Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-07-18

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.sprang ashore, and ia d few minutes We
had the Rllole stor NVi lille had been
layiing with the itf ID The slip, as he
had done scores Of times before Mrs.
Warmer had been busy over some house
hold duty and did not notice that It
rained. hen she she went at
once to call lie ii. But is,he could
not find either the boat OF the boy.
Beth had yanish he'd as though the lake
had swall lowed them Up.
She had not dared to 20 inland TO
the village to seek help, for fear Of
missing our boat as II passed, but she
had for hours been running mp and
down the shore calling III vain to her
darling. Some Of the lad passengers
wrapped the diistra ed mother in shawls;
for she would not delay d moment, and.
we put out into the lake.
followed the course Of the wind as
well Is e could, for + knew well enough
that the little fellow Ind been blown
ont into the lake, where there was but a.
small chance that We should find him,
for it was unlikely SO frail s boat could.
live long in such a heavy sea. 3 ss4
s For an hour we beat about without
seeing an object on the water, when
away in the distance there was 3 dark
spot that came occasionally in sight on
the top Of the waves. Tom, said q to.
my mate, can you make out what that.
is on the starboard quarter? Is ita log.
ira boat 2 ~. ss 5 a
8 It's = log adrift, sir. :
1" TIL not Tn sure it's not /! It's q
boat I" shrieked voice close BY ME,
and saw to my surprise, Mrs. Warner,
who I supposed was in the cabin, peer
ing wildly into the drilling rain. To
all my appeals to her to go below, she
u.s.. It's a boat! it is a boat! He. is
saved 7 .5$5a t55f g 5s5 8, i. .,s5
without . glass to aid her vision, her
strong mother love gave her keenness
of sight denied to us. It was sboat.
But it was only on my threatening to
abandon the search that the wretched
woman consented to go below.
"Two minutes later the mate cried,
Yes, sir, it is a boat, but it's empty so
far as I can see. There's nobody sit
ting in it. a. S| 5=:& . .sSs, ID; i. ].
'sIt was true. There the little skif
was tossing about, like cork on the
waves, with Ole scull dangling in the
row-loeks, but not q soul could be seen
in her. S5s. f. -. g'E "a
ss.Tom, said I, nervously, for I felt
sure the boy was not in the boat, and ],
actually trembled with apprehension
lest the sad news would kill his mother,
will you go down and tell that poor
woman what we have seen?' %fS
''sNot for all the gold in California
said the mate, decidedly; and yet he's
as brave q fellow as ever sailed the
lakes. r 49,. .g.s,~, " @Sz@ ~.
p t'We passed the word to have Mrs.
Warner taken into cabin as we neared
the skiff.. J. felt so angry with that
poor painted toy of pleasure-boat,
that / had half mind to run it down.
But of course I wasn't quite
foolish enough for that. The
mate and two of the deck hands
put off in the yawI, for our wash would
have capsized the skiff had we gone any
nearer. With listless eye [ watched
them approach che boat, for I felt
leaden weight at my heart because { was
sure I should be obliged to tell the
young mother of her loss. I saw Tom
get hold of the painter, and then spring
into the skiff. Them a..
4 3. "''Safe! safe! The boy is here!"
f'It. appears that the little fellow,
tired of play, had lain down under the
seat, and had gone to sleep. In the
meantime the boat had drifted into the
lake and it had begun to rain. The
drizzling rain did not wake him, and he
lay in as sound slumber as if he was in
his bed at home, and not hair of his
head hurt. .a..E& +5 - ~
"But what fuss there was aboard
The women were all crying, and the
men, too, for that matter. And the
young mother, clasping the boy to her
heart, went straight down on her knees
and thanked God before them all for
sparing his life. Idon't think words ever
came from a minister's lips that went
straighter up to- the throne Of grace
than that young woman's prayer. .slss.s:
The family are living East now.
William Warner is one of the few men
]. claim as personal friends, and as for
his bright little wife, If she were my
own child, i couldn't have q deeper re-
gard for her. And the presents they
send me! There is no use in my trying
to choke off their gratitude. Not the
least. And every parcel comes marked,
with Willie's love- !" s.; j.. .
:" - (. 42%@l BERNARD BIGsBY.
Learned the Virtues Of Champagne.
From Texas siftings. 81 n =7>s.24t Il
At a Tennessee banquet the other
night an old fellow who had been In
yited, and who knew nothing Of wine,
sat drinking champagne. Looking up
With an expression of disgust he said: