St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

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asouth Of the Rhine. We had dine,
and were enjoying some cigars whe,
The daughter Of ono Of the dyke guard
came to the house with the news tha
. northwestern storm was blowing
the one wind the IIollsndcr tircada A
once the whole household was Ia com
motion. had been once Ia 4 hurri
cane In Cuba but that was . dry storm
The Holland storm was different VA,
provided BY my host with an oil Goa
and . fisherman's hat 49,
Al oil the other men went oss I fcl,
u my duty to follow them but whcu
got out Of tho door I became tewii
dered ! could hear the booming o.
the SEA against thc dixie, but could mo-
see; elsewhere I had always found
even on tho darkest NIGHTS, q certain
giimmer Of light, bat there the dark
ness was like that of . closed room,
and the rain did not seem rain. but liz !
The downpour Of = cataract; the Rrouuj |
was covered everywhere with wate, 4
which. as the island lies twenty od1
feet below the ordinary level Of thk
sea, could not run or was SO bcwii
dered that turned to 60 back to tns
house when . friendly hand was lsii,
upon my arm, and . gentle voice saio,
Come. let me show you the way"
Recognizing the voice I said, Il,
.masement: Surely you arc not g,t
ing out In this tempcst?'
'Oh! yes; ! always help when theNs
10 danger to the dixie"
We reached the dixie safely. bnt
soaked 1t least I was. for not heiuI,
amphi bious the water had the bettsr
Of INC.
The scene at the dixie was, II trc
term Is permissible. suS!imely hideoun
Tho sea was pil5d up almost to the ton
ana every wave washed over. Tic
roar was desfcnine. Such masses bf
"ater came over that tho men weyc
constantly knocked down. but my little
friend seemed rs by miracle toescayee.
She was but . slip Of = girl, not OVER
seventeen. but she took her place IA
the line Of men like 4 true heroirss.
What astcNishcd mo most, however.
was tho singular change IN her appc;.r.
encc; there was . row Of lanterns, 50
saw her clearly. At the dinner s:,c
had been exQu'sitely and most daintIly
dressed. sed as she sat at tho piano /
caught . glimpse Of q fairy. like foot
clad in . silk slipper made from the
same material as her gown. At nc
dixie she had on q pair of rough fisher
man boots which came above Ker
knees; into these were poked = pain: of
boyS trousers and the astonishing cps-
tune was finished BY . long, yellpw
oilcoat and mans hat tied to her head
with handkerchief Yet she coS,ld
not help looking pretty. I told her
afterwards that she had reminded me
Of Rosalind
Az ] could be Of no possible helm
after IN hour went back to the ho,.sa
The distance was only about quastcr
OF mile, but how I ever reached that
house has ever since been q mattel of
wonder to me. Three times I slipped
in the soft sponRy mud; my hat blew
OF and never was found; I was % jvet
that although it was summer tiute I
felt bitterly cold; I missed my way Ind
got into plowed Held, but I reached
the house at last and . cup Of hot tca
brought at once BY IN obliging hosssc.
maid cheered me Immensely; but tiren
came serious question. had taleen
only little handbag with me; what
should I wear? But the maid solved
that question She took to my RON
, pair Of trousers. slippers, And
, most comfortable dressing gown,
BayinG that she would cs,me
when had changed my things snd get
ny wet clothes and dry them for sme.
Within ten minutes was BY . som.
ire that had been built in the
aining-rcom. with . jug Of hot cater
and decanter Of brandy at my side,
md the maid disappeared with myswet
EaTmentA
That girl was . geniua
In about two hours she brought my
lhings back: not only were theyi dry
md clean. but had been ironcd sothat
hey looked better than they :had
u the morning. Tho shoes, dry ns
bone, had been neatly blsckened{ and
With clean shirt from my bSg I
oolsed myself once more Tho tenn,
pest went on with unabatcd fury the
wind howled and ahrieked like an
lngry demon. and the downpoar OF
ain still continued. and I could not
,elp thinking with the most sincere pity
II the gallant men and that fair y..,ung
Iirl who werc guarding their dilko
What use their being there was or
What they could have done. htsven
md the Hollander alone know. can
protecting . dixie frog, tho
,utside with mats. but what c. "a be
lone from tho inside. They certainly
we're not there for pleasure. DOUBTLESS
he shrewd Hollander knows . trek or
wo about his dilees that . strenger
would never guess Not only his &elda,
,ut his very LIE depends upon il
After . time the wind went down,
he rain ceased. the slky brightent3 and
he watchers returned with the lnfor- |
nation that the wind was still blow.
az. had changed IT. direction nd the
ike was safe
On account Of their kindly eourtesy, |
shall always have . tender SPOT in |
AZ heart for the Dutch. but should po-
itely request to be excused from}beine /
ut again in smother Hollandish ten
est I am not sufficiently amphpiouA
e J. Biddle. In st. Louis ReIiublie /
LlgAtaing Csela Nss Catch Hi1a.
A member Of the Atlanta (0& police
orce claims to Be the only man In tho
,orld who has been struck e" BY
Rhtuing four times within two thours
nd NOT once hit He was ode dny
landing under ; poplar tree when IN.
ther tree In the came row was struck
nd shivered to pieces BY d$sh Of
Rhtning. He ran into house. near
y. when . second bolt struHk the
itehen. stunning everybody q the