Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-12-27
Z Divers Tale.

aseor Net Size cen,tncs diver af tte ta>; gsfso
/ "a. remain bat or fraction at t,ne hpssoath the
FaE" ani group seaFfaiiy a4t,eag ccaa., fs3s bat
- tH adeps in Ire efvilzr noas # divs,,e who il
hi- i'rHt@ct isy rutaa hrler.a Tor h.pr.
All" "anirr with np atty t." n.t"- ata3sa thv III
sG"~H &i"n- ar beEays the sea To Inn are Ia5
OPEN the oFrpr> # lite erpa tasi au lf ma.
-tEe upou such the Arabian story tells us
were presented to the fearful eyes NJ Abcaiiah IN
him The most thrilling ut the upper World
"eEa friH tnus far LIs memory retains thought.
! That may Will chill tbs Saui With dread.
Tra f.r."-s tinsr fvcfa et~--ala am r~,s 1
Of the profession. Where such courage required sis
n""ird heleE II il nothing - ts s"idier diver,
howaserhEi fnrfcar. will tell my Story ami leave
others ts 1utIEa eo44trning it
An appalling shiPwrecs occurred, net mag aga.
npon the widest part of the eoHst e Ses Faandaaa
the tlanEs at this calamity reached the Of thuI
-ant~: hut amid the crowd at accidents whsrh tel
iewT, IN quick succession. il sargctt,H.
Not by us. however. We eaEa the vessel had sGFtk
spot whore the 4icstt bs TO .neans
great. ana that daring might easfiy reaeh he's
>ile = steaThre Called the Marsni6n- and had
been seen Eoing 9"Fn suddenly without m iustants
warming, BY some sshermea near ny. She had
io4bfediT struck hidden rock ana had thus been In
enc moment DESTROYED.
isp"ke to nay associates of the plan, and they ap
proved it. M time was lost in making the necessary
Preparations Rnd short time heheld MS ernta ed in
eur small schooner fer the si4nksn ship. There
slx Of us, sltd We anticipated extraordinary
cess.
I was The leader aud generally vertarel upon snv
sTpoit IN wiieh there was. uncommon tAFSer. Not
that the Others coHar,is the contrary. they
were ali brave but giitss: with cooin@>s
anu presence :" mhfa 9' "heh we "tierS were ties
ht"fe. As w" persons were neet'ed IN "f'rr :" fA-
F"'t ~" Aafft'oh' fal sr!ectea as my companion
.','-I i"h'" "i'ss ss'i''he@ ",i 'h3ht Jess eohs-
@-t h4 Times os1"se "e@h ie@Ft"hE 'r''ea.
II was Il 'h''a peasant say hHf tae sonthrrh and
eastern horizon ia"ked dertiitsi' Small, suspicious
clnu'~ gathered there III of asi and -ueak-
''g f'ia"Ts regular h3hE-i"s t"'l'"S' a. my com
alr h.in"'f, E.t"aFE~i 20 me, N-ySfsHt"S~' we
|'LT '%l - ee FH' Oh ny ht1te eso"neSS'n N the SKY
Guy h".'al} prepared Ia venture"
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