The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-09-01

oil the slope IN company with my new
friends, to tnd the brave girl quite insen-
sible; her head resting on the lap of a lady,
evidently her mother.
Then all solicitude, very properly, was
turned from me to her; but she soon re-
viyed, and then, aud not till then, allow
ed myself to be hurried off to the inn to
get dry clothes. These, and little hot
stimulant, soon put me to rights, with no
further damage from my ducking than IL
few superficial bruises aud scratches
But what was this tremendous internal
wound that | suddenly became conscious
ofY-that had not been inflicted by pro
jeeting rocks or slippery cngs or foaming
water No; Of certainty that was the
result of sympathetic glance from a pair
OF bright brown eyes, which had gone
straight TO my heart from the moment
they had looked down upon me in my
peril.
| now suddenly awakened to the posi-.
bility Of what the doctor had called "set-
tling down." There absolutely appeared
a chance Of my taking to the idea, and OF
so carrying out his prescription to the
letter. What wonderful and benefcent
effect it was working
Why, there she is in the garden ut
this moment, and how beautiful she looks
Now that | have made myself presentable, -
l thought, 81 will go down Immediately
and thank her like coherent being and a
gentleman"
She was sitting in little arbor at the
end of the inn garden. As approached,
blush, the more evident from the pale
ness which her undue exertion and subse-
quent iaintness had left, oyerspread her
sweet face-that angel face, which | had
at first thought dream, aud which to me
now, with my newly.awakened poetical
sensibilities, scarcely seemed a reality.
cannot describe it. Why should [?
Other people would not see it with my
eyes; there were hundreds and hundreds
Of faces in the world doubtless far more
beautiful.
hope you are feeling better said.
II am afraid that what you have done for
me has Oyertaxed your strength; | shall
never forgive myself if it has made you
seriously ILL., -
"Oh, nc" she answered, 81 was only a
little out Of breath with the running and
the scramble through the brushwood and
trees but | was sure that if was to be of
any use there was no time t1 be lost.
Please don't say any more about il"
"Oh, but indeed | must; you must tell
me how you saw me and how you were
able to reach me"
"Oh, l had merely gone down to look
at the waterfall-r knew it would be very
much swollen-and the moment | came
upon it, TO my horror and surprise saw
you standing upon that rock in the middle
of the river. felt sure that you would
be drowned; but before | could even call
out you were washed off it, and saw YOU
carried away. WE'LL | don't know what
it was that made me do it, but ran along
through the wood by the side of the river
as fast as | could. | don't suppose
thought of being able to save you, but it
all seemed so dreadful; and then | lost
sight OF you. But still ran on to near
the top of the second fall, and got close
down to try if | could see you; the trees
we're SO thick up above that was obliged
to get close to the edge | was looking all
about for you, when suddenly saw you
just underneath where was standing,
and trying to reach that bough. Well,
then l pushed it down to you, that's all. 3"
I" All, indeed p | cried. "Cau | ever
repay you for that "all y You simply
saved my life; l should never have got out
but for you"
Hope you are not much the worse for
your ducking sir" here broke in her
fathers voice. al and my wife hope that
you will give us the pleasure of your CON-
pany at dinner this evening; you must be a
little dull and lonely here by yourself"
Of course | would, and of course | did,
and Of course, too, spent the very pleas.
antest evening | had ever known in my
life. told the family who l was and all
about myself; and they told me great
deal about hemsclves-father, mother and
two daughteTs--and how they had come
out for their annual run, as they called it,
and how they often made very pleasant
acquaintances ON their tours.
But its not often said NV host
''that we make one in this fashion. II -
not to be wished. We don't expect to
become heroines of domestic dra ma ovorv
day. Ha, ha but, by love Il was vary
lucky Lucy saw YOU.
After this evening followed n snccess;on
Of the most delightful hours I had over
known; morning. evening and noon waro
spent in the company of nv new acomo;nt.
ances, and at the end of yerv short Tine
those acquaintances had become fast
friends. / was as comnIetelv over boaJ
and ears in love as I had been oyor hoaJ
and ears in the turbulent water and | told
her So
Save me once more" ! said "giye me
snas sa,"u maui ,h once again, and let it be mine
n;1, ,G.o,o., vIncr%isc 1t would have been
A'Suos S%a S,s a. nave leit me 70 drown outright.
h,nI od' .L,P IL.oPPeu heI mead, out held out her
I mn mt has