The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-09-14

they all rushed to the door, and through
the darkness and storm could hear at
at intervals hcart-rcndering cries.
Then came dull, humping sound, as
the Forfarshire struck the rocks and
after another piercing outcry, all was
still, except the storm. "Have all
pcrished - was the agnoizing qucs-
ton of Grace, when they had listened
in vain for a repetition ofthe soud. so,
can we not save them 2" Nothing
could be done till morning for, even
if boat could live in such a sea, the
position of the distressed ship could
not be found in the gloom of such a
night. They assembled to the great
lantern, and waited with anxious hearts
for the approaching day. How sor-
rowful was the thought, that while they
were safe in their rocky tower, those
poor people might be clinging to a
spar in the waters, and even women
might be struggling with the angry
waves
When the first light dawncd heavily
on the troubled deep, Grace strained
her eyes in every direction. "Thcrc
she is ship. Look father. :" she
cried and by the increasing light they
dimly saw dark object on the Farne
rocks. The spy-glass was brought, ,and
by it the father saw persons around the
windlass, but indistinctly. lie hand
ed it to Grace whose young eyes soon
made out the nine sufferers. One Oh.
jcct filled her soul with grief and com
passion among the miserable beings
clinging for life to the windlass was a
female form. Such sight reused all
her womanish feelings, and at once
she formed the high resolve to rescue
the sufferers or perish in the attempt.
" Fpther, get the boat ready" she
cried, forgetting that the storm, In
stead Of aLating, was wilder than before.
" We must save them, the ship
is breaking" and they watched the
wreck growing smaller, as the waves
washed away its timbers.
Darling shook his head sorrowfully
at his daughters request " No boat
can cross now," said he pointing to
the broad channel through which the
foaming pillows were flying before the
gale. As well might he have tried to
pass through a squadron Of Arab
horsemen in full career, as to cross
that stormy abyss, which, even in fair
weather, could only be ventured on at
low tide.
Looking at the wreck again, they
saw a man leave the company, and 80
to the broken eni. OF th1 ship. lie
soon returned and seemed speaking TO
the others WINE nc polh'eo se""",u'
where the tide was coming Ill; AN
other cry oi anguish Wa: ra''eu' anu
all tell on their Knees Win ou's're,rn- nG
ed hands imp'orihS Oou mercy MS
decided the mater WIN "racc snS
rushed Gown 'ne "ihuihS stars anu
out on the oeach' callr'g hvr ia'her
an ana mother 10 heip iauHch 'no poa'' ,,
lhey iolio%eo' SURPRISED Il! .'lo suuavh
energy oi 'heiT usual'y uli''I anu qulsv
daughter. Already were her hanus
upon inc poa'' as 'hDuen sho ~ woulu
push IL ih.o 70 'hc SURF anu III answer
to her iatner remohS'ranco asa'hs.
me u MAD aavehtTie' sue nTo,y rePlieu rep e
Una. Sne was "iii''9 u fi'N N'i "'' i0i
'heir SAFETY
iler couraSe seemed 10 INSPIRE inc
iatner' ana potn pushe9 Oh INTO 'he
channel At hrS,' the BOAT was tosSeu
with ungrovernaOie iury,a1d as urace
had never before haluieu al oar II
was some 'i'He Deiore lhey cUuiu ge'
the DOW poihtea 10 the wreck Inns
done'-there was no heed oi rowing
iol the gale drove them along with iear
inl rapldlty' Inc giant waves tossed
their irall BARK from one 10 Inc o'hei
likc mere playtnlng' curing oVei
their monstrous heads as II 10 swallow
them. How critical was their situa
ton "a single turn might dash Inc
the boat into splnters, or bury 1t II
the roaring waters. Yet the herolC
girl sat erect and caim,-obeylng IN
stantly every direction OF her father
to pull back, or feather her oar, and
all the while sending up silent pray
or that they might reach the wreck be-
fore it went to pieces.
There was need of haste for un