Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-04-17

seemed paralyzed. Was this the eramp
Of which had heard?
! cried out for help. feeling sure that !
was going down. My feet almost touched
bottom. Every time ] tried 10 shout The
water rushed into my mouth.
! know moi what took place alter this
But when ! came 10 my senses ! was ~
inc on the bank OF the creek with my
mead thrown back, and Frank and an old
German were hendInc over me.
The danger was over; ! was saved hut
I was very siek, and NY head ulrobbed rs
il il would hurst
rode home after having loosely nut on
nv clothes. my companion going with me.
! felt better when had been II nv room
little while. and then ! hathed my face
and brushed my hair so that ! might TAP
near as usual ut the tea table.
No one in the hnnse knew of the DANCE;
J had been in. and ] intended ii should re-
main Il secret; nut as we were rising from
the table my father quiet man. who at
ways did things in = quiet way remarked
to me:
/ And So you've been trying the winter to-
DAY. Well, now did il suit YOU?
read anger as well as grief III his voice.
To my guilt added insOleuee, ny asking
/ Who told Won ! been III the water9
/ Whom do Won suppose was the stern
response.
/ knew who II was. and determined he
should suffer for it. had whipping
thai night, and such n whipping ] shall
never forget Il.
When ! went TO he'd, ! did not know
whom ! lnathed the more. my generous
father, OF my Open-mnuthed sehnolmate.
/ The mex, day before school hour, gave
/ Frank II piece of my mind. ] was young
or than he. but stronger. and offered tC
4 tight nj any time ne mlgh, nanle.
l called him mean. told him that he haG
no business to tell my father, and that, IL
return ior his tattlnG, ] would as sOor
keep company with Il viper as with him.
Perhaps il YOU realized who saved vouI
life. YOU wouldn' tllk il his way. ] trieC
to apologize for You 10 vour father, ant
this is all the thanks ] get for it, Very
well, ! neither want your friendship nol
vour comm +.
We wen; into the schOol-rGOm and can't
nut of il, day after day. Ill the summer
vacation came, when each OF lis strapped
NJ our hooks, and said gnod-hv all round
Al tie broad gate, Frank and ] met n,
chance. one Of liz would willingly have
" made Up but tie other WAS still stub
horn
had MOI the manliness 10 say to him
4" Lei he friends again.
We passed nut Of thu vlrd, looked eaci
other il the face and parted loy the las
time The parting wis soon forgotten
Vacation days ARE hanpv DAYS fur schno
hovs. September came. One morning In
newspapers nrourn, The tldlngs Of an INV
ful disaster on Lake AIichlgan. The steame
" Luc Ia Relic had burned to the water
edge while Oh her way to Chicago, and
large number OF lives had been lost
Later papers confirmed the sad intei
ligencc and gave fuller details They toll
how many Of the passengers nerisheG
either Ivy drowning or being burnt alive
Of The marvellous ESCAPES, and of the heroi
conduct. both Of the lost and saved
Sad rs was The catastrophe. lar sadder L
me was the concluding part of the narr;,
tive. These art the few words which toll
all that cared u know and which ar
still impressed on my memory
Survivors speak with great praise q
the heroic conduct OF :; youth namet
Frank judson. who persisted il the III
tempt to save Il lady passenger. Youn!
juGson and hi father weru on their WI,
home from Michigan, and moth were, un
fortunately. among the victims Of the dis
aster
My schnomate had persisted noby, ant
believe me when ! tell you that hav
never ceased to regret that ] did no clasI
his hand IL mine il the school housc ward
and Sav, " COME, let Us ht friends -
J Ouh s Companions