The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-01
Chamouni, I was on my way home again.

"Call on me when return to town."
said my friend, in about five weeks time,
and ] will tell you something think you
will be glad to hear"
My thoue hts Immediately flew to Rosie.
Not that had by any means forgotten
her; but now I was idle again felt more
detected than ever. Liquidation cases
are not romantic! q Z
I was now at liberty to join my broth
er. And l telegraphed at once, and at
eleven o'clock that evening I was knock
ed up to take in the reply. .. LII
1t was short and to the point. It ran
thus: Come along, old fellow; stay as
long as you like" ....,".. .... .... 49,.
Iwent. l lived with the detachment;
and what fun we had Fishing in a fine
river close by; cricket; little shooting,
tor September was upon us now; rowing
up and down the stream; and dining with
the hospitable Irish residents, made up
the total of our days after parade or in
spection. ~ 49,.
Oneguest night--for we had our little
social parties occasionally--we were sit
ting at the open windows, when the sub.
OF the party exclaimed: s -
"What glare there is yonder! It's a
fire, Ibelieve." t.-... -. ,:-.
''Bedad, your right" said one of the
guests. sits down by Sir Johns; he Las
house full. l hope it's not the house
itself" .a
"shall turn out the pickett asked
my brother. "Why, look, it's increasing;
they may want assistance"
As he spoke the flames mounted up
and the lurid smoke rose high into the
glare above.
"Sound the fire. call and turk out the
rickets, Hamblyn," said my brother.
'.Take the men down at the double
Well drive over. Come along. Look
sharp!n
hurried out for a coat to cover my
dress clothes. OF course, being in hur.
~, was delayed. In the dark I CROPPED
unsuccess1ully, and at length when I
crossed from my room I found that the
Others had driven off in the cars Our
guests had come over in.
The sentry at the gate civilly "shoul-
dered i" his rifle as passed. and in reply
to my question told me that the captain
and the whole party had gone, leaving
word for me to follow, if liked.
eyes; but how? They've taken all the
cars, sentry"
'Yes, sir: but there's the gig, SIR"
"Whose gig?"
"Tbe boat, sir. You can scull down
almost as quick as they'll drive, yer hon.
! Or"
would pull down. It was not far
the moon was still bright. 7 knew the
river pretty well. No sooner though
than done. A soldier from the guard
room came across and helped me t.
launch the gig.
"That's big fire, sir; they do say it,
at the hall below. Poor creatures!
hope they'll all escape. alright, sir9"
Ireplied in the affirmative. He let g
the painter, with two vigorous strokes o
the light SOULS I was in the stream
Fortunately I knew almost every turl
and bend Of the fine river OF I SHOULD
have more than once had very narro0
escape, IT I had not been quickly upse
1t is all very we'll to row in daylight, blu
in the gloom, when the banks and tn
water alongside are equally shrouded, S
that where one egins and the other end
is an extremely difficult problem to solv'
and snags and submerged shoals are quit
invisible, the pulling down "a pid strear
alone is no joke. But I did not mind
then. Urged by reckless daring,
sculled rapidly on alone.
: Alone, but for all the company Of tw
good planks. Whence came they. an
, whittier they were bound, did not think
: but noticed that they were kept close ,
me--now swirling away, now in the dill
: light meeting, then dividing, turnin
round, separating themselves, and SOC
irclosing my SOULS, so as to impede IN
, way and endanger my safety. The
Rugged NJ so closely at last that I lay c
, my oars. and clutching the intrusi'
, boards pulled them into the boat, wher
under the thwarts' they exchanged dri
y ping condolences as to what they woul
a do next. What they did shall be told
-. due course.
e 'Such great effects from trivial causes sprin!
= The blazing house was now almo
the water just beyond me. On scu
: ded round the bend Of the bank I
a stream hurry1ng me down: and now
: have opened up the town reach, and t
; burning and ha|f-demOlished building
cracking AND roaring half mile G
d The smoke, dotted with a million sparl
Il HES up to heaven. while screams al
: cries and the roar of falling 1imbers {
e cend with them to the lurid sky. Tho
l tiny jets Of water only served to agg,
vate the thirst in the fiery threat, a
t. not to quench it: no man can 1--we ne
a such 81 lire as that; the heat even in I
e gig was soon felt distinctly, and the t.
d planks beneath my feet winked to ca
other in the glare, and gl,stened side
j, side at the thought Of what was co
y ing. e.
T. A yell, roar! -Four people had s
n. upon the crumb.ing parapct, scme f
n above the stable-roof, ana were cryi
"a and shrieking for assistance. Twei
men at once rushed in to offer ropes a
In help. What could they do2 The ,
OF happy inmates. clad in evening DIRE
looked wicrd and unearthly in the fl
w glare. One was lady, three were m
tn Taking OF their coats they knotted tn
by the sleeves, and let the lady down
to the lower roof in safety. Such a Oh