The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-11-22
THE WORLD rs GOVERNED TOO MUCH.

}, served man.
e This consultation with Whaley Sc
It the mind of the lady at rest.
: 1t did not make mite of difference
t he said, whether there was a boat OF
t not; lie would just fasten ono end o
: cable rope to beam of the ice hons.
l take the other end and swim the "bia
\ InJnn,"-Sam's way Of rendering the
t name-fasten that end to the pecan
tree over there, come back and get
the wagon-bed afioat, and haul it over
, by that line, Just as easy as you
please, and bring over every hoof of
them men, just as easy as you could
! wish"
am afraid that Miss Burton snubb-
ed the mild, well-preserved man rather
decidedly, when he volunteered some
placid advice to the "water spaniel"
but after the departure of that ac-
quatic animal there appeared to be a
cool armistice agreed upon between
them, and they stood side by side,
steadily watchful of Sam, as, hand after
hand, he pulled steadily across the
stream, in sort ofshuddering triumph
and gave great whoop upon gaining
the land, that might have been the
scalp halloo Of the defunct warrior
after whom the creek was named, it
was SO loud and clear.
There was no trouble in guiding the
wagon-bed back, for now there were
seven pairs of stout hands to grasp the
rope, and the wagon-bed moved steadi-
ly, it not gracefully, across the stream.
aud very soon after it touched the
shore there was pair Of bright, brown
eyes looking into the blue orbs of Miss
Burton, and there was an exceedingly
pleased voice saying to her, in it's most
winning tones:
You can not think how plainly we
could see you at the window, as we
came down the river; and it gave us
heart to strive for life, this knowledge
that there was one pair of eyes watch
ing us from shore. And do you know
That 1t was Your frequent glances up
the creek, and your leaning out to
look at it, that first gave me a knowl-
edge of its existence? would have
thought it but backwater in the indent-
ed shore, else, till it would have been
too late; for we were pretty well worn
out, do assure You, and could not
have passed that stream"
Miss Burton congratulated the
stranger in cold, polite way, and
when they all went to the house the
lady left them and went up to sit at
her window again; but though there
was somebody's saw-mill going Down
the river, with dog rushing frantical-
ly back and forth on the open floor,
she did not appear to think it at all!
strange, or interesting, or pitiable for
the TACT is, her mind was too much oc-
cupied TO let this find a place in it, and
it was hours afterwards that with a
start she remembered that she had be-
held it.
AT supper the rescued men spoke of
leaving. There would be full moon.
they said, and they must get to the
railroad and so home as speedily rs
possible, or their families would hear ,
of the disaster and think they had all
persisted. The well preserved gentle i
man-wllose name was Dates-had a i
mild-cyed, maiden sister, very COM |
passionate, but extremely deaf, who j
startled the company by bursting into q
tears at this announcement, giving it S
to he understood that she could not
bear up against separation from Il
these men, but wonld be doomed to l
perpetual grief if they went away. 4
Miss Burton glanced over at the {
brightest stranger, and beheld him re- 9
5ardinS her with look of ill-conceal- c
III mirtl', which it ange,cd her to see,
knowingly, as she did, that Miss Bates i
housht herself in possession of the in $
ormation that these men-all and sew q
'rally--liad beheld their families per- .
sh before their eyes, in the late dis
Ister. i,
Miss Burton left the table with an ;,
additional stateliness, but from her 5
window she could see the 6
pan OF blacks being hitched to the
wagon, aud the level rays of the rising 5
noon, were fast beginning to contend 8
With the twilight shadows, when she !,
aw the driver mount his seat, and 4
eaId him call out to the men to hurry i,
p, for lie was quite ready. .
Then Miss Burton slowly arose and q
losed the shutters of her window, and !,
at down in the darkness of her room. II
She looked a little pale when she q
anne down to cat breakfast the next !;
forming, but started and blushed !,
Ike school girl, when a pair of bright q
rOwn eyes met hers, and cheerful ;,
Dice said in its most cheerful vein /.
''You see am here yet. 1 could =
OF quite make up my mind to leave ;,
ne Upper Mississippi, in the budding :,
witl-not one ramble in :,