The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-10-04

Carrie Mowbray was struggling in the
water 200 yards from shore. She was
Just about giving up, her strength
having almost failed.
Courage" he cried, "keep up till
I get there I'll save you"
His words gave her fresh strength.
By great effort she kept herself from
sinking, and the next moment Ephriam
| had reached her and extended one arm
SO that she could grasp it.
ceiling to my shoulder" he said.
Carrie obeyed him, and the gallant
fellow turned about for shore. He
made fair headway for time, and
then, finding the great exertion he was
putting forth was overtaxing his
strength, and that the girls weight
was burying him deeper and deeper,
so that every wave broke over their
heads, he spoke again
you've got to help me or well
both drown" he said.
'If you think we cant reach the
shore I'll take my hands off, answered
the noble girl. "Thero is no need
that we should both go down. Save
yourself, and never mind me-"
But plain, poor and awkward as he
was, Ephraim Warner was not one to
desert woman in deadly peril. He
bad gone out to save her and he pro.
posed to do IL or die in the attempt.
'I won't lenve you," he said and
then, with ready resource, told her to
grasp one OF his shoulders with ono
hand, and use the other as in swim.
ming. "Tf you can do this we'll get
to the shore all right" he added.
"Wo mustn't drown if we can help it.
Do your best now"
Thus encouraged, Carrie was able
to follow his directions implicitly,
and under the changed conditions the
intrepid swimmer put forth all his re.
naming strength, and within "A few
minutes they we're within reach of the
assistance of those from the shore.
As they all rose from the water and
Mrs. Mowbray staggered forward to
fold her daughter in her arms, great
shout went up from the excited
crowd.
"Three cheers for Ephraim War.
ner, " cried a voice. Instantly it was
taken up, and cheer after cheer rang
out, while Ephraim, too weak to utter
II word, gazed around him for a mo-
ment in bewildered astonishment, and
then, Tor the first time in his life,
/ quietly tainted away.
That evening, as Ephraim lay on the
old couch in his aunts little sitting.
: room, feeling still the effects of his
desperate battle with the waves, n
shadow darAened the doorway, and,
looking up, he saw Percival Peyton
standing there.
ave come down to apologize to
|, you, Warner, for what happened be.
tween lis this morning." began Pey-
ton. 81 thought l ought to do 1t, you
see. I'm not given much to apollo
gies, but, hope I'm not cad. You're
brave fellow IS hdaQim proud to know
you. Shake is, and let's call ii
square.
Ephraim' sFhand went out ut once,
and ten minutes later he found him
sell promising W lhhc piuSC III tuc
= iron works of Peyton ~ Co., if room
1 could be made for him.
l "And | imagine | can fix that all
3 right" young Peyton said, and went
t away feeling that he had shown him
f; self gentleman
+ This was not all that came 20 Eph
: rain through his courageous act.
G The United States Government, in
0 recognition of his bravery, sent him q
., gold medal, the highest award that
z can be made, and when he put it oil
Il for Barbara to admire, she almost
Il cried.
# "You certainly can't say l haven't
o a right to be proud Of you now, Eph
r raim," she said.
, "Oh, almost any one would have
g have done what | did if ned known
Q how to swim MS well, rejoined honest
e Ephraim modestly.
;. But his eyes shone, nevertheless
$ as he looked at that gold medal which
It bore testimony to his bravery.
IS York Examiner.