The Morning herald., 1875-08-26
What 1T Cost Her to Faint.

From the Montreal Commercial Advertiser.
30 Captain, Captain for heavens sake
put me on shorew This was the exclama-
ton of Chicago lady Of twenty years
who came down the Lachine Rapids this
morning. She went up with us on the train
from Montreal at o'clock, and came down
OH the little steamer Aurora, which shoots
the Lachine Rapids every morning, bring
ing her passengers to Montreal in season for
breakf fast. There is not the least possible
danger The little Aurora has been down
those same rapids every summer morning
for the last six years without accident, 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
pathway. There are always some women
on board who see horrible death staring
them right in the face. The excitemest
this morning was begun by a Chicago lady.
1t was $50 beautiful" she said, as the boat
started on the first decline. But she
changed her tune as she approached the
great white caps. Edward" she said to
her husband, II 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 mel What
could you do if the boat struck one of those
bolders l tell you, Edward, will not
60 down there, and that's the end of it.
Once more, I tell you, ask the captain to
put me on Shore"
skate, am ashamed Of you. l shall not
ask the captain to do any such thing"
Poor Kate began to look serious. Mean
while the steamer came nearer and nearer
to the ugly rocks. Suddenly she started
with rush to the captain, whom.sh saw
standing ut the wheelhouse. "For heavens
sake, Captain, put me on shore p 1t was a
frantic shout, and, as it came to the ears of
the passengers, 1t alarmed them. They
began to look serious, too, and rushed with
one accord to hear the answer of the cap
tain. He could only say 1T is impossible,
madame" Impossible p shrieked Kate.
impossible o my God! I-feel-faint:
save me, Edward, I 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 rasp-
berries just by the wheelhouse- tub with
q wide mouth-in fact, washtub:: What
possessed Kate to fait into this tub of rasp-
berries 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 90 was I, and 90 were
half q dozen others. We enatched Kate
from out Of the raspberries in twinkline.
and by dint of smelling bottles, buckets Of
water, continuous rubbing, and food Of
endearing epithets managed to restore her
TO consciousness just as the boat touched
the Montreal wharf. Edward paid for the
at ten cents quart-$5.4O; the
dress was new one and cost just an even
sloo; apair Of stripped Balbriggan hose
very pretty, BY the way-was worth
6l.5O; . lace handkerchief with an EN-.
broidered Cupid in one corner, was valued
ut IS, while sundry other things, such as a
pair Of 6ve-buttoned kid gloves, . light
brown chignon, . very long hustle, &c.,
up $40 more. All these things
we're ruined completely, 70 that The exact
cost Of Kstes faint was $l32.50.