Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-12-05

him out again. ''rhat's MN with the black
beard, ROse-seet7
Eyes" answered Rose, family; 81 should
have known him.
II seemed a long time before the boat was
made fast and the broad gang plank put
down, and then how the crowd surged
ashorei Careful there ~ called out one of
the officials. mot so many at a timen
Uncle Aaron let Rose go first, and Jacob
sprang up foot or two along the plank to
meet her "My wife, he exclaimed, as he
took her in his arms, blind to every thing
save the one stupendous fact that she had
come back to him. Uncle Aaron, few feet
up the board, stopped still, gazing at them,
his great heart beating with joy
"Come, come, get along you, can't you?''
said some one behind him, and then-per-
haps 1t was because he was blinded by his
happy tears or because the careless crowd
jostled too roughly but Uncle Aaron's foot
slipped from the gang plank, be struggled,
lost his balance and fell into the water. In
stantly a shout went up "man overheard
with ring Of fear in it that filed every
heart. Rose, unclasped "a second before by
Jacob, had seen him fall. "Save himi On
for the love Of God, save hint" she shrieked,
springing to the edge. "Will no one save
himf'
Jacob had thrown off his coat and was
about TO jumpln, when strong arms held him
back, saying; "rhat is folly; they are
throwing him rape-seef' LET me
go" struggling ami biting in his agcSy.
He was giant. He burst from his captors
and leaped overheard. Rose, like piece Of
marble, in strained torture, bent over look
ing at them. Jacob caught his father aud
fria hpla al -
great size and weight, or whether it was
Uncle Aaron's unselish impulse to help
himself was not known but he slipped and
again sank. Jacob Immediately Owed BY
this time small boat had been let down.
Jacob came up again, his father in his hold.
He struggled, fought out towards the boat,
reached it, held on TO it with one hand and
took moments breath. Two men IN the
boat eagerly hauled him in. And then such
shout as went up from human throats
Men roared, huzZdcd shook hands with each
other, strangers kissed each other such is
that blind, instructive brotherhood Of man
over the saving of a life. But was he saved
The cheering ceased, the crowd grew still
first with doubt and then with awe struck
certainty made dumb. The boat was hauled
up TO the dock and the form Of Uncle Aaron
was slowly lifted out.
"Oh-hl not dead" cried out woman's
voice with lonely wall in it like the cold,
shivering sigh of the wind on the winters
night-"not deadln
The crowd trembled a moment in sympa-
thy and then stared as beautiful woman
knelt down by the dripping form and wept |
and cried in agony: ''Oh hl Noblest and |
bestl Noblest and best Ii it were not for |
me you might yet have been alivei Oh! it |
is not right 1t is not rightl'
On the grand old face, now so white and !
still, fingered Yet an expression Of JOY as il |
he would say, if they could but understand, |
that all was right with him. Jacob stood |
at his feet, faint with tumult Of feeling |
within him.
''Poor thingr' said man in the crowd, |
wiping away tear; cit was her father, / |
suppose"
No" murmured jacob, family; 'he was
mine"