Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-22
STARTLING EFFECTS OF THE SCENERY.
Rnut Admiration oi the Beauties of Nature Gets Two Young Ladies Into an Embarrassing
 predcnment.

] Illustrative of the peculiar and allur
 ing charm and fascination of the -natu- ral scenery 10 be encountered here in original packages, NC will relate little ! incident that came within the range of our observation one day this week. The tide Was quietly returning to land from its excursion to the sea when two hand some young ladies sauntered down the beach along North Front street. Ey
 erything WIS bright and lovely, and nature, with wooing caresses, lured them on, and, in the courso of further events, to gratify it's capricious whims, bound with silken mcshes their reluct- ant feet to the shores of the mighty deep. We have three credible witness es to this performance, who will make aiiidaVits as to it's correctness if neces
 sary. Twas evident that these young ladies were on pleasure solely bent The panorama, stretching far away to the western horizon, held them spell bound. and the subtle influence of its raviShing splendor was as soothing to their senses as a whiH of chloroform to pain-racked patient or morning cock tail to an inebriate. Weary of standing, yet reluctant to go, they were at last apparently deeply moved by some mute appeal of venerable rock al the waters edge, which seemed to whisper ill tones of earnest suppiica- tioG-come tarry with me, ard l will give you rest and welcome. Whether this lichen- n-coyered, sea beaten relic of all antidiluyian age really was guilty of this fragrant breach of decorum, depo- nent truly knowcth not But from the alacrijy with which these young ladies seated themselves on his ample lap, we surmise the old sinner had been some
 thing of a mashcr in his younger days, and that his mind had not yet lost it's cunning. Having gracefully poised themselves ill becoming positions, thesc young ladies proceeded to the disposal of unfinished business. They gaZed on the sparkling bay with rapt admira
 ton, and then their eyes lifted to the lofty peaks, with their snow capped summits, and their hearts were filled with wonder and adoration. Not Il single, solitary sem blance of fear dis turbed the serenity of their think tanks. They were utterly obliyious of their material surroundings. They needed not the insinuating insistencc of the tide as it sheered shoreward; they saw not the encroachment of the hfiNt"t -. anu iAi' Not iiob VI tlit tibAiifh they were rearing in their rear. Their thoughts were hardly of things terres- tial, but mingled with the clouds that sheathed the mountain sides. Having rerused our narrative thus far, people with deep penetration and a capacity for earnest thought will no doubt dis cover that the tide has come in and iSo- lated these young ladies oU an island. Of this fact, ill some mysterious mall her. they were duly apprised. Whether the persistence with which the gentle waves soaked theh cOrns and caressed their bunions awakened them to a real iZing sense of their precarious position, or V neither the sad sea said something about getting off the perch, We are not informed. However, it suddenly dawn cd upon these young ladies, that old Neptune had caught them mapping. Che of them arose, and with critical eye we were not near enough to state pos itively that i was a critical eye, but we think the circumstances connected with the case warrant uS i'll the as sum ttion that il Was-snrveyed the sit uatlon. Having apparently satisfied herself that she was ill the swim, she thereby felt encouraged to offer her kingdom. which Was founded on rock. for boat This she did in the highest stylc of the auctioneer's art. Three young men a little further down the beach, to Hhom this extravagant prop
 osition Was evidently directed, after brief inspection, seemingly arrived at the conclusion that her kingdom wasn't worth the price, and she got no boat. On the contrary, these young men, with one accord. Ill unison, and unanimous ly, grinned like Cheshire cats and oth- erwise disported themselves in man ner that in the days of chivalry would have entitled them to close communion with the hangman's moose. Thus re pulsed, the young ladies were thrown on their own resources to eXtrieate themselves from the predicament into which they had fallen, or perhaps more properly speaking, were about to fall, Two alternatives presented themselves to the young ladies. One, was to take off their shoes and stockings and wade ashore. The other was to wade ashore without taking off their shoes and stockings. With d commendable dis play of good judgement, the first meth cd was adopted Having made up their minds, and thoroughly tucked in the edges, the young ladies deftly set about pcrfecting the necessary arrangements. Presently there was gleam of alahas- ter whiteness. and dainty foot was dipped into the deep, but the rapidity with which it was dipped out again nearly destroyed the equilibrium of it's proud possessor. This movement WAS accompanied by feminine screech of dismay of such fearful portent that clam which was rubber -necking in fan cied security 8 short distance away