Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-11-28

began to row shoreWard. Now il was ap-
parent that there was something In OF
near the cradle. The owner Of the skifi
was bringing the cradle to the shore
with him.
what is he doing? If there's any.
thing in the cradle, why don't he bring il
ashore and let the cradle GOT"
If there was live baby in that cradle
! wouldn't give pin for its chances. A
stick or log will hit it, and over it will
go-mark my words. Jack Alward ought
to have more sense"
Never you mind Jack; he knows what
he is doing"
"I'n bet he'll never bring that cradle
in"
You'll see now. He has tied It to the
skitf."
The interest in the cradle was now
very great. Some women who we're stand.
ing apart approached the man eagerly.
One asked, SCan you see what Mr.. Al
ward is doing?-is there anything in the
cradle, do you think?"
I think" said one man, dryly, Jack
Award is bound to have that cradle after
rowing out there to see what was in it
as ii anything living could be in it now,
no matter what might have been there
last night"
-Yes," said another with a laugh,
Jacks going to save himself the ex-
pense of buying o cradle.
Look, lookI" one of the women ex-
claimed. Il saw a baby's hands in the
skiff."
The men laughed scornfully. The
woman persisted. Il know there's baby
in the skitf."
"She is right" said man. @I saw q
baby's hand just now. See! There's
two hands,"
Pooh! If there's anything in the
skif it's dog. Jack is very fond OF
dogs. You saw dogs tail wagging, OF
dogs ears"
Il tell you it was baby's hands," said
the other angrily. "IgueD H. avssight's
good"
By this time great crowd Taata gzs::sshered
at the river edge. Jack Awards errand
created all manner of speculation.
There were quirks and jokes at the ex-
pense of the man and woman who de-
clared they beheld baby's hands in the
skiff.
One solitary individual, standing apart,
pulled spy-glass out of his pocket and
looked steadily at the skitf which was
forced down far below the crowd now by
the current, in spit of all that Jack AL
ward could do to effect landing higher
up.
This man calmly passed his glass to
another, and the second man who looked
through the glass shouted that he beheld
babes hands held up plainly.
Then the crowd ran pell-mell down the
river bank. Every man there wanted to
be first at the edge of the river when Jack
Award pulled his skiff to the shore.
Jack rowed deliberately to the shore
long before his skiff touched the shore
his friends shouted to him.
What have ugot thereP"
SIS it really child?"
Jack vouchsafed no reply. There was
no need. Hundreds beheld child's
hands moving in the boat.
Then shout went up. Some one pro-
posed cheer for Jack Award. 1t was
given with will, and Just then he
stepped ashore, carrying babe in his
arms.
The crowd impeded his steps. Every
body wanted to see the babe that sur
vived the awful flood. Women cried
tears of joy. and laughed as they wiped
their cheeks.
Lets carry it in it's cradle, Jack, sale
a friend.
Its mine, boys; I found it. It's mine
to keep!"
"To be sure it is. But let us carry il
up to your house in the cradle, Jack
This is the second Moses"
eyes, let us put Moses No. 2 back in
the cradle, Jack"
"Agreed!" said Jack.
Then the cradle was placed on the
ground, Moses No. 2" was placed in il
again, and merry procession escorted
the babe to Jack Awards door.
In less than an hour every man, woman
and child in the town had the satisfac.
ton of looking upon the babe that Jacl
Award rescued from the river.