Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1876-05-10
CANTON DAKOTA rERRlToRY WEDNESDAY, NAY To- SIG
loned franticall "a Tie lathers beyond
they seemed both blind and deaf.

oned frantically % tlle hthers beyond
they seemed both blind and deaf. 3Ss5 s d
No one, NOT one snl, at hand, and that
young thing III peril 81 life A minute
she stood still, listening a feeble old
sotnAl, with = hag gard /, scared facs. u
whom no ono w0ulsl havo dreamed q
looking for help b
e ~ ! stanal this, I. she said. & Seems
4 might pan ont that old sc0w myself.
i gss rel! tks.
held the concentfatsd energy 0f ten
years. But No Tom Appeaxed, And II
was the widow herseIl. With thOae with.
cred old hands that aisdained the minis
! teris = kitchen work III was the widow der
rel, Who, straimng, tuggiing, ai,d, with
her gray hair Auttering III the wind. ..un-
loosened the old idtIgo onl rom its moor
ings, and trembling, Hnsklllful, armed
with ! rude paddle, went spinning out
dixzily over the wster.S 4 lt leaked, tha
old scow ]; il Acornea the broks s.; AZ,
md tho sea42 Qaka, ID NJ
idrift{he oSif kiindly ana dizzily to the
object 81 her search. sA plump hand,
With giitsering ring upon il,
clutched the edge Of the boat, nearly
soyersetting il. a young, eager face,
| With streaming hair, looked up from the
water, and gaspiDg; shudd6ring, half
drowned, and wholly scared, the young
water-nymph was presently y aboard tho
old craft.
Oh, how frightened I wasi /" slie
cried. I felt sure I wns losing al my
strength, and would 60 10 the bottom.
oh, you good sonl you dear soul ! how
ever did you get 70 me IN this wster-
logged craft I !" "s
g IL has seen its best days, certain, :
said the widow, tugging Is the oars,
You don't look able for such worlk, =
said the girl.
81 hare sean better days, !" was the
And then nh sufficient reward Of all
her Efforts this real lady, this fair
young girl with the soft hands and the
pretty bathing dress, actually replied ;
81 thought 20. s 81 q
80 Here, give me an oar, she added.
still painting. But my dear soul, we'll
never be able to row down to that point.
where I left my clothes, and / can't
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The little dark cabin Oh the shore
frightened up with an nnwonted luster
as the widow sheltered her young
charge, and changed wet garments for
some Of her own. $5ssSs4 Fl 4
&c n nv Tam .uo,,ld onlv come. Til
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ss 1 a, = n No. 4, " atAsrf III r.n vnnr
.h.vl .hont "a \ srd ~ r,,.lI ~ dom myself
after I've rested s bit. I'm NOT hurt.
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eone shiyoriina fhe rest 81 her days. to
Sc hsr , vo1n-on. r, gown .,.tl dcnned g hand
somely ~ the bzlght I've.
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