sure they were not foul so that he could pull down the sail in an instant if necessary while he was thus engaged a dull heavy roar fi om attracted his attention it increased in volume and seemed to travel like the lightning needed no second warning but casting off the hauled down the sail as rapidly as though his life depended upon the of his movements and indeed it did the came down upon the boats with appalling speed and violence and had only time to the of cape ann a couple of the stops on his before it struck the flag and she under the blast till the young began to fear that she would go over even with no sail upon her it was by far the heaviest he had ever seen almost to a le i saw that the over of the boat was caused by a portion of the sail taking the wind it was impossible to stand up so savage was the tempest but he succeeded in the lift and bringing the boom down so that he could secure the canvas the continued for several � they seemed like hours to the young � and terrific were the roaring and howling of the blast the crash of the thunder and the blinding glare of the lightning it was awful even to one accustomed to the sea when the elements rage in their wildest it was one of those moments when nothing human seems to be abiding and man upon the arm of god who his power and his majesty in the of the fierce tempest the was over in two or three minutes but the storm king appeared not to be satisfied with thb flag or the tumult he had created and though the blast subsided th wind still blew a gale from the westward as though there were still empty chambers to be filled by the currents as the tempest of winds subsided the rain began to pour down in torrents and s sunday suit was soon he had closed up his to keep it dry but he dared not take shelter within lest the boat should come to harm for the want of a help help the came to him through the thick mists formed by the rain near the surface of the water he was thinking whether the boat had the when these appalling sounds came to him above tlie howling of the gale by this tune the sea had been lashed into fury and the waves were covered with white caps and flying spray help j help came the wail again through the blast and the rain it might have been repeated twenty times for until a moment before the voice if it had been that of a could not have been heard above the young of cape ann the roar of the storm the flag was now leaping and in the angry sea occasionally dipping in the water over her wash board while the spray dashed furiously upon her half deck a cry of distress touches the sailor s heart and � had enough of the spirit of the true seaman to be deeply moved by the summons but the tempest was still fearful and it was little better than madness for him to his help help again came the tones of the through the storm and this time it sounded like a voice from a could not resist the appeal for he felt that it would be better to die in a noble and manly t to save his fellow beings in distress than to lie idly by counting up the perils of the attempt taking off the stops he hastily put two in his though the work was not accomplished until the cry had been several times repeated with much doubt and anxiety he hoisted the sail the wind came in and the beat and as though it were part of the a the flag or the carefully secured and the ends down so they would not foul if it were again necessary suddenly to reduce sail he the swaying boom and reached the the main sheet the wind filled the sail the boat over till the water rushed in over the lee side the young her off a little and she and then she darted ofi leaping over the wild waves as if in utter contempt of their impotent now had the flag under perfect control and she flew towards the wreck from which proceeded the drowning cry of the two men when the blast came too fresh he off the sheet giving the sail no more wind than it could safely carry the boat behaved admirably lifting herself on the instead of plunging her nose down into them strained his eyes to catch a glimpse through the dense mists of the men who needed his assistance but he was quite near when he obtained his first view of them the boat had been upset with her still set she was full of water though she had partially and not the new york public library and k l � the young of cape ann being heavily she did not go down the was flapping madly in the gale and the two men were clinging to the wreck for then lives rounded to under the stem of the boat and her seizing the leaped on board the flag save me save me cried the in terror as he saw the flag fall off and drift out of his reach i ll save you mr hold on tight for a moment longer shouted and in his main sheet he brought the flag up again until the was within the officer s reach god bless you exclaimed mr as he crawled in over the bow and made his way to the standing room you have saved my life i always pick up anything i find adrift replied coolly the 