Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-05-11
HIGH WATER MARK.
BY BRET HARTE.

T,,m ,,,, ro,a11 . -,
20 LEI ranrr me - ieca,l seory Wnlch never tailed
avo,,.s;ono W ny ninI 1y u Wy iong cunning
thoneh the event vent 1ya. neh,9M hr w. Malsn. Al 4
the COUNTY naner fH haS tgy ths st tecoroGu IN IN
ito e1oouent deta!1 - 'n1 stvly' u al
nrinc;raI actor T . mom tne ups Vi tne
the VARYING emr:nas;a ~ LII o1; nopG W I oaIcn
inc of faminioa JaI;1oa4;o,p a.G poSu.iar s eo,ol
rafor was a -,-a.. I'.. III, ~ lay Hol
at least i..s ,,'ha.n,a ou' : l. NY W give
She So.eIonoo'
Of T..Iis ou irluMay VI tle Sieac siouSh
Suiow Maisn anu goou,slzeo river,
nlcn ueDoucneu lour mlles peyon1 INTO
a. a. tssuaiy %" iolneu ny !ne IaclIc ocean,
st;,,1tod i 1no i4hg' ~ sanuy pensuia W1lcn con
nnh1o hos, sno NJ NJ h osao,n puuhoaIy VI
as sn;o,, faad m1osS a - Wit mnion sue nxeo xt
mo rsb ta, fao4 ~. .@t ata,3 ialSeu ; Aaon 1ne
three m;leS , d;st. ~ s;uus fe tho pe ot41os a was
mon q r;vor Tar h,,sba,d S1o ~. soo'tInons ian.ns
"a nro4;tabIa h,,s,,nau musDanu ;,s was lOggea
tba ,p-;,o;,,oI ooaa..ot; ouo; - oouuy mnele
c,ct,1ra of ooop"'ion was 'no inanu-
Aatau It. VI ~, iunper.
ber h'ahd Sm5 sosson ieS " cary sPring, "nen
m;t1, noet IS iIi. 1n o1 Ine Guy ol nIgh tlue,
tat;on to tbo lo,s,e .oa ,,a .ao of astda th
she stood hv the door Of tho I;++Io ooh;n
when the yovo rors da,orted o sba s''. ot;oad o,a
a cold IooI IN tba so,,tb 81, a',d
sbe ron, ,onha-od I ho"n; suaSneaosn I iyaa sAya anu
to bis oor,,a"r;" ne.s ee.4 x noi nueoanu t say
wor s - .opduonS "H1n s I.ae lhey HusC enuea-
ooa,; ~ eonpie e ener voyage Delore !ne
s he Sa1g 49, VI .ae sooshWesseIy gaze wnlcn
+o Go to Nv MuS. Anu Gna' niSn' IL pega1
ever heforn ,.oa ar,1 uauM naiues I snan sue nau
+roos fa11 =, c, ione1u, anu eono SiSa'
ho,so ~, rnoI - zig loIesI ny IIe river, anu me
d. iooAeu Hhe Ael Dapys crauie.
n-ssie capin, sne knew mat one sne
S.u,seu hao orlven poit ana par with MS
M sIrong hanu, ana tnat nao ne feared
.oi Iol, 1e Mou!o 1ot nave leit 1er. ms,
anu HeI uonestlc outles, anu the care OF
nel neele sicKly papy, nelped 10 keep ner
ninu LII rom uWelnng on the Weaeher, except,
Vi course, 10 nope tnat ne was safeiy mar
pored WIN the logs at Utopia, In the
dIeary distance. But she noticed that day,
Wnen she went out TO iced the ch1ckens
ana look a!ter the COW, that the tide was
up W =. lne ntlIe renee OF tneir garden-p patcn,
haa haoah .ns th roar :1 oi tne SUR on tne souIn
5;st;.,.1u Inousl u liues away, sue cuuiu near
u,S.inc1iy. ms,aIs ny anu sne pegan 70 thlnk sne
Moulu nAe 10 nave some one 10 talk Win
apout matters, ana she pelleVed that II 1t
nao not Deen SO 1ar and so stormy, and the
Iall SO lmpassable, she would have taken
me paoy ana nave gone over to Rack
nah ,, her nearest nelghbor. But then,
YOU see, ne m1gnt nave returned In the
s1oi..' al wei, Win no one 10 see 10 MIN !;
Mll dnu II was long exposure LOT DaDy, VINO
was croupy anu alnng.
Du. sna' hlgnC, sne never couid tell why,
sile ulon IT, Ieel IKE sleeping, or even lying
t..'t uo~n. .!11 Ine stoIIh had somewhat apateo,
uos sns stIl sas ana SAT, ana even trled
~ 1;h1o h1au. l aoh know Whetner IL was the
: D,o.o .aon " sone pioiane magaAlne tnat tnls
pota tta "onian ieau, nu' mosI propaply the
+. ..S' ,a, aul she ~ woius an ran eogeIner ana
fasoea iauo sucn sau nonsense that sne was
.urceu .,,.' a. !Ast 70 put tne pook doWn ana
: tuln eoin @ W t:at uearer Voiume Whlcn lay pc,
LIE nel In u ene c5a1le, WIN lts "n1te inlslal
Z loa. 90 y.e unsone!, ane sry 10 look LOT
!nt1 WAY W IIs nysserious lusure. anu, rock
+ a,la suu ,.. ehe enoens VI eiy.ns
no oiypouy' ou' e'in was "ioe AWAKE
evel.
~ was y healty 'weive clock WIEN M sue a.
l5ss' lay uo"n u 1ei cio1nes. hoW ioIt
sne slepe sne couio nos IeMeuiDer' pu' SUI
2 ahoAt 800 WI VIII aieauiIf e cnoAing ~ n1'
Inc al u nHer ro =, tha a;ddis of ~ on,
1v;th har hot,1 - soea sno e ~ VI . .mo toont
= che ,as sa,J;, n.'a Sp,,sa+S; ~ o, TLa ahe
en;o5 1os y soy no oaol
- ~ GU ooouou' 0uu sno ""iA1o up an.
uoWh Tying 10 nusn IL, Wnen sne heaIo !
ScraGcning az Inc Go0r. one opened l
Iearluily' ana was glad SO see II was onl.
oIu rete, tnelt uog' VINO cra"ieo, orlpp1nl
VIII Win water, lnto 1ne loom- one Woul'
IKE 70 nave looked OUT, not IN the IAN
nope 91 her nuspano coming, DuG 70 sc