Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-05-19

with the air of determined and ruth
less pirate. The water was fully ten
feet deep which was enough for MI
useful purposes, since Objectionable
people never grow to the height of
ten feet. The boat was a light md
UNUSUAL crank craft, the lady had the
usual middle aged love for lilies. Of
course she lenncd over to pick Il lily,
and of course the boat capsizcd, the
lady Instantly disappearing under the
surface.
In these instances, man Of
merely ordinary courage and integrity
would have swan quietly ashore, and
after changing his clothes and finish
ed his supper would have notified the
coroner that there was a j,b waiting
for him at the mill-pond. The thco-
logical student was. however, rs brave
us Il combined African lion and Jul
ius Caesar. Being q good swimmer,
he amused himself by various aquatic
tents until the lady rcappearcd, when
he grasped her tightly in his left
hand and struck out for the shore.
Hc made such rapid progress that he
glanced around to sec how it was pos
sible that woman weighing seventy
one pounds could be dragged so easily,
when, to his great surprise, he foun,l
that she had separated from her hat,
and had sunk iorthc second time.
Hastily thrusting the hat in TO his
bosom, careless Of the pain inlli ctcd
by innumcrable hair pins, he waited
for the reappcarance Of the lady, and
determined that this time he would
secure firm hold III a few minutes
she rose to the surface :. a reversed
position, and the eager young man,
seizing one Of her ic c,, resolved to
tow her ashore before attempting to
place her on an even keel--so to
speak. However the laly's rub Der
ov crsl"c parted from her foot almost
5s;nf fsoR {RSr ss tra a iS;c mel ncoY Yh hofo 5s
she rose to the SUFFICE, and the theo.
logical student, graSping her by her
hair, said to himself softly but Joyful,
This time I've got 4 sure thing"
Hardly had he spoken when the hair
gave way, and he Indignantly threw
it from him, and begnn to despair Of
saving his com panion from watcry
grave. Nevertheless, that able wo-
man was determined not to drawn
without making one more farewell
appearance at the surface oc the
water. The theological student met
her views halfway by diving for her,
and glasping one Of her ears. Fortu.
nateiy, the ear did not give way, anu
the lady arrived on shore greatly ex-
hausled, but stillwith sufficient pre-
scncc Of mind to clasp lcr arms
around her rescucrs neck and to call
him her dear, dear prcserver.'
"and afterwards, ofcoursc, he mar
ried hcr," gratuiously remarks the
reader at this point ofthc narrative.
Strange rs it may seem, that thcologi.
cal student, when visited b. the lady's
father. and urged to name an early
day for the wedding, stoully declined.
lie said that he did not regard priest
ly cclibacy rs an orthodox doctrine,
and that it WAS possiblethat lie might
marry ut some future day. He adj
Hlittcd TINT he held the lady whom he
had rescued i'll high respect and cs-
teen. but he felt compelled to say
that she came apart altogether too
easily. lie did not mean to dispar-
age her. or to east any refiectio, upon
her parents, but Il Woman who was so
insecurcly constructed that she could
not be touched without falling apart
was manifestly untitled for the duties
of a pastors wife. It's pleasant to
add that the fnthcr listened to these
candid words i'll friendly spirit, and
returned home with dctcrm ination
TO have his daughter put in complete
repair, no matter what the cost might
be. This story teaches that thcologi-