The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-08

which 20 attempt my rescue. lho
water became agitatedi the boat rocked,
and shot violently down abrupt
descents. It entered tumbling,
swirling, foaming food it passed other
islands, where, afar Of, saw men and
women gazing at me, dumb and motion
less, with the sense Of my impending
fate. A cloud Of silver mist rose up far
down the river, and a heavy uninter-
mitting roar was in the air Faster
went the boat. rocking and eareening
from side to side. while the spray
drenchod me Then it seemed to shoot
upward on the surface Of great green
mass Of water-then it toppled over,
down into an aafni abyss and | knew
no more.
Il was the cause Of some surprise
among my friends that such homely
woman-shunning fellow as / should
marry at all it created positive amaze
ment that I did marry a girl who was
not only as handsome os any girl in the
three kingdoms, but also very rich.
How it came about has nothing to do
with this narrative; and as the way Of it
would make a very good story by itself
/ viii defer It till aaoth er time.
The poor man who marries a rich girl
Is IN duty bound to defer to her wishes
and opinions rather more than il the
situation were Uice persa Therefore
when Jane expresseda wish to 90 across
the ocean for our bridal-tour, / con-
sented with fine appearance Of cheer
fulness, though l hated the
ocean, and never Thought much
Of the Yankees. Maybe ] shall live
long enough to get over both these
prejudices: its neither here nor there,
anyway.
We went to New York, 10 Washing
ton, TO New Orleans We had been
three months away and I was secretly
sighing for Liverpool docks when Jane
bethought her that we must see Nj
agara before returning.
Thither We went. Of course. Jane
wished it.
One bright morning Of that visit We
took a carriage aud went down to the
great railway suspension bridge, across,
and up the road on the Canadian side
TO the place where Table Rock used to
be. Jane was full Of enthusiasm over
what she called the grandeur Of the
scene, and was slightly provoked AZ me
because did not warm up to the sights.
, then reminded her that she had often
! heard me tell her that Was the most
! unsentimental scotchman Of a most un-
sentimental race: and she retprted
YES Bob; and ] never understood
what o irathfnl man you are tll this
4 moment
That, by the way, is the seyeresi
thing my wife has ever said 20 me.
We sat there in the carriage a good
r lalf hour. looking at the river, the cat
aract. and the islands: aud presently
s / began 10 get interested, and
y 10 confess to myself that here
y was something well worth looking
I Aft it hadn't been in America. The
{ driver was garrulous fellow, and be
s tween sightseeing and listening to hi
$ stories about the place, think vs.
: got the worth Of our money
: People get carried over there some
timesf" ] suggested.
g 20, yes-eycry year two or three.
And with that he talked of like par
!. rot an account of an such dreadful &c
e cidents in the last forty years, and th0
4 names of the poor victims.
!. "There was another one, that IT,
C saved till the last. for / saw i myself
Twas long ago. IN ioriy-nine. believe
knew the man ansold fellow that use'
4 10 70 across to Navy Island, three mile
M wonder. and fish all day. Tha
Il evening be lost an car coming back, an
{, the boat drified right down into Oh
E. rapids. and went over Lots q peopl
Is saw is. but they might as well have bee
] IN Greenland Tor al they couid DO b
Is help Oh tell you. maam, it was a
Is awful sight when old French Charlie
he threw up his arms and went over iu.
y where you see that green water OF
be- iherei I've walked up in the nigl
'c moren once. dreamin' Of it.
10 Ms troublesome vision hal almoN
ai abandoned me since met Jane. IN
"a drivers words suddenly brought
~ back
D. @What was his names" I asked.
'r French Charley they called hin
4 but bis real name was Charles Ga
a deau."
-" So It came ont. Who can oxplai
tg
I know nothing Of metaphysics, an
4 care less for everything Of that kinI
e and I would-m I could-leavo tn