Morning herald., 1839-12-23

fary which il waa impossible 10 resist. Tue wrscker
was iumblcd over IN the sand, and forced amongst
the buralag embcrs OF the decaying fire. The by
laughed AZ the ds'iess brotner wreck
VI, but moved not hand or foot TO his rescue.
seizsd the dog by his throat, and tore HIM from ms
praspathc almost suffocated Jenny sneaked in 10 the
gloom of the surrounding darkness and the dog re-
turned to his useless by the side of his master
cOrse.
An officer in the service Of the Coast Guard for the
prevention OF smuggling, now passed our hre, and
| told Ms that the yawl had made the beach about .
mile below the jetty; that the crew mad informed him
OF the vessels separation before tney couiu reach ntr
and of the total loss of her crew. IL
Sand in good time, too, lads, said the big wreck
err; 'ihe food now making and every thing thatls
not swallowed by the sand must be ashore aore day
light II the ebb badlasted an hour iengeA hot !,
scK nor rag would have been left upon onr coast
| "Nonder what she's laded with, again mule ed
Skinny Jenny as he Taked together the smou Ger
ing remnants OF the fire; "she must be forel ne by
the look Of that ere ei,r what's been wasnsd ashore
damn his dog sayI. Not but what Scotch smacks
is good things if there's plenty of passengers and
| the luggage - not slowed away IN the hoio bu'
then golfers l dominates. Csals IS not oataDies'
nor waluables; and it takes long time 10 geta sack
| fsl by pick ng em up pecemcal amongst the sand.
Trunks and boxes is con wenent bat carpet bags is
a bad invention. Big Bob do you remember them
ere round topped leather boxes what was washed
ashore from the Russian? didn't they reil along the
shsre nicely ?-there ought to bs obgssion on az,
"Get up," said Big Bob, as Jenny termed the ie-
rocieus. looking wrecker. "Gei up, said ne, KICKING
a weatherheatcn old woman from her seat by me
fire. Light your lantern Mo, and lei us mzz'e
down the bcach--evsry body else has gone up =
And the wrecker and his companion journeying the
| opposite way to Skinny Jenny, Quilted the neigh
| borhood of the fire. t1
Scarcely had the suspicion of the destruction Of the
vessel been confirmed by the preventive ofncer, ere
the main body Of the wreckers dispersed themsevee
along the shere, eager anticipation of cleaning
glorious harvest from the matters of wreck castuP by
the roaring sens. long line OF glttering hghts gem
med the shore on either hand lar as tIe eye couid
reach The glad shouts of the successful groups
and the mprecations Of the disappointed, came free
ly on the ear, and mingled strangely with the moan
Ings of the dying Storm i's
| The old beachmaa, whose son had been lost IN the
upsetting of the yaw remained by the IRE side, sob
bing peeusly, and gazing with sympathetic eye upon
| the body of the master Of the dog, which began to
exhibit some tokens of approaching his loss sy WIN
/ ing over the immobile carcass at his side. loud
exhibiting shout from Skinny Jenny, told of his sue
cess The old man raised his head, and dried his
unavailing tears. The shout was rePeaed-old HABITS
proved unconqnerahle and he hastened to Jsin his
4 mates. As walked homc heard the old man 9
voice in high dispute, naked with rfq1ent oa'ns ana
violent oburgationf; he daring another wrecker
10 the fight for dspulng his right 10 the watch OF
drowned sailor whos he had hauled from the sea.
Atthe suggestion of Captain MANLY, we placed
the dead body of the dogs master IN The Gait when
Brought the apparatus the shore, and prepared for
| our return TO Yarmouth. The dog did not interfere
with our nsntion but when the cerse was safely de-
posted he jumped into the cart and croHched down
/ by the cod Rename Of his only friend.
| As we walked slowly homew ards, alsng the sandy
paths of the Dcnes could help Illuminating upon
the many dangers Of all "who 60 down 70 the sea in
ships" II were better thought to gain hard and
prccarious living by cleaning the refuse corn upon
land than strive for the Rslden bat danger
ous harvest,o be gathered by ploughng the surface
OF the treachcrons main.