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Evening Star, Issue 3618, 26 September 1874, Page 3

Bottlebury -will never dive to save another woman from drowning. He saw a red-haired girl tumble off a boat, and instantly plunged in atrer her, caught her by her dress, and swam to the shore with her. She gave a hysterical eciearn, flung her arms about Bottlebmy’s neck, and fainted. Just then the father came up, with the rest of the family, and perceiving the situation, ha dashed up to Bottlebury, grasped his hand, and said—“ Take her, my n Ur If. t0 L & \ Ve er 5 wrenches her old father’s heart; but she is yours Bless you, my children-bless you ! ” Bottlebury amazed and indignant, tore himself away and fled. He was tried for breach of promise] and ©n the trial the jury gave tho broken-hearted maiden two hundred dollars damages. Bottle bury has intimated to his confidential friends that if any other woman intends to fall overboard near him, she will find iit to her advantage to learn to twin;,