
This was quickly severed into half dozen
pieces, and added to the jacket, dress and
stockings, and, to her delight, this made
the line long enough to reach him. Brave
ly she tugged at one end OF it, while he
clutched at the other end with the grip OF
man who knew that that was all which
stood between him and eternity. In a few
minutes she landed him safely on the solid
ice, ana then the red jacket and dress were
wrapped about her as best they could be,
and the two started for home, where they
arrived without being noticed by any one.
Few were the words spoken on the jour
ney home, but they must have been to the
purpose, as the wedding suits are ordered,
and before the ice shall disappear from our
beautiful lake this spring, they VIII be
married. ed.-EGStsrR HGchdnge. .,.t