The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-05-25

Nhucc Ole vi MS OWb, UuI tuiJ, III
humble imitation OF u greater mao
he woull tell them a "llttlo story
Which nigh; possibly throw ray of
light upon the subject.
"ln my early diys,' he continued,
II was one OF tho teachers in an acad-
cmy OF Berkshire. a pleasant strea IN
hjwed past the vill'ss, and, on Sat
urily afternoons, it wa, an agreeable
recreation 10 wIIk along its bints for
A few miles, lntil | couli sec its hcll-
waters issue from tho sid OF steep
hin which bounded til prospect.
Crossing the stream, by a id.e op,
posito the school-house, wandered
one hot July afternoon up the left
bank for nearly two miles, whore it
takes sldlen turn, bringing the
wayfarer 10y its circuitous win lingS
within easy reach Of my starting point
Feeling tired, and the stream be-
ing here very narrow, | resolved TO
ford II and save my distance. There
is waterfall at .hi- spot, anl below
ii broad expansc OF water, clear
and shallow, except smmediately uo-
dcrncath the shoot, where the depth
ls about twelve or fourteen feet.
Marching up the bank about two rods
diyestci myself ot shoes and stock
ing., which took in my hand and
prepared to cross. Four steps would
land me on tho other side. The run
was scarcely foot deep, and a slip.
perry green moss, somewhat smooth.
cd by the current, lined its bed iny..
tiugly. threw on, good stou, leg
and planted one foot on the silky var.
durc
Did say planted | received ic.
stantcr n lesson in dynamics on which
| had not calculated, and which mag
save the dignity aul the equilibrium
offaturc Typographical engineers
"ln the twiukliDg Of an eye the
force Of the current had swept NE oiT,
aud | was whired down, helpless q,
an infant, to the fall, below. Even iu
the ,op'n., | kept perfectly cool, and
never dulInS toe a,eileut lJst my
presence Of mind. Fear hal none.
| was powerful swimmer ; there
were NJ rJtk,, As | well knew, AMI
before | reached the vcr.e 50 rapid
are tho operations Of the mind. my
course was clearly marked out. "
soon a. | plunged in the pool, would
float to the surface make for the
shore, harc hearty laugh a. my
misbap and en,iyen my fellow teach
ers with gay recital of 1t on my
return.
"OSer wen: very comfortably, ani
that | reached the pe5J'y bottom, you
may pretty safely assume.
But - ny exceeding surprise, |
found ths, floating up though was
several yards out OF the torrear,
roach, was quite anothey affair. !
abandoned my stockings and shoes, -
which bad cluuy in my heiilon: de-
sceu,, aGd struck on; with might aui
mlio, but 70 no purpose could not
rise | knew that | w. sound 10
wioi anl Limb, aGi fs.. 10 ,Ipsria-
cum beut weight pressing me down |
struck out aul kicked vigorously in
the approved wsy, bu, 10 sooner did
progress three or four Inches upward, .
THAI sor. Of magnetic attraction, F.,
gentle bu, irresistible, drew ny toes
down to their o!i res,.a--Plaes.
1T was an in,ompgsheusitlc tx
| redoublei my efforts, aud again and
agaio, and a,aio, with similar re-
suls. The case was becouiuS d'sper-
ate. Was | really doomed to die 10
this wreiched hole, about as pititul i
riHo.s tor a sophomore M C!araoee
10 the ma'msy bat, ! Ophelias slip. /
Shelters dsvine iu the 'iosrmost mliu,
aud Sam Palsh's uHlacky jump, all /
crowded upOu my Imagination, now
prsterus.urally alert, l would have
sighed, bu, f9r lack OF oxygss, that .
no friends were 20 sIsai sorrowiag I
around any dying bed, stepping with |
dse0rous woe behind NY remsius, aad |
shedding tears by wholesale.
Worst of all. | faacisd my eham's
amsns ia the rear 81
my heSrse
'Ah. poor SaU our hes; swimmer,
to be drowasd at las, like bhnd
puppy
" issioas, moreover, OF muskrats
gnaving nv assh, aud ravsnOas pixies
dar,ios their lesg NOSES into the
sockets OF my eyes. esetalaly did noe
tend 60 raise nv spirits.
by this time ! was nearly Paral-
y.,1 ,hr,na,h shear a,hauSLion ami