The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-03-21
THE RESCUE.

eald. laal lhe lililr brig remmanied Il,
quietly u anrhnf inside lie Hoax.
w had hard Time IL IL. heating alson
fereirven DAYS or The coast. cutting norlh
casters blowing. and sno1 anil slrel lallin,
fnr Inc most Of that lime. Forward III
vessel Ma lhickly rnalrd with ice. and
MS hard wnis for her 10 be handled. .
lie rigging and sails we're still. and yield
e,l only alien lie strength, ~ The men Ma
ex.nei ID The utmost. When II irngll
We made The pniI Ill hsnds were worl
down and exhausted. We r0uld moi hayi
held nnl Two days lnnger without rrlirI.
~ miller rold night. Mr.. Larkin."
said 10 my male. - ] iarried on deck 4
tinls'l ny rigar.
The worthy Dawn Easter bnlinned hi
coat murr tightly sn,nnd him. looked III
II The mopn and lell of his red nose be,
FIRE lie replied
"ll'sa whistler. captain. n We used Ii
say IN The krnn-herk. Nothing lives
comfortable onl cf blankets such night
as this"
.The tile i running ont swift and
,irmg il viii he well IL keen sharp
LINK oul fol This locating Ice, Mr.. Lar.
kin"
Aye. ave-. SIR" responded lie male,
and wenl hclaw.
Two hours afterwards. was aroused
from sound slerp ~ The yisilant cili.
Ger.
Excuse me for disturbing ynu, Cap:
TAIN, said he. As he detected an eypies-
sion Of sexalion III nv face, hui wish
Won would lan nni and come on deck a.
sonn as possible"
Why, what's The matter. Mr.. lar
KIM"
Why. sir, Ihaye hcen watching large
rake Office lha, swept By II a li,lle dis,
ianrc moment ago-l saw something
black On il-someihing that seemed 10
mnve-ihe nouns under cloud and
could moi sec distinctly. bur 50 help me
God. believe there's child floating nut
70 sea. IN this freezing night on that cake
u ice"
We were on deck before either spoke
auaiher word. The mate pointed oui
wi,h no little difficulty, ths rake of ice,
coating on 10 The leeward. and lis white
glllicrng surface was broken BY black
spot; more could not make out.
Get the glass, Mr.. Larkin," ! said.
"the NOON will he out 0f that cloud III
moment, and then We can see distinct.
~"
| kept my eye upon the receding mass
Of ice, while the moan was slowly work.
ing through heavy bank ofclonds. The
male stood by with the glass. When the
full light fell a, Last upon The water. with
hrlllancy only known in nur northern
attitudes. ! pni The glass 10 my eye. One
glance WI. enough.
Forward there's" hailed al the Top of
my voice. and with one hpund reached
The main hatch, ami began TO clear away
the liille cutter whirh was slowed in The
ships vawl.
Mr.. i.aIkin Ind received The glass from
my hand TO look fur himself. MY
Gpd, he said, ID whisper, AZ he set to
work 10 aid me in getting out The boat
my God, there are two children on that
cake Of ice"
Two men answered. nv hail. and walk
ed lazlly ali. In an incredibly short
space 81 time We launched the cutter in
70 whirl, MI. I.arkin and myself jumped.
followed by the two men who took The
oars. lrigged the ,iller, and The mate sat
beside me in the stem sheets.
Dn sou see tha, cake Of ice with
something black upon il, lads!" cried i
"pnt me along side OF that, and Ill give
yon hotile Of rum each, 10 night; and
amnntl''s extra wages when you are paid
OIL"
The men bent TO their oars. but their
strokes were uneven and feeble. irhey
were used up by the hard work of The
preceding fortnight, ard though they did
Their best, the boat made little more way
than the tide, This was losing chase.
anu Ms. larkin. who was suffering Tor
tare as ne saw how l,ile he gained. cried
oui.
Pull, lads-Ill double the CAPTAINS
prize; lwo bottles of rum and Two months
Pas-pnll lads, for the love OF God,
pull"
A convuisive effort n the oars told
haw willing the men were 10 obey, hui
The shong mans strength was gone.
Tine Of The poor fpllnws washed IL twice,
N recovering his oar. and then gave out;
The other was nearly as Ear gone. Mr..
l.arkin sprung forward aud seized The de-
serted oar.
!. Lay Down in the bottom of The boat"
sail he 10 the men. and. Captain. take
u'e other oar; We must row for our
Selves
took The second mans. I.arkin Ind
stripped 70 his Guernsey shirt. and as he
pulled The bow, | waited for the signal
stroke. II came gently but firm, and The
next momrn, we we're pulling long. siea.
dy stroke, gradually increasing in rapidly
until The wood seemed 10 smoke in tie
hmlesas. w ker, Time, zach hy tic