Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-07-24
STORM-TOSSED.
4 Perilous Voyage on Lake Ontario.
BY w. L. FRENCH.


One fine June day in the year 1872,
young couple might have been seen
stroling through a grove of magnifi-
cent beech and maple trees toward the
shore of Lake Ontario. They were en-
gagged lovers, and their names were re-
spectively Harry LeMar and Bessie
Corbett.
The Young couple were both resi-
dents of the city of Rochester, and were
down with party of ladies and gentle
men from the city to enjoy the cool lake
breezes for time.
Harry was handsome young fellow
of six and twenty, a little too quick
tempered perhaps, but good fellow
withal, and thoroughly devoted to his
betrothed.
Bessie was handsome, vivaclous girl
of twenty, kind and considerate as
general thing toward others, with one
execution: when it interlered with the
qualification of some personal pleasure,
then Bessie was decidedly selfish.
As her parents always INDUCED her
every within and wish from childhood
she had not improved any with years.
The day was not very warm as there
was good breeze blowing on shore,
but when they got down to the beach
they found the big waves were rolling
high.
They had come down for the purpose
of going around point, which ran out
a couple of hundred yards into the lake,
in a boat. and then rowing back into a
little inlet or bay where some handsome
water-lilies grew, which they had OBJ
served the night before. Finding the
water SO rough Harry said:
Il do not think we had better venture
ont on the lake to-day, but wait for a
time when the weather is calmer. | am
not much of sailor, as you doubtless
know, and bath in the lake with the
waves running high, might be rather
dangerous
@Now, Harry, you know there is not
a bit of danger in going around there (;
you only refuse to go to spite me Tor
flirting with Ed. Brooks, that's all.
"No, Bessie, you are mistaken; L
never play the baby act. l do not con
slider it safe to go around that point IA
the present wind. While one might
make it safe enough, it might also end
in disaster.
a truce to your fears, Harry" she
replied: 81 will firt twice az bad with
Brooks tonight if you don't row me
around that point.
eYou NAV firt with him all you
choose replied Harry. But L VIII
not imperil your life and my own ior
the sake of satisfying whlm. :,
@You may call it whim If you wlsn,
she retorted half angrily, but II You
will not row me around, can and Will
90 alone. and don't think you will let
me do that.
Ancered more by her manner than
her words. he holly replied: No. l
will not even let you go at all II you
are determined to have the flowers l
will GO alone, to show you that IL y no !
physical fear which deters me. But 1
can see no reason in the venture
Who gave you authority over me- 70
restrain me from doing anything 1
wish?" and she started toward the
boat
No. Won shall not do thisl" he ex,
claimed and. stepping before her ana
giving the boat a push from shore,
leaped into it. Selling the oars, ne
Piled them vigorously, and, as the water
was not so rough near the beach, made
good progress
He glanced back once at Bessie
standing on the shore looking after nm IN,
with an expression half OF anger nAli
Of sorro- on her face.
Already .he was commencing % le
pent the hasty words that we're Cousins
him to venture out in the boat As he
neared the end Of the point the water
grew rougher and rougher. TIL Il re-
quired all his strength and skill to keel
tie boat from turning With the Ninu
and waves.
Slowly be forged ahead and had