The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-03-26

throne, and drawing the body in tho
bushes, he retraccd lis steps home
ward.
The sick gill was no better, only a
faint moan now and then escaped her
lips Oh, George said she, as he en-
tered the room again, come lay your
hand on my brow,-why are you so cold
to me will you not stay by me now
Pm so glad you told me who my moth
er was, for now can tell the proud
beauties Of old England that | can trace
my lineage back, yes, back into the wild
old days Of mighty dcspotism.' Here
the dclrum seemed TO set in. 'Ill be
proud too, George but III love you if |
am wealthy; for if as you say, my moth
er's name was Lindsay, then there are
wild old places there that belong to me.
I'll sing, George, then for
Away in the east is hcccy cloul,
All underneath the silver stars,
And the angels there are wearing my shroud,
While music plays from heavens bars"
Annie,' said Martin, you are wild, =
you are dreaming
No, | am not dreaming heard it all
from your lips, and | know you would
not deceive me, heard it, but before |
could reply, the waters gurglcd in my
ears, beautiful eyes danced before me,
and then | lost myself and she sank
back exhausted.
The day wore away, and the sun had
gilded the tree tops for the last time /;
but no fisherman with aid arrived. IL
was plain, Annie could not survive much
longer in hcr present situation, and NJ ar.
tins eye frightened as death seemed
drawing nearer to her. lie thought the
almost boundless estates in old England
were still his, but if she lived what
then no, she must not live, could not,
it would ruin him.
Night set in, and pleading fatigue, he
sought his couch, leaving the sick girl
with the old woman and son. The fish
erman did not return, and it was suppos
ed he could not find assistance there,
and had gone on farther. Annie was
rapidly growing worse. A thought struck
the son, and seizing his large lantern, he
lighted it and went down on the, beach II
md for three long hours walked back "
md forth with his lantern signaizing a
distress. At last a light rose away in b
he eastern horizon, and seemed rising 70
ntil it attained Il certain height, when L
seemed approaching him /; he rcdoub- ul
d his cxertions, and had the satisiac- nj
en- at length Of hearing the sound Of th
Irs, and in moment more boat was ed
owed high on the beach beside him. th
What, no, ,theren exclaimed the fore az
ost of the crew, what's the matter you br
nd-lubbcr = bo
Matter enough was the reply lal
lave you accommodations aboard your
ip for sick girtbat is at the point Of th
ath.' ge
Aye, conrad, that we havc,-out wa
lows, lead on,-and noiselessly they tat
tered the dwelling. The invalid was iul
, sick to notice it, and motioning to his Ma
,ther to be silent, they lifted up the nal
uch and bore 1t and its burden to the pre-
at, and exclaiming to the young fish, sue
nan, you shall hear from us in the En-
,rning, started for their vessel Plash cot
,sh, went the oars, till the sound died Gle
ay, and the young fisherman returned gIo
the cabin. Clouds had begun to
thor in the sky, and low distant surge ed
d moan could be heard far off on the cr
ter. an
The night grew darker and the means cd
the waves grew louder, aud between AM
!, lullings of the noise could be heard sci
screams of the petrol, ominous Of a left
oding storm. Fas'er, and thicker,
blacker, came the heavy masses of ma
uds, trooping up from over the water hap
ere long storm burst upon the tion
nc. The rude cabin swayed to and swe
and trembled as the hurricane swept TO &
Its thundcrings awokc Martin. He and
ened cautiously he crept to the year
d of the staircase, and pccring down natl
was darkness and silence, aud he ago
It back. whe
She is dead,' said ho to himself. age