The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-03-19


haved her, and coined on. TWAS blowun
gales up over Btcksdc; we could sea- &c keep
our feet an hard somethun like voice
suppose was thinkun O. voices an
brought right up into the wind. Twas Just
like beun at sea, in manner, and craft
drivin' right across our wake, an would ha'
been out o sight an hearun in minute. -
Then knowed by the sound twas the Min.
istcr--(w dldn' have e'er reverend gentle
man of our own in the days: but e lived
over in Sandy Han Dor and ed Dose to go all
! round the Bay.l We could sea 'ce bIde to-
gcther. but was proper glad to meet uE.
for minister's comfort, 'eknow SIR an
e said, Is dnyL0dy om 2 There's two o.
brother lz.k S orphans, sir, I'm aleareh, and
others along wi EN- said. So e said,
God help them Where are your two other
Boys, James and Maunsell! along wi >
brother lzik's twn,' | said Twas Jlowlln
torrib,e hard, and cold, and thick and the
minister turned wi us, and we coined up.
ploddun through the drftun snow. and
over the rudge. When We opened the
door, first the mother thought there was four
of us; and SO she said James !. for we were
all showed over; but she sid there was only
three, and twas the minister wi us two.
So she begged his pardon, and told un our
poor Boys were ont agunnun and she was an
old punt they had. We were all standun (for
we didn' think . nawlhin but the boys) when
two coined into the door, all white wi snow.
! Twasn' they two, sir but twas my ncvy
Jesse ard another. 'Ilavn't they coined 2
c said. Dear. what's keepun they?'
"Jcsse had abin out, too Wi Izik Maffeen
and Zipplty Alarchant, and they were over
to back side o Sandy lIarbor together :;
on Y onr poor young men were about three
parts of a mile furthnr down, mubbe. So
when it coined on to blow. Jesse and his crew
made straight for Back Cove and got ill.,
though they were wcakhanded, for one had
hurried his hard-wrist and so, in about three
hours, they got round by land, and thought
the ,oothcr poor fellows would do so we'll
What can us do Uncle Georgia 2 e said :
Tor he's proper true hearted man. sir, and
e was mos crvun. First. we can pray.
said the minister: and so he said PRAYER
| make no doubt was thukun too much
over the poor young fellows: and the wind
made a tarrihlc great believing down the
| chinley and all around the house. and 50 !
was ruthcr aw'y from it more and ought
| Then the Minister and jesse and | started
out. My mistress didn' want Inc to 20 !: but
| couldn' bsde: and So afore we'd made
much " yup harbor agen the wind and grow
un dark. thoush 'iwasn snowun. we met a
man comnn from tother side, Abram Frank !;
and e said last that was seen of our four was
ihey were pullun in for IIobois's Hole, and
then somcthun seemed to give way like, wi
one of EN- rowun, and then they gave over
and put her aw'y before the wind, and SO as
long as they could see anything of EN-, one
was standun up scullcn astarn. Crhat was
my James. sir .'')
very long, gently breathed sigh here
made itself heard in the deep hush, and as
| Mr.. Debrce turned. he saw the the sweet face
o! Skipper Georges daughter turned up to
her father, with tears swimming in both eyes
| and glistening on her check. She had come
| up behind. and now possessed herself quietly
| of her fathers hand.
$50 we turned back, and the minister wi
us, 'twas cruel night to be out in } and the
wind almost took and lifted us, and sot US
down by the foot o the path over the rudge {:
but when we got atop here. and it coined
athwart. it bought us all down knceun, and
we could scarce get over to the door The
poor mother got up from the chimlcy- corner
and came forward, but she ncedn' ask any
| thin >: and there was pretty young thing by
the fire (htiS girl was little thing, asleep
"'' ''''S ""o d" I'N'tl N'hlS 'lHS
theie) that never got up or looked round .
twas MiIly ResSle, that was troth-pl,ght to
James. They was to have been married in
week, If the Lord willed and twas fer
'c's mouse we were drawn out the tim her,
She just rocked herself on the bench. She S
gone. long enough ago. now sir!
So the Minister took the Book and read
bit. heatd un and didn' hear un for
was aw y out upon the stormy waters WI
the poor young men. Oh, what n night it
was! its no use blowun and bclowun and
freeZnn. aud ice all along shore to leeward
I" Well, then. sir, abont two hours o night
there coined lull and then there was u push
| or shake at the door, and anothcr-and
| another $50 IL was, we all thought J and
then the door banged open, Twas nawlhng
but cold blasts coined in. and then lull ageu
for a second or two. SO shut to the door :
and the poor mother broke out acrvun, and
poor MlIy fell over and slipped right down
upon the hcarlhStone. We had a heavy time
Of it that night. sir: but when the door bang
| cd open that time, this child that was little
| then, lynn upon the bench slccpun. made n
soart of. gurgle like, when the first sound
| coined to the door. and when the flaws O. wind
| coined in she smiled, and smiled agen, and
laughed as ef a body my be sayun poorly
| things to her in d'y time. Jesse sid it, too.
Well sir, night passed: zee may be sure
we didn't sleep much on'y cat maps: ard
once Or twice failed into kind of OVAL,
and started thinkun they was speakun to me.
Mornum coined slow and cold, colder than
night. So the ncighbors coined in at mornun
and sat by; and now and agcn one 'oull say
they were find young men and after bit
another d say James was brave heart, and
how he saved a boats crew three years ago,
scullun them into By Harbor and so they
said how he began to teach in Sunday School
Sunday before and how brave e was, when
they sid the last of un scullun ANY round
the point and verthe by. for t'other side, or
for Belle Isle, or some place to lecward So
they said James 'ould take EN- safe, phase
God, and we'd hear of 'en' some place over
by ina d'y or two. Then they said they
wondered cf the young men could keep from
freezun their hands, and sa1d mubbe they
wouldn' git touched, for they was all well
clothed. and James 'ould keep up their spirits.
and brother lzik's little George was merry
Toy, and great play game for the rest and
my Maunsell and 'e's tothcr cousin, John
were steady young men. and wouldn' give M
very easy but they were both quiet and
looked up to James, though John was a good
bit older.
WILL sir, the day went on. cold. cold an
blown heavy, an the water black an white.
wi white shores, an slob-icc all along an
more agen, an heavier, to eeward, sartenly
! We coudn' stir hand or foot that day, nor
next: but the Lords day came in softer. an