Christian herald and signs of our times . self, but the boat was it struck a submerged stump, for theriver was high and the current strong ; but soit was, and the old man, who could not swim,was being rapidly carried down the he felt a grip of the collar of his coat,and his head was lifted above the water. Heuttered a loud shout for help, and to his greatrelief, heard it answered from near the seemed to hear it, too, for still holding hismaster by the collar he paddled as well as hecould with such a weight toward the bank. Looking up in the desperat
Christian herald and signs of our times . self, but the boat was it struck a submerged stump, for theriver was high and the current strong ; but soit was, and the old man, who could not swim,was being rapidly carried down the he felt a grip of the collar of his coat,and his head was lifted above the water. Heuttered a loud shout for help, and to his greatrelief, heard it answered from near the seemed to hear it, too, for still holding hismaster by the collar he paddled as well as hecould with such a weight toward the bank. Looking up in the desperation of his con-dition, what was Whitworths astonishment tosee the man whom he had treated as an enemy—his nieces husband. Would Symonds helphim out, or would he leave him to drown ? Hewas not long in suspense. Bidding him holdup. Symondsthrew himself on the ground, andstretching over, at the risk of being dragged intothe water himself, he grasped the hand of thedrowning man, and pulled him out. Whitworths illness from the shock and the. Saved by his Enemies. cold was a severe one. Symonds took him tohis own cottage, and Mary nursed her unclewith a love and tenderness which the estrange-ment had not diminished, and had the satisfac-tion of seeing him survive the fever and growstrong and well again. The old man was quitechanged in spirit by his escape from death. Notonly Mary and her husband but Lion, too, feltthe change. I visited him regularly during hisillness, and had the pleasure of seeing the hard, A brother — yes, abrother! Fritz would oftensay to himself, but he was noadept at self-deception ; themere idea of the possibilitythat had he not been alreadybetrothed he might havebeen something more thana brother, raised a tempestin his soul. The conscienceof Fritz was tender, hissense of honor chivalrous,and had he committedsome crime, Edelstein couldhardly have reproachedhimself more bitterly thanhe did for a disloyalthought toward a womanwhom he had neverseen. She trusts
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