The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-30

As every one knows. saws che New
York pTihune. the northern coast OF Long
Island Sound Is broken up By a series
OF small peninsulas and islands which
have been utilized for building sites for
country houses These points or land
formed by the deep indentations OF the
sea are very near each other, 80 that
houses that are miles distant hy land are
often directly opposite. with only a snort
stretch Of water between. Ia summer. OF
course. and by boat. these short trausiss
are much used. and even occasionally in
winter the salt water freczes hand enough
Tor the trip 10 be made on the ice. II
was on one OF thuse occasions. after a
gay little dinner az the opposite house
that MIR. and Mrs. B-annouucvd their
intention Of returning home on their
skates Their host demonstrated. There
Is a southerly wind blowing" he said.
land some fishermen told me to-day tho
ice wouldn't last long: and YOU know
how rotten salt wnter ice b. when II he
gins 10 go. You had much better Vet me
lend you trap. as YOU told your man not
TO come back. and return home by land 20
But Mrs. B--insistcd. We skated this
afternoon all over the bay" -. pinnlng
up her skirts and covering her dinner
gown with long coat. they started
Heavy clouds obscurcd the moon from
the start and they had gone only a short
-
as go back" proposed MIR. B.. and take
the trap they said they would lend US"
But his wife would not hear OF IT, She
bitterly repented Of her obstinacy. how
ever. when they reached the middle OF the
bay and heard through the gloom sharp
reports like pistol shots.
''It Is the Ice breaking up" shouted her
husband. skate for Your llfer'
How they got over the remaining dis
lance. she said afterward. was a miracle.
Crack after crack opened before them.
water rushed up about their ankles. as
their weight sunk che great pieces down
for a second. Only their ficetncss saved
them ana the fact that the tide was com
ing IN. tnmming NJ tho Ice on the shore
Instead OK baaying an impossible distance
OF water along che edge
1T seems like a horrible nightmare
iassing through an endless night" she
said. In recounting her experience later.
and can feel IL all whenever I think
o. q. The wild night. with the horrible.
soft southerly wind blowing IN from the
sea. tho black stretch OF land thas seem
( ca so FAR away. the strange uncannv
/ twilight that comes when the fun moon
u covered with clouds. and the cracking
and shaking ice beneath our skates. We
knew that single stumble would have
ended matters FOR both OF us ara that
a. u we rested a second on the rotten salt
T ice. IL was literally a race with death
and when We finally reached the ueleorne
shore We threw ourselves down on mo
frozen ground, too exhausted even 10
T speak o. 70 take on our skates. Nv bu~.
bands Shouts brought the servants 10 o,r
i aid. and We were soon IN Jacks cosev
/ den. comlorted with hot drinks ana
blazing IRE. But what an cxpcrlepce,..
Sidney Smith cut the following frorn
i newspaper aud preserved 81 Tor himself
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+ the morning. form a resolution 10 mai,
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sorrowfdi snd encouraging expression ~
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upon Il. u viii tell when Won sr. "a.
and u you are old. rest assured Il an
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z stream o. time 70 eternity BY che mos,
simple arithmetical sum. look Al ~. -.
suit ll you send one persogi--onlv on,.-
happily through each day there are az
in me year And supposlug you live FOR
/ - years only after you commence that
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