Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-01-24
NEW SERIES, VOL. |, NO. 80.

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'lnsulied . repeated the esP,an-'who IN
suited hinr
'You DID, sir rcplicd the boy, while hi'
, facr flushed with indignation.
y &c, up, sir. and be careful you don, get
: the same irValncnt,' said the captain in 4
savage tone.
, The old man heard this appeal Of his son,
and a. the las, words dropped from the lips Of
, his cap,or, he raised hts head, and while i
, lcok Of the ulmos, defiance passed over his
features, he exclaimed
'Ask no hcors, Robert Old Karl Kin.
tock can die AZ well now as at any iime-le,
them do the worst
Then turning To Capt. Dneut,, he changed
his tone TO Onc Of deep supPliea,ion, and
said
'DV what you please with me, sir, 10 not
harm my boy, Coz be has joue no wrong. |
an ready for your s,p,cocc, sod the sooner
yuu finish It, the better
'L,y hold every man Of YOU, and stand by
90 run the william up
In o5clicacc to TIN, order the mca ranged
themselves along the deck, and each one laid
bold Of the rope Robert Kin,cck looked
first At bis father, and then he ran his eyes
along the Lane Of men who were to BE- his "a.
ccutoners Bu, no, oac sympalhisinc or pity
iur Iook could Ne trace. Their fares were an
hlrd and cold, srd they al arrcarcd anxious
% hu.,h their murjctcus worE
'Mhlt" cNcl,imcd the boy. Whil. tear
,,lusl frum d., trembling lit, Il, ,hsr, no
one Who can even PITY
'Upwith him, shouted the captain
Rujcr, buricJ IN, face m hi hands, lod the
usS, moment IN, father was swinging II the
ward arm. lie hcari the passing rope and
the csraIins block, and he knew lhl, he va,
f,ih,tlcss'
Hall an hour a0cWarl, ,he by lnclt by
ih. SIDE ofa ghnslly cups simple pr1ycr
escaped b., lil~. Thea another low, mur.
murinr sound came ur FROM hls bo>on-bui
noac ol those Who stood around knew IL, im-
port. !, va, pledge Of deep rr,cns
Jus, a. the old man, body ,lld ironr the
ganrway into the water, VIVID hs,h Of light.
MIN. ,,rramcl through tie heavens, and an.
other momor, the dread artillery or ra'ur5
sen, ioHh a rolr ~ long aud loud, ,hil ihc
m.1 a-tu1'Iy Ylacsj their hands 20 their car
o. Soc, ou, %, d-aien.ug roVrr Robert hiu-
ln,s started q, the sounl. aud what bad caus.
cd a dread tn other, b,sonr, mt ,hril 9i
81, sllc;,ua Go i,, own.
ub, revenge rcycagc" be- muusr,d To
hrm,clt, O., he c-,, his c,cs over the fam.
crested waves wh.cbhad already ri,cn bync1th
the power Ut ihc sudden storm.
The darSncs. had como - guicAly - did
the ,i0rr-. and an ,ha, could he distinguished
irom the Jccs Of ,he bur, save ihc bUaNag
sea, was ,he irarful craCry shore, as fash
aner ia.h Of lightning illuminated the hcIv-
cas.
Light, hO shouted the man forward
aud the uc,, momcu, an cyc' Wcrc turned 10
a bright light which had sutdenl, flashed up
among the distant rocks.
ThS wind now reached -, height, AVID ~ i,h
90, rtart rowe ., the ,ll-fJtrl brir dtc-,ly
urun the ,uri.l-ouud shore OF rocks sud rccis,
and every 6cc, ave ono, ws' blanchoi i,h
f.sg
IN ,liu t,d the, uy to lay the brig To the
wind, bu, uu, a sail " ouli hold Tor an ,'aat,
until n, lca,ih the men managed to @, up
CO.., and main storm siay,a.l, and thea the
brig stood ior a short time bra,g'y ar agains,
MI. h-l,inr sea. bot .iwas c,id,n,,h even
should sh- succeed iu keeping 90 thc v'uj She
mus, c,,1,ua.y o. driven ashore, for the
power Of the tn-srt,ing waves was Greater
than ,hl, Of thc Wind.
Boy, j, you know vhl, hsh, that isr
,,lcI N, captain, as be s,ood holding on to
the main rruin. 20 keep his frc,.
'Nc,, ,.r,' r,rlicj Robert; IT Is Bully
uorc'> crs-
What IS Il ihcrc hr"
i, marx, the entrance to lt;le bJ,bor, s'r,
which lic, "a ,bc brck oG IT,
.And can il be entered by a vessel uf this
srt,'' asked the captain While a gle,m Of
hoTc ,lo, across his Gcc.
%. yss, ..r, large shiP cau cutter there,
'Arl jo you lrov the passage"
'Gcs, .,y; have .Pcu, nv whole life on
this cast, ard know every turn in It,
'Can yvu take the brig in there in this
storm"
Ya, a,.' answered the. bo,, while 4
strange ligh, shot from bis eyes
And will YOU do it, eagerly asked the
captain.
'On two conditions
Name them quickly.'
The frs, j, ,ha, YOU lc, me 20 in peace :
and III. next, ,ha, you trouble none Of the
smurvlcrs, should they happen TO be there,
Il will promise said the captain. And
now se, about your work But mark me, u
YOU deceive me, by st. George, will shoot
,ou on the moment
The brig was soon pu, before the Wind aud
Robert Kintock stationed himself upon the
,iarboarl fore-yard arm, from whom his or
. dsrs were passed along To the helmsman.-
D The bounding vessel soon came within sight
Z Of the ragvcd erags, and the heart OF every
/, man leaPed with fearful thrills as they were
h swept pas, a frov ming rock which almost gra-
e ned them as they passed. On flew the brig