The Republican journal., 1873-11-27

Wccr it viii never think Of her again eX-
cCpt IS an acquaintance" he said firmly,
uncon5ciously grinding his heel on the
stone step. Il have promised myself, il i5
due my better Judgment, thar this should
decide it; and | never say 4 thing without
meaning it
The tinkle OF the bell had scarcely died
away when the door opened and our Hut
tered Cora, her face radianl with the JOY
1ul possibility that perhaps he did like her
a little, and wearing the chip hat with it,
pink feather, that had done service ior two
months at east Il saw YOU drive up
She explained. 'and came right down with
out ceremony. knowing the horses did not
like to stand, pulling ut the bottom Of her
glove TO hide her embarrassment Mt the
proud tender lool, and little caress he gave
in defiance to passcrs by. Later in the even
ing, when standing alone for n moment
her dusky eyes iuiI Of splendor. and tel
heart full OF music, the shrewd Lucia,
passing, whispered, Its ali settled
know it is from your tacc, and ! shall be
first bridesmaid in spite Of thai bonnet"
Thrilling Scene on Lake Erie.
Ralph keelcr, the brilliant magaziu,
writer, has been soiOurning at PUt-in Bay
and writes to the New York Tribune the
following concerning an incident Of hl7
trip
We We're now approaching the islands
They mad ilOated in one continuous maze
before us, low down on the horizon. then
parted into great green leaves upon the
water, then grown into forests. and then
been cultivated into farms and vineyards
in a sort of dioramic succession, as we
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of .Jay Cookies summer retreat on Glbra!-
tar was Just climbing over its surrounding
tree tops, and we were behind the last
headland, which. once passed. opens up
Put-in-Bay and its enclosing trio of islands.
when we saw something waving to Us.
apparently out of the lake To sharper
eyes it seemed a human hand and arm.
and to the captains glass it was q boat
full of water with Il woman in IT, Our
steamer was headed lor The wreck,
which We could soon see was q trau little
sail-boat The woman had managed t.
get her handkerchief above Her head and
She was WAVING it and screaming tor help
| There was something heart-rcndlng IN her
voice as it came TO u- on the wind that
had. we know nol how long. bcen driving
I her before il out into the lake. Now we
saw the head Of q man rising and sinking
with the waves close to the boat. He Wa
holding t0 its side and the Woman had
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/ boat tpto that monout jho Noman hal
| kept Waivin4 her handkerchief. although
| she could ,re lult wr were bent On ucr
rr~cIr, A. soon. however, q, our sinai,
boat struck tha water nr rouId -.r from
the deck of the steamer ,hal -,n.. -o,i ut
4, crisis had come SHE passed hrr hands
wildly through her di,hryr!,d hair'- IL
might hayr been a movement OF despair,
or 0f her ,yonlan'- y.nit, nal.ile u.c oi
h.l. last glimpse of c,n,cou-ur~- @, takc
thought 81 i1-:Ir THAT ~l- tv most
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