The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-22

/ heart beat with apprehension. Alter al,
Edwards ship mig ght have been near; She
shivered as much with fear, as with cold,
and went back 10 her warm fire again, busy
herself with the preparations whsch she was
always careful to make when there was any
prospect of wreck being near.
Soon she heard footsteps at the door, and
some people brought in a woman and child,
and laid them teuderly down on the warm
carpet. Frail and deccate-looking creatures
they both were, the child with its small
limbs and white face, and the mother,
scarcely less pale, with her soft. wet ring
let's mixed with sand and streaming over
h white neck. from which the covering
had been rulely torn by the rocks over
which She had been dragged by the waves.
Mrs. Carson took up the little child,
bathed and rubbed it, poured some warm
milk between its lips, and wrapped 1t in
warm flannel, laid it in her own bed, where
a sweet and natural sleep soon followed.
The mother was less easily reused; but al
ter great effort, she suddenly opened her
eyes, and called feehly FOR her child.
Until now Mrs. Carson had been com
p'etelv occupied with the stranger, that she
bad uo, noticed that her husband and helen
were still absent; bat now, putting the mo-
ther in bed with her child, she went out her
self into the cold. TO seek them. The sound
OF the moaning deep came upon her ear, as
It grieviug for the WORK 1t had tAiB night
accomplished Taking the path that led to-
wards the beach, She looked eagerly forward,
now S,rain;ac her eves to ind out what was
before her, nov pag~.ug 10 hear If there
was any sound save the n.urlaering cf the
cna:ei and angry waves.
A. she approached. nearer she sax Iy the
li..t ri tue moon. now riding screns aud
beautiful ig the deep blue overhead, group
upag tuc sands. apparently Watching iEr
progress Of a raft which bore s'svy hut
steadily toward, the shore. B-youI j, but
sin not Tar from the beach. Wa Iea.e If
roll. ~, Which l,y tlt. shattered remnants
,r . ,,..,. vess.,- and along tae path over
H.. nus. lov tue l.a.meu,, of 4 vessel,
br.,.rn >,7r-. bits of wood, WIN here 4 j
,r.ica box or bale which had been fan. on
l,. ,l,. rial,u,e Of rf,e waves.
P.e..nr these. the aged woman picked her
way t. a -rouy on tine sands. ana recognise
her husband and Helen alngug those wao
composed L. Inev did not hear hsr au-
rrgIrb l.r every I've was intent upon the
,i,,r ,r,.,,l, H. foot stumbled urou some
.'.f.c and a. She stopped t. pick l. up. she
$40. hy The liott of the moon that t aa> a
,;,-,.. -. dix woad. v.t.. Ciuc.uEatas pant
Oh in l,r-e white letters upo.. :.
NV Eiwar,!," said the poor oil woman.
And She pressed On towards hey husband
with oaickeHed step, but with 4 s.Ehlug :
heart.
'p Poor WIFE exclaimed Carson, as he
saw who i va. F." Tai, = no 2 lace for You.
H.lyn, d. e. home aud take her with you.
d" Not until know what can &c known OF
EEwarl,' was her reply.
Toe men were throwing ont great ropes,
and although the sea rocnei heavily, and
the wind 5icw high, one or Two angen. uroas
youag seaman had maHucd Z boat, and we're
already lat way out 10 the rali. 1t was a
scene to- psintcr-that group ol uaIt-iooN-
- "''',t'v'-.vFten sa.io'S' ana the t"o
feeble and d'.erate women "es'de the'h' an
unconscious ci tHe co'', ana t"'' iv'I >'''"-
= IA 'ae vet SanH' Speeci''.>. "hG ''ai g.
. bat not without nope IN iteF '4tt9' "9 '''sH
"rle seen by tHe Asht cl t.e moon.
Onward came the raft, and IN came ife
a-la boat; aul as they came sii d! sue
@ae or two !veol9 As4ies were see" 10 pas
slow ; !io"i Inc o'tr-"a'-sd ia!' '"'' '"e
1't-' assoc ~. '"I - ,, ,,-,-
S".it's no" tne ooat came o. an wa "a
soon EtAi4 STahl7 on "- S'''>' 1890
were the poor ie..""S my - az ~
hands "TaFpt- l'eLi IN c'S 'o''.'> ~ an
carried them "n ".teiN' 10 '"t ho"Se' W '"'
hShSrmen, where upon every hea'."' ""-''-
ed Tire warm and glowing h'e. y = o." -
diSaVp Hniment ouFst rom ,"'N'" he1' y
and Was echoed by his VIE al 011s''''' )
out not "old was >p'Ae"' -..,. .r.,...c.
Mp','e"'s 80 -.
sh"I'd 81 a. -, ,,.;,'
week anu 'eeo'e hah->' oni r'.'
ha3 c"a"5I" "i'" ""' ''o" 80 -.
shore; 50 tDat IL was WI" u..'l0'''S .,."'
t"e RAJ. hoa'eu o. ~ VI -.
s'ool ieer'! up anu 'p'Ies -,
heard amidst the noise Oh t,e 'eNt'' " "",s>
"""e 80 ny ~ - "
be ana uh"iH'l"G Gu'S'aO'e- ~,
1t reached the sAofe AZ ':l-'''' anu
with all LOVING woman riN'eSa'u VI u'.,
ger, wneie Tie oe'o'ea ",JecS i -
pressed c'ose 10 '"e water eN4e' "s' ~, '''''l
itet croHG'hs ""N " '"e s'pPe,s -
that had thrown rs sunny 'oo'n "p'.' ~,
oeach. larson "fGW ntF reS0,tl{ ''-,. o'.H
OUT ~ t"e '"tv '"e - N4 ~ -
the mooh'iS"'- - 'u'' O' 'l"N0'
lu' sadhess- an" '-e '1~1 ~ ''e''
her nope ~
Ihe ropes ",''c" '"e marry ",''.' ',lv',
were no" nso.N1' . =" I,o,1,.s ard d,a,.,od
'a>' ".',u' s.'e ,Ironrb he surr 10 the
Vi'1 it,, c.-, s,...,airtnc loci; anon
S.''. -. -, And Th9re was but
,,,, l. . ma, the raft to be drawn of,
md her. horror became so grea. that sh,
ronr5 mot look upon that one.
49,. ot rI,rora =, sbo said as sh,
~ ny -, ,i,o ,-.o,.in.. o1.l r.an
.ea''.u ''ea,',5 - ara H. w9rds v,r,
Lei ID. go ,"n 80 ,,a.s in ., 5,,I
l"nI ou' va - -
s"uon .po" .i.an H." C.n,.;n Carson laid he,
IVA 80 - s,ont fsheruap who hor,
~ we I rus -, . oo,,ars VIII !, = deaal,
"e' ~ "Si 80 i,;.i, ,;7,i,in,r ron, rouse her
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