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GRACE DARLING.


i GRACE DARLING.
! This name is. o familiar one. Every
person who can remember as far back as
the year ISIS, will recolIect the daring
transaction Of this heroic girl, which gave
I7aarne fame ID tie desoIaIe rocks. called
flhe StsRlS Islands. off The northeast coast
Of merry England On The 9Th Of Sen.
TENDER, 1888. The steamer Forfarshire
proceeding from Hull 10 Dundee. was
wrecked on ihese crags. and thifiy 1--WE IL
forty persons persisted il The waves ---
These who escaped to the rocks were
saved BY Grace Darling, and her father,
al the imminentIisk Of their ow d lives.
the latter ihoifghfan old seaman, hesitatI
ling 70 set out on the expedition. until told
BY his daughter thatif be would moi acl
company her, live or die, she would % 81
herseh. Thus. BY her own noble and
generous intrepidity. saving the lives Of
nine persons. HoviH,i n bis ''Visits to
Remarkable Places" gives The following
sketch Of the personal appearance Of this
brave girl. in connection with certain in.
cidents 10 her life, rendered interesting
By the great event which has given ceIe.
brity 10 her pane. Grace resides with
t her iaihH. teEssiqHe lliSlhllbb4spyss one
"Uuss. y II This lonely dwelling Il. re
rocks~of black whinsione, I'D ever turbus1I
lent leaping waters.
Grace Darling is asperfeci realization
Of JEANNE Deans 10 an English form as
il is possible for woman u be. She is
not like any Of the portraits Of her, She
is little. simple, modest young woman.
should soy five or six and twenty. She
is neithertaIl nor handsome but she has
the most gentle, quiet, amiable look. and
the sweetest smile that ever saw 10 a
person OF her station and sppearance.-
You see that she Is thoroughly good
creature ;sand that under her modest ex.
terror lies spirit capable Of the most ex-
allied deyo,ion--a devotion so entire. that
daring is no. SO much aquality Of her ma
tHre. as that:he most perfect sympathy
with suffering, or endangered humanity.
swallows up and annihiates every. thing
like fear, or self consideration-puts out,
10 fact, every sentiment bull itself. The
action that she performed was SO ma
tural and so necessary TO hef; That il
would betihe most impossible lof things
10 convince bier that she did anything ex,
Itraordiuafy, The applause which has
been The consequence OF her truly gallant.
exploit; the admiration which ran through
the civilized world. for even frsm Russia
there have been commissions Tor persons
TO see her. and send accounts other, and
pieces or the rock on WHICH She lives !;
these aihelfophsh. though nalursl, avid 4
iiy' OF the mob of wonder loves, who Id
steamboat loadshave locked tllither. Ell
ing that tall lighthouse several s,cries
high the attentions Of the great and IL
filed-nuhe OF these things have made Der
any thing but what she was before. The
Duke and Duchess Of Northumberland
had her and her father over 10 ihe castle.
and presented heE With a gold watch,
which she always wears when visiters
! come. The Humane Society sent her 4
most hal,ering note Of thanks, which il 10
The house, framed and the president sent
| her silver tea poi--but nonesof these
things, nor Inc offers Of marriage which
! followed hsr.noioFiety. and the little fort
II tune; about 500. which was subscribed
tdr her, or given il presents have pro-
/ duced ia her mind any feeling but sense
/ Of wonder and grateful pleasure.
i "The house Is literally eranmed with
presents Of Che kind o. another including
IA considerable humber Of books. She
| was offered RaO nigh: 10 sppesr al The
] AdsIphiin ascene ofthe silipwteck, mere.
" 70 sii 10 4 boat but this. aid al. simi-
! lar offers which xould have enriched her
i she has steslIy declined. ! was afraid 4
should not Zee her. as her father said shs
disI.ked meeting Strangers .hat she though
Il came 10 stare At her, but when The ofl
imam and I had had little conversation
be went up 10 ner room and soon csm'
Il down wi,h smile. saving she would i,
wilh Us soon. Wefound Grace afterward
|. s,tsing ii her sewing, very neatly, Do
sery simply, dressed in . plain sort .
striped printed gown, with bet watch sea
lust seen at her side. and herhair neatl
Ebrsided. She rose very .moresnx, al
win pleasant smile, said. How do VI
. do. sirs'' Her prudence deli hts one.-
We are chatmed that she should SO We
i have supported the brilliancy |of her heTs
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