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


AT Port gal Cove" he continued, looking
over The water. "they didn't know abou, Ger
a punt, an no more they didn' at Broad Cove,
nor Hollywood for we. s,ad three DAYS,
an walked an sarchcd all over. An so, a
Thursday morn agen we coined back home !:
It was cold, but still. SO when when we
coined round Petcrport Point, Chats it over
at the outside o Baum Head, yonder, every
man Almost looked over his shoulder,
thinkun mnbbe they'd got in but t WASH
so. They hadn' come, nor they ha In been
hard from. So my mistress. an Millv,
an George, an |, an this maid kneeled down
after I'd told 'cm how t was, and prayed to
the good Lord.
d" An SO we waited, an didn' hear from
the four. poor boys, not foi a good many
days"
skipper George stopped here again for
while.
Awell, sir, then there coined word over
that some men had abin found at Broad
Cove 1T WASH known who lhey were -
but we knowed. So they got Mr.. Worner's
boat, and crew of 'em went round, and
skipper Emery Ressle, and Skipper Izik
Ressle. (that was Milly's father and Skip
per lzik Marchant, (he WASH Skipper then,
however,) but many friends coed in her
| couldn' go that time sir.
:" L was about sun-go down she coined in.
Never word nor a sound She looked black
sec'nunlv and no coors nor flag. II was
they! Sure enough, t was they!
a man had sid punt all covered wi ice
and hauled her up: and when he coined to
clear away the ice, there was man, Srenun-
y, in the iorard part! He called the
nc'ghbors; and sure enough. there e was,
and another one along wi IN: and both
scemunly a'knceun and leanun over the for
ard tn art They were the two brothers,
John and little George, frozen stiff, and two
arms lock together! They d led pr'yun, sir,
most likely: so it seemed. They was good
lads, sir, and they knowed their God
$50, then, they thought there wasn' no
The fisherman here made longer pause.
and getting up from ms seat. sad. :" in be
back after a bit, sir: - and walking away
from Mr.. Debree aud his daughter. stood for
little while with his back toward them and
his head bare.
The maiden bent her gentle face upon her
knee within her two hands The moonlight
CLOSED her rich black hair, glanced from he,
white cap, and gave grace to her Blended neck.
At the first motion of her father to turn about
she rose to her feet and awaited him. Upon
him too-on his head. barred of its hair, above
on his broad, manly front, and On his steady
eye-the moonlight fell beautifully. Mr..
Debrec rose. also to wait for him.
Skipper George came back aud took ~ his
broken story.
s. Bunbye. sir, when they coined to the
alter part Of the boat, there they found
young man lynn in the starn- sheets, WI no
coat, and hs--and his his poor, ovun ann
under his blothc,'S neck and the tother
had the jacket rolled up for pillow under
his head, and suppose he died there, sleepun
upon the jacket, that his brother rolled up
for un.'
The voice Of the father was very tender
and touching; but lie did not give way to
Tears
- So. sir, that young man had done his
part and sculled cm safe right along WI the
tarrible crue! gale, awy over Il twenty miles
or more, to q safe cove, and his hand wrists
were all worn aw'y wi workun at the oar -
but he never thought of cruel gate of ice
right aiore the cove !: and so we made no
doubt when he found tlat, IN dark night, and
found he coudn' get through MOI he couldn'
walk over, then he CAV, hsselfup to his God.
and laid down. and pui his tired arm round
his brother: and so there they were, sir. in
short after that, tit Ouldn' ha been long \
there WAS four dead merlin their boat, awaitun.
outside O Broad Cove, tull some one 'ould
come and take theirpoor bodies and s,,ia
aw'v the ice from 'cm and put 'em in the
ground, that CONES moe nat raj, in manner,
sir
They ddn' find Ger an oar whatever
bccomed Of EN-, but tley found their poor
guns, and the two orphans had their names
cut, John Barhury, and George Barbury,'
and one of cm had let for peterport,
and conldn cut no moe. for cold and death.
i" There was three gins cut and one had
James Barb that poor Maunscll must
ha cut, poor fellow, fore the deadly cold
killed un. So the KIM people that found the
poor boys they though James was respcc
table young man, and When they come to Law
en- out, in the schOl-house, uhey were
proper kind sir,) the, put luille shirt on
him o linen.
" So, sir, the Minister coined over and
buried the dead. Fourcoflins were laid along
the aisle, wi white sect over every one,
because we had n pals: James and Nlnunsell
OF George, and John ami lutte George, of Ink:
and we put two brothas in one grave, and
two brothers in anothe, side by side, and
covered them
There was two tholsand at the funeral;
and when the minister could n help cryun,
so l think Almost every one cryed, as Of t
was their own: and 50 sc hard that people
lived on Keley's Island hard sincun goun
by in the dark. like dlan.un we have in
church. They said t wis beautiful, comun
up an dyun ANY, wi the wind. 1t s very
like, sir. as Paul and slas sang in prison,
so they sang in storm!
g Then MIly, poor thing, that never COED
back to her fathers house took cold at the
funeral, secmunly, and s1e died in James
bed three weeks after ! She was gu. of her
mind. too, poor thing "
After another silence. n which Skipper
George gazed upon the restless deep, he SAID.
IL brought home wi me the best stick
from the timber. and latd the rest, and no
one ever touched it, andthere it staid. So
next winter. sir, my to,he poor young man
died in the woods O. masks. (thank God -
we never had to move til los. my fine |
boys,) and the next siXten' day OF January
set up my pillar as Jacoo set his pillar, and |
this is my pillar, sir. sid the Lord gived,
and the Lord have tookt away BLESSED lie
the name of the Lord. All the riches had |
thought t was gone"
L" You said riches cam again." said Mr..
Debree, deeply interested md affected.
Ay. sir. My maid isgone back to the
house. can tell zee what she is, sir -
There's plenty in the habor will speak O.
Lucy Barbry. sir. hop Zee III excuse me
for keepin 'ee so late"
81 thank you with my heart, for that