The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-01-25

Gil OUT OF Gne water without assist
from me l should gladly have
ID at this emergency and gone
;ly home.
unfortunately, or fortunately, my
fence would not hear Of it for a
ent.
he little rascal will go under the
q minute, it said, "unless you
ID pick him ont of danger. 2
knew my conscience was perfectly
ct. Ones conscience is about the
thing in this world that is infalli-
Conscience is always right and al
always disagreeable and unpleas-
We listen tosit- as we must in order
sserve that peace of mind without
/ life is not worth living-if we
to it's whisperings, weare obliged,
mes, to do very revolving things
10 leave undone many pleasant
this occasion I felt bound to leave
led the pleasure of sneaking home,
nd safe, and to undertake the re-
3 duty Of risking my life in order
4 this little wretch, now yelling
lip, from the watery grave that
for him Tt was very unpleas-
ID hated doing it. therefore, sar-
eader, do not imagine that in
|, hg my action, as I must now
De to pass as in the slightest
aa9ic. I do not. Ihave confess
4. iould rather have gone home.
"a 1 was obliged to do, wheth-
st or no, and it was certainly
MOI student had, I found, run
amto a hole in the ice. There
i; olty Of such holes, for the bosom
yer had not frozen over. be it
fed. The ice had foated down
;eom Lake Ladoga and, becom-
y ID in the bends and bridges Of
Is s, had packed and remained
e elis is how the Neva becomes
~ Try year, for if the river had to
q ae frost to cover it from bank
Ifore retiring from ken for its
esshast. sostrong is the current q
sse, being arowing man, know
lRent full Y Ely that many weeks
ISaaps mon his would elapse be-
wee roof, d eeping from bank to
U Yard the enter Of the stream.
g at in the middle and span the
Thing rive But the pack ice
~ ny lin as best it can; the round
sht I'VE to accbmmodate themselves
y IRE holes, and the square ones
! u1ar spaces; hence, there are
i,s for the first few days, and
OF IF these my little student had
vi was fortunate indeed for him
Fst-,as not instantly sucked under
be. Ind helplessly drowned. Many
Eches have come to no less sad
eth y attempting to cross the Neva
ls in autumn or too late in
3 They have splashed suddenly
y Ter. There has been. it may be-,
e cry for help, and they have
''co ed, no more to be seen or heard
Z 4 world.
= tEy little rascal, when / rushed
ge slinging like grim death to the
9th The ice, his nails dug into the
INss stomach and chest tightly
S. esS iyainst the rough ice margin,
NJ oesgs no doubt already drawn by
Payssnt well beneath the slippery
ace Which would afford his feet no
or resist nce. Obviously he must
% in mi nute or two. The current
tugging at him ''for all it was
th, and as a pulling force it was
til good deal.
Help Hold me, for Gods sake! ]
t hang on another secondl" he
led.
ran round to his end of the hole,
CHI was about eight feet long by foul
We wide. There / secured the best
hold l could get, and then, bending,
ed my man by the collar Of hi
t, digging my fingers well dow1
er his chin. When I felt I had hin
It, I babe him try to struggle out.
I can't, i can'tl" gurgled. I sup
/ was half strangling him.
Ny legs are right away under tn,
I can't get them back I have M
er. Save me, for Gods sake, who
.. you are! I never did you harm!'
I am trying to save YOU" l said.
pulled at him. 1t must have been T,
Ky process for the poor fellow. Blu
uld not move him.
Let go with your hands and II
you along the edge up stream"
|. "Don't lose your head. 1t will b.
light. / won't let you go!''
No, mol I can't, I daren'tl" b,
ped. IF / lose my hold on the ice
current will suck me away in al
ant. Hold on tight till some on
esl'
No one will come. I said. eff 20,
, your head and let me pull yol
lg quietly. you may be saved. lie
With your hands, I tell you
I won't" he screamed. tits m.
chance. Oh, the cold of it'll Get ;
l foothold and pull. 7
Let go, you fooll" I said angrily
ant move you this way. and TIN
in Of holding you will weary me
re long. Let go with your hands!'
ut the fellow screamed and refused.
came closer to the edge and got my