, 1876-06-02


e. sHsiy rurking IN her
r'aas raaat afirruoun. the
i. 80 - 80 .sNtrr. ani the lid
a - f. fan - bifterne.a. felt
a.arn - sssflrn in tha stiffness.
aaf r 81 49,. shsl'er.d by It's
r-r "a - sl.iam disturbed
i. raar. "A fsliessuiiy The watchers
Ht arat q : young girl splash
81 H-aairr in tss uatcr just be-
90 81 raas q - pretty sight,
srrt.1 49,. thr rurving shoulders,
+. aasFr-r n.aiinr fguro. And, per
- a. ~ suuan rccalled with a
H 80 ars uhsn she Vas young and
t.ts e.. - ~ e. cherry 4 voice as
| - go ahtrh ~ fair swimmer hailed
l - s.-r-rtara in the distance.
Ua--r ai-rutly on the silent scene, a
Hs-ra ~ upun her. and when she
aaa.i aratn. ths young water-nymph
- Eaa.rrrarui. She had probably
aaa- a-kare hshind the rocks. The
saias tlrnci auay. huggod her thin
aI-aal osef ker shoulders, and thought
a. a. - uind vas chilly. Hark
sh.a - thaif She surely heard q cry.
- mrrry shout OF ringing laugh this;
\ mirhi - The cry Of wild bird on its
80 4 ~ nate.
~ oouidnt have gone beyond her
aaIfh. thai young creature, surely! But,
~ shai u d II she had Dying young,
= hu.ly gcts quit Of a deal of trouble,
Ani-ycs, surely, that was a screaml
~ widow looked sharply out. Would
Tum never Gomez The tide was rising,
an.l-and something certainly was the
maiier. She called-she beckoned fran
tioally 10 the bathers beyond-they
srumod both blind and deaf.
No one, not one soul, at hand, and
that young thing in peril of lifel A
minute she stood still, listening-a fee
BE old woman with haggnrd, scared
faco, 70 whom no one would have dream
"a q looking for help. s
81 can't stand this, she said. "Seems
I might pull out that old scow myself.
Toni" she screamed, with a yell that
hsld the concentrated energy of ten
years. But no Tom appeared. And it
Waa the widow herself, with those with
cred old hands that disdained the min
ister's kitchen work-it was the widow
herself, who, straining, tugging, and,
With her gray hair huttering in the wind,
unlOOsened the old dugout from its
moorings, and trembling, unskillful,
armed with q rude paddle, went spinning
out diZzily over the water. 1t leaked,
the old scow; it scorned the broken pad
die and the heavy oars, but finally it
came drifting out blindly and dizzily to
the object Of her search. A plump hand,
with q glittering ring upon it, clutched
the edge Of the boat, nearly oversetting
H. A young, eager face, with streaming
hair, looked up from the water, and
gnaping, shuddering, half drowned, and
wholly scared, the young water-nymph
vas presently aboard the old craft.
"Oh, how frightened wasl" she
cried. "I felt sure I was losing all my
strength, and would go to the bottom.
Oh. you good souli you dear soull how
ever did you get to me in this water
logged craft?"
II has seen its best days, certainly"
aaid the widow, tugging at the oars.
You don't look able for such work, "
aid the girl.
Il haSs seen better days." was the
quiet answer.
And then-oh sufficient reward Of all
her efortsl-this real lady, this fair
young girl with the soft hands and the
pretty bathing dress, actually replied;
Il thought 30"
"Here, give me an oar" she added,
atill painting. "But my dear soul, we'll
never be able 10 row down to that point,
uhero I left my clothes, and I can't
valk 10 the hotel; I'm Rwfully tired;
can't you put me ashore at your place,
and send word for me down yonder?"
Tho little dark cabin on the shore
frightened up with an unwonted luster
- the widow sheltered her young
charge, and changed wet garments for
some Of her own.
"If my Tom would only come, I'd
ssnd him for your things,"
oh, no matterl I'll wrap your shawl
about me and walk down myself after
I've rested q bit. I'm not hurt, you
know, only scared. Dear me, how 1 was
noaredi Ny old nurse used to teach me
not 70 scream; but If 1 hadn't screamed,
ghere should 1 have been now, won
darf"
Mrs. Minton would gladly have Parted
uilh The last shred she possessed, and
gone ahivering the rest Of her days, to
80 her vorn-out gown donned 50 hand
aomely by the bright lassie.
They have seen better days, the
clothes, miss, and I'll not deny that
thny'vo been in good company in their
time; but they're not fit for lady now"
Her companion laughed, q pretty,
miachievous laugh. She read the weak
49, Of her rescuer, and treated it ten
dorly.
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