The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-09-29

'1,H,pr, SiNys lnaIueu tllut WING He
lIiad . .beens lettering. only a short dist,
!! 'Snee away those nearest and dearest
.ts E him had been in deadly peril
sRhile bathing in fancied security,
bearing her Laughing boy in her
Arms, jhiaEife had been caught by
ahet etfsacherous undertow aud carried
in ans instant; ;beyond her depths,
and out Of the reach Of her compan.
ions who could none Of them swim.
No man had been insight at the
time, and had il not been for syoung
girl who had been watching the
bathers from her seat upon The rocks,
all hope of rescue would have been
futile. Encountered as she had been
BY her clothing, regardless ofperil to
herself, Miss Eustace had courage.
ously breasted the pillows and had
succeeded in reaching the spot where
the mother and child had sunk
When they arose to the surface her
brave young arms had been ready,
and with almost superhuman exer.
ton, the girl had been able to keep
herself and them up until help ar.
rived.
If had loved Margaret Eustace
before, l worshiped her now as
clasped my little nephew and name.
sake in my arms, and heard my
brother in tones tremulous with re.
pressed feeling, express his thanks tc
her but for whose noble courage he
would have been wifeless, childless
man.
After that.ehe veil Of reserve. was
lifted between Miss Eustace and my.
sell, and before long we grew to be
very good friends.
But the summer days which had
been SO full of pleasure for me were
fast drawing to their close, and as
yet | had not dared to speak plainly
of what was in my heart.
With my love had grown up a feel
ing of dissatisfaction with myself
| had never done a grand deed Of
heroism-nothing which could Lift
me above or make me any bette,
than my fellows; and what was
that l should aspire to the affection
OF one so pure and noble as she?
One afternoon as l walked on the
sands, thinking some such thoughts
a rustic of drapery caused me to look
up. There beside me was the sweet
face of Margaret Eustace.
: My eyes must have expressed the
fervency of my admiration, for hers
dropped beneath their gaze. We
talked for awhile upon casual sub.
jects; then she told me something
that caused my heart to sink with
dismay.
In a few days her mother and her.
self were to leave for their Western
home.
As she spoke sudden determine.
tion sprang into existence within
my mind. Now was my time. Then
and there | would learn my fate.
began falteringly; but as she neither
drew away from nor rebuked me
gaining courage l went on more
boldly, until at length 1 had told hel
all-that my life's happiness was in
her hands to make or mar.
When l had finished she raised
her eyes to my face.
"Do you know who it is whom you
are addressing thus?" she asked, al.
most in a whisper, her voice tremb.
ling with some restrained emotion.
"Have you no recollection of ever
meeting me before2"
As | gazed upon the beautiful feat.
ures a vague remembrance stirred
within me, and l knew that some.
where in the past those dark, lus.
trous eyes had been lifted to my face
as they were now.
She raised one tiny wrist about
which cleaned q jeweled circlet.-
From it depended golden dollar.
"Years ago" said she in her low
sof voice, "this was bestowed, togeth
er with the better gift of kind words
upon poor child. Instead of ex
pending it as directed, she suffered
the punishment which she SO dread
ed from her cruel aunt's hands, anc
kept the golden coin. That ignor
ant, uncared for child, Mr.. Alton, al