The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-09-23

on board the boat. Then she says; Can
you show me the exact spot where be went
oyer2' Now, says, what do you want to
know for?' You see, l kinder suspected
that she wanted to throw herself over
board after her lover, and she read my
thoughts as she gazsd in my face. No,
no, Bill, ] would never do anything so
wicked as that. You stand by my side
and see that don't. Then she drew
from under her shawl lot of faded roses
which looked as if they had fallen in the
dirt, for the leaves and stalks we're all
muddy. 'Ou the night we quarreled,
she says, Joe brought these, and then
he took them from me and threw them
in the gutter in his anger. crept out
OF the house after lie had left me and ran
to where he had thrown the flowers aud
gathered them all up, for L meant 10
show them to him as proof tEat loved
him. or course | was not coming arout q
Immediately. What girl would after be-
ing so treated2 So when he came the last
time would not speak to him ct first
and he left at once. If I had only ran
after him! Oh, dear! Bat thought he
would come back. Now l want to throw
these flowers in the water Just where be
went in. Perhaps they will float to where
his body lies and ask forgiveness for me.
Do tell me, Mr. Bill, do tell me- l
thought I would humor her, aud so
showed her where he went overheard;
but I kept tight hold Of her skirts all the
while in case Of accidents. She takes
her flowers, and pressing them to her lips
with both hands she cries: Forgive me
Joe. and throws them in the river. She
did not land in Philadelphia, but re-
crossed with me, and when we reached
Camden she nodded to me and walked
slowly away
"Six months passed on and Ihad al
most forgotten the circumstance, especi-
ally as the young lady never travelled
with ME any more. One evening man
came up to me when we were in mid
stream with Il aslouch hat drawn over his
eyes, and he says, Bill, don't you know
me! almost fell to the deck with fear.
1t was Joe, the young man had seen 60
over head first in the water with my own
eyes. oh, Tn flesh and blood, Bill,
never mind he says, though that heart
less girl will never know it. l intended
to drown myself, but somehow came
up by the piles of the island yonder, and
all the desire to live came back to me.
climbed on the island and remoined
quiet until morning, and then got
boy as works there to row me over to
Philadelphia. did not deny the report
of my death in the papers; but took the
cars for another State, where have since
worked. Do you ever see her?' / had
recovefed myself by this time and shook
him warmly by the ha d, and then | told
him all about those flowers and he began
to sob like child. He got me to take
day off and go aud see the Young woman,
which I did. broke the news gently TO
her, and beyond little Mysteries, she
took the news beautifully Then hePo,s
to see her, and one afternoon when things
were slack they both came on board to-
gether again, looking as happy as long
shoremen on pay day. Thoy walked up
to me just as though l was her fnther,and
he says, Bill, you must take another
day off, for we are goirg to be married
on Sunday and you must be there Well,
regular ever since, and a happier couple
never lived. Bill, joe often says, that
cold bath was my salvatiNn.'"