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were considered quite tlis hing. y ii IL
SAID No, to all One Was from an arts,
Fho came 70 take her portrait. The Dali,
q Nefthnmberland tDld her that he hope.
she would be careful in such sffairs. j
mere would be sure 10 be designs upor
her money and IRE told him fhas 81,
wonld not marry without Bis appreciation
! "B1t the most chsrseteris,ic thing is
that all the common people about. ans
| pafiicqlarly the sailo.s aad fishermen
deny hsgx7all merit a young girl y hon
once 9xked about her. said, nPoohlITff,,
pot worth while goipg ooi so far 10 see
Grace Darling. lis all hnmbue. They
ipretend 70 say that Grace and her father
saved the nine people from the wreck ;
they did nothing ofihe sort; the neople
saved themselves They walked across
from she vessel q low water 10 ibe nexl
island. and the behring's fetched them Of
when the water was smooth, and when
there was scarcely any water at ali. i
wonder. they took any boat. | wonder
they did nj walk oyef.it
the men who rowed me talked Ia The
same style. 'Ah,' said they, those sto.
fies may do for them as dent know, but
we know too Wei about these things
here. Yet these very same men tbev
were who told me they themselves Had
70 stay at the lighthouse six DAYS when
they went over with the painter, so tha.
4 may be supposed that the sea, la gale.
u no jokethere and boat SEM, off from
Sunderland at4he same time thal4lheEDr.
hngs fetched oiT the people, could not
reach the wreck, but was driven into
little cove near. aud was obliged 10 be
hauled over The rocks, The whole of
this detraction is precious bit BIZ human
nature. The people all seem 10 feel as ii
Grace's daring deed was a reproach 10
them, aud they envy her he honor and
The. money she has won by it. But TIE
we'll iniornel gentry say il was. a most
noble action that She has done the same
Fort.of thing before, and her Ter too,
but this was SO melancholy catastrophe,
Rnd her bravery so conspicuous, tbatiii at
pnce seized upon the public mind. He /
hat goes oui and sees the savage and iron |
nature Of these ruthless rocks, deposition |
10 which The wreck lay, and the mode by /
y hich Darling and bis daughter gos At the
Iuferers. willsnot ayoid wondering a.I.he
desperate nature Ct the attempt.
THE wreck fay on the rocks, little TO
be right hand Of their lighthouse, as they I
aced if, and long ridge sof sharp and |
destructive rocks ran between then and
!, so.thst 10 reach the place they had I'll
irst TO let The boat drift With tbe~wina T
outward, 10 the ieft, 10 some distan ce
nd then bring her up under Che lee oil
ioas b.iisb. and rearing up, into Irsnep.ftl
I'd nail,sne BUT me most AsucIre'ro 9na
o be a61e d ruturu on ttie order' SIZE OF
his range Of low rocks. and make head
gainst the furious winds. SO as 10 bring 4
heir boat up u the place Of the wreck. |
The vessel ran on The rocks in the night,
md al the iirst dawn OF morning the Dasls
ngs desetied the nine people on The |
.tsgs In no instance did the English /
lnbfic more. nationally give way 70 The
enthusiasm Of lis sympathy and admire
ion, thanin is applause Of this unassum-
ng and heroic girl; nor ever was that APP
,lause more entirely justified by the sub
equent conduct Of lis objec!.