The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-08-16

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VIOLA :
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Thrice LOST % a Struggle Tor NlH9

a i.ytu mru 1000 IIr nlFu u q lrlFY
beach. ihU lnI IuF .pfay nul iho storm
puahrIudur ih.m NO white. giO7'ly
mist. ut.r IN b hllt a dozen lanterns
cast Frr-- .uusf Ktlrt A Htfr
Hury IsHi bait Hu ts sd- htr throw
buried Iu fhD inppIfs atwood, and
standing wnsulli U0..l ls bIur eyes
purplr with excitement anil hs wri
check flushed wI. tuHny E1Iph hulnr.
sun. ono baud gIH.Nrl 1900 Ulr lhu
other held lhr U''I. l4ul ui % child,
n bright DARK ilIy creature, who
chung close 60 hIm hu' looked ont with
steady fearless g. 10 lbo rough look
ing men gathered on ihe beach In TIDE
bottom u the boat lny % woman, Dor
head resting on Knlpl's jlckrt. which
be bud taken Oh for that purpose She
was greatly exhausted. evidently. but
She smiled ,wcctly when Ralph spoke
to her, and then again at The conclusion
Of Bradlce's speech.
80, here's Anderson, now" Brrller
added, ns Ben strobe straight through
the swIrling surf and sllmy sra.wee1s,
and stepped into The boat and .toud an
instant with uncovered head and up.
lifted ewes beside his boy They all
knew what wa, IN the fathers heart nj
that moment, and %lnstinoliyrly turned
away their faces.
The woman wns carefully lifted ont
and borne up the beach to Ben Amber.
sons cottage. There were two house,
ear the pont where she was found.
but no one thought Of proposing to
carry her 10 either Of thrm Ned
Bradlec marched on before, swinging
his lantern aud carrying the little nil
In his arms, she only submitting to thl.
arrangement on condition that Ralph
should walk beside him, where she
could put out her hand and touch his
arm or face every few minutes.
No one hnd noticed M,ra Anderson
till they were arranging a litter 10 carry
the woman on Then She stepped quiet.
ly forward aud assisted them. and fell
back again The nervousness had en-.
stcadier nor p.omptcr hand than her.
among them all.
As they went mp 10 the house, the
story Of the rescue was told Ralph,
upon leaving the rest, kept down
toward the Point believing, NJ he "a 4.
that there was something Tor him 10
do there lie thought he would keep
on to the rocks. u be saw nothing
sooner. but he hal not proceeded
more than a dozen rpds WhCu he saw
something white Duticring against the
dark edge of an abrupt rock ihat ruso
few feet irom the shore. lie was not
sure but Il VA, the iroth east mp by the
waves I'LL a child's voice said. IMAM.
ma very distinctly. lie ran back
few feet aud caught bold Of the dory
and run !, down TO the water anl
sprang into H. The light from tho
lanterns up the shore east a faint light
on the water, and the tide was falling.
and 30 he managed 10 get the boat oil
TO the rock. lie was perfectly iamilial
with the place; there wa, n narrow
strip OF sandy bar. aud. keeping that
between him aud the wind. be- man.
aged 10 hold bis boat In place. II,
iound the child sitting on the edge d
the rock where che said she hat
climbed from her mothers arms
The woman had been lashcd TO 4 spar
which had caught aud broken agalns
the rock. throwing her up on the bar
who're she lay, spcerhless and nearl,
insensible. IL bad lifted them boil
into the boat. and was ju.t pushing Of
for the shore when Ned Bradlcc cam
along with his lantern aud saw him.
The woman did not revive. no,wi,b
standing the careful nursing Of Myr
Anderson aud her husband She Ia,
hour after hour In a quini. semI.eon
scious state, only rousinR Il one ,poket
her. but only 10 open hsf eyes ana mail
family, and fall away AGAIN. hut In.
before sunrise she started nm and rnil.,
out sharply "vlolai" Tho child
shIch had lain on the bed with her n
nlght. o,~nsJ her Ora, Ia, n. n', ~ =
denly. and with Z n-as.lons,e ,c.,n,
throw Der arms alou, her ma,be,'
"Nlola. dear, ! am afraid ] AM goin
TO leave you,' shc whispered. faulty.
Myra Anderson motioned 10 her hui
band. but be had already seen the swi
change creeping over the fair, girll.l
lgokinR lace. lie came aud stOol .
hs wlie,s side, a feeling Of sadness an