National Republican., 1883-07-31

space were precious, but he could not afford
TO mako mistake. Then he threw IL over
IL bumped along the stones aud his heart
beat each time IL failed to catch grip. At
last IL caught and brought the boat up stand
ing, while tho tense string throbbed like tho
bass gut of a harp. For the moment IL held
How soon would IL part? Ho shranlS from
feeling along tho strands. He was more
afraid not Co lost no should read his fate in
the twinc tense and twanging under tho cur
rent. Inch by inch his fingers travelled TO
his arms length. go long as IL held there ho
was safe. Time aud time again through the
long night he did this, but never, he said,
without heart like lead and hands quiver-
ing like leaf. When morning dawncd, rs
at last it did, he was easily saved.
In another case the danger TO lifo though
considerable was not imminent. A
tug was towing three scows, when one went
adrift. With admirable promptness and nd-
dress the captain of the tug cut loose the rest
OF his tow and steamed ahead of the drifting
barge. There he held it by steam power, and
when the others came along q line was passed,
the throttle was thrown dead opcn, and it
was sought to make way up stream. But
they had drifted fairly within the grasp Of
the spirit of the waters, and for time IL
seemed he would not lot 20 his own Finally
II foot was gained, in a few minutes another,
and then the tug of war was virtually over.
An escape" of another sort was that of a
murderer. The sheriff was behiud him. the
river in front, and only the wires of the old
bridge at Lewiston to help him across. Hand
over hand he began the passage. His hands
quickly blisterod, and then they blcd. Again
aud again he rested his arms by hanging by
his legs. At last he reached the opposite
bank and lay painting full an hour before he
continued his flight. The feat was certainly
a remarkable one for an amateur.
There is no telling how many crimes are
hidden in this deadly river. But one, COM
paratively recent and very remarkable, has
never yet been completely told or solved
One morning q body was found, over the
face was handkerchief, Around the neck
was rope tightly drawn and kuOtted at the
back, and the end frayci. In the head was u
bullet hole. Whose was the body in litc and
how had il come to its tuu. end Itappunred
thut one o. l.. Rowell had registered recently
At II hotel. He had complained Of tha loss of
$500. His room had not been sopt in, and
his clothes We're found on the bank. The
Gorouor's jury found that the body was
Ruwol's. But presently Rowell turned up, or
rather u detective turned him up, and his con-
duct was explained by family matters
not pertinent here. Then IL was
thought tao body belonged to ono Close The
description of its height, weight, head, neck,
! hands, and feet agreed with Closes, and he
| mad had presontinent" that he would
| soon be missing. "Prcsentlmcnt was
| scarcely the word, for it soon appeared that
he was an cloper aud bgamist, and had no
uss for any remains ostcnsibly his. Then it
was sought to identify this foundling corpse
with "A certain Ii. 4. Raymond. What Ray
mond did before he was missed | cannot say,
nor can finish the story IL must remain
artstically, or inartistically, incomplete. Tho
| body was never positively mthcrcd. so to
! speak, and the mystery remains, But GER
tain old saw about murders Will noyec-
thclcss doubtless continue TO be quoted.