Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-07-03

lie VINO pl0yeu TIC 0Tufn, n vigorous execu- | n
tant, was doing his utmost TO conceal tho de- g
ficiencics Of his colleagues: Not finding this y
amusing l went on the beach, and 10 me, | \
meditating, there came a boatsnan, who COM q
nenced pestering me to hire boat Sud y
denly an idea occurred TO me.
rll take canoe II you have a nice one" q
said 1, seeing several on the sea. OF course {
he had and in fcw minutes was afioat In
It, my embarkation causing some mirth
among the idlers ON the shore but people at
the seaside will laugh at anything. II
padded away toward tho cliffs, fancy
ing might see the lovers at their former
trysting place and gain another advantage
over them. The sea was very calin except |
where the tide swept over reef OF rocks,
where the water seemed to snarl aud show
CLEANS Of white teeth Beyond was a lonely
boat apparently drifting with tho tide.
Almost before was aware oft bad reached
the troubled waters The little choppy
waves wave, began TO splash over ,n gunwals and,
my legs suddenly, TO my dismay, my paddle
| fell into the sea. Using my hands as oars !
began to propel myself laborously toward
| talizing manner fcw feet from me- Just
when had reached II, and was leaning neI.
vously forward to clutch it, a larger wave
than usual struck me, and ! toppled over
| with stifed below, and the water was hiss |
ing around my frightened ears. Coming to |
| the surface again, wildly shouting "Help "
| struck out for my treacherous craft that |
floated upside down few yards from me.
l
ever the waves, which hit me viciously In
the mouth, would let me- The canoe seemed
drifting further away, or else my frantic Of
forts produced retrogression. My clothes
were coiling around me like clammy snakes;
my cries sounded likethe shouts OF some one
else; l was horribly, horribly frightened,
and my struggles were growing feeber.
Like in some nightmare, could see the boat
rowing toward me. How slowly it appeared
to novel My body seemed turning to lead.
don't believe any one ever had such
body, for suddenly 1t dragged my head
under in spite Of its efforts to keep
} above, and 1 felt as one might feel shut
up in gigantic bottle Of soda water
at the moment some Titanic hand drew the
cork, the water hissed, fizzled, and swired
so hideously. As 1t closed over my crown,
I suddenly strong hand clutched me and
| dragged me to the surface again, and heard
, above the awful, jubilant splashing OF the sea
familiar voice uttering know not what OF
l encouragement Then somehow j clutched
the side of q boat there was a long struggle
7 with my inert body that could do so little for
ITSELF and finally ] found myself, like :,
t the boat, and looking up in mingled terror,
b joy, and amazement, at my nephew Charlie
Q and the frightened lace OF Edith Lyall.
I !" You're all right now, uncle, eii y cried
v Charlie cbeerfuliy.
Q Yes-alI -righ' all right - nowr'
), gasped. Then, feeling like mummy in wet
0 swaddling clothes, sat an animated sponge
o on the scat
o 1t was all SO strange that could only blink
1t my eyes in wonder.
l. aThank you, my dear boy Thought it
Y was all up!-watery grave! ughV
II Atlength gradually my breath In a measure
II returned.
-e 81 So this is the nameless one then ?'' said
x /. Found all out fore breakiast.-Saw you
IN But how could enjoy the triumph while
W my teeth were chattering with cold, and
10 realized the force Of the expression " 10 look
s, like drowned ratT'
mi ~, f,,If ,,f ft.Hn
le looked at me compassionately as i shivered
id and shook. All the dignity had been wash
~ ed out Of me as eitectualy as the starch
er from my linen. How thankfully felt How
as inclined to hang up my dripping garments
~ 10 the powerful sea god At Edith's sugges
Ok ton | took an oar TO row to shore, whence
al my accident had evidently been observed
d. for a number OF boats came and joined US
st and we formed sort OF triumphal process
ed sion towards the beach, j felt like som,
Ie prize rescued from the deep! On land wa
OF u crowd TO welcome US. A few enthusiasts
spirits raised feeble cheer others wer'
p' guilty Of rude remarks
To- " Old chaps didn't ought to be allowed on
,e- in them cranky Canoes" said one j in
wardly agreed with tho speaker and regret
en- ted that some bylaw TO this effect did no
exist.
Ir. AS / walked up the beach the bystander
:. laughed in vulgar glee at the sorry sight
=, afforded. " Amt he wet Don't he lool
blue ! That's tho chap what pulled him out!
iii &c.
Charlie, however, rejected all offers O
ed assistance, for was too quenched and help
less, too inclined TO crawl away into som
he place where could not be seen, to asser
myself had had one leg in a watery grave
EN- and terror and damp had made me YER
meek and very grateful. told Edith as W
parted ON the parade that would make
q ''all right with her mother, If possible
ass when was dry. number of dirty boy
followed us to the hotel. They seemed a littl
disappointed had only been partly drowned
)n- for the young are fond Of excitement Her
we l separated with Charlie; imhibed a stron
tumbler of brandy and water, and commence
10, mounted to my head in the most FOOLS
his way; and while j was still fumbling wit
feeble fingers at the buttons OF a dry shir
'ur seeming to see myself quite long way of i
ng the mirror, Charlie in another suit appeared
te- After had assured him for about the TWEEN
tieth time that / was rather better than wors
M for my dncking, for the brandy had produce
deceptive complacency, he informed m
was friend OF Edith's.
"Strange ~ said /, "she has been beggin
er- me TO forgive you ever since last June
"Why, that's exactly what she has bee
asst doing with me-" said he. "She made nj
promise to ask you to forgive me this morn
no ing" continued he. al have been very ur
tn grateful please forgive me, uncle"
Forgive him, indeed! Where should
'ks have been if he had not pulled me out of tn
trackless sea
eal "My dear boy My dear boy9'
he Edith had been playing. And my eyes gre,
ne moist; soInething-perhaps the brandy an,
water-had touched the fountain of my emo
i | tions.
he az only staid away !" said he, "because
wanted to show you wasn't such mufi a
alf you thought was"
"You have been quite right to become a
ly. artist" said i, shaking his hand an unneces
ter sary while, "and l am sure you will be
successful one"
or, 1t seemed to me he must be capable of any
hg thing after pulling me out Of tho water
Then we went down to lunch, objects c
curiosity to the other guests, and drank
TO-. bottle OF dry champagne, wine only TAX
ioi when my nerves have received shock
nc- That day 1t seemed to have a strange effec
nat on the root of my tongue and to increase tn
warmth OF my affection for the world a
he large Charlie told me how his pictures wer
beginning to sell, AMI everything appeared
Aid to me In very rosy light.
lid Lunch over, had an interview with Mrs
Lyall.
IA "Your generous Offer" she said, "place
,v- the matter ON an entirely different foot
to ing"
we The "generous Offer" referred to an al
lowance wished to settle ON Charlie,
rd- he would allow 1t. "Generous," forsooth
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