Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-09-18
WHAT 1T COST HER TO
FAINT.
Chicago Lady's Expcriene
i'm Shooting the Rapids Of
the st. Lawrence.

i'm Shooting the Rapids OF
the st. Lawrence.
"Oh, Captain, Captain, for heav-
ems sake put me on shore J" This
was the exclamation ofa Chicago
lady Of twenty-five years who
came down the Larhine rapids this
morning. She went up with us on
the train from Montreal at seven
o'clock, and came on the little
steamer Aurora, which shoots the
Lachine rapids every morning.
bringing her passengers to Mon
treal in season for breakfast. There
is not the least possible danger.
The little Aurora has been down
these same rapids every summer
morning for the last six years with
out accident, but there are always
those who are alarmed at the
motion of the boat and at the sight
of the big waves that dash on her
prov and the ugly rocks that beset
her pathway. There are always
some women on board who see
horrible death staring them in the
face. The excitement this morn
ing begun by a Chicago lady. 1t
was $50 beautiful" as the boat
started on the first decline. But
she changed her tune as she APP
preached the great white caps.
Edward she said 10 her husband,
/ am not going through that place.
| want you to ask the captain to
mt mo on ehnrp
Nonsense, Kate, there is no
danger. Keep quiet; I'll take care
of you." :
1You take good care OF me
What could you do if the boat
struck one of those boulders /
tell you Edward, l will not go
down there, and that is the end of
it. Once more, tell you to ask
the captain to put me on shore"
"Kate, / am ashamed of you.
| shall not ask the captain to do
any such thing.o
Poor Kate began to look serious.
Meanwhile the steamer came near
er and nearer those ugly rocks
Suddenly she started with a rush
to the captain. who she saw stand
ing at the Wheelhouse. "For
heavens sake captain, put me on
shore!D 1t was a frantic shout and
as it came to the ears of the pas
sengers it alarmed them. They
began to look serious, too, and
rnshed with one accord to hear the
answer of the captain. He could
only shy, cit is impossible, mad
am" Impossibl ~ shrieked Kate;
Impossible, On. my God !! feel
faint save me, Edward / fall.
The words where no sooner out of
her mouth than the act followed.
But she was very unfortunate in
the selection OF the place where
she tainted. There CHANGED TO he
a tub of fresh raspberries by the
wheelhouse a tub with a wide
mouth in fact, a washtub. What
possessed Kate to faint into this
tub of raspberries is more than l
know but one thing is certain
she will never wear that gray silk
dress again. OF course Edward
was right on hand, and so was /,
and so was a half dozen others.
We snatched Kate from out the
rasberries in q twinkling of an
eye, and by dint of smelling bot
ties, buckets of water, continuous
rubbing and food of endearing
epithets, managed to restore her
to consciousness just as the boat
touched the Montreal wharf. Ed
ward paid for the raspberries at 10
cents QUARTS 40 the dress was
a new one and cost an even 800 !;
a pair of stripped Balbriggan hose
very pretty-by the way-was
worth $3.50; lace handkerchief,
with an embroidered Cupid in one
corner-was valued at Sc; while
various other articles, pair
of fivebutton kid gloves, light
brown ehignon, a very long hustle
&C., counted up $40 more. All
these things were ruined complete
ly; so the exact cost of Hates faint
was 1882 50.-Mont'edl CONNER
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