The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-25
ON THE TIDE ROCK.
Adventure at Biarris and What Came Of t.


They call mo dot" My real name Is Do
rothca, but that being eud, q monthiul,
am generally known az Dot" ] am tn
youngest Of three, and having had my owl
way from my cradle. 1t was not refused M
last November, when my sister and her hua
band offered TO take me abroad with them 70
the winter months
They had not. long oema from India, ant
being eeneible people, and deiasting gu
Changeabe climate, end likewise being II
mortal terror Of thotr lives, had decided OF
bidding adieu to tho English coast until suol
tune as tho sun should ou0doaoend TO shin,
there once more.
As far "a | was concerned. am Away
ready for q change and excitement OF any do
sCription; so when dear old Jack" my
brother-in-law. said. Come. Dot. pack uI
your traps and join u.s. was nothing 10th
and the last week in November found us oom
fortahly installed In tho Hotel d'AnRlaterTn
at Barritg, with the txortous sun pouring ii
Mt our windowa, aud tho bIuest OF blue seas
dashing about on tho rocks below.
have heard some people cay there is moth
ing TO be seen at Biariitg All. blind and
miserable creaturesI Who're arc your senses
where are your eyesP Did you ever look else
where upon such EeA such rocker Have
you stood by tho Roeher de la Verge and
heard the magnificent boom Of the waves ~
they come plunging into that cavern near,
and being repulsed. dash Indignantly fifty feet
above it2
But am getting romantic, and that il not
my style-not mine. ecrtainIy little Dots"
No, indeed, the idea makes me- die with laugh
MY aiRtcr Geraldine Tor Jerry" as i per
sist in calling her. which makes her very
madl goes in for being delicate. 80 Jack and
used to take long walks and rifles together,
he is dear good old fellow, and We are ire
mendous friends; but eotachow. notwith-
standing, after had been couple Of weeks
or SO &C Btarri,s began TO feel the time
hanging little heavily On my hands.
The fact was Il acknowledge my weakneas)
there were no men worth speaking TO now,
but collection IL the lame, halt aud blind
whom believe usually frequent these
places, and make life a burden to one by per
petuaily reoauntipg thir several Ills, all
mpnts, etc. Preserve me from them ALL
Well, rs | snid before. it WAS getting little
slow Tor poor me, and l was beginning TO
wish i had not left dear old much abused
England, when | had an adventure. Being
hard put 70 II for amusement, | would some
times take n book amt saunter down upon
the rocks, there remaining for hours at q
time.
am a desperate tom-boy and can climb
and scramble spleHdidly. much TO the annoy
ance OF Geraldine, who declares | get IN
brown as n berry. and my hands are not ill
to ha seen. However that may b. true, seram-
BILE do. and one auspioioas day never to be
forgotteDl got "a good way out among some
dear old craggy bits Of rock, and finding a
snug corner in which sust fitted, / settled
myeelf down easily and began To read. The
book had chosen was y rca sensation novel
and read on engrossed. utterly regardless OF
time or tide. Suddenly. however, the pangs
Of hunger seized me q may aid my appetite
.,never fails mel, and glancing at my watch
discovered that IL was long past luncheon
time. Alas, Miss Broughtoai what have you
to answer for?
seized my shawl and proceeded to make
my way back with expedition, when lol to
my intense dtsmay perceived that the tide
had risen ard entirely divided the rock on
which | was standing from the shore. Still
worse, the horrid waves were creeping nearer
and nearer. and not Il soul could SEQ to help
me- in my distress
Imagine my feelings me. poor little mis-
cradle Dot alons Ia tho middle of the
ocean.
/ shouted bus tho noiee of the waves
drowned my feeble cltea. like they would soon
drown me. Oh, would any one be sorry? Oh |
why had ! ever come b. this hateful Biarrita. |
to be drowned all alone like thisf | wonder
would they put it In the papers9
ALI these thoughts crowded upon me as the
waves approached. and had begun to lose I
all hope, when, oh. joyt | saw figure In the
distance. Once again | shouted and waved |
my shawl yehemently. The figure stopped |
waited one instant. and then | could see it
plunge into the water and approach me
gradually. oh. the intense relief OF that mo-
mentl
BY the time the figure (which was that OF q
mani reached me was nearly surrounded by
water and five minutes more would have de
oided my fate. Before that five minutes
passed ] was caught by pair OF strong
arms, and wss being supported through thu
water safely and surely to the beach, where
soon afterWard Was deposited dripping.
blue little Dot, feeling very much smaller
than usual
My deliverer / had scarcely looked At: |
only felt that he was big ard strong, and that
WAS like a doll in his arms
Notwithstanding my remoDstrances he per-
sisted In carrying me on to the hotel at the
entrance OF which he gently put mo down /
turned and gave him my two little blue hapds. !
with what lew expressions OF thanks | could
muster.
He took them 1.-THE hands, | mean) In his
warm, big, brown oness ana said In deep,
sweet voice.
How thank III | am that was in time!
few minutes later. and then
shuodered, be left the sentence unfinished
and was taxing Bis leave when / murmured
how pleased they would DO If he called, but he
nit with
Il should have been delighted, but unfor-
tunately leave Btarrttz early tomorrow"
And so he left me-left me with q littls
pang at my heart. such as had never felt
before.
Was he handsomeg l know not: / only /
Know that q pair Of dark brown eyes had
penetrated into my sod-yes. me, stupid lit
fle Dot Hew often after that morning did
! ieel those strong rr about me, those kind
eyes ioohlIg INTO miDei How foolish am
PROBABLY the mails malried-hasaalf duzen
chiIdren One thing y pretty certain, and that
Is, shall Lever see him again.
! gave ny sister and hlttter a slipht sketch !
Of the whole affair, and Jack, dear. coed I
healted Jacs, fits aboat all over the town to J
discover alu thank NY defperer, bit ait to !.
20 lpose. Not even did he geta cley tohis
name, 70 thty gradually forgot all about the {
affair; but 50 did not |. Dot was "a lnngar ! {
he same Dot of yore, but wandered aheut I
Ike tie heroine II a threeyoiunil novel, with
he memory, Ct two brown eyes burned deep {
Eto ner SOUL !
January and F, bruary wire very agreeable /
months at BinIiliz z, and became more recon- y
lied tothe lack oi amusement in consequences Z
4 tie arrival at our hotel u most charming 6
amily, Col. snd Mrs Paliisser and their two g
daughters. ] be latter wtfe most accomplished Z
iris &c ezeet atHslF graceful and pretty;