Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-10-30
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Thi, caused renewed laughter, for
Milly hat not conducted herself at a..
bravely during the three OF four severe
thunder-s,orms which had crashed and
flashed about Rol.ester's since our ar
rival. But there was no storm tls'
iay; the SKI continued p~ropitlously
blue. aud st,er our meal We scattered
here and there. juveniles snd ad1iiS'
agreeing tbs, s peal from the horn
csr-;at bv one Of our drivers should
summon u Al! 70 the spo; where tue
wagons waited.
Agnes. and many others Of the boys
and girls, wandered Of with NE. II
not long before We came 10 q part
Of the Glove still l%0velier than any We
had We. seen. ! felt regret, when rs
beauty tur.. upon NE. after q little
turn in our rock path, that mother hAd
not accompanied ME, 20 that she too
might enioy il ! am atrald that | Tor
20, also 10 wish for MI.ly, and o
record tht, with q certain shame. The
stream hsd dr.t,ed upon 4 Of is
leye. spaces, and hence vas quite stl!Ii
YOU could hear j. roar and plash a III
tie beyUnd, behind screens Of the som
Der hr-.rees. But here it had made 3
dark pool jus; 81 the hollow base OF q
natural gr0,,o. The shore Of this poo.
Of wnitest sand. and looked sh9a.
enough for several feet at least, show
ing the yellow pebbles for that DIS
lance. below the clear surface Of the
water. Blu, - I lifted my eyes, l saw
that 4 tree had fallen across parallel
with the darker par, Of the pool itself
from one Of the earthly lodges that
fanked il. Tie b0uEhs Of the tree,
however, had caught against the
Jagged stone which made the ceiling
Of the crotto, but these boughs we're
still green, showing that the halt
rooted tree lived, though poised slant
wise las !, NAV have been for years.
over the calm. gloomy tide.
An idea seized one Of the children to
take Of shoe. and stockings and wade
into the pool. It proved q very Popu-
lar idra-doubtless because there was
a spice Of recognized mischief lit. |
confess tina. l opposed il rather teeo.y,
and soon began to ask myself what
after all, would BE- the harm in such a
moi,, little fr0lic. But it was not till
! saw Willie Hiukie with his knee
brooches cunnins.y rolled up and
cr4,ypd in his two pretty white hands,
taat ! realized that the little te!.o" hal
3g1',yyu1 It's in Drr stroll.
Being nearly the Oldest boy there,
felt a thrill Of responsibility for TINS,
the Youngest, put my hand about his
shoulders @, be dauntle-sly waded into
the fresh, cold stream at my SIDE. But
lie gave al obstinate little shrug, re-
sentlng thi. protection; and presently,
in ta- general hey.dry and h~igh.spirited
! c.at.er that en,ucd, forgot the little
| fellow altogether.
Suddenly q wild cry rang out from
Ida Suowc. Il s.leucrd IL all, that
cry, in an instant. It was Ike the
gloom of death striking harplg, with
out o hint Of omen. straight into the
| bright heart Of sunny lie itself. We
all stared whittier her hand pointed.
Look look,' She shouted. "lt,'
Wllly-"ily "lhh!e! ne 7-Ae
gone too far. lie drowning
It va, terribly true. Inc BANK nus
have shrl'ed win learlu' 7'etpn's'
and some sort Of treacherou- ciTcuia'
current, silent and deadly, had caIrlel
the poor child off into the dusk water.
beyond. Both his arms were raised.
can sec his piteous little white face un
der his fO.,Y golden hair now, as J
i'll. backward in the agony OF his woe
full peril, tore oil my coat Two o.
three Of the larger boys did the same
None OF Us could swim, but there j.
kind Of call, at times like these, tina
riugs right through the soul OF III
stronger life when il sees the Wcake
life perishing. ! don't know VIVA
wog.d have happened. don know
which II Us would have struck on
first. Il would have Deeh ueath L
more than Il Of ", | think, II tn
thing that lid happen had not hap
prurl.
Bytupw we all drew back, thrilled b
one impulse, one feeling. For alon
the fallen tree (Which was just aboy
Wi,Iy', linking form, vet, ali, 50 pitt
ou,ly far from it) hurried a slender
swift. girli,A shape.
1T Millv,' cried some body. An
then We all waited, with a kind Of ave-
We were too far away from her I
= help her; we all realized that. She haC