The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-01-31
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ugly, but he was rich; and in her present
mercenary state Of mind, Miss Becky
Newton did not desire to allow such a
chance Of becoming wealthy widow slip
by unimproyed.
But alas for human nature II Becky
was really so indifferent to Fred Ecker
son, why did she run up stairs after that
interview, and take the starch all out Of
her nice, clean pillow-shams by crying
herself to sleep on the bed 1t was not
all wrath, not all vexation, not all pique.
There was somewhere deep down in Becky
Newton's heart, a feeling very much akin
TO remone. She was not sure that she
would not one day be sorry for what she
had done, She had no doubt she could
be very happy as Fred Eckerson's wife,
after all
But then" she cried, growing hot
with the recollection, he was SO rude and
SO insulting could never live with such
a man--neyer !"
When Fred Eckerson had walked of
some of his feelings on tho piazza, he con-
cluded to take look at the river. The
Mississippi, which flowed within FIVE hun
dred yards of the house, was at that time
nearly at the height of its regular "spring
rise" Its turbid waters, rushing swiftly
toward the sea, had nearly filed the banks,
and in many places had broken through
the leyees and flooded the lowlands for
many miles. A crevasse Of this descrip-
tion had been made in the farther bank,
nearly opposite the house, and the windows
Of the Newton mansion commanded a view
of vast and glittering inland sea, not
laid down on the map. The main current
of the stream bore upon its coffee colored
bosom an enormous mass Of floating tim
Der, which was dashed along in the boil
ing flood, rendering navigation wholly
impossible The water was still rising, and
the frequent crashes far and near told Of
the undermining power Of the current, as
sections of the sandy bankssuccumbed and
disappeared, carrying with them the trees
which oyerhung the stream.
Now it happened that, by curious
coincidence, Miss Newton also resolved to
look at the river She dried her tears and
putting on her hat, slipped out by the
back door to avoid Fred, and soon found
herself at the foot of huge cottonwood
tree on the bank below the house. Throw
ing herself upon the grass, and lulled by
the rapid food beneath she soon fell asleep.
Had she possessed any power of foreseeing
the future, it would have been the last
thing she would have done for, although
it was very pleasant dropping asleep there
in the shade, with the soft sunlight filter
ing through the leaves overhead, the ava
kening was not at all to her mind. A
,orr;hlo cr,sb made cb,o. of bar dreams
the tall cottonwood toppled and fell; and
Miss Becky Newton found herself immers-
sd IN the cold aood with her mouth full
of mrad, water In momsn. more
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