The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-02-22
SHE WAS VERY PRETTY.


doing so I had no very fixed idea as to
what T should do when / did see her,
and in fact 1 was entirely nonplused
by the whole situation.
determined to retire to my ham
mock and think oyer matters in gencr-
al. AS l lay there, swinging lightly
over the water and with the distant
sound of their weir lul6ng my senses
pleasantly, it is not to be wondered
at that l fell into dreamy revere.
Old half forgotten recollections came
thronging upon me; of little t1axen-
haired Kitty, whom l used to torment
and laughingly ask her to be my little
she was a little chit OF 10; OF her ia Their,
my old friend, John Dobson, who used
to say in his sober, business way, And
so she shall be, Mildentall, il I can
help you, and you care to have her
when she is grown up OF that quaint
ly touching clause in poor Dobson's
will, by which he had done all that lay
in his power to help me.
And I, englossed in turning over
money in the city, had clean forgotten
all about her !
I was aroused by the sound Of voices
| and looked around. There, in the very
| Identical place where Bob Tyncker had
| done his extremely futile fishing in the
| morning, he and Kitty were sitting and
| talking.
And SO the old fello'H-and a queer
| old fellow he is, too, Bob was saying,
| will be round at the house this very
| afternoon to see about claiming your
hand
''Oh, Bob!' said Kitty trembling
II say Kitty" said Bob, mischiey-
ously. suppose he really wants to stick
to his old idea Of making you his lit
tie wife, Ell? What shall you do then ~
''Oh, Bob, DON'T" said poor Kitty;
'he has been such 4 bugbear to me
lately that-that-'' ('ttlat there is Il
danger of a young lady shedding tears
at the very mention Of his name") I
thought to myself grimly. for Kitty did
not seem to be able to complete the
sentence herself.
'Never mind, Kitty" said poor Bob,
hugging her tenderly. I'm a brute to
have suggested such an idea If he
he don't refuse to have you, why, you
will just have to refuse him, you know
ard that win bring the whole matter
to the usual way Of d''ing things, from
q young lady's point Of view, you see. y
$50 it WILL" said Kitty, Frightening
up once more; "but, Bob, then the $50,
900 VIII have to go to the Methodist
chapel, and that is just the very thing
,Iol
savage"
Let him be-" said Bob, stoutly. I'll
won't hurt us after to-day; you will be
free then, you see, and marry. whoever
you like And we have plenty to SET
up housekeeping on between us WITH
out the beastly money--let him be an
cry if he likes
And so he is, sir!'' shouted Mr.. Dob
son, suddenly poking his head over the
top of the bank 80 he is! It woult
make a saint savage to be set at def
ance in this way. l begin to think
"Stop!'' I called out, rising hastily il
my hammock.
| Splish! Somebody had fallen into tn
] water.
Me, by jove! And so began striking
out Justify on all sides, with hands. fee
fingers elboWs-I cannot exactly cal
myself a swimmer-and getting III,
boots above water more freQlentl.
than my head, am afraid, till 1 wa
suddenly grasped by the collar firmly
keep COOL said my young FRIEND
Bob Tyncker, authoritatively for he
was), nimbly swimming on his bac
with two legs and one arm and draw
| Ftn,. h vHrit
keep cool; I've got you all right.
Cool it isr' thought to myself, m
spirits reviving as I felt myself towe
along-right across the river. For DO
it seems, like 4 retriever Che cectain]
swan as we'll as one), would not cond
scend to lay me anywhere but at IL
very feet Of his mistress.
There at last! hurr,h --'
An overwhelming rush of wat'
: across my face cut short my self-co
> graduation; 1 was fairly under, in fac
= And the remarkably unplessa1
:. thought flashed upon me that I w;
=. driving down under the dipping bus
:, But spasmodic jerk from Tynck
: brought me to the top once nuore. al
= as I gasped for breath I heard i
r voice:
e SHIFT for yourself-catch hold Of Il
d bush-Im goingr'
I caught the branches as high 40
d | possible, and got a glance behind n
v / TJ ncker was not only go1ng-he w
h gone, diving down undeI the bus
t, having sacrificed himself to keep r
|. from a like fate
= saw his face disappearing benea
e the water; heard the despaar1ng c
f IL KITTY frt-m the bank, and leaving
+ ny @Wn hold with one hand, thru
q down and caught the poor fellow
6 cellar and turned a remarkably wi
n eye 10 the onlookeTs.
e The old gentleman was helpless
:. shouting and running to and fro, b
a saw his niece rapidly lnknotting fro
q her waist that heavy scarf of go
S which she had worn all day; then, lii
I a flash of light in the sunlight, one el
:. le2ped out at me. Well thrown! T.
Il embroidered fringe fell across t
branches and over my wrist. Quick
n thought had quilted my useless clut
d on the yielding twigs, and with CO
y vulsive leap in the water had got