The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-04-06
I; a Heroine in Real Ltfs

Among the many ReEotneS 7n,oSS 7n,sSS
names, 3 wo regret, VIII never adorn the z !.
pages Of history, is one who 3ives near
Pia,tsburg, New York. 4 Recc1tly,
while skatioe on Lake. Ghamplain, 10
company withSs young cntleufau aa'
isciaeus occurred sof sueh siromattsc
nature, aud With such sa pleasing:
Edenousnsut, that & viii repay pesusal,
al fer skating fof some little time near,
tbe ,sisore, wS arc; told that Tho gcn tle-i
m mtii ffoposcd fbat iley should go
fafsiiwo "a a oss skers shs leo sas oothSEi:
ic 5 slicis Shs ccnserted md stlls
sctordiDrly Il g vSatsisd ouss i6eut 10
|m;aes. Hsts thsy fSppd thsss So g !
[bssniifdI coad} }giiols the SCI tlsllAs =
+, I L le 3 g y
| fSfward md b6ck ck9ard rolf,H Z togsthst
with many other fauey figures eoly
known 10. accomplished skaters, when
suddenly the ics gave way beneath bin1,
and 10 q mcnentha found himself in the
water and .uuabls.to, extricaie himselt,,
the leo breaking as fast as he attempted
To- raise himself on its edge The
young lady, true in her woman la:
stiuets, began tosoream at the tepofher
voice, but tho privacy they had sought
had taken them beyoad tho bearing Of
all who could havs been Of service TO
them.> He besought her to 60 to the
shore aud endcayor to procure
assistance, but she we'll knew he must
perish before sho could get back, even
If she found no difficulty in procuring
assistance. Then an. idea came into
her head, and she immediately put it
in execution. She frs. tovk of her
Jacket to reach him with one ond but
i was too short, as tho yielding ice
warned her when she moved toward
him and eudeavored tothrow him one
end. What more could she dol She
hesitated q moment: then, slipping OFT
her CATERS, both stockings were soon
tiod to the end of the dress and jacket
and yet it waa too abort. Meantime,
the young man was rapidly becoming
| exhausted, and if she Was to save HIM
no time was to be lost. For moment
her hands disappeared 10 the drapery
about hor waist, aud then something
fell on the ice abou. her feet--it was
Lber hoop-skirt. This was quickly
| severed into a half q dozen pieces, and
| added to the jacket, dress and stockings,
and, 10 Her, great delight, this made
the line long enough TO, reach him
Bravely she tugged at one end OF It,
| while he clutched tho other ond with the
grip of . man who know that vas all
which stood between him and eternity.
In a few min utes she landed him safely
on the solid loo, and then tho red
Jacket and dress were wrapped about
her as best they could be, and the two
started for home, whcro they arrived
without being noticed by any one.
Few were the words spoken on the
Journey home; but they must have
been to tho purpose, a, wo understand
the wedding suits arc ordered, and be-
fore the ice shall clear the lake this
Spring they will bo married
THE following very gratifying comes
to us from Washington: "The Demo.
cratic strength in the House will be IN
creased to one hundred members by
the gain in New Hampshire, and the
decision of the committee on election
to-day is in favor of Edwards, Democrat,
whose seat was contested. Three more
are expected from California, and TIVE
from Texas, which will make The House
stand at the next session, 1876 Republi,
cans, to 107 Democrats. AS there are
246 members, and q majority is l22,
the Democrats will then only lack hf'
teen votes to control the House. How
ever, with their present humber, which
| destroys the two-thirds rule, and the
reipforcements they are constanstly re'
ooiving from the Revenue Reform Ro'
publicans, they have thus far in the
session carried every measure they have
: brought forward; and defeated attempts
i of the Radicals at extreme Legislation. u