Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-04-29
NO. 81.

Hard up to your helm, my man" said
the captain, in a voice as calm as MAPS
voice could be, and her calling to the
chief and third mates, who were both on
deck, he informed them of the fact that a
small open boat, with three children in
it, had gust goRe past, and then gave his
orders.
Mr.. Casey please get OF the flying jib
boon and keep a look out for the boat.
and mind Mr.. Classy, if we come up with
it you. can lay the ship so as to bring the
boat close abord on the laboard side
laboard, remember Mr.. Classy. Don't
for your lite make a mistake. Go for
ward now, sir, and if we save these chill
dren, five hundred dollars shall be your
reward
Then turning to the chief mate he con-
tinued
Mr. Windsor, you will brace the yards
all square, which, without making any
more sail, will send the ship through the
water something faster than the boat is
going. Having done this, rig single
whips two of each on the lower yards
on the larboard side. Place the blocks
far enough cut for the falls, to drop about
a fathom clear of the ship, and reeve on
good snug sail geer, bring both ends on
one deck, and the other led along for q
foil, ~stationing three good fellows at each.
In the meantime | will get the ship steady
before the wind, and-Frank, my man,
you keep her so. Don't let her yaw an
inch! Steer her as if your very soul de-
pended or it, and within half an hour af-
ter the ship reaches New York you shall
have a hundred dollars"
"And now Mr.. Kinsly, you will please
call upon the second mate and all the
gentleman passengers. l want them to
stand by the whips in order to assist the
sailors if necessary. We must save those
; children, ana do 1t, too, without Coming
in contact with the ship, as that would
be instant destruction to it and them in
such a sea.
"All ready the whips, sir | came from
the mate, and at that moment the third
mates voice rang out from the jib boom
end Boat right ahead, steady as you gol"
Now then my lads, who'll go into the
running bowlines with me, and stand by
to pick up the children 7 anxiously in.
quired the captain.
II sir, 1, l." came from a dozen ready
sailors. in a moment.
THANK you, my lads; but I only want
five. I will go in one myself"
The selections were soon made, and
there they stood in the fore main mizzen
chains the commander and five noble
fellows-with the bowlines under their
arms, ready to risk their lives to save the
three children.
STEADY stand by nowI Here they
come! Look out 70 screamed the officer
from the jib boom, and a moment later
the dim outlines of a boat doomed up by
the lee cat head. Another of breathless
suspense, and the boat was abreast of the
fore chains.
Island by the forward whipsl Look
out there in the main chains. Veer away
men. Now, Harry, now" and down went
the companions and the captain into the
boat.
A breath later and a shout came ring
ing up, Look out main and mizzen
chains. Sway away on deck" and up
by the run came the two men, each grasp
ing a child in his arms.
cay, ay, sir, all right" answered a
brave fellow, scrambling in ON deck, with
little Jenny grasped tightly by her
clothes.
Father !" exclaimed the little girl,
clasping the captain about the neck
Father! Father!" echoed back two
treble voices.
Almighty God, I thank theel Saved
-saved-saved !" and Captain Lester
Walton sank f~ainting on the deck. He
knew the children were his own from the
moment they passed the ships stern,
and his indomitable self control had bore
him up until they were rescued; when
the reaction came he sank down %insensi-
BILE.
At an hour before sunset the following
day the ship was at her berth in New
York, and the meeting between the dis
tracted mother and her children there, in
the cabin Of her husbands ship, is too sa-
cred a picture to be profaned by a mere
pen and ink copy.