Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-24
EVENING STAR.
1UESDAY...........A August "a. 1879.
What 10 Cost Her Go rain..

4 CHICAGO LADY's EXPERIENCE IN SHOOT
ING THE RAPIDS OF THE ST. LAWRENCE.
ION, Captain, Captain, for heavens sake
put me on Shorei" This was the exclamation
OF Chicago lady of twenty-five years who
camecown the Lachine rapids this morning.
Size went up with MS on the train from Mon
treal al seven O'Clock. and came down on the
little steamer Aurora, which shoots the
ISchine rapids every morning, bringing her
paSser gers TO Montreal in season for break
fast. There is not the least possible danger.
The little Aurora has been down these same
rapids every summer morning for the last
six years without accident. but there arr
always those who are alarmed at the pecu-
liar motion of the boat aud at the sight OF the
bag waves that dash on her prov and the
ugly rocks ttst 6eset her pathway. There
horrible death staring them tight IN the face.
The excitement this morning was begun by 3
Chicago lady. II was so beautiful" she
said. as the boat started on the FIRST decline.
But Size changed her tune as She approached
she great white CaYS. .'Esdwari." she said .
her husband, Il am not going through that
place. want ycG ID ask the captain 70 put
me on shore"
-" Nonsense. Kate. there is no DANGER.
Keep quiet: I'll take good care Of You"
" on Ia e soc care ~ me- What could
you 20 II the boat StruCk one OF those
hOuiderS! tell yOC, Edward, VIII not 70
Gown There. and that's tue cat o. a.. o. -
more, tell yOu, ask The captain 10 pat ms
on shore"
" Kato, am ashamed OF You. shall at
as K the C&ptal IN 20 do any Sucil thing"
IoCf Kate began To l0pl serious. Mean
while Tie steamer came nearer and rearer Z
the ugly rocks. suddenly SifC stared with
a rGsh 10 the captain. whom she saw and
ing al the NEerllOUst. For heavens "a kN.
c. s'tail, put rne on shore IL NsaS frantic
fht VI, and a % c1Te - the ears oE TIE pas
ser gers IL alaI med them. They began T.
look serious. 700. 3Dt rushed with one accord
10 lear The arsWer o. tsC captain. lie cDuLi
ONLY say. 1t = Impossible, ma tam" i'm
possible Shrie6Cd Kate. Impossible On.
10Y Coo I-feCl-faint, save me. + lwarl. 4
iali' The word was 10 sooner Cls o. her
mouth than the act followed Bat she was
very UUtOT ,U-,ate u The -. ectip1 OF the place
where sEu tai Gtel. There Cha3cca % - q
tUb Cf fresh rasrberTies IuSt by The wheel
| hOUSe-a tuh with "A wide mouth-il fact. a
wasBtuh. What possessed Kate % faint into
This tub az rasPbCTrleS Is more than I know;
tut one tE-IC /, certain she VIII never W,ag
that gray SIX dress again. OF course r l.
arc vas right on hand. and 50 was I, ana
80 were han Dozen others. We snatChe1
Kate from ont the rGSpberrieS in a twink
Ing, ard 10y dint OF smelling bottles. buckets
| II water, continuous rubbing. and Hood Of
en4earing epithetS, managed 10 restore her
| 10 consciousness Just as the boat touched the
Montreal wharf Edward paid for the raSg,-
berries at ter cents "A quart $50. the dress
! was a 20 y one. and cost Just even 500
! pair % striped Ralb!igg2u hOSe-Very
pretty, by tie Nay-was worth - -; n Lace
handkerchief, vi th an embroidered Cuntl in
one corner. was valued AT -; while various
! other things, such as pair Of tive button kid
| gloves, light brown chignOn. "A very long
3uStlc, Nc., counted up so mora Ali these
! things were ruined completed ;. 50 that the
exact Cost OF Mates faint was Sl32 - -Ng-l-
! tT'Vf Commercial .idfyr7istr.