Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-07-12

"fe heaVy' laules' are light and do not so much
signify
How can get rid of my clothes, they are
all so wet and clinging to me =
well, will help you; first of all there is
your coat. Can you hold on by the rock few
moments with one hand!'
l think so.'
Very well, then, first let 60 your left hand
gently, and l with my right will pull that sleeve
OFT; then let go your right hand, and we will
pull that off,
But there is my pocket book in my cont
Has It much money in it!'
N Yes. two hundred pounds
q That had better have been left On shore in
boating. Is it in notes!'
Yes
well, first of all, will take out the book
Let me feel. Oh, here it is; come, it is not SO
heavy as | feared. will just stick that inside
my waistband. Now, then, am ready to pull
Oft the left hand; take that hand off the rock.
80 now hold fast. How the coat sticks -
liurrah ! that is done Now, then, hold fast
with your left hand, and let go the right. So
there ne goes up stream to Totness,' said Her.
bert, as soon as he had drawn the coat from its
late wcarer, and thrown it to sink in the bub-
bling tide. Now, what boots have you on your
feet!
'.Oh luckily ] have got on Shoes
Well, kick them off directly, then.'
Il cannot-they are tied
Well, put one of your feet out, so that |
can get at it and break the shoe-string. So
that is it. There, it is gone, Now, for the
other
'Qh! how the rocks cut my feet
Never mind the cuts now, up with the other
foot. | have it. There goes the second shoe.
Now, how about gold watch and chain Have
you got one on!
YES
Well, give it to me, l will do my best to
throw it towards Dittisham shore If it does
not reach the dry ground, we may at least
throw it SO far into shallow water that it may
be picked up next tide
Just take it off my neck, will you,'
Il will. All it is nice watch. 1t is a
pity to use it so roughly
oh, here is my watch, too, said the lady
if you will take it over my head
Thank you, said Herbert and gathering
the two watches together in the hollow of his
hand, he gave them a good vigorous cast toward
the shore. Have you anything else about you
keys, or any thing Of that kind.
Nothing said the lady.
Il have some silver in my trousers pocket
said the gentleman.
Pitch it all into the river said Herbert
this is one of those occasions in which none,
is curse to q man.
just put your hand in my left trousers pock
ct and take it all out, Them
Herbert did so, and produced whole hand
full of silver, which he threw after the watches
Now, then, we are as light as we can get
The water is rising very rapidly. Be ready
start. You must neither of you attempt t
breathe through your mouths, you must breath
through your nostrils, and nothing more. Jus
hold your noses up as much as you can abov
the water, but do not attempt to lift your hand
above it, or you will sink directly. will tax
hold of the other end of the oar, and swim vii,
you towards Dittisham; but remember tha
both your lives depend upon not lifting sinsl
finger above the water. you do that you vii
sink if you do not, you cannot help floating
Do you understand
quite, said the lady
Il will try, said the man.
Now, then, may God help US said Herbcr,
and laying one hand on the oar, while he sti
clung to the rock with the other, after litt
difficulty he succeeded in extracting the blade
tho oar from the crevice of the rock in whit
it was stuck, and it once more hoatcd in IL
water.
Now, then,' said Herbert, getting it rour
into the proper position, just lay your tv
hands here, where the leather is'
But If l let 20 of my sister she will sink ;
No, please God, she shall not. Here, madar
place both your hands now on my left shoulde
before he takes the oar. Now, rest on me yo
full weight and never mind swallowing litt
water, both of you
AS Herbert said this, he slipped round to Il
side of the rock where they were, and placi'
himself on the lady's right hand she took ia
hold of his dress at the point indicated and
she did SO, she felt her feet borne away by t
river.
'Oh, am sinking Oh, am sinking ,
'Oh, no, you will not sink. Keep your he
down, and rcst on me. Now, quick, my bo
clasp hold of tho oar
Il will l will - gasped the unfortuna
man and the moment he did So away went
three on the bosom of that angry tide, rig
into the deep water.
Il am drowning I am drowning shrek
the man.
No, no, you are all right now keep 20
courage-we will soon be on shore. And II,
bert, getting sufficiently out of bis reach not
be entangled with him, stuck the blade of I
oar between his teeth, and struck out boldly
the little fishing village of Dittsham. Col
up the river with the stream and wind, the pl
gress of the trio was very rapid; and as HI
bert struck out with the utmost possible ener
towards the lights that still CLEANED from
co,tagers' windows, where the beach shelv
down much more gently than in the adjace
parts of the river, he succeeded in about
minutes in getting them into the still wat
made by the projecting race as it advanced 0