Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-06-12

INSISTED upon knowing @v4 H4zt &C
ond If he was sure be Il s0ne 10.
well, and how in The We c0uId i
buffet those dreadfnI - il III
grand. heroic way. and boz ! he mas
age 10 drag poor Mrstayse i 70 u
/ shore
John. like any CHER has lie h6ur
enjoyed fhis aduIsl I'D anx
iously at Mr.. Steele j ~ ach,
"Hum," grOwied tbsl worthy snes.
chant; "a pretty fellow, you. 70 inter.
fere with other peoples plansl How
do you know he wanted % obezescued:'i
"He appeared anxious that way, slr, Z
said John. "He wrapped himself about
me like . devil-ish. ] thought At one
time we'dbOthg go down together. There
ought to be school Tor teaching peo.
pie how to be saved. It's the easiest
thing in the world: the water itself is
an accessory. If you manage II right
"Oh, do tell rs how. Mr.. Waters,
please" chOrused the pretty and sym
pathetic women; and as John began bis
lesson Mr.. Steele slipped away.
"Oh. papa" began Laura. show Is
Mr.. Stuyvesant :"
81 don't know-I didn't ask" he re-
Piled. 81 was interested in the fellow
that dragged him ashore. He's an old
friend of ours. The way we made his
acquaintance was on such an occasion;
he saved lady from drowning"
=" Why, papa" said Laura, 'he must
be splendid fellow"
Magnificent ~ said 1Tr. Steele.
"You see, we had travelled over con-
siderable of the world together, your
mother and !, while you were yet a
baby; and We found it rather odd one
morning to discover that having crossed
the ocean and the Alps, loitered in the
Highlands; travelled thence down the
Mississippi valley. across the AmerIcan
desert to California, and back again by
another route, your mother had never
been up the East river rs FAR as Norris
anna. IL seemed so absurd to have neg
lectcd this home excursion, that we de-
termined upon it at once. The MORN
ing was wet, but we didn't mind IL.
Your mother looked prettier in water
proof and rubbers, with a shovel hat
tied down under her chin, than most
women would in a ball dress. She
wasn't bit afraid oil rain or mud. She
was a little too reckless; for, getting
ashore TO see the institution for vagrant
boys, her foot slipped of the plank, and
she disappeared"
Mr.. Steele stopped a minute; his voice
ALTERED; the plump little hand Of his
wife slipped into his own; he clutched
L. and went on again.
"One minute | saw her as neat and
rim little figure as ever graced a wa
.erProof and a shovel hat, and the next
The was gone."
"GoneP cried Laura. "Gone where:"
"lnto the water, child; into the hun
Try green wavesth that surged up TO take |
her away from the fondest heart in the |
universe; and il it had not been for one |
u those very vagabond boys. who had
'een lurking there for chance to es-
ape from the island, you would have
ost US both. my dear; for l made an |
Igonized plunge after her. though I am |
'shamed 70 say cannot swim a stroke,
md should only have gone 10 the bot
ON like plummet Of lead; bet an Of
ieial standing BY caught and held me.
nd cried out that Johnny Waters had
ler, safe as triFet; and presently that
'agabOnd boy came up with your sweet
mother on the other side Of the boat,
nd the officer erred out: He's a regu-
ar wster-dog. that johnny Waters +
nd these were The very words guest
ere used in relation to John q minute
z so ago."
John T. cried poor bewildered Lau-
a, sour John, mammal Was John :be
oys And Is ii John. our John, that
aved poor Mr.. Stuyvesant 7"
The very same darling John, our
ohm: he Is always on hand when there
J any trouble or danger"
"0h, mammal mamma I" cried Lau-
.. forgetting all the years that had
assed since the accident, and crumb-
ng both the coiGeured heads in the |
lost reckless manner.
Papa, " she then said. s'we must 20
I'D End John; l want to tell him how
luch-I-"
"Yes, DEAR said Agr. Archibald
ieele, and all the way through The cor
dor and into The parIors Of The hotel,
nth his plump and pretty vile on one
rm and his beautiful daughter on the
lher. ne sailed.
But John was stilI surrounded by the
retty and sympathetic women, who
ad cruelty deserted The bIue-blooded
ascendant % the old Dutch governor,
ring in his most graceful and languid !