Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-20

having hauled the others out Of danger
came to my assistance, and they carried
Brastone in and laid him on the bed.
could not see him, though | savec
his life, but afterward | heard the fact
from the other young men, who over
whelmed us with thanks, and their ac
count was this I'VE were sitting in thu
gallery when they told the tale, ant
how they met their companion-him-
my enemy, MS judged.
They had borrowed Mr.. Pendrewitt',
yacht, and had sailed % Cherhhurg. al
that port they encountered Brastone
who was very anxious to return at once
to England, but had missed the steamer
knowing who he was for they had met
ut Pcndrcwitt's house, they volunteered
to bring him to our little port, rs he
said he had received most urgent let
ter from a friend. My friend, his own
sailing master, had managed i'll get
good anchorage about ten miles away
Mt 6 O'Clock the previous evening, but
the storm increasing, the Yacht drag
ged her anchor 1T 8 p. m. Thus they
had drifted, and although they had
managed to keep off shore, the set OF
the tide carried them to leeward, and
the yacht bore down on the reef struck,
and sank in eight fathoms.
| listened to this narrative with very
mingled feelings. The letter referred
to must be the letter that / had sent,
Why did not he telegraph his reply? !
was debating on the course | should
adopt when Dobson came up and said
that the OF er gentleman wished To see
me, folio, ID the sailor, and in mo-
ment was in Brastome's room.
He held ont his hand | hesitatcd to
accept 1t.
why, Harry" he said, how have
Offended you? Your letter puzzled me
considerably
Can you ask how? You hayc Tilted
my sister, and blighted her life, and
fear, caused her death, by your
dastardly conduct saved your life,
but almost regret it, have Il long
reckoning to settle with you
But listen To me. You are quite in
error. never injured your sister
am u.s. true to her us even YOU could
UeSlTc. i Hlll, llluecN
Are you not engaged to be married
to Sir William As daughter.
Certainly not. My cousin, who has
como INTO the title, is going to marry
her. hope to marry Agnes your sis
ter; and can't really understand
did not permit him to finish.
wrung his hand nearly of, begged his
pardon. and almost cried in doing ii.
Then | rushed out and wanted Dobsou
to signal for boat, which he very prop
erly declined to do; so sat with Fred
and talked about Agnes till began to
think that had carried my affection
quite far enough.
All was explained and | was happy
again, and then the next day Oh,
what i happy day it was, The sea
fortunately abatcd. Murray came out
with the welcome news that darling
Agnes was better, and chat evening we
all went ashore in the highest spirits.
The glad intelligence of her faithful
sWain's return was gently conveyed to
her, and she at once got SO bright and
happy TINT We declared she had been
"shammlnG all the time, and when,
three days aftcward she and Frederic
were allowed to see each other we'll,
the meeting is beyond the power of my
pen to describe,
Nothing now presented any obstacle
to their engagement being announced.
About three months aftcrward, on il
cold January morning, my dear sister
was united to the husband of her
choice, "for richer, for poorer, till death
do them part, and, Judging by eternal
evidence, am thankful to say that
there is no prospect of II separation for
many years,
| am rcry glad now that heaved
the buoy at Frederic's head from the
old channel rock that stormy morning
just fifteen years ago. And that was
my revenge