The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-22

off the boat sWe are not going b lose Paradise for q cloud like a pins head Adieu, monsieur. and thousand thanks for your warning. Row, hcoshers, row :; the stream runs fast Sing semething. girls
 Down the ssill, shining Fives, hcGween hIsh. green banks, kcwni1g eocks, crowned with stun,ed spraca - rllded, singing: "Over ,he Sea in IT Eairy Bark and Mooses Csnn1f4n uoet Song" And then HarEy and Enni1 eng a gentleman song with | rousinR ckorus, about = Nive ramour. cigar. . cogniac,' ' and leaned over the oats side with my hand iI the water. watching the sea-gulls, when l suddenly heard Justine ex- claim;
 Look here. boys. Jus see how dark its getting
 Hooked up. It was getting dark fast |; the black speck was spreading with astonishing rapidity all over the sky.
 "Au rightr said Louis, "it win keep us from getting sunburned.
 But it's going to rain, l tell you
 "Well, we're no, sugar and .ah ; ~e won't melt"
 Just listen to that said Justine. ap- pealing to us There's gallantry for YOU. lfy you two great sea-bears don't mind a westing, we delicate little angels do so turn back and take us home again.'
 And miss our visit to Paradise after Ill r' said l. "Oh. no That's a little too bad Go on, Louis you can surely bring us to the island before it begins to rain.'
 II don :, know about that said Harry. pausing on his oars and looking up at sky the storm IS rising fast: just see ~ha, an inky look the sky has. How fast your Canadian storms rise, Louis v
 There il comes" cried M.y. as a great drop feli We are m tor IL now wish we had taken the old gentleman s advice. and staid on terra hrma when we were there
 If things were done twice turn back. if you like said Harry.
 Nonsense Turn back. indeed we'll do no such ,hing,' said Louis. energeti- cally. !" Besides, the islands the nearer of the two, since II IS raining: so pull away, my boys, and we'll have the girls under cover m no time Harry struck out. but just al tha, mo- ment there came a sudden gust of wind that nearly overset the boat, and being quite unexpected by him. completely knocked hira from his centre of gravity Back he went. in that peculiar style called " catching a crab and away vent his oar. floating rapidly down the strong cur rent, while the boat spun round like d top.
 "Whew r said Louis, with a dolorous whistle. "What an awkward piece of business say, Danforth, we're in rather fix now, ain't we ?"
 Confound the oar" said Harry, with a growl, "and confound your sudden squalls, I say. What the deuce are we to do nowT
 We three gave small screams
 '.Oh Louis. Oh. Harry! There's no danger. is there :'
 a No, ify you just keep cool. for there 5 the island. and the gods be praised for II How fast the storm IS coming It's lucky for us Paradise IS so near. or we would all be m kingdom come m less than no time"
 But we were not in Paradise yet. The rain fell Tn vast sheets and was swept Tn blinding gusts Tn our faces by the wind. The river so calm and placId when we started. was hcaving and surging strangely now. and our !" falry bark" tossed and prched like d eockle-shell The island was within few yards, and had no, one of the oars been lost we would have reached t In very few minutes bui IS I, was. nearly quarter of an hour elapsed before we were landed in state of drenched safety on the surf beaten shore. and d grea, wave hois,ed the Belle Justice high and dry on land.
 There was no time 10 look around no chance to speak. We were in Paradise but we certainly could no, have locke d miserable and wocbegone had II been the other place. Thoroughly drenched. we skurr,ed along with uphfted skirts and ben; heads before the sweeping sheets of rain up slippery beach a muddy. strag- gling path. towards subs,antlal-looking < log cabin l,he only dwelling to be seen and. soaked through. we ali rushed in,o large porch in front, and ventured for the first time to draw a long. exhausted breath.
 And this is Paradise :" said Harry, in tone of unspeakable disgust. Then all have to say is, tha, l never want to sec it again."
 "You are never likely to: so don't worry. Ugh If we don't one and all of us have galloping consumption after ,his day, my name's not Mary Rosina Dins- more! What would our dear mothers say, if they knew we were out.r
 Are you never going to get that door open. Louis V called Justine, impatiently. "Is old Martha dead or sleeping
 !" Neither. The door IS locked. and I believe. in my soul, the old lady's se- ceded :"
 q Good gracious. You don't mean to say we can't get in: cried Justlae. in dismay
 :" cry likely Martha has gone over to St. i'ieue's to help her daughter spend inc honeymoon. and we're left Tn the lurch. What pleassn; day we are likely to have of II
 We looked ], each other n silent con- sterratiou o,JS iat,yh~d Harry sxorr