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Father Winter
entangled, and he fell, throwing the children into the water. Mr. Evans waded hastily in, and, rescuing Eunice, took her safely across. Elly took care of himself. Mrs. Winter made a circuit of the swamp; to find Eunice standing in the snow, dripping wet, and shivering with cold, while Mr. Evans and Elly were trying to rescue the horse. She dismounted to render any assistance that she could. They worked to their waists in the water for more than an hour in vain; when they concluded that their lives were of more importance than the horse, and left the unlucky, beast to his fate.
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