The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-10-30
A WOnderful....
....ReStOratiOn.
A Thrilling Story About the Strange DiSap-
pearanCe Of a Bride While Bathing.

n ara II relateu by tne nuspanu vi tn'
unfortunate wife. l give it as nearly as
possible in his own words.
am by birth Cuban. began the nara
tor, but have been 80 much in the United
States that seem quite as much at home
among Americans as among my own peo
pie Of my native isle. In fact, l married
an American lady, the daughter Of New
York merchant, who had large dealings
with some house in Havana.
On our wedding tour we visited various
localities Of NOTE and one day stopped at a
small seaport town, where there was said
to be very fine bathing, Of which my wife
was excessively fond, being very excel
lent swimmer. AS for myself, l am no
swimmer at all, and of course always felt
very timid about the water. AS we were
in strange place, on strange coast, | was
that day more timid and nervous than
usual, and cautioned my darling to be
very, very careful, and not to trust herself
where the water was over three feet in
depth
"My dear Luis" she said, with playful
affection, as she threw her arm around my
neck and gave me loving kiss, 81 do
really believe you think great deal of me.
There is nothing else in this world
prize so dearly, my love, my life, my souln'
l returned, as pressed her to my heart
''Well, then, my Luis, | will be very,
very careful for your dear sake. Have no
fear; will not venture far, and you know
am an excellent swimmer"
"Ah, dearest, that is what fear
Chow so? ''
IF you were not so good a swimmer you
would be more timid, and not put your
precious life in peril"
She gave little laugh-one of those
free, easy little ripples of light, joyous
happy heart, and then called my attention
to a small party of ladies and gentlemen
who dressed in bathing costume, were APP
preaching to enter the water at the very
place we were standing.
"Now you will have no fear, dear, since
you see am going to have company"
II cannot tell why, my love-" 1 ansNe err
ed, ''but have strange foreboding that
something dreadful is going to happen"
Dyspepsia" laughed my wife. 81
told you those eggs you ate at breakfast
were boiled too hard for digestion.
With this she kissed me gayly and ran
into the water. did not follow her, for
had not doLned my bathing suit not feel
ing in the mood for aquatic exercise, and
stood and watcher her with a proud eye,
and ye' nervously beating heart.
She was beautiful woman-tall,
queenly, with golden hair, deep blue eyes,
and one Of the brightest and most fascina-
ting faces you ever beheld.
The other bathers now coming mp, al,
talking and laughing gayly, diverting my
attention from my wife for a short time. l
remember asking one OF the gentlemen il
he was acquainted with the nature of the
beach there and if there was any under
tow, and so on ; and Of his replying that it
was as safe as any beach on the coast, but
that all surf-bathing was more or less
treacherous, and no one could ever be too
cautious.
''For instance" he continued, glancing
toward the water, 81 think your fair COM
panion too venturesome. 1t certainly is
not prudent to risk ones self even that far
outs
started, with shock and rush OF hot
blood at his words, and saw to my alarm
that my darling was at least hundred feet
from the shore. The distance was not
much, to be sure, but felt it was too
much for absolute safety, and became
tremulous with fear and dread.
Come backp I shouted, reckoning
with my hand.
II sh o heard me she did not seem to heed
and every moment she was receeding from
the shore. l shouted again and again. To
my increasing horror, every time l now
beheld her head upon the crest of a wave it
was further away than before, and heard
several EXPLANATIONS of alarm from the
spectators which drove me almost frantic.
Suddenly there came wild, prolonged
cry for help from over the water, and
dimly saw my beloved wife waving her
arms from the topmost swell of bllow.
Then she suddenly disappeared, and felt
sharp spasm at my heart, as if being
gripped with band of iron. My brain
reeled, my sight grew dim, and | seemed
for the moment to be plungng downward
into some black abyss OF woe.
When consciousness returned found
myself upon bed in my room at the hotel,
and several persons grouped around, two
Of whom were physicians. | had a strange
sense Of some terrible calamity having be-
fallen me.
Suddenly, like a flash, came the recol.
lection Of the beach, the surf, my seward
drifting darling, and her agonlzed call for
help.
sob, my wife! my angel wife! was she
saved % / almost shrieked, springing VI
in bed.
"Pray, sir, DO man and be calmr said