The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-09-16
What it Cost Her to Faint,
Montreal Commercial Advertiser.


| "Oh, Captain, Captain, for heavens sake put
me on shore!' This was the exclamation of i
Chicago lady of twenty-five years who came
down the Lachine rapids this morning She
went up with US on the train from Montreal at
seven O'Clock, and came down on the little
steamer Aurora, which shoots the Lachne
| rapids every morning, bringing her passengers
to Montreal in season for breakfast. There is
not the least possible danger. The little Aurora
has been down those same rapids every sum
mer morning for the last six years without ac-
cldent, but there are ALWAYS those who are
alarmed at the peculiar motion of the boat and
at the sight OF the big waves that dash on her
Prov and the ugly rocks that beset her path
way. There are always some women on board
who see horrible death staring them right i'll
the face. me excitement this morning was be
gun by Chicago lady. at was SO beautiful, y
she said, as the boat started the first decline
But she changed her tune rs she approached
the great white caps. Edward" She said to
her husband, Il am not going through that
place want you to ask the captain to put
me on shore"
Nonsense, Kate, there is no danger Keep
quiet I'll take good care of YOU
You take good care of me. What could
you do If the boat struck one of those b0ulders
tell you, Edward, will not go down there,
and that's the end of it. Once more, tell YOU
ask the captain to put me on shore"
"katc. l am ashamed of you. Il shall not
ask the captain to do any such thing
Poor Kate began to look serious. MeanW lille
the steamer came nearer and nearer to the
ugly rocks. Suddenly she started with rush
to the captain, whom She saw standing at the
wheelhouSe. ''For heavens sake, captain, put
me on shore" 1t was a frantic shout, and, rs
it came to the ears of the passengers it alarm
ell them. They began to look serious, too and
rushed with one accord to hear the answer of
the captain. He could only say: ''It is impos-
sible, madame" "Impossible." shrieked Kate.
"lmpossible. oh, my God. I-feeI-tant; save
me, Edward, | fall" The word was 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 be
tub of fresh raspberries Just by the wheel
house--:t tub with Il wide mouth-in fact. II
Washtub.' What possessed Kate to faint into
this tub of raSpberrieS is more than | Know
But one thing is certain, she Will never Wear
that gray silk dress again. OF course Edward
was right on hand, and 50 was / and 50 Were
half dozen others. We snatched Kate from
out the raspberres in twinking, and by dint
of smelling bottles, buckets of water, continu-
Gus rubbing, and II Hood of endearing epithets
managed to restore her to consciousness lust is
the boat touched the Montreal wharf. Edward
pad for the raSpbcrrleS at ten cents quart =,
S0.40: the dress was Il new one. and cost lust
an even 500; pair Of striped Balhr ggan hose
very pretty, by the Way,-Was worth Sl.50;
lace handkerchief, with IN embroidered GU
pld i'll the corner, WAS valued at So, while sun
dry other things, such as pair of iye-button
kid gloves, Il light-brown chi9non, a very long
hustle, Sc, counted up so more. All these
things We're ruined completely, so that the cN-
act cost OF Hates faint was Sl3230.