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

hODhl, MIHCH 70, 1891.
k dense mass Of fog, that seemed foatin:
ht slowly landward, kind of storm -wratl
e, that crowned the deep.
le Scarccly y half league from where the
y ship went down, rose the shore, grace
RI fully sweeping up back from the high
l. lands. a fisherman had erected his hut
n there and followed his dangerous trade
with no companion but his wife and son
, a weather beaten, sun Drowned man OF
, some nineteen years. The wife and
) mother felt not the want Of society there;
for years she had lived there, and listed
, to the moan of the waves. and the wild
= sweeping of the winds, still it was home
to ber,-rough, though it was loving -
} In the largest apartment the house af.
forded, the old man and bis wife were
gathered over one just rescued from the
sea by the hand Of his son, who was alb
sent for another.
The old man was STOPPING over the
PROSTATE form, and holding a glass to
her mouth, which suddenly he raised
cxcalming, I she lives = and simultaue-
ouSly a low, faint moan came from the
sufferer. At the moment the son enter.
ed with Il man leaning on his arm he
paused a moment, and starting back,
hunicdly exclaimed:
IN the name OF God why must I find
her here lis she alive ?
'SShe is,' responded the old man, 'and
thapks to God for it
~, ;hanks 70 the devil for not found
ering your craft with both of YOU nut
tered the young stranger to himself, who
was the same George Martin that went
down with the ship, and the girl before
him, his companion Annie Solwin. Slow
y the young girl opened hes eyes as she
Iregained her breath, but Immediately
closed them again, and sank back seem
ngly in a deep sleep.
George was shown to an upper loft,
and although it was most surprise, yet
the anxiety and fatigue of the previous
night caused him to fall into deep
sleep from which he did not wake till a
la'c hour in the day.
The sun shonc brightly in at the rude
window, and it had lifted the iog-wfath
from off the water and rolled it away in
great sheets
Fool, fool, muttcrcd he to himself, |
{ that | told her her mothers namc,-I
why did | not make sure of her life as
we went down and this cursed business
would have been ovcr,-bu who knows
but that she may be dead now,' and !
Jumping up he was soon dressed and be- II
ow. Il
Dear George murmurcd the maiden o
"A scowl passed over his features, and 81
&c turned away to the scanty meal set
eiore him Anon the sick girl COM n
lained Of thirst and heat, and the Ia
ushed cheek and dry skin told that
urning fever was raging in her sys-
,m. 81
The old fisherman saw that his SIM d.
lie knowledge Of medicine would be of,
o avail, and that something must be fc
one to save her life 1t was ten miles er
} town, and that distance he could walk to
two hours and get assistance. lie m
preparations for starting - &C
Gorge quickly arose and went out, his be
ild was made up in moment, and it er
as that the fisherman must never reach IN
wn. pl
lie darted into the woods, and ran at av
swift pace till he came to a large open to
ain, with here and there thick clump ga
bushes upon 1.-THE old mans path au
y through this plain, and concealing W;
mseli behind one of these clumps, he
aited his victims approach 1t was Of
ng before the old man made his ap- tn
,arance. tn
All Kissed Martin, she is deaths br'
i old man, you'll never reach yon- an
n town, except in your colin = and he Gle
ouched still lower. an
His victim came along all unconscious sec
him who was concealed by his path, iro
d dreamed not of danger With one on.
lgle bound the murderer leaped upon list
IN from behind, and felled him with he'
wv, and taking his heavy club in both all
nds, he dealt the PROSTATE man blow We
the temples which drove life from its