Year: 1871

"Quick, how II lives are lost through your
negligence your own shall pay the forfeit"


With glance at nae which did not imply cow
ardice, but rather graceful yielding of his self
interests to the necessities of the case the boat
man struck out with all his might, and in few
minutes we had lifted Endicott and his charge
into the skiH, and were pulling to the land. The
woman was insensible, and there was a cash on
the side of her head from which some blood
Eowed but she seemed to have escaped scalding,
and | believed she would soon be restored.
From the position in which Endcott had held
her, be could not have seen her face but when
| took her head upon my lap, and turned her
eountenance upward, he looked upon it fairly


"My Mary my God, my Mary p he ex-
claimed, and fell into a swoon. The excitement
and sudden joy had overcome him.


1t WAS not a pleasant position for the boat
man and myself, in small skiff with two insen-
sible people requiring instant attention, and liza
BILE to become hysterical upon their recovery of
consciousness. On the whole, however, they
were pest unconscious until we got them to land
where found plenty of assistance TO take care
of them, while my boatman, having first received
his promised fee, went off in search of further
victims. We had to work very carefully to re-
store the pair to their senses, and then had
much ado to make them retain them but in the
course of time we got them in fit state to be
introduced to each other, ceremony which was
eventually performed with much tact and del
cacy, by person much better qualified for the
task than considered myself; and we left the
reunited turtle-doves (for it was indeed Endi-
colts ancient flame whom he had as it were,
miracuously rescued from the devouring food)
billing and cooing together as costly as if their
separation had endured but for day.


How strange it is, and how fortunate, that
love, and joy, and happiness, and pleasure are
so long and vividly remembered, while it costs
us an effort TO remember our disagreeable expe-
riences


soon learned all that cared to know of the
circumstances that led to the reunion. Mary's
parents had emgrated with her to a remote part
of the country, where they had prospered we'll
for time but reverses having come upon them,
they had finally resolved to try the panacea for
pecuniary troubes-California. They had been
for a short time located upon a ranch near Sac
ramento, and Mary, at the time of the fearful
explosion, was returning from visit to An old
friend in San Francisco. During all these years
she had mourned her lost love, and remained
faithful to it but her grief was ightened by the
assurance given her by Endicott, senior, that
her lovers interests had been promoted and his
lasting happiness secured by her relnquish-
ment of him.


Our boat, of course, remained at Benecia until
the officers and crew had done everything they
could to relieve and assist the unfortunate vic
tins of the disaster, and then pursued her way
TO San Francisco, the reunited lovers being
among her passengers. They seemed so full of
happiness that thought that it would be cruel
10 separate them for single night and on ar
riving in San Francisco, had them driven in a
carriage straight to the residence of clergy
man of my acquaintance, whom called out of
bed to perform the marriage ceremony. II was
little risky to give away so handsome bride
90 man of Endicott's habits; but had great
confidence in his recuperatve powers, and he
did credit to my Judgment. On learning of his
marriage, his father did the handsome" by
him and the young folks are now enjoying mat
rimoual felicity in one of the best swel-fronts
in Boston; Endicott being regarded on Change
as eminently solid, while his lovely wife graces
parlor in style that even her aristocratic sis
tiers cannot find fault with. I've just seen them,
and to make little present to their oldest son
George Wilson (mind, it is not George Wash
ington) Endicott, who has attained his tenth
year under very promising condition.-BaIlou's
Monthly.