New-York tribune., 1873-08-02

a ,.s ,nade ALI over unmistakaby OF Western cay
There was nothing coarse disagreeaoe aoou' MS ooA
either; no glare TO his eyes, no illumination WI Gle
bossing to bis nose. and his boots even had an n-
responsible aspect as II somebody besides their wesrf
had got them drunk. The fellow looked ron nesd |"
foot a plausible argument against free viii. Inc
mediiatiye gentleman who was accosted Dy tpis
beery person vas, have intimated, quietly coonns
his eye the barrel OF ice water after TOO mnch OF tno
honeymoon. Excuse me, sr," said the man of peer'
approaching but by your head that yon are
a smart man. You've got talent you have I'm smart
man myself. Pm talented. too Ny name IL Mecresdy
McCready is my name. You have heard Of McCready,
the great actor Well. that's the same family He was
foolish about some things, though he wanted TO Do
famous But 90 in for making money! peddle
brushesw
Here the quiet, studious genteman-I think he mus.
have been a school teacher-raised bis eyes from tho
barrel Of cewater sent them sort OF dusty expor
ing expedition from the boots to the hat Of Mr.. Nc
Cready and back 10 the boots again, and then
got up and walked away. whereat a wag from
Toledo approached Mr.. McCready very soemnly
and said: "Do you know, SIR, TO whom
you have speakngf That is the celebrated John
SON Have you never read OF johnson In the papers -
Certainly had and he would and speak 10 johnson
again, and he did. Selling the studious gentleman by
the hand, Mr. McCready observed quito impFessiVeiyi
"Why johnson, how are y0uf knew you was smart,
but didn't know you was great johnson I've read
!.
Well never thought was going to meet Dr. Johnson
going to Putin Bay But Pm proud OF it, Sir. My name
is McCready; Pm smart man myself This way-lust
stand sid, there you-ths way, Dr. Johnsoni let
me introduce you 10 my wife," And he pulled
tho poor gentleman up TO bench where
sat middle-aged lady in brown linen dress, with
brownpaper parcel OF ham sandwiches IN her hand 70
match. She, in her gOod-natured innocence, did -
seem half 20 much embarrassed the quiet studfss
person who dared not had chance TO- tell her that
he introduced under name TO which he had no
claim This, my dear" said Mr.. McCready. with bow
aud grand sweep of the hand "ths the celebrated
DR.. Ben JOhnson you have read OF him. Dr. Johnson
my wife; my wife, DIR. Ben Franklin Johnson. Johnson
you will find my wife all right. She little green
about things, but she is deep, DR.. Franklin Sir,
she deep" And the Toledo wag and all his party were
the convused spectators of this hopeless The
studious gentleman looked as thoroughly confused and
at his maudln admirer in general biography.
As soon he could he stole noselessly away and the
last saw of him he was alone forward the maine deck
peering wistfuly for land
We were now approaching the Islands. They had
foated in one continuous haze before us, low down
the horizon, then parted into leaves upon
the water, then grown into forests and then been cu
waited into farms and vineyards in sort OF dioramic
succession, we drew nearer and nearer. The stOno
tower OF Jay Cookies Summer retreat Gibraltar was
Just climbing Its surrounding tree-tops and va
were behind the headand which, passed,
something waving to US, apparently out OF the lake.
To sharper eyes it seemed human hand and arm and
to the captains glass it boat full Of water
with woman in II. Our steamer Tas
headed for the wreck, which we could see
was frail little saiboat. The woman had managed 70
get her handkerchief above her head, and she was
waving it and screaming for help There was some
thing heartrending her voice It to tho
wind that had knew not for how long, been driving
her before it out into the lake. Now the head of
a man rising and sinking with the close 20 the
boat. He holding to its side, and somehow the
woman had crawled into the boat and sitting up to
her waist in water Upon the mans keeping the craft
bottom downward evidently depended the life Of the
woman This the state Of the when we drew
near enough to lower boat. Up 20 that moment the
woman had kept waving her handkerchief although
she could see that we bent her rescue. As
soon, however. small boat struck the water
could see from the deck OF the steamer that
sort OF crisis had come. She passed her hands
wildly through her dishoveled hair: it might have
hoe movement ~ Despair or Of her womans vanity
making OF her last glimpse OF consciousness TO take
thought of itself. That the most anxious, awful
moment to poweress spectators. We knew the pros
pect OF relief might the strain which had kept
ler up till now and that she might drown before the
small boat could reach her. Our small boat had moved
about half the distance between the steamer and the
wreck when the woman threw up her hands help-
lessly and rs they fell by side clasped the
vale sunen boat, and the other was caught by
the the lake, and there she sat stark aud appa-
rently senseless till the steamers boat 10 her.
She revived during the moment that elapsed while they
were getting her companion out OF the water
and placing him by her side in the dry boat,
and then she tainted in his arms. sho
was brought senseess into the ladies' cabin
OF the steamer The could not speak ln answer 10
our questions His hands showed that he bad been IN
the water a long time. The OF the ladies IN tho
cabin and good deal of brandy the TOP OF the water
the man had swallowed far restored the PAIR lhab
they were able TO give account OF themselves Ihoy
were man and wife. weltO-do German-Amcrlcans from
Memphis. she rather pretty little woman Their boat
had upset than hour before, aud they had OF
course been in the lake since, driven constantly
further from land. Boats had passed them. but they
had succeeded in attracting attention We brought
the couple TO Putin Bay where have seen them since
at the Beebee House. looking well, but stlll Ittlo
frightened. They are thoroughly cured OF amateur
sailing.
/ state Il merely a remarkable coincidence that
every one on the first 10 discover tho
wreck and call attention to IT, At the table of the Put
in-Bay House had the good fortune 20 converse win
sixteen different persons who each the very nT-J
10 see the water.logged boat There was man at
Hunkers" that day who created considerable excite
ment by Offering bet that he the only person on
the boat who not the very first 10 discover ths
unfOrunates, but he promptly put out FOR general
dulness Of vision and want OF sympathy.
RALPH kEELER.