The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-08-07

NO headaches, no sulks, nt
sharp speeches. But there, IN wife on,
needs domestic virtues as well as pooi
disposition; her ability to dance and ride
. skate and swim, shoot and drive. won
| keep my clothes in orde, and direc, 3
: household. Fancy this lovely younp
Amazon trying to cook steak, if there
should be rebellion in the kitchen,
But though Guy thought he was fully
determined to marry some one more like
Marcia, yet Winifred ruled his dreams
by day and by night. At las, he 90, to
this pass:
| "Will such girl ever consent to settle
down to domestic hte2 Will she lauoh
at me II should dare to speak word
OF lovcln
| One day Helen and Cassius wen. to a
helghborlng town Oh business, and Mar
cla, Winitred and Guy went rowing on
the river, narrow, deep and rapid
stream. just after the girls had landed
Marcia spled an empty basket floating
down the stream and declared tha, she
wanted it, go Guy rowed out alone 10 get
it.
Suddenly, they never knew why, the
boat capsized, and Guy IN trying to re-
gain IT WAS carried yet fur.he! down the
| stream.
"N.yer mind the boat" shoutes Win
fired. "Swim ashore. the curren, is
strong.
| Which Guy al last concluded to do.
| When nearly III snore he was sudden
y seized with cramps AMI could swim
no further Marcia sbriekea and wrune
her hands, and cried:
"Oh, he'll drown-hel. drown
Hold your tongue Run to Patterson's
for help" cried Winifred, pere mptorily,
and st the same time sprang into the
river herself.
In a few seconds she WAS beside the
sinking man, clutching rim firmly by
the arm with one Of her strong hands she
struck out slowly but surely for the
shore. Guy was tall and vel. proper
toned, and ii took al. her strength to
get him to, but she did it and none TOO
soon, for her own strength was giving
out.
.,rhe heavens be praiseda" cried Jim
Patterson. II il lucky for poor Mr.. Aver
i'll that he wasn't alone with Miss Marcia.
II IS a strong arm and courageous heart
you've got. Miss Winnitred! Come, Joe,
lend a hand, and well carry him home.
Faith, but he's heavy
The doctor Was sent for, And Guys in
opportunc cramp proved TO have been
caused by a disoriered system, conse-
quently he WAS quite i'll Tor some days.
His mother was sent tor, and he had
the best OF care, though he would rather
have had Wlmired with hin more. II
was always Marcia who famed him and
read 10 him in his mothers absence, 81
though Winifred always brought him his
meals, ana somehow the heretofore ad-
mirea sweetness began to pale. He sigh
ed for little breezy enat as on warm
afternoon one will sigh for an inyigorat-
ing sea breeze.
Mother said ne suddenly, the first
day he was able to sit up, (which do you
like best, Winifred or Marcia2'
'.Just the question intended 10 ask
you,n was Mrs. Averill's diplomatic an
swer.
Marcia is 50 gentle.
"Very; and SO quiet.
.'Winifred is strong, mentally - well
as physically"
.sShe is an admirable girl"
Clearly he could get NO decided opin-
ion from his mother. He finally began
again:
.'The fellow tina. gets either OF them
for wife will be lucky"
''Nery true. Is there any prospect that
- aky
II wish there was"-With . sigh.
"But I fear not; she is $3.50 strong.
"Thank fortune, it is Winifred." Mrs.
Ayerill thuoght. But she said:
"Who! Marcia2'
"Marcia! Oh, mother" ne laughed.
81 never thought you could be 50 sarcas-
tic! No, l mean WiRifred, OF course.
Dear, courageous girl owe NY life to
her bravery
.Indecd you do
"What l fear is tha; So grand, SC ,arge-
hearted girl so full OF vigorous
hfe-will never consent to settle down
in the quiet way in which my wife may
have to live for little while, for two
thousand dollars year is not lsmltless.
Fancy Winifred pottering over domestic
details, regulating the servants and or
dcring the dinners! Fancy my queen IN
dark, dirty ;henr'
.Winifred Tremaine viii never per-
nit her kitchen to be dirty! Guy, who
do You suppose has prepared your tea
and toast, your Deet-tea and toast, your
blanc maage and jelly,you1 dropped eggs,
your little daintles Of al sorts, these
tlree weeks pasts
aWhy, the cook, Of course
| "By no means. Winifred nas her
sell prepared every moathtul she has
brought YOU; she makes every Loaf OF