The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-11-12
HOW NOT TO DROWN,
Keep cool an.. non,t strurria.

-FOUR years ago / was floating in the
surf at Atlantic City. casing up into
the sky and thinking only Of its beau
ties, when. feeling somewhat tired.
essAyed to stand up. but failed for the
very excellent reason that had moth.
ing TO stand On. had. without no.
ticing 1t. aoated out beyond my depth.
am very indifferent swimmer, and
make It rule not to venture into the
water when cannot secure Q foothold
when need one. Yet found myself,
not through any foolish Venturesome
ness. beyond the furthest line Of bath.
ers. Of course immediately struck
out fer shore. After swimming until
felt thoroughly exhausted ! found
anat had made very little progress,
and also discovered that the bottom
OF the ocean was too far beneath me
to be OF any practical benefit as basis
OF travelling. Now what would you do
under such circumstancesP Shout for
help, you say. Exactly! That, I sup
pose, is what any Well-conditioned.
sensible human being would do, and
yet found myself actually ashamed
20 90 1t was positively morally
weak enough to permit . consideration
Of what my felIoW-men would think Of
me to oVerpoWer the natural sense Of
MISREPRESENTATION. fancied that I
might be laughed at for crying for as
sistancs before was actually sinking
beneath the waves, and 30 struggled
on until . sudden conVulsiVe twitc6in1
in the calf Of my leg told me that I
had cramp. Then shouted s.Helpr'
quite Justify, and shouted thrice. No
body heard me. and nobody paid any
attention to me. Thanks to my good
fortune, however. ! remained perfectly
cool, else would not b talking to
you now. / was able to recognize on
the shore shs faces Of people knew,
and. although experienced no sense
Of fear, felt fully satisfied that /
would never see them again.
Row. by all recognized rules and
regulations In such cases made and
provided, the events of my entire life
should have passed before me in In.
Simultaneous review. l'H guarantee
that you never read q novel but that.
when the hero or villain was sinking
beneath the waves, he thin Ks, With
rapidly. Of every act In /
bis career. ''And. Is Reginald felt the |
cruel waters closing above him. all the |
deeds OF his life, both good and bad, /
passed before him as though 3 piano.
rama was being moved by some magic
asId. That IS about the way it gen.
srally reads. you know, and that Is
What should have happened TO me-.
But am icoDocl8stic and cruel enough
% say that had no such experience.
found that my mind was absorbed
With but one thought. 10 the excIu-
don Of all other sensations ] thought
4 absolutely nothing but Of getting :
lshore just as soon e possibls. After
ny nrst uuheeded cries for hslp I |
gain felt ashamed 70 call again, buf
made another effort at swimming. In
by cramped condition I found this
ruthless. and SC agAin cried out for
assistance, but kept perfectly still ia
he water while did It Had atrup- II
led would have lost breath. and L.
nth IL my life. Ny last shout was | 4
card saw 8 suddes sxeissnent On | !,
be beach. IsaW men point thofr arms | :
0ward me. saw others run into the / =
Tater. saw man bring Z coil az :
0pe. could identity the individuals / :
Tho were doing these things. Z watch :
q them coming toward me- and sin.
y endeaEored 80 keep as quiet e !.
0ssible. Ia this way ! managed 70
eeP aAoat until they get ne AID drag
ID me ashore.
What wish % domonstrste 4 that
- very poorest GWimmsE amopx you
perfeckly eAfe Ia tbs water 1E hs oniy
seps cool and does nos ekragglo Whsn s
1thing e - - gainsd ~ SaaA lo1iEsEss. +
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