Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-07-14

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LliJ'd out o. '9e water, with u fearful crash, 2n'
a shock like that Of an earthquake! She haC
struck! lhGn followed shontings' and %hurryiin}
to and fro, the cries Of terror, the clear. quicl
tones OF command, and the sharp crack Of break
ing tlmbers.
ihe VoSScl had boon driven upon large roc'
ana was parting in the middle. the stern beine
llghe.t out ol water. Word was given Tor al
TO seek thaJ part OF ne ship, as the only nope o.
safety ON before TINS object conld be accom-
p.iIshch' many ponr creatures p%erisAed' rom nus
S'h% lhclr WRY IN '1e oAF"hesS, or ir"" t''
T"udeu insanity Wi'ch ato-er oI,Gn c"- ''"o'S
bot Mary Conway WIN '"alC,''77 c"'.''a'
ana courage, conducted hef n2r2n5' ana NrRhcF
naW'ia'reu asG anl I'II','l c',.:. Dy"'' .'','! n
10 inc cF"Wueo S'oI"' anu 81" t''"I' ENC ny one
iet GOWN ny rope 10 '"c 'VcN "'latli' N','H,'
ING, was iuS' ,,e'"iir' is s't IG''e'' "-'c."o'"
anu I'r nv" "-' "'"c cySs 90 ,g',cn' VIZ. III,
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c,;r.I,. ~ -" sung '''' INC "'-'V'
'"u5y'
D'ch' 10 get some covering ior Id,Acr and
YOU.
II woman, said a seaman, standing
by. Ut may be death to do that-ihc slip mny
part any Minute
But she gave heed to no remonsiranccs,
though they came fast and clamorous she
seized on thc rope when stll htng from the
snip, ana ny II snperhumali effort. climbed to the
deck, and went forward to the Storage. In a
lew moments she re'appcarcd, threw over on
the rock Il bundle Of Clothing. and again slid
swiftly down the rope. She had brought her
latilcr CLOAK, IRON the berth where he had lett
IT, ana a O'ahKc', "hlcl she wrapped around
ueI ,.o'itT. Say'hg'
Aou see l nave come saieiy oacl, Tor Hod
was win me. mother dear
before nan an hour mad passed, a loud crash
was ieard, and Il mountain wave swept away
the whole OF the forward part OF the vessel =
AS the gay wore on ana the log liitcd, the
shlp-wrecked beheld desparingly, the hopeless
ness OF their situation. They, were cast on a
perfectly barren rock, separated from the land
by many RODS OF ioalnlng sur, IN winch no boat
couIu il'e an instant; at sea no san was IN
sight, ana on The shore no signs OF human life.
ihry were on the coast OF Newfoundland.
bnt the mother ana daughter were absorbed
III II 'edfIu aniicttoh, WhlcA was coming last
upon mem.
'A tNat uesn,atc sp"t INC huSnand and father
MHS o!''E' nc p'uc ''IIh Eoou.pye' WIN II
''''"S 80 ~. %. ~ - ~ w." Il '"rill'hg
'ei' h. E u.s. VI ,'V ,n%;,, , c"@ m.''r ptc'3" Ccl5eu
u ~ nF2..iS - 'se N.c" ~ ".e MS
III u,oi' 49, ~ 10 Nv '"'to sc"' nor
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~ ~ ic "'II "''7 - S'ci WIS over;
''a.l ~ t'' 't',eSs : q. : llo,'tr' aiu
49, ~ io'.. ~ .'5 1t 4" l. M'"s 1.9"'o
hnnoing IoI,c Sho ,Lon ror,I,. ,DJt. 49, ~
from her mothers cnnyul9iye embraces on3
with the assistance of n kind sailor boro + md
laid it there. She kissed once ao,io bor C,th-
cr's lips. chilled ml,e with iho t,,35,a.t ,Lo, ,Lo
recent touch of death smo9thoI tbo lin hair
upon his brow. and wraprinp his clo,k moro
closely around him. turned and left him forever.
she herself was trembling With colI. bnt sho
tho9r,t mo-, once of ryjLiur ,,r moor r,,L,r NJ
lis winl;nr sheet.
Rest lhou old s3in,. with ,Iv cross r,,, ,h,.
breast! TJougI tDou Ii,.t ra; t,,, il, ,bo ,l,aIr
bosom Of thy native land. bui wlsr, LiIay,s
dash aronnd and tbe ,yet ,,l ,ir:,,,- ~,
though thy loved ones may not come to weep
above thee, though no living being b, near thee
but the wild Soa-J,rd, dippiurh.c Ter white wiur in
the sHrs-HoIs angel has mlr.cl %, spot. and
when the oar,h's graves are opening. and the
sea gives mp IL. dead, lAou s'.al, AR fpn thy
cold, hard couch on the wtycil-A,i rock.
soon after Mary returned 10 her mother n
shout from her companions told th7m that the