The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-12-29

SAY. rather Infinitely grand" he re,
piled. rising and uncoyerIng,
ave women are apt 10 see the beau
tiful. you men the grand" she contin-
ued "A child once said, God is a
beautiful painter, While the state
ment places the lesser above the great.
or. II is still a beautifully expressed
thought"
Indeed Il is. But the most absorb
ing effect Of this scene TO me Is not
that It is picture. but combination
of Infinite material forms, It Is the
wonder In II that impresses me"
The lady having assumed the privi'
ege Of her sex 10 first address the
man, be assumed the privilege Of pro-
ceeding further by asking her to be
seated.
This Is the first time In years" she
said, that ! have been TO the sea
shore. love II, yet fear 1t. II Is TO
me like the serpent that charms the
bird to destroy II. Fancy this tranquil
scene transformed by tempest. There
Is nothing In nature that Is to me so
miraculous as those waves. See that
levlathan out there rolling In. True,
bis name Is gilded by the moon. but
bis body Is black. There Is terror In
his very silence There, It breaks!
How II pounds the beach!
Il dread the water 10 any form" she
went on after pause. Even when 1t
Is tranquil II is treacherous. One who
cannot swim may drown within few
feet of land A current will glide along
like crawling reptile, carrying one
who may be caught In 1t out into the
great, dark. unmerciful ocean. oh. I
bate the water, ! don't know why |
came here, | win never come again"
Madam" said Warrington. you
speak as one who has been caught 10
the tolls of the watery element. You
have had what swimmers call scare
One who has suffered from a fright In
the water viii never get over II. Once
conscious OF its terrible grip. one can
never be induced to trust II again"
"You are right" she said 'The re-
lentlessness of any inanlmate force Is
terrible, but Il seems TO me that the
power Of water Is the most terrible of
ALL How can people cross and recross
the ocean? II would seem that one
ship being sucked down into the nav
Of the monster would be enough to de-
ter others from trusting themselves
upon its treacherous bosom"
Warrington was sure that the lady
had experienced some mishap 10 give
her this dread OF the wafer and was
curious 10 know the incident But be
was too well bred 10 ask direct ques-
tion. Moreover. II occurred 10 him that
possibly II might have given her a
mental as well as physical shock
from which she had never recovered.
Il have had" she went on. what
you call scare. II gave me an incur
able dread OF water, but In itself II
gradually passed into comparative uu.
importance. There was that connected
with II which has affected my whole
life"
''Indeeds
The word ''indeedn is an extremely
well bred expression and means moth
ing. II doesn't trespass on any ones
feelings. asks 20 questions. invites con-
fidence only II the confder is minded
10 give II and leaves him or her 10
proceed or turn The subject at VIII. II
IL one OF the most useful words IN the
English dictionary.
when ! WAS girl was sitting one
evening on rock viewing a scene like
this. so enraprured that ! was uncon-
sclous Of the tide rising behind me.
was already cut Of when young man
not only warned me. but ssyed me.
Only a for'unate circumstance enabled
us 10 get to the shore"
She shuddered and continued.
.'Not for the world would | dwell on
that occurrence, II ls OF what followed
that am going to speak, In novels
when young man saves girl from a
catastrophe they love and marry. 10
my case a romance was started that
was continuous. leaving me with old
age before me without single com
panion. could never forget my res
cuer. bat my rescner apparently never
considered me 10 any other light than
rs one be had rescued. AT any rate.
be never sought me out. never came
near the ] bad number of exceilent
offers. but my mind hsd become alb
sorbed With one person. and would
yield 70 noue other And here am q,
Dsariy dfsy years Of age. d~soiate BE-
cause man saved me from drowning
mczld prefer ihsi be bad lsfs ne 70