New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-26

Yes, I'm. tired and 1t has been so hot ali day,
aud | have laughed so much. l think must 20
! home
Well go with YOU SAID her friends; it is SO
| hot in this place.
PART IIT.-MORNING.
| Eight o'clock next morning, and the business Of
| this August day had commenced. The tide was fan
| out as yet, but already the Gay Was pentItully
| dotted with bathers, anxious for al early SWIM
| The forenoon promises to be UDpresslvely hoe the
say dark with clouds that came between the
sun and earth, not breeze stirred. and far Ou'
| mpenetrabc mist rose from tue sea.
The streets not yet fully astr invdlIds
were being wheeled to the baths; a group % emil
| dren with wooden spades marched boldly TO the
| sands holding council "a to Their future work on
| their way, ana few bathers passed to and fro.
Among the latter came Nellie Bauey looking pale
| and somewhat altered since yesterday her eyes
| seemed larger from the dark circles under them,
which had been traced there by a sleepless night
and a troubled heart. She carried mysterious
| bundle of drapery under her arm, and went with
slow steps toward the bathing-p place set aside for
her sex. Half way down the street she enconn-
tered one of the bathing women. who putting her
arms akiuibo, addressed her IN IA drawing voice:
God bless your purity face. MISS; an It's me
| heat is wake this morning. I've been working
sin o'clock an maybe you'd give poor Mary
Nellie smiled. She knew 'the tay' meant a
stronger stimulaut, whose name was not mentioned
out of respect to sober prejudice. The woman 8
petticoat was dripping wet her legs and feet were
bare and her face assumed an almost rldiculously
pathetic look which the girl could not resist 50
she handed her siXpence.
'Oh, thin, long life to you anyhow, miss and
shure it's glad we're al to see You come to rhra-
more Much good NAV 10 do you. An shure IT. $
looking ont ldr you always bees from the first
thu saysop an we hope it's some fine young gGntle-
man you'll get. me honey, aiore long, with plenty
O. money i the bank.
Tho woman kept up this string Of phrases until
she saw her patroness fairly out OF sight then she
turned to the nearest public house. and demanded
"a glass O the best to raise me heart
A quarter Of an hour Later and group OF bathers
and bathing women, who had been drawn together
by some common feeling OF fear, were looking sea-
ward where dark object apparently located on the
Maybe an there's m danger. please God, said
Mary Bolgei; but wish for all that she Il come
in
is il Miss Baney ? asked one of the bathers.
Il think it's that same young lady. ma am. an
swered another woman l0r ner clothes are thete
in that box an wish she'd come in, anyhow
It's never safe going out so far-GOd between us an
all danger an the thought OF anyone coming TO
trouble puts the heart across In methat 1t does So
At this remark they all gazed seward again.
strainIng their sight TO make out the movements OF
The object before them all being evidently uneasy.
No one spoke for minute or two; then Mary
BOlger broke the silence and the powerful strain
She's coming ill., an it's herself is the fine swim
mer, thank God!
Everyone now breathed moro freely; but there
WAS vet some fascination in watching the figure
making Is way among the waves IRON when they
could not turn. No one spoke tor n while; the
swimmer came by degrees nearer aud nearer 10 the
shore, making her way. it seemed to those who
watched her closely, slowly and with some DIM
cult. Suddenly one of the women gave scream;
Nellie Blaney had Sunk under tho waves. thrill
Of paln shot through inc hearts OF those on the
beach, but no word was spoken. The swimmer rose
hour made an effort to strike out her arms; but her
strength was already too far spent by the long
swim and she sank for the second time.
Some of those who watched her screamed, some OF
them prayed, and some instnctlvely chung to each
other. She only divided from them now by IA
snace of thirty yards but in that distance lay prob
| Ia In u mn "A
gone out IN the careessness OF health ana strength
There no men near, and before one OF nein
cuuld be summoned to her aid. the end OF all things
must come her if no other power ntcrvoned. TO
think that she must die so near them, drown IN go
calm sea on this summer morning, and they un-
able to hclu her. II was terrible!
Save her! save her" the women cried helpcssly
to each other with white lips, their faces terror
stricken, their limbs trembling.
MAY the blessed Mother help her, or she IL be
drowned Holy Mary Mother, save her!
While they spoke Mary Bolger rushed into tho
sea dppiug her hand in tho water first and making
the sign of tie cross on her forehead ami breast;
then as the waves met her breast high, she lung
herself forward and sw am for tho spot where the
struggng figure had last been seen. As she
neared it,. Nellie rose for the third time, her face
scared, her ewes wide open and fixed With an in
stinctive effort she extended her arm to grasp the
woman who would rescue her; but Mary BOlger
was duicker She caught her under the arms,
raised her little then turned aud made boldly Tor
the strand. When she reached bottom. dozen
women rushed out to meet her and carry in the
,enseless girl. They had no blankets. or means of
restoring her near. Some capped her hands.
others held her in upright position, carrying her
the while.
Take her to Browns Baths someone cried and
without pauslug the procession moved in the dlreo-
ton named which was only few yards from the
strand
Seeing this crowd. which increased every moment.
a Young man gOin. down to swim ran TO inquire its
cause. 1890
What is it : what is it p he asked.
'She's drowned, sir. one voice said
She's not. another called out.
An it's herself the purity little girl The
Lord between rs and all throuhe! cried third
Pm doctor he said. II anyone is in danger,
let me see her
The girl had been borne into one of tho bath
rooms by this time. When the young mau had
forced hs way IN. tho door was shut and the crowd
excluded.
Jr Farrell. said woman who recognized him.
What is it who is il +. lac asked.
Miss Blaney. she went out too far, an had not
| strength TO swim IN again an only for Mary
Boger. It's at The bottom o the say she'd be at this
| moment-God be praised
For n second he started, his face turned pale :
then he quickly pushed those around the senscess
| dripping figure aside. and bent oS er her.
Shes living STILL ho said under his breath.
speaking to himself more than to those around him.
In moment sho was wrapped In blankets. hot
water bottles were placed at her feet, and every
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