New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-03

A TorcH OF Realty AND BIr or RossScs.-Mr.
II. b. s. Williams of Hickory Springs, F.yette
County Tcnr., sent the following interesting c)mma-
uicaon to The Memphis Aralanche, on the i2rh iut;
'On one Of those cold, rainy nights jlst passed a
couple Of sprisbtly and hardy looking Little Yankee
boys, bare looted, badly clad, aud without Li1yet,
about eleven aud Thirteen years Ot age calling them
teves John and Thomns Anderson, brotlsrs, al the
way from the North came u my residcnce IN search
as they said Of bone aud work, and readily hniiDg
both they are nov With me, the happlest little fel-
lows Won Their story IL AS tu of adventure
as it Is affecting. They ha from the town VI Pttsr-
ION, n. j., md cay they factory boys, sni or
phaps that their father died long tune ago, aud
their mother nearly two years since, leaving them
working in a cotton factory without friends o. rela
tioDs tber.abous-bavipg 10 brothers, and an only
sister Martha, who married Frederick Green, Of
whom they have heard nothing for "A long time, and
know not where they arci that about two nonths
tirce, being badly treated they struck out FOR the
South, without cent of money, and worked their
WY along, assised by railroad conductors and steam
boat captains, until reaching Menpbis, where they
tarrled but ,l,tle while, starting out on foot On tho
track of the Memphis and Ohio Railroad, which they
followed up 10 the Wythe Depot and meeting there
snail negro boy Of mine, who, hearing their story po.
lely, ard in the spirit OF true southern hosptahty
invited them along with him to bis masters hodse.
AHERo.-The recent Courageous and even desper-
ate act Of Capt. Brooks, Keeper Of the Faulkn.r's
Island Light, in rescuiDg tie captain, ms wiic and
crew. from wreck, in Long Island Solni, deserves
that Fanlk! er Island Itself Is more than two nlsa
from land and that ts only Inhabitants the keeper
Of The lighthouse end his family, Capt. Oliver N.
Brooks. The wreck lay upon Goose ls.ani, some two
miles from this; but Capt. Brooks could see, with his
glass the persons in the rigging, and the Dashed
into unusual fury, making breach bgn over ~
decks, and Threatening Instant destruction. IT was
too sal eight for the brave man To endure; and pro-
yided as he was by Government with nothing but =
small saibOst 10 go between the island AMI he main
land lie would have been fully justified in leaving
them to fate horrible to think o. HIS wife was oa
shore and be was lono with hls family Of little chl
drer. but :.ing them Of the peril he was abont 10
snme-a fearful peril, from which he might never
return-he kissed them, aud calling upon God TO pro-
tect them AID bess his endeayof, be Jumped rto bis
frsil skf and s,eered boldly into the storm and the
bow,. Those board saw the attempt, ard even
ia their agony wondered at his bodness, pred its
failure and grieyed at what they considered an un-
necessary sacrifice Bat stil the brays MAD, relying
upon Providence, kept up his heart and hopes, and
although every wave threatened him with destruc.
ton reached at last the wreck and hailed The De-.
spObding with words OF cheer. BY the most
skiI,ful management of his bout, shooting past,
and once the very wreck itsei, he at las. man.
aged to pick them o. one at time, and then tarned
for the shore But it was only by constant bsog and
tremendous Efforts that the boat wss Kept above
water, and at last rcac 1ed the bland, WITH ns
in mates exhausted and nearly dead with hunger
end exposure On the shore waiting for their father,
were The little children Of Capt Brooks, Who with
tears and screams Of Joy saw the boat tossed voirnty
talked u al OF rescued mariners who were Immediately
transferred TO the lighthouse residence and made vol
come ard comfortable. gentleman familiar with
the ciroupnstances and also with the dangers Of -
sea assures us that the most daring .est he
read Of. that the bost was entirely unit for such
service and that nothing but unr vs co,ness, great
,kill "a boatmar and the hand Of Providence over
.I made the effort successful. CaIt B thought il at
east an equal that lie shoald be lost though,
with a proper life surf boat be wouldn't have hes:-
tated 90 about going ~ the wreck when be 6rt
tifcove red the danger and ngbt have saved the ie
Of the ntlo gIl-the captains child II three yesrs--
who tell from bis exhausted ito the sea- half an
hour before Capt X. reached the wreck. We have
known Capt. Brooks for several yeue a. one Of tho
meet faithful en in the lighthouse service, and means
will be taken 10 call the attention OF the ovennent
10 hs merits and hope that he may be provided with
boa. table for the kind o. service he Is 20 frs.
quen ly called upon to enter. There should be also at
such an expoesd point an assistant keeper for had
Mr. Brools been lost il his Effort Z, the crew OF
this y.rs there would have been missing w tue mar
iner in Long Island Sourd, that night, tho ever
steady beacob.lgt Of Faukners Islsnd lf ever hero
deserved the public reward Of bravery, that moe IS
Diver ~ Brooks, be solitary watcher on .esgs:
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