Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-03-27

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wet shor. Bat he did not reckon that ne sPA
az san1. along with which hs now steol
4 rI...s wra much hfeher than TIE cnie Ane1
whirh -tretched 10 the basis Of The rocks ~
did not reckon nat The tide, AZ eert.Ln
o. is Tow. after turning 2 near pom
usually ran with almostt ne rapiaN4 ~.
stream Against the right hand segment q w
b7rre-. fna thcn. directed b. us curve, mum
dated in 3 tics the previously open
+-e.n b. rrd the shingles Above an ne az
no. remember what BIS mother bad hinlea az
rarfnr. for indeed Der omen provedupe wa
m~ss h,,t MAS san ssea a. a distance,
danced tihuau the patch q SEA, revealed
thrmrh ne assure az which the boys looked
-rf More alive after lis disappearance tome
us,-f NOISE q The waters. Charley took h1s
hrolhsr-s bard 20 lead him lone BIZ the way
they had cone. To his Consideration q neree-
IV crested wave ieaped into tier faces thfoush
lie narrow opening drcuchlng bcinto me ssh
he let 20 Buly's hand, and sprang up % me
TOD Il lie circuiar wall o. rocks. A foamy
sea tossed al around him HIS eyes caught
the gallant boat about a quarter Of a nile DIS
tant. he screamea te q, jumped down % nis
Etle brother. dragged him up % the spot ne
had INST Quilted. ana screamed again. There
was a little cavity, formed BY the uregulai
junction. at their sharp extremltcs OF me
rocks, and in this be placed the BOW bewildef-
EA MLL MH|LaAa AAHnM ~ AAAELA
iae dashed inward By the guiekly Increasing
sea, and c'inging himself 70 the highest pima
Gle b. could grasp, once more be wildly halina
the boat.
Wast probabir he had now caught is notice.
Ia nut around and pulled toward hun but soon
seemed deferred from venturng too near me
dangerous rocks.
HOh. Cod Oh mother, mother Your
Balv. mothers daringi be, az least VII Dc
drowned, though ] may swim hl they pick ne
up-and an ny fault but no, no.
He pulled of his Jacket and vest, and tore
his shirt into long strips. No, be shan not :
Come. Billy, Twill lie you 20 my back, neFer
fear. ny kng-snd see If I don't swim bike a
hsh for youF'
The chnd having heard and noted all h1s
( words and actions. had stopped crying, and as
| if struck with Charles noble conduct and sen
tmeats. and unconsciously sympathiZing Win
/ them. answered g won't, Charley, I wont
4 Tshorld sink you. and we should Be drowned
! together then, and no ore left with mother"
an this while breakers had been dashing
! from without nearly mp to Tie submits OF me
rocks al the opposite sweep OF me circle ana
Is Charles, eagerly, indeed violently, renewed
/ hs enueaties. they al last came leaping and
p~luncing up to is very edge, Ike DARK, Wnlis
NAMED war horses, trying to rear and paw over
some high and well guarded e~m1ankmeut-
I Once again BE- hoarselY cried out 70 The boat
II was nearer to him, bot sin seemed cauuous
~ actual approach. He turned FOR the last
lime 10 Billy, and seized him in as arms
O. compel him 10 do his bidding. HE
nband which held his fathers miniature snap
ped in the exertion the miniature itself was
rolling oufwardly into the surf he snatched
az o.. and secured it, but lost his balance, and
I the next instant was kicking among TIE break
ers.
The eaptain Of the East Indiaman had wit
messed he great part Of the scene between the
young brothers, and as be saw Charles tamhle
non the rocks calamity ordered bis men 10
ds7e a good deal, and pull towards the spot
where The boy had sunk. Presently Charles
re-appaared. swimming sloutiy, not Tor the
] boat. however. brt back again % the nov
almost invisible rock. The captain and MS
men called 20 him, bat he did not heed them
II has been noticed tnat when me boys
walkeiout to the sands, they directly turned
their backs upon a platform formed IN Its low
line Il cliff. At that moment, not only the
ratform and rugged buttress-bases but ne
shingles beneath, were perfectly dry.
N6w the rarnE surf Of a spring tide, excited
By a stiff breeze, foamed UP 10 he level II tn
former, and almost simultaneously with Char
ler's reappearauce, a woman, screaming loud
81. descended he difficult passage from thl
brow Of the cIf, and gained the slippery shelf
MANY people Followed her 10 the top line OF n
rrecipice, but no one veuturcd 20 Der side He
cries reached the Young swimmer, through al
The rosr Of the sea, and be redOubled bis vain
efsris 10 reach his Htle brother But rery
soon everions became useless At one enrageC
and reiH forced charge Of the breakers, the area
fnciosed br he rocky circle, hitherto little IN
undated. and no part Of the black barrier linz
remained visible, except that formed By IN
ninnacles amid which the child stood wedged
, Il cminrc chain Of foam supplied as place
i And now, bis mother, from tie shore, bis broth.
n from the sea, and The Captain and his mei
2 from THEN boat witnessed ne conduct az W
! little sufferer. He had been siting-he stooi
uD-a breaker struck him-he staEgered-an
( other came he fel-isappearcd was sill
seen. however, upon a pointof rock, raising b
hanls ard clappmg them over his head, Unit
az tie third blow the little fellow became IN
suiphed 81 tie HhiuiuE waters.
The boat was noW very near Charles. and q
/. last seemingly attentive 10 the remonstrance
Z Of The crew, be turned and languidly swan to
ward is side.
g What tie deuce has the Young grampu
E fshed up hetEcen his teeth p said The Cap
Y tain. as be assisted IN reaching ont an oar
4 o A boiled crab, i reckon; though where the
q got a fire TO boil 81. az the bottom Of this sur
o j. more tlanT can imagine"
! Charles was dragged into the boat, and with
d out z word OF cry, fell stupehad upon rs bot
: tom. The muiature dropped from bis an
r clenched teelh the captain took It up, oPene
q -, and startled he men BY utterng a iond ex
: clamaion. Then be- stopped to Charley's facs
I and peeT6d into O. thea glanced to he Gin
9 ana finally ordering every car TO pull Tor n
shingles, be kaait on one knee, raised Char
lee's bead TO the other add his crew ser
4 stH more surprisedto see their biuh captain en-
brace Inc almost s~snseless lad, Kiss bis chee
and forehead, and weep over him p~roluseg
though in silence.
{ TIE boat had not shot far, when little Bin
! footed ahead. The captain gently, thong
hastily, put Charles down, and with much en-
ergy assisted in picking up the child, who 500
fav stretched beside be half brother, rescue
e indeed from The sea, bat i seemed evident, quii
Z dead. Still the captain cried, Pull, me
|, puHg
3 Vigorously and skllfuly obeying his ofder
3 fhev ran the lively boat upon the shingles,
so5f distance below the point AZ which N
low elf gradually dipped to their surface
rhe mother few down 70 meether chldren an
p their unknown friends. The anxious crow
o followed her. She received Charley ron "a
q cautain's arms, g sailor followed, holding 81
~ wrapped uD in the captains jacket, 70 b.
4 bosom. At her first word the elder boy oPrne
+. hfs eves- after straining him % Der heart 81
I Heu - lis brother. No word had effect upo
! him. he captain called o1t for q surgeon
the village practitioner and the blockade sul
% reon were both az hand. They c1used tie chii
70 BE- conveyed into a nei-hborlng cottage, an
!. fhere ia the preeenee Of tae mother and "a
-7n.ain. PROMPTLY engaged IN an The usu'
s measures for restoring animationf but a
Y failed. Thev repeated their exertionss 81
I without eject. and 81 length, pron0uncin
D HiHv 70 be a corpse, left the cottage.
q Charlesh had been stretched across the foot
q tie bed upon which, wrapped IN blankets ia
= bis IA f-hro her. AthTst be I'D not compr'
= bend his situation. OF notices the Occurrences
o. a----n Hs- 49, hrn-nmnH 10 nnnWnH n Nc
a hedepartinE words Of the surgeons f~orraisin
is himseif upon bis elbow, be gazed first into b
Be- moeherr face, a. she sat in silent anguish B
hs bedside, and then be tried 10 move upwaI
= toward Billy. While making this ehon, n
p captain, gently laying his band un the mother
Shoulder, asked TO speak aside with her. 81
Pc arose, IN the languid indifference Of griet, ar
k followed hin into a corner Of the room, out
1d he rooms on Of view Of the boat. Mary
wac TIE Captains only word, soothinglv viii
IN pered in Der ear. She drew back, looked d
.ut INTO bis face, and was caught 10 bis arms.
it hlei explanation proved that her suspicious
ze her TeYeuceful rival at the village nosf-oF,
were wei founded. While from ne sapprsssis
liz "a he Captains letter 20 her. Mary Lad b
nd heVed him cruel andfaithless, the boiling bacl
er also. q her letters b him. had caused Yer ii,
I'd cere lover 20 conclude that she was no bet
~ han a village coquetle, who. the moment
lef. Ser presence, forgot him, and i~nsul.ed d
k j memory aLl LNe NrHHAllN I'D NE smiles al ! no
admirers perhaps in the smiles Of more tn
a one. Hence, sftsrher seeming silence Of mar
be- rears. be had proudly struggled 10 give
y. I Mary Ashton forever and thoagh since IN,
AZ parting be- could often have returned 70 h
village. be woul6 rot % far humiiiate himse
some inquiries, however, be condescendei
M make BIZ q confidential person sent for ne pu
~ pose. merely with TIE view Of asceraining
nr Mary was alive OF dsad-for death alone.
II argued. could explain her supposed condul
40 Abautibe very time his emissaV arrived q
Il village. she bad become the ensied wife OF Z
al nch Master Turner. and this intelligence ne
= essarily confirmed bis former angry resol
an tons.
D. The Captain and Mary yet spoke, VIII
u Charles voice sounded shnH and ioyfullv fuc
=. the tsd. Yes, Billy, yssi 'ds Charlie
=. Billy mothers darling They stepped roui
~ 70 the BEDSIDE. he bad erept under te bla.
keis. and elapsed The child 10 his bosom ; A
aow. inded. de Efforts Of the surgeons. aifhon
a b spaired Of ty themselves, began 70 Weld
a good result
II. re uould not die, 10 JET you say ] HH
/. an r-~ff.r q said Charles. farrhirvi ~ fA~o,.