Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-07-15

nicles amid which the child stood
wedged; a curling chain of foam
supplied its place. And now, his
mother from the shore, his brother
from the sea, and the captain and
men from their boat, witnessed the
conduct of the little sufferer.
He had been sitting-he stood
a breaker struck him-he staggered
another came he felI--disappear-
ed; was still seen, however, upon o.
point of rock, raised his hands and
clapping them over his head, until
the third blow the little fellow be-
came ingulfed in the whirling wa
tiers.
The boat was now very near
Charles; and at last seemingly at
tentive to the remonstranee of its
crew, he turned languidly and swan
towards its side.
aWhat the deuce has the young
grampus fshed up between his
teeth ?" said the captain, as he as
sisted in reaching out an oar.
"a boiled crab, reckon; though
where they got a fire to boil it, at
the bottom of this surf, is more
than l can imagine" !"
Charles was dragged into the
boat, and without a word or cry,
fell stupefied upon its bottom The
miniature dropped from his un.
clenched teeth; the captain took il
up, opened it, and startled his men
by uttering a loud exclamation
Then he stopped to Charley's face
and peered into it; glanced to the
cliff; and finally, ordering every oal
to pull for the shingles, he knelt OF
one knee, raised Charley's head tC
the other; and his crew were still
more surprised to see their blui
captain embrace the almost sense
less lad. kiss his cheek and forehead
and weep over him profusely thougl
in silence.
The boat had not shot far whcl
little Billy aoated ahead. Tn,
captain gently, though hastily pu
Charles down, and with much ener
gy assisted in picking up the child
who soon lay stretched beside hi
; half brother, rescued indeed fror
the sea, but it seemed evident, quit
dead. Still the captain cried, . PuI
men, pull !"
Vigorously and skillfully obeyin
his orders, they ran tie boat upo
: the shingles; d good distance belor
the point at which the low eli
dipped their surface. The mothe
few down to meet her children an
their unknown friends. The an,
ious crowd followed her. She r
Z ceiycd Charley from the captain
: arms; a sailor followed, holdir
Billy, wrapped in the captain
. jacket, to his bosom. At her fir
: word the elder boy opened his eye
I after straining him to her heart 81
, flew to his brother. No word hs
: effect upon him. The captain call,
" out for a surgeon; the village pra
= titioner and the blockade surge'
- were both at hand. They causl
The child TO be conveyed into
~ neighboring cottage, and there
- the presence Of the mother and
= the captain, promptly engaged in
:" the usual measures for restoring 1
o' imation, but all failed. They
II peated their exertions, still withc
II
th' effect; and at length, pronounce
Billy to be a corpse, left the c
hg tage.
M Charles had been stretched acr'
nd the foot of the bed, upon viii
ar wrapped in blankets. lay his b
n brother. At FIRST be did not &C
lif- prehend his situation, or notice
he occurrences around him. NJ
III. however, he seemed TO hear the
the parting words Of the surgeons,
me raising himself upon his elbow
les gazed iirst into his mothers face
lgh she sat in silent anguish By his b
re. side, and then be tried to move
ach wards toward Billy. While max
,on this effort the captain, gently lay
,ne his hand on the mothers shouls
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