Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-04-23
lRASBURGH, VERMONT, FRIDAY, APRIL %, 1853.

$ he knows how to handle that boat. lie |
knows just where to pull, and just where
he may rest"
"Ay," answered another, "he was
brought up in a boat"
so was l." resumed the old man,
" but l never could have done that"
1t lightened again, but no boat could
be seen. Nearly an hour had now pass
ed since the boat left the beach, and
during that hour the young doctor had
labored with all his might.
Again and again the glare of the heav-
ems spread over the sea, and at length
the life-boat was seen once more. 1t was
coming towards the land.
"'Tis full of men,
A giant sea arose close upon the beach
and upon it was a little boat. On, on,
one more roll. one heavy throe, and the
huge sea broke upon the sand, and the
boat was thrown high up upon the shore;
and the next moment living men began
to leap from It. They turned, as they
gained the hard footing and lifted from
the boat an inanimate form. 1t was the
doctor, weak and faint.
-" Frank Frank Q, is my dear
brother here?'
"Ho, my dear Kate Kate bless you
my sister"
And on the infant tall, stout, seawet
man clasped the now fainting girl to his
bosom.
The morning sun rose bright and clear
and many people came down to the shore
of the sea to view the scene. The rec
was clear now, and upon the beach lay
all that was left Of that noble ship
Here and there it was cast-one shape
less, separated mass Of fragments.
1)ui III lllb HldilSiOil dbONC iHClt IL
brighter scene. Eight-and-twenty livini
, souls are there, who were last upon th
deck of the ship. Not one was lost
not one And the savior, too, was up
He was safe and unharmed, only veal
, and exhausted still. He had reached th
/ ship-received a line and secured it
and sank down senseless and powerles'
Every nerve and every muscle had bee
stained to its utmost. Frank William
noble generous Frank, looking in featuF
like his sister-had blessed him thol
sand times, and all the rest had joine
him.
Towards the middle of the day Ha
ry had gone out TO the library and 5;
down. The confusion of the party mad
u his head ache. He had been there fe
Il minutes when the door opened, and Ka
e entered. She stood before him sing
{ moment, and then she sank down upc
her knees at his feet, with her hanC
clasped towards him.
d Forgive me 0, forgive me " 81
cried.
Forgive me, Harry, and place me
IL your heart once more Forget what
said 0, forget and forgive p
y All, that scene was brightest of ALL
III Half an hour afterward, Frank found |
III sister, for whom he had been searchin
Ut in Harry's arms. She was happy nov
'' May we not suppose that John Ola
cey's standard of bravery sank very Il
" after this in the estimation of those W
knew all the circumstances A
- every body in the town did know the
" People now knew which was the tr
hero; and they began to understand ii
~ a coward can be lashed into exposing
life, by anger and a desire for revenge
but true man, never.
Before the SHOWS of winter came, 10
" Clancy, Esq, left for the nearest ci
while Harry Winship went to the 81
" side mansion and became the brother
law of Frank Williams.
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It's e. We remember once seeing a sp
= linen of a sailors letter, which run
On this wise:
he aDp,p J,cKI want Won IN :.