The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-21
A ROMANTIC ENGAGEMENT

Formed Under Thrilling circumstances.
\ Lundin. Chicago LAWYER Was Won
Hy II Display or Rare Courage By u
Young Lady.
The Chicago Dispatch has the follow
ing society item; There Ia danger OF
Allen Lester Fowler writing story en'
titled, "ShipWrocked on Lake Michigan ;
or, A Romantic Engagement, The
young attorney has experienced both
and tho horrors OF the ono aud the SUI
prems delights OF the other are, he says,
the extremes OF human sentiment, .
In short, Mr.. Fowler is engaged TO be
married, although tho engagement has
not boon announced. Although Fowler
is quite society fellow apd moves
among tho elito OF the north side, the
fact of his engagement would not mat
ter 10 much wNru it not for the fact that
tho engagement was made on tho bot
tom OF an unturnel boat in the lake and
when death Tor himself aud fair love
seemed inevitable.
Tho attorneys laRcee Is Miss Emma
Gibson, who resides with her mothOr at
1882 AldinO avenue aud is an extremely
eBgnling young woman OF nineteen
summers. Tho engagement is aprelty
sequel to tho terrible experience FOw-
ler, Miss Gibson, James Dalton, and
boy had on the lake, and.it happened
like this;
As tho readers OF tho Dispatch well
remember the party started out Tor 4
pleasant sail one afternoon and when
lhoy got about five miles out into the
Lake sudden storm came up and the
boat was overturned. Fowler is n
strong, athletic fellow and good swim
mer. lie accordingly succeeded in get.
ting Miss Gibson back on the upturned
boat.
The ballast in tho boat was fast sink.
ing her and 20 Fowler was Obliged to
dive under and cut tho ballast out,
whereupou the boat righted Itself par.
TALLY. After that the party was obliged
to 81 ~ the boat In water up TO their
necks and hang on while the big waves
washed over them. All this timo
Attorney Fowler had noticed that Miss
Gibson was the coolest and least con-
cerned OF tho party, and as she is
delicate, slender milo OF woman his
admiration OF her courage was uu.
bounded.
After thcy had been buiTetod about
for several hours and darkness had
settled down upon them Miss Gibson
asked tho attorney what were the pros
poets OF making shore.
10 bo frank with YOU" said the at
tornoy, 81 10 not think there is any
chance in the world. We are out Of
the track OF any OF the big boats. The
wind is taking US farther out Into the
lake and It is long time before day
light. You know we cannot stand this
sort Of thing very long
II is safe to say that most women
would have received this doloful inior.
nation with tears aud lamentations,
but Miss Giblon did nothing for few
moments aud then she laughinCly re-
marked: "IIr. Fowler, | do believe
my feet are soaking wet. And just look
at my hair. Thoae horril waves have
taken every bit Of the curl out OF it,"
Tho attorney looked at his fair friend in
astoushmont, thiuking that her suffer-
ing had driven hor temporarily insane,
but merry laugh in which no finally
Joined assured him that 1t was only a
joke.
Miss Gibaon's remarkable bravery and
GOODNESS alter shS had been told that
death wGs inevitable had famed tho
attaruoys affection into love, The
though; OF getting married. had en-
torcd his head up to that moment, for
tho attorney has been II widower only
few months. But like many OF his
profession, Fowler knew good thing
when he saw /. and wanted it.
lie looked At his companion and then
proposed in this tashion: Miss Gibson,
you are the nlucktost woman ever mot,
and you arc the only woman | wnnd
make my wiic. | love you, and II We
got out OF this wantyou to marry me.
"Thats bargain, wet feet aud all, "
rcplicd Miss Gibson.
"Shakc on it," SAID Fowler.
Thoy shook, likewise did something
oIsc--cngaged couples always do-anl
tho irrcvcrsnt kid" in the party said :
"Ble.s Won. my children
"Ics, it is true; Miss Gibson and l
became engaged while shjpwreckod on
tho Lake" said Fowler, when asked
ab,ut l.. "But do not seq any uSO in
publishing it. have been bothered to
death already about that experience,
aud then the engagement has not boen
announced yot. can tell you, though,
that will have tho braycat little wife in
all Chrstcndom, and II was worth q
dozen shipwrSckS TO get hor."