The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-11-06

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We had two channels to choose from
one over the weir, the other beneath
the wheel. The suction in the latter
was tremendous. swan strongly for
the former. I reached the slippery piles
and caught them. A bright light was
burning in a small window in the mill,
twenty yards or So away. We were in
an eddy for a moment. called out
loudly. A head was put out. I yelled
again. The plank whereon 1 lay slipped
from beneath me, rose up again, and
carried me headlong down the foamy
lasher like an arrow from bow, while
my companion was wrenched away and
darted for the wheel.
A loud cry escaped me as we parted.
All was over now. Death at last. "Oh,
Rosie | my darling Rosie till we meet
in heaven-fsrewell |" l had time to
think 30 much-no more.
"He's all right; don't you lubbers
keep around like that-sheer off, can't t
ye? Let q chap have mouthful of
air Hurrah, yer sowlsp he's breath
in'i"
He was. 1t was 1. But how weak,
how very ill, mentally and bodily, felt
when first woke again to life and asked
for Rosie
"Shure he's wandering in his mind,
SO he is. Dinny, run up and tell the
captain the gintleman's alive. Hurry
now."
remember nothing more until 1
found myself in barracks, in my broth
er's quarters. Then I suppose I fell
asleep. But when I again woke to con-
sciousness, they told me, in muffied
tones, that I had only just pulled
through brain fever, and had been in
bed nearly five weeks.
Five weeks I was due in London |
1 told the doctor 80, or somebody spoke
for meat least the voice was not like
my own.
Indeed, then, it's out O. this ye
don't stir, me lad, lawyers or no law
yers. Quiet, now, or I'll give ye a COM
poser, and send ye to sleep for another
month |"
submitted, and got better. In a
fortnight / was down again in the ante
room, whereI was welcomed as "hero
of romance" The good-natured quiz
zing and congratulations on my recovery
BaEs BaEsjjaaG jaaGsssent l5ER, At laast . Haticing my
"Perhaps he hasn't heard the real
facts-have you H-P"
"I have not the very slightest idea
what you are all talking about" re-
piled. "If it's joke, I don't see it,"
"Now, look, here she is again Lucky
fellow |"
"Not a day but what she rides over
to inquire"
"Her fathers here, too"
"Tell them to come in, Hamblyn,
aud see the preserver of the 'sole
daughter of his house and heart"
heard, but scarcely needed all this
"chaff."
The door opened; lady in well-fit.
ting habit appeared. Mechanically I
rose IS she came in. / looked at her
for one brief second, the next I h I'd
clasped her in my arms.
"Rosie, my darling Rosie, can it be
you indeed? ?"
No doubt about it. She had come to
thank me. For what For saving her
life that night when Sir John Carney
house was burnt.
1t was Rosie I had rescued, then. No
wonder my heart beat 50 fast as we
foated down the stream.
Rosie was my own at last. She is
mine still, thank heaven
Very little explanation ia necessary.
Mrs. Temple and her daughter had
been paying round of visits, and while
staying at Sir John Carney's house the
fire had broken out. Rosie had been
my companion during that twenty min.
utes in the water. Wrapped up as she
was, and silent as we both were, we did
not recognize each other in the dark.
The miller had stopped the wheel and
pulled Rosie ont Of the eddy just in
time.
For day or tive Rosie had been quite
unable to give an account of her rescue
from the fire and when her father ar
rived, in obedience to telegram, ht
learnt at the barracks-where he haG
called with Sir John to thank the com
manding officer for his timely assistance
that his daughters preserver was my
self.
The reader will almost guess the SO
quel. Soon after my return TO Londol
/ was appointed secretary of nice littl'
company, with nice little salary, ant
work to match, all through the infu
ence of the solicitor. This employment
left me leisure for other work which
was lucky enough to obtain, and m,
success emboldened me to ask for Rosi
once morei
This time l was not refused. W
were married the year following an
now, when we wander "over hill, owe
dale," we often recall how we struggle
together for life that memorable night
"through food-through fire."
In Germany $1,000 acres of land ar
) devoted to raising tobacco. The govern
ment derives about $3.50, 900 revenue