Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-07-11
In the surf.

To-day l saw young man and wo-
man come timidly out of one of the
bathing-houses to 90 into the surf.
She was slender, graceful and fair; he
was strong-limbed and rather stout.
Evidently they had only been a short
time married. This was 50 apparent
that they were watched with rather
more than ordinary interest by the
idlers on the beach. Daintily she
picked her way over the sands to the
edge of the sea; timidly, and with the
winning grace and gentleness of a
young fawn, she chung to the arm that
was to protect her in health and in
sickness, upon the deep as well as upon
the land. He seemed to feel the full
weight of the responsibility he had
assumed, and with tender care and
words Of encouragement he guided her
toward the waves. At length they
stood upon the edge; the iudasning
surf reached almost to their feet, but
still her pretty gray flannel bathing
suit WIS dry and unspotted, and the
bright red trimmings caught and
threw back the clear rays of the sum-
mer sun. SO they stood for a moment :;
she With her hand resting confdinglv
in his, he looking bravely into her up
turned and half-frightened face, and
urging her to trust to his strength and
with him to plunge into the dashing
whirlpool that lay before them. 80
striking was the picture that one could
easily imagine they had just turned
from the altar, and Were about to
throw themselves into That other far
more dangerous, that treacherous
whirlpool, that men call life. Of
course, the mans persistence over
came the Woman'S fear, and they
dashed into the surf together. Then
all at once the picture changed. They
parted company, and he, Drawing all
and fearing naught," rushed forward
into the waves. For a moment he
rode them manfully, and his little
partner, standing knee deep in the
bright water, looked upon him with
admiration, not unmiXed with a Salts
faction that comes of assured posses
sion. But, aS has been the case with
stronger men, his glory was short
lived. a billow higher and more pow
erful than any that had gone before
what is known here as "a Cape MAY
cripple dashed full aga inst him; he
struggled, lost his balan ce, was lifted
off his feet, and, splashlng, dashing,
throwing his arms and legs about hun
wildly and helplessly, he was thrown
sprawling at the feet of the little lady
whom a moment before he had been
patronlzlngly urging to put her trust
IN HIM and fear nothing. $50 pride
must ever have fall" The young
woman was equal to the occasion;
what American girl Is not? The re-
cedlng wave was about to carry the
Venturesome young gentleman back
INTO the sea III which he profeSSed to
be SO much at home; he was sti,.
SpraWllng--lt Is the only woodland,
catching wildly ut the Sanus, struggling
to regain his feet, When she, Stoopng
down quietly but quickly, caught his
bathing hlrt firmly IN both her hands
and held him fast till the wave had
gone back. Then he jumped to his
feet, and She, womdnhke, when he was
no longer III danger, gloried in his
downfall, and sad, with Il pretty toss
of her dark brown curIS, There. |
told you SO; what did you want to 90
out SO far for, foolish fellow. '-CqDe
u0y cor. ". Y. Times.