The sun., 1894-12-30

considerably to the left Of the passage which
the boats would take The first canoe was
pushed OF by the German, and went rapidly ,
and il was pretty to see with shst velocity the
boat was carried on some hundred OF ysrus IN
sdyance Of the other by the force of the rst @ er,
the bank hallooed TO the fret men in spanish,
bidding them relax their efforts for while
and then he said word or two Of caution tn
those who were now on the point Of starting.
The boat then was pushed steadily FORWARD,
Sd the man at the stern keeping ,rom with ths hs
bank At which they had embarked. II
was close under the land that the stream ran
the fastest, and In obedience to the directions
given 10 him he made his course somewhat
nearer TO the sunken trees. It was but one turn
ticn but that turn Of the hand was too strong.
Had the anxious master Of the canoes been but
thought less anxious all might have been wei
by some slight hidden branch which impeded
lts course and turned II round in the rapid river.
against the sunken tree. and in half minute
the five occupants Uf tho boat were struggling
Abel Ring and the German were both
standing on the bank close 70 the water
when this happened, and each for a mo, mo,
where you are" shouted tho German, so
that you may assist them from the shore; will
go in" And then. throwing from him his boots
and coat he plunged into the river.
The canoe had been swept round so ae 70 pc
among the upturned roots and broken stumps OF
the trees which impeded the river, and thus,
when the party was upset, they were at first TO
be seen ecrambling among the branches. But
unfortunately there was much more wood be-
low the water than above II. and the force OF the
stream was great that those who caught hold
Of the timber were not able to support them
selves by IL above the surface. ArkwriRht was
GO carried clear o bs ss snd here m
got out OF the river on the further bank; The
distance TO him was not above forty yards, but
up toward his wife, unless he could have forced
his way against the stream.
The indian who had had charge Of the baby
rose quickly to the surface, WAS carried once
round In the eddy, with his head high above the
water: and then was seen 70 throw himself 5i
Of the poor woman and made his effort to save
her. The other two men were so caught by tho
fragments OF the bouRhs, that they could not
extricate themselves so as to make any exer-
tons; ultimately. however, they also got out on
Mrs. Arkwright had sunk at once on being
precipitated into the water, but the buoyancy Of
her clothes had brought her for moment again
and then had again gone down. imme Lately
below the forked trunk OF huge tree; had gone
within her bosom. The poor Indian made two
attempts to save her, and then came up him
self, incapable OF further effort.
1t was then that the German the owner OF
the canoes. who had fought his way, with great
efforts across the violence Of the waters.
some few yards. made his effort TO save
the iife Of that poor frsil creature; He had
down. and T even ' while struggling across the
river. had seen how the Indian had followed her
and had failed, It was now his turn; His life
placing himself q little above the large tree, ho
and diyed down among the branches. And he
also, after that was never again seen with the
Life SsS sSSd tSs Sw.s r.end .e, ths, nsh tn.
sTsia :0FRs. Rs SsF' qsR Ring sna fE
han Ark
wright wright had fS HI. baby % Sleeping In his arms, but
he sat there for hours. into the middle OF the
"hsrry." said bis brother at last. come away
Nothing ever will be good again for me-"
You must bear mp against your sorrow as
Mp 'h t h's sncSsr ss
take my place in dying for her % And then he
walked away that the other might not see the
II was a sad sight that at the command;
ants hut and sad morning followed
they had there none OF those appurtenances
which are 80 necessary IT, 70 maze ks. woe roe
through the night in the small hut, and in the
morning they came forth with their clothes still
wet and dirty. with their hssgsTd & faces: sand and
ss; hss sss Syss S GRs me l0
hand; and after that, with Slow but resolute ef-
forts they reformed the litter on which the
living woman had been carried thither,
and took her body back to the wild plan
tatlon at Padregal. There they dug for
her her grave. and repeating over her
some portion OF the service for the dead. left her
left her. they erected a palisads Of timber round
the grave 10 that the beasts OF the forest should
not tear the body from 1t resting place.
When that was done Arkwrght and his
brother made their slow journey back TO San
jose. The widowed husband could not face his
darlings mother with such . tale upon his
tongue as that.