Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-08-28

was compelled 70 change his first
! opinion of the sisters. Winifreds
| spirits, health and temper seemed
10 be perfect; Marcia, Q - the other
hand, sometimes forgot her would
be gentleness and showed a snap
pish petulance that amazed Guy.
What a helpful. CHEEKY woman
she would ben meditated Guy,
but not of Marcia. mo head
aches, no sulks, no sharp speeches!
But therein a wife one needs do
nestle virtues as we'll as a good
disposition; her ability to dance
and ride, skate and swim. shoot
and drive, will not direct the
household. Fancy this lovely
young Amazon trying to cook a
steak if there should be rebellion
in the kitchen -
But though Guy thought he was
fully determining TO marry some
one more like Marcia, yet Wini-
fred ruled his dreams by day and
by night. At last he got TO this
| pass.
"Will such a girl ever consent
to settle down to domes ic life?
Will she not laugh at me if | dare
| to speak oflove :'
One day Helen and Cassius went
to neighboring town on bust
ness, and Marcia, Winifred and
Guy went rowing on the river, a
narrow, deep and rapid stream.
Just after the girls had landed
Marcia espied an empty basket
floating down the stream and de-
clared that she wanted it, SO Guy
rowed out alone to get it. Sud-
denly, they never knew why, the
boat capsized, and Guy in trying
to regain it was carried yet further
down the stream.
"Never mind the boatw shout
ed Winifred. Swim ashore, the
current is very strong"
Which Guy at last concluded to
do. When nearly in shore he was
suddenly seized with cramps, and
could swim no further. Marcia
shrieked and wrung her hands
and cried
"Oh, he'll drown-he'll drown!'
Hold your tongue! Run to
Patterson's for help cried Wini-
fred peremptorily, and at the
some time sprang in 10 the river
! herself.
In a few seconds she was beside
the sinking man. Clutching him
firmly by the arm with one of her
strong hands she struck out slowly
but surely for the shore. Guy was
tall and we'll proportioned, and it
took all her strength to get him to
land, but she did 1t and none too
soon, for her own strength was
giving out.
1.-THE heavens be praised" cried
Jim Patterson, SIT is lucky for
poor Mr.. Ayerill that he wasn't
alone with Miss Marcia It's
strong arm and courageous heart
you've got, Miss Winifred! Come,
Joe, lend hand. and we'll carry
him home. Faith, but he's
heavy"
The doctor was sent for, and
Guys inopportune cramp proved
to have been cuused by disorder
ed system, and he was quite ill
for some days. His mother was
sent for, and he had the best of
care, though he would rather have
had Winifred with him more. 1t
was always Marcia who famed
him and red to him in his moth
er's absence, though Winifred al
ways brought him his meals, and
somehow the heretofore admired
sweetness began to pail. He sighed
for little breezy chat as on a
warm summer afternoon one will
sigh for an invigorating sea-
breeze.
Mother" said he, suddenly,
the first day he was able to sit up,
(Which do you like, best, Wini-
fred or Marcia -
"Just the question / have in
tended to ask you," was Mrs.
Averill's diplomatic reply.
Marcia is very GENTLE"
Every; aud so quiet"
Winifred is strong, mentally
as well as physically"
"She is an admirable girl"
Clearly he would get no decided
opinion from his mother. He be.
gan again:
1.-THE fellow that gets either of
them for a wife will be lucky.
"Very true. Is there any pros
pect that my boy will be so
lucky 2"
IL wish there was"-with q
sigh. but 1 fear not. She is so
strong minded"
"Ehank fortune, it is Winifred!'
| thought Mrs. Averill. But she
said: "Who? Marcia p
"Marcia! Oh, mother he