The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-08-01

glorious morning, even
"Oh, Ralph" cried Nell, laughing
&" what u Persian compliment And, my Ii
love, may not sny tint the brightest n
is dull until have seen Your s.
face?" 4
"My oueenr calculated the young
| ,yer. his ewes dancing. "But, dearestl ,
this day more than all others will, !
trust be n bright one to us. Come,
sweetheart, sit here moment and WIZ
tell YOU" And he drew chair to her
side az have a plan. II it succeeds
your father will have given his consent
TO our marriage before another morning
brightens the earth J!
And with Nclie's hand clasped III his,
Ralph half whispered the modus oper'
andi in her eur.
"Splendid splendid Oh, Ralph,
YOU darling" And her white, plump
rms wereabout his neck and two soft,
ripe lips repaid the recital Oh, my
love then Won will he With me always!
she continued, will charming blush.
And Uncle Dwight helped &c conhive
II il!- 0"
eyes. sweet, " was his plan. am
mt factor Il. it But il viii be sure to
succeed if the weather remains i"if;
And now, silence. Nota word OF ~ uhtii
fine end comes. Once safely welded,
your father must know, we can tell him.
But a hint Of any conspiracy now would
. lose the day forever" =,
With mutual promises OF secrecy the
lovers parted.
!. Slowly the day wore on. The morn
4 ing sun grew older, and proud oil ms
y strength, beat upon the earth beneath
~ with MONDAY beams; then regrettihg
u his passion as the hours flew by, he drove
=. RAPIDLY down the western heavens hall
- in sorrrow-heecy clouds attending him.
20 until inst as the crickets began 10 chirrup
IN and the tide come in, he sank to rest II
ar bank of rose-colored vapors lar IN tine
distant horizon. ~,
80 All day long Jeremy and Dwight, IRE
~. wilton had hshed, lunching beneath III
m. shadow of the single point OF rock thu
the sand-bank boosted, and continuli
,or their sport until the shadows OF u
coming night and the swift-rlsing u,
.r. warned them to desist. Once during u
nav afternoon Jeremy had proposed re,nr
Md inc to the boat, but to this Dwight o
m. jected. 9,
' now. and will he until the tide 'ni.
,hs let Ms improve our time while we may
,rds And 30, the fishing being good, they
remained.
Now. however, they had waited
NOW ,oro NIGHT was at hand and the
run too. They must need hurry:
not owe must walk fast, said Dwie
YOU M they packed up their tackle and 4
enod their creels upon Their sh3ulu {,
,oin- "the tide is higher than l. thought,
and "But YOU fastened the boat? SAID
ason other, in some trepidation.
Don, dropped the anchor|
iden eyes" replied HE brother, "h''
forth was tripped, you know, and when
were wafer swings it clear there's nothing
the keep the boat ut her moorlngs'
"You don't mean to say that tier
wyer chance of such thing happenll
Nellie said Mr.. Trevillion the elder.
ter OF Indeed, ! dol" replied the OF
the burrying onward for the sea Is
ing up rapidly. You know the tide
met, ers this place entirely. We must 9
nope, the boat"
armed "Good heavens /" cried Jeremy;
er ms il horrible! Are we to drown, thei
Ter The surf was now breaking upol
money little bank in long, steady
Known each moment the strip of sand grew
OF ms narrow, and behind there could I've
Meme the roar of the ocean among the
nm, where they had eaten dinner. ~
All" was no longer possible.
were "I mean to say this, said the y,o
ury. man: a. we are in trap, and unle
anu u, gain our poat, or succor comes ITO
manly shore, within twenty minutes the 81
t y; ~ be upon u.s. T.
90 wen and together they ran onward.
Nellie suddenly Dwight, who was in nd
,, ooOi. stopped with sharp, LOOK
people Through the night they could 3
pe' out fore them the outline OF their boat
>u.,, was twenty rods away, rocking up
Neihes swells and drifting from them !
IN Ola Treyillion uttered long, hoar'
'nd 10 and threw up his arms in despair,
roubles. we iva are lostv he groaned
advised, ,hou hoth be drownedW And thu
reached lapped their very feet.
enough, Hold on = said the brotner'
ing trust NOT lost vet. Can you SWIM
nj wall. "NoW
/; and as I oNe;tber can I. We must sho
Apply sun hams some fishing smack or pass
G, bright NAV hear us, Come, toee.hei
each, two Their ,oices rang out long
, emerge over the growing roar OF inc s''
the sea. them. No answer.
Trevillion, "Again p whispered Dwight
fishlng.. ing his breath. ,,u-
read their '" / second shout went blindly
lg gently tho darkness. This time 1t WI
ze-nlone answered. Jeremy seized his
thorough arm.
d party in "Iistenl Some one comes
viewer, ere ha tbonkedr'
illion had Tbe old man was trembling
some man terrible fright. Another call
,ices they second answer, and then, as tt
the boat tbo two men continued, the
oars was heard near and still n
n to scorn; iii n small boat containing tw"
d we need be distinguished ii the gloom
us to-day outside the surf. which was
, when we ing with heavy roar upon tnt
mnks each instant rising mig
the othei' the Trevillions.
ght ii we rpoot abor ~ cried Dwigh
~ IL "o"'' in and take us off Our craft
away and we shall drown!
cnor over "All right, sir y RESPONDED
wait for U.s. voice "we'n be there dlrec
again the Graf. was head'
o far away l6em.
mooth water "That's young Terrill l
ground her voice, said Jeremy. ,:
} sand OF "a fine fellow, too, repi
at low tide, He'll save US now, surely
embarked. Look out All!
aid Jeremy, The rescuers' boat had b.
,,, The tumbhng surf and
the beach, =. Occupants we're seen elm
yer point" a;Se es i rolled and tossed IL
tn rods ant S,a0