The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-08-27
PAST ALL BISHONOR.
a hrfiiing Incident - sss~us,a-,
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From the Caicaso Tribune.


become frequent passenger, 10 the Sum
Ter OF lt-, On etesmboat having the
harves OF New York, whose dessinat. on
sas Boston. On one Of these occasions,
ast before the boat started, pretty girl
u perhaps seventeen or eighteen stepped
H1oard inauired for the steward and seeur-
G. stateroom, Saying she was going
trough to Boston Her manner was easy
and self possessed; yet certain audacious
Far ness in her splendid brown eyes, the
J runty way in which she wore her Turkish
hat, her independent air; ard q naneless
suggestion OF mischief which appeared to
ark in every movement, arrested the OBJ
servers attention and scemeI to indicate
t'sst she was proficient beyond her years
IN the worlds knowledge: that her tute-
lage, TO say the least, had nartaken more Of
ienieDce than prudence. Her dress wes
rich and exquisitely becoming, but With ne
attempt at conspicuous ornament. Her
hair was Of tie same rich brown color as
her eyes, and fell down to her waist, rest
ing as lovely on her fair young shoulders as
If each separate hair we're endowed with
electric life.
AS VIC swept into the Sound, she came
ca deck, where most Of the gennenen and
several ladies' were congrcgated, and dircc-
ted q fusilade of small conversation at the
captain, addressing him in tone of reck-
less levity, and With familiarity which
startled the ladies' and amused the gentEe-
men; and otherwise conducted herself in a
manner which left no doubt as to her social
status. In less than ten minutes every
lady on board was her nyowed enemy, and
not at all afraid to let it be known; but
she chartered on in her rollicking way,
regardless Of smiles or frowns-apparentl
the irredeemable dcyotee Of thosghtlessness
md folly.
We were all on deck shortly after tea,
admiring the sunset, which flooded the sea
md sky with transforming splerder. 1t
was gay company; not sad face could
be found amongst us all. The too intense
heat of the day subsidized, and soft breeze
had sprung up: to breathe the air was, in
itself, an inspiration. Our irreprcs sible
and too coniding young lady passenger was
there, and her childish laugh rang out above
the rest. She had selected the good natur-
ed captain and one or two IF his officers as
the special object of her fippant, though
ny no means vicious railery; and they per-
rnit.cd it, partly from an acquired habit of
hFabillty toward all passengers, and partly
because they were amused by her irresisti-
bic vivaclty. The lady passengers, of
course, Stunned and kept aloof from her as
from noxious poison, as if her very con-
tact would breed pestilence. The gentle
men did likewise, to great extent; more,
l believe, from a tender regard for f,mi-
EiBe opinion, than for any considerable in
sti1ct IF horror.
Suddenly the smile died on her lips, and
and her face became inexpressible sad and
earnest, as she gazed far out across the
water. Her attitude and expression, ns
she stood thus, formed a picture which will
never fade in my memory; she looked SO
innocent, so childlike, and so intensely
sorrowful. 10 q moment she turned to the
captain, with something Of her old manner.
Reaching up her delicate white hands, she
took hold Of his abundant whiskers, on
each eide Of his face, as the reader has seen
petite daughter caress her father, and,
locking up into his face, asked, with great
sole mn ty:
"Did you ever want to die, captain!"
"W,'l, no, my child,' he rer lied, some
mha surprised at her changed manner. 81
can't say that ever had great desire to
Gle
"And if you had such desire what
would you do?"
'ph' in that case" said he, as he looscd
her lands AMI turned away, 81 think, as
it would be the most available method, l
should jump overheard and drown my
SELF
Scarcely had he finished speaking, she
whirled, put one hand on the railing, and
leapcd into the Sound. The whole move.
ment was so instantaneous that it vas i'm
possible for any one to anticipate or pro-
vent it.
A cry of horror went up from those who
saw the movement. Some stood trans6xel
and unable to move, while others hurried
about in confused excitement. The cap
tain had the boats lowered and manned
almost instantly. A moment after her d,s-
appearance she came to the surface. There
was nothing scared in her expression, and
she made no struggle to save herself. l
saw her face distinctly, as she came up,
and fancied could detect in it the same
sorrowful look it had worn few moments
before, though even that expression could
not wholly deprive it Of q certain jaunty
grace which became it well. 1t was only
nomentary glimpse which we had Of her,
for she disappeared just as the first boat
touched the water. think never saw
sadder men than those rough sailors, when
they pulled the heavy yawl alongside and
replied to hundred simultaneous interro
gatories: Eve found no trace of her At
all" And those gentle ladies, who shrank
with such aversion from her half an hour
before, had many tender utterance for
her now, and could not voice their pity
when they knew that while she laughed
The loudest, the homeless ahldas heart was
breaking.
THE following is credited to a veteran OBJ
server: Last year saw watch spring,
note run, rope walk, horse fy, and even
the big trees leave. even say plank
walk. and Third avenue bank RUIZ, but the
rtler iay saw tree box a cat fish snd a