Iuka reporter., 1889-06-06

o' i"No W hir3 nelp, whlch WAS
ksomething she neveTwished to do.
The late autumn was wetand cold, and
u was very damp on the river bottom.
so that Miss Electa's rheumatism gave
ner good many twinges before winter
setm. One night in early November
she found herself helpless in bed. with
both lower limbs so swollen with infiam-
matory rheumatism that she could not
move them without great pain.
A. had been raining very hard all day.
ana as night set in terrible storm Of
wind and ran came on. The water
dashed IN great sheets against the win
dows Ut the little house, which rocked
aitd swsyed i'll the wind.
The storm continued for nearly three
hours: then it became little less fl,fitms
but the rnin still fell heavily. Miss
Electa had never felt so lonely and afraid
pelore. She had allowed Johanna to
stay up late for company. 1t was about
ten o'clock when she said to the little
g1rl, Johanna, dear, could Won 60
down cellar and get me glass Of milk
oeiore yGu go to beds l feel faint and
.'Of course l can" replied Johanna
quickly. She took the little hand lamp
from the table and went into the kitchen.
where there was a trap-door leading into
the cellar. Lifting this door she put
one foot on the cellar steps, and quickly
drew 1t back again with her shoe fnll of
water. Holding the lamp down aud
shading her eyes with her hand. she cried
out: - = ~
"Oh, aunty, aunty, the cellars full of
water to the very floor p
WHAT" screamed Miss Peak. and
tried to rise, but fell back with a groan
OF pain. "The cellar full of water ~
she said. "Why, never knew more'n
before ~ -."A
'It's full now," said johanna. ..and
ITS coming through the cracks in the
), Look out and see if the outside. door
is open, said Miss Electa.
johanna opened the kitchen door. and
again screamed, "Why, aunty, annty.
The whole yards full of water. It's
almost to the very door," She ran TO
4 Inc front door: s.My goodness me,
there's water everywhere.
Its the river p gasped Miss Electa.
pale. "It riz Just so once. nine
year ago. This house stood IN six feet
# water. If it does SO again I'll he
for l can't move peg to save
ne, and it it only comes high as the
,ed, and / get all wet with this rheuma.
~ on me, it'll kill me! o dear. dear T ,
vlsh l was safe in the old home with I
dldeon, and that colt was in Halifax p ,
At the name Of Gideon, Johanna took
ler little straw hat and shawl from a
reg in the wall.
I'm going for uncle, she said. II
You can t, said Miss Electa. ssYou re L
ne skeerdest child in the dark that ever
we'd, You know you air p :
but I'm going now, aunty."
!ou IL be drowned in this rain. or +
ct lost, or ketch your death of cold in {
IN I've heard you say SO lots Of s
.f--.sf~f know | can find the -wav q
She had Eghieu 1ea5SY' si5e oIS f;n fsnnty:
ese9 ner aunt, and hurried ont hafar., n
lSs ~. Electa could object further ~ Il
AHe water was over her shoe +~,,. II
2 door-yard, and rising fast n waa 90 a,
lnlng very hard still, and the w;n5 Mas II
y moaning dismally among tbo ~ mnt fo
'e,tops overhead johanna Was - .Io we.
the dark, but tried not to foa1 .1 ~ Sooe,e1 az
I ',u sta, muIrled along, her head bowed to ey
'IUln' ana the lantern held before us
J, !. .. Inc river ragged and roared ont in
: tho los narrow ban4. She lost q shoe tic
me mud, and once she fell headion~ I
!. .ne wet and tangled meadow grass by
20 courage left her dozen times anJ si wi, vi
leit hke shrieking with terror. M .
=. nus ~, II 1 don't get Uncle Gideon bal
Y, II be drowned. / mnst cat rul
!! sne said again and again. so' ma
ncie Gideon was lying In a sbaetloss
: otnerwlse uncomfortable bed INF hns cen
'as not asleep, although he had baar Dus be
ed two hours. ~ ii'so oeen MN
IN feared 'Lecty's house n 1aal PIT
: ne was saying. 1t needs 4 new
. - 9 60 and put it on for her +
: I Ier-fer-fer that blamed old
drat 1T! II 'Lecty comes down ~
.le rneumatiz, I'll be bound If = - =
~ ana fetch her homel and tall 20 p
~ can nave the colt. i'd done II as r1f
=, only old Satan won't let mo - Iul'
,s' = 70 give In. But if she-wbat's sum mai
= 44dk
jerked himself IL .,;..: seem
bed and listensd aa as.'lne position ing
icn OF the leafess old cherry r. trea q ngrr Ml
y against the house or hsd In
the thump, thump of the old bra w ss scene
:aooker down stairs There WAS !; ~
lcle Gideon. q Trno,a ~, Alps
heard it distinctly. and h;s Iaa eye e
ut Of the window over - ~ aa' fl neaa snow
ran instant o'ef 'ne 'front.' oughl
I'M t Won. Jobanr. D., Alask,
!, YES. ,lncla-d~ "A' ~ ~ past
Z sdroundin' Il, cr;a,1 III IuicK weary
ner broken sobs. ''''' oe- alnes.
next moment Uncle Gideon ar uown
q red and green double n;,a lc'!g,
as linn and dr;,s5 : ienP ABOVE Fron
ncle, do hurry sLS .oI' sion t
tlroundin' I'ba ne sald, Aunt domins
I'd" - Ai'er l1z aw- saw tbs
i an old donkey y am, . slpntad ne ne rat
5ldeon, flying up stairs IA h;s s1y sspay M no
and IN ten minutes he ana IT, oDsndli
ere driving fu1iously down ~ M sPPrec'
|ncle Z Gldeons Light wagon b1kfSsitsrc c.tl e
Betty, the mother Of the tra,, sl.er y
,nslaip il The st,r,s, .rsen =. sought Agassiz
uQQv. n ~ 1oiiow- point t,
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