The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-01-23

ADVENTURE OF Two LOVERS.
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Abo1t three years ago my sailor
friend. Harry Moordale, went as
passenger iu the ship Tempest,
bound to Ravre, at which port he
arrived in due course of time.
Among otherp p,ssengers there was
beautiful Swiss girl, whose name
Harry learned was Mary Lorme.
Her step WAS like roe s her teeth
were as white as the rim of daisy,
her voice resembled the ,ipkling of
silver bell, and she had pnrple-
black hair, that fell in ripping mas
res below her waist.
Ny friend had venture1 once or
twice to address the maiden. br. her
timid, modest, h,lf frightened man.
ner seemed to repel an intimate nc.
qnaintanccship. She hal infornsl
the young mau, however. TINT she
hal been to Nav York to assist fs
male cousin engaged in the dry
goods business +; that Iou after h1r
arrival there her relative had died,
largely in debt. whoreup,n Mary
hsd concluded to return home to her
f.tlsr,vh) il spite OF a 8 ware Illness
had, iu accordanc. with an agree.
ment by letter. c,ino to Oijon vita
the oil family 60 ch to wait for her
Ilaviny ls,rne this mn IA. Harry
took n gres, Interest in tho girl. IN |
felt almost b nai n act the kniylt
for one in her lonely, defensesss
condition.
When tho boat. whic., am ing 9TH
or passengers, contained her aud
him. strno tho lti Ing. II rry pJ.
litely offered 10 carry the fur o0s 3
carpet bag which containing be-
sides her clothes, such articles Il,
flower lines. lines for hosiery, etc,
was very heavy. She thanked him
with her usual sweet smile, Just
raising the long lashes Of her soft
eyes, revealing both orbs glistening
like diamonds. He took the bag
and the young compile entered dill,
gence which was to carry them to
Paris.
There they finally arrived, ten
minutes too late for that diys train.
The travellers were informed. hov.
ever, that there was another ut a
station fifteen miles distant, prepar
ing to start in five hours
''ls there no conveyance to that
place 2" queried Harry. He was
answered in the negative.
II must 60 on = exclaimed Mary.
"My fsther, l am afraid, ia very sick,
must see hin ~ soon as can.'
"Fifteen miles is long distance
to walk. said Harry.
"Not f,r me, answered Mary smil
ing. "rhe Swiss, yon know, are
great walkers l have been brought
up TO it almost from infancy"
As her soft, PLEADING eyes seemed
to say, lyon must 90 with me, Har.
ry could not resist the appeal,
They started, moving along the
railroad, for there was no other way.
Whenever they came to log or rut.
Harry would extend his haud anl
assist his pretty companion, when,
with smile and shake of tho head
she would leap over tho obstacle as
nimbly a. fawn.
They had proceeded about ten
miles, when they saw tho sun gc
down behind range OF blue hills in
the distance. The two were now
moving along a high bridg, raised
upon spiles about two hundred feet
from the earth, which, beneath it,
was rocky and inundated here and
there by foaming torrents.
Ahead Of them the travellers per-
ceived that for distrnco Of ab,ui
one hundred yards there we're nc
cross planks between the rails
Therefore, in order to traverse this
space, Mary and her companion mus
walk upon the track. Unfortunate'
ly, the track was not very broad, yel
person OF steady balance, capable
Of maintaining his self possession, is
spite OF the yawniug abyss on eact
side OF him, might occasionally do
rive support FROM the beam project.
ing outward several inches beyont
each aide OF the track, which wy
sivitsd upon Il.
Fsnil support this. however, thos'
jagGod rooks two hundred feet bs
lovs poA@lv q rooeive The unfortu'
la1q &nro mo should mako th'
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