The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-06-29

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TEen I knew that Miss Addison
! had gone too far and that i vas
her voice which had sent those
shyieks across the water.
We gathered upon the beach. a
crowd Of frightened women, and
weat y 4 king up and down the sand
n our grotesqus dresses some cry
ing, and some fey silently weeping.
4 prayed witt all ny heart md
when great cry went up, "She is
I saved Gregory. has reached her;
/ and they are coming back, /" i sank
1 down on the sand. and cried and
Ianghed for JOY I think I should
mot have cared e any one else had
saved her.
Well, the Eescuer and rescued
preached the shore At last, and Gre
! CORY, with q face as white as death
Nraa lead away BY bis friends, strag-
Cling, dripping to the bathing house.
I lost sight Of them both for an
hour, for 7 had my own dress to ar
range and to take care Of Hiss Ad-
olson s.. Then I hurried on to the
hotel and ran up 70 her room. She
sTas lying down with her eyes wide
open With the ogress on guard. I
walked straight up to her and gave
hermy hands: She pulled me close
sWhere is he, Lottie? where Is
Captain Gregory
/ Eyes Tell him to come to me-
I ran, out, the. griffin giving me a
sharp look. as I passed. but. I ran
Estraight down to the captain, VINO
svas walking slowly up the road.
3 eShe wants you to come to her :
I said, quite. out Of breath. -
8 @Wants me7 Are you suress
s answered by taking his arm, and
going direct to her room. At our
entranee that vinegar woman arose
and stalked forward, but nothing
tdahnted he walked to the bedside,
and took the hands held out t5r
him. I was very near and I heard
her say s,
pwin, 3, WINS
aAIarion, my darling"
Scan you forgive me?
He put his arms around her. and
the old aunt clustered.
eNo. Mrs. Addison, it cannot be
stopped now. Marion and 1 can
never be separated. We arranged
it out there in the water when death
stared us in the face. Lottie, this
lis my wife, Marion Gregory. We
have stood asunder for long, long
while, but we understand each other
know, thank Godr'
Well, I went to my room and
wondered what would come next.
I am heartily glad it happened, for
/ go every summer and spend a
month with them and enjoy myself
@hugely."
I quite forgot to tell of a little
incident that happened a month or
50 subsequent to the happy reunion
of win and his darling wife, Mari
on Gregory. Well on an unusual
" pleasant evening about the time
referred to, while was sitting in the
shadow Of one Of those immense
punches of seaweed on the beach,
thinking if it would not be advisa-
bic to gather some more shells and
moss, the latter to enable me to car.
ry out my philanthropic intentions,
who should come and take a
seat by me but Ralph Ingersoll.
Taking my hand in his, he asked
meto be his wife. with my face
in his manly bosom I murmured
''Yes," and felt as happy as any
queen.
a contemporary writing Of the
visit OF a circus to his town gets
of some sentiments as applicable
to this town as q great many other
places;
People Weat 70 the circus Of coHrse.
The man who cant afford to take
a paper swepts took his wife and
ehildreHI and spent twice the price
Of 3 susefal family journal, The
man who ewes the storekeeper and
butcher, and Who ''really has not
money to pay, vent aud spent two
or three, dollars. The man who
cannot afford TO bur q ticket to
! COED lecture OF concert vent The
woman who can't dress vel enough
to 60 te ehurchs and whose children
haven't clothes fit 10 wear to snn-
day school, went q great many
people who need money wenk The
American citizen Of african dss-
cent wept-to be sure The man
who didn't care anything for the
circus, but waited - see the Wild
beasts. vent The man who didn's
waRt 70 seeit himsele bat went on-
ly 70 take the children, vas on
hsnd.
Raise yoof right arm. sharply
urged the clerk oE . RoEtland eougt
IS witness slsvafed his let 70
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