Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-10-13

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Re replied thai / vas very hsrsi on
him. huf he snppossd he wos,ld have
to erbrnit Il INV nnxarv;nv consa,a,,.
WAS hnrt tben a.d - 9aser,,,;-.s :
virfnons indionrfioa wslksa -;iensl~
into the boatkonss with Risa-into :
low room, in which slse boats were arr
fistically arranged. with various at
tractive and suggestive names turned
Iurinely toward Us.
Arthur brought chair and LETT ne
II lhe dor ii srakeh zhe river cid
ing By. ] did not have TO wait long
till he appeared in boating cos
tune that was wonderfully 6ecom-
ing. There are few men who can
wear sailor suit and vet look better
than in their ordinary dress. Arthur.
however, il one of them. I wish Won
could have seen him as he took the
oars and again we were alone upon
the waters.
Our boat shot swiftly over the
waves as with long graceful sweep
the oars cut the water and then clided
back on the surface ready to din for
G second sweep. We soon ronnded
the point and laid in the molten track
of the sun. Arthur's back was to-
words Il and sat ;,nmaa;stsIv IN
front Of him holding the filler strinas
An aoueduct bridge Law before rs
and from its sides noured streams of
water when the nrosa;c ann burned in
the zenith. but now misty va;Ia of
cold huno wava,;ng - tha hraa,a
fbev tool 0lor;ons t;1ts such as Iris
is said to be encircled bv and rnshed
lightly to meet the strnoolino seeth-
ing water below. Beyond the bridge:
the river. between its low wooded
banks. wound In and ont Ike some
monster Pvthop. coiling and wreath
ing itself as It ciided on its wey. But
back of all was the setting sun. oild-
ing and clorifying ali chat It's beams
rested mon
/ looked forward in a busbad ;ov-
ful calm. too happy to sneak thouSht-
less of the helm which I was exnected
to control
Walked bv an unexnecsed shower
of water I was mvseIf immediatelv
"Wbat is tbe mater Arthnr 9'' I
cried
aMatter oh noth;no only 7 tried
TO wake Won up and couId not 40 I
happened to remember that water
was considered a restorative when
people lost their senses. and allowed
the boat 10 drift under ihe sheeted
rain of che bridge. Instead of taking
the opening as [ intended to do. You
did not know where Won were till The
water came down ON Won: Won should
have seen yourself ;nmn
He LAUGHED heartily and for once
I was not anery Then I took the
oars while he encouraged me to learn
how to use them. I was an awkward
and unruly pupil.
Whenever a boat came in sight |
would amuse myseH and tease him by
an overpowerinp fit of bashfulness
which would cause me to rest on NV
oars till the boat had passed While
he fretted over NV folly. I leaned
back and quietly LAUGHED at his yex-
alton. Il was INV tnrn then and |
made the most OF IL
Boas after boat uassed us and the
smiles were genuine and genial as INV
pretended modesty and Rrthur's evi-
dent annoyance were noted. AT
length gave up the ouars to him
and with long steady pulls we shot IN
the river. past our sometime smilinn
speetators
We soon reached a mass where a
small stream leapt down the rocks tc
reach the river. The boat glided ur
to a small pier. Arthur sprang out and
assisted me- earefulIv to ksrra fyn,a
What a precious. breakable piece o.
clay am II l stepped out daintiIy
and after fastening the boat, he Joined
me on the pier. wish you could
have looked at the scene with Ms. Irene
I had never seen such before and such
I never expect TO see again.
Before Us Law rocks piled on rocks
turning hoary storm-bsaten faces 4
cur view. But over the heads Of these
giants descended a yelling stream
Ieapinc with a sheer fall into a large
shallow. rocky basin. from whence 4
rolled and Rlided over the remaindel
Of its course. moaning and frettine a,
II worked its way among boulders /
was not mighty enough to sweep away
We were standing on a little plat