The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-02-12


they" !" '.st 80 ~ as.5.s'71 nas~~
, 10 aJcssee hsd abin out, too, wi Ink
I Maffeen and Zippity Marchant, aud they
were over to back-side o. SANDY Harbor
together; on'y our poor young men we're
about three parts Of mile further down,
lnubbe.' So when il coined on to blow,
Jesse and his crew made straight for
Back Cove and got in, though they were
weak -handed, for one had hurted his
hand wrist-and 80, in about three hours
they got round by land, and thought the
tothcr poor fellows would do SO we'll
What can us do Uncle George 7" e
said; for he's proper truc.hcarted man,
sir, and e amos cryun. First, We can
pray said the minister; and 80 he said
a prayer I make no doubt was think.
un too much over the poor young fellows;
aud the wind made tarrible great bel
lowing down the chimley and an round
the house, aud SO was ruthcr aw' y from
il more an l ought Tkcn tho Minister
aud Jesscc and l started out. My mis-
trcss didn' want me to go; but couldn'
bidc; and so, afore We made much Wy
up harbor agen the wind and growun
dark, (though t wasn' snowun,) we met
man comun from tothcr side, Abram
Frank; and e said last that was seen OF
our four was, they were pullun in for
Hobbis's Hole, aud then somethun SEEM
ed to give way like, wi one Of 'cm row.
un, aud then they gave over and put her
awy before the wind, and so as long as
they could see anything Of 'cm, one was
standun up seullun astarn. (That was
my James, sir.')
A very long, gently brcathed sigh here
made itself heard in the deep hush, and
as Mr.. Debree turned, he saw the sweet
face of Skipper Georges daughter turn
ed up 20 her father. with tears swimming
in both eyes and glistening on her check
She had come up behind, aud now pos
s1ssed herself quietly of her fathers
hand.
$50 we turned back, and the minister
wi us, Ct was a cruel night to be out iu,
aud the wind almost took and lifted us,
aud sot us down by the foot o the path
over the rudge; but when we got atop
here, and it coined athwart, it brought
us all down knecluu, and we could scarce
get over to the door. The poor mother
got up from the chimley- corner aud came
forward, but she needn' ask anythiu';
and there was a pretty young thing by
the fire (this girl was a little thi"g.
asleep, but there was a pretty young
thing there) that never got up or looked
round; twas Milly Reessle, that was
trothplight to James. They was to have
been married in week, ef the Lord will.
ed and twas for 'e's house we we're
drawan out the timber. She just rocked
herself on the beach. She's gone, long
enough ago, now sir
" So the Minister took the book and
read bit. heard I'M and didn hear
un for | was aw y out upon the stormy
waters WI the poor young men. Oh,
what night it was its no use blowun
and bellowun aud freczan, and ice all
along shore to leeward
"Wcll, then, sir, about two hours O.
night there coined lull, aud then there
was push or shake at the door, aud an
other--and another--and another--(so
it was, we all thought and then the
door banged open. n was nawthing but
cold blasts coined in, and then hull asen
for a second or two. So shut to the
door; and the poor mother broke out
acryun, and poor MIilly fell over aud
slipped right down upon the hearthstone.
We had a heavy time of it that night,
sir; but when the door banged open that
time, this child, that was little then,
| lyun upon the bench sleepun, made sort
of gurgle like, wh,n the first sound con-
ed to the door, and when the flaws o
wind coined in she smiled, and smiled
nsen, and laughed as eff a body m'y be
sayun pooty things to her in d'y time -
/ Jesse sid it, and plucked me by the coat.
, sieve, and l sid it, too.
We'll, sir, night passed ee may be
sure we didn' sleep much on ; cat maps
and once or twice | failed into kind OF
4 dwall, and started, thinkun they was
speakun to me- Mornun coined slow and
cold, colder than night SO the neigh
! bors coined in ut mornun, and sat By; and
now and agcn one 'ould say they were
fine young men !; aud after bit another
, d say James was a brave heart, and how
he saved boats crew three years ago,
r scullun them into BY Harbor; and SC
e they said how he began to teach in Sun.
day School Sunday before; and how
3, brave e was, when they sid the last OF
/; un scullun aw'y round the point and over
the by, for t'othcr side, or for Belle.
G Isle, or some place to Ieeward. So they
$ said James ould take 'em safe, phase
d God, and we'd hear of 'em some place
: over the by in d'y or two. Then they
= said they wondered ef the young mer
o could keep from freezun.their hands, and
t said mubbe they wouldn' git touched
t for they was all well-elothcd, and Jane:
t 'oald keep up their spirits, and brothe,
| izik's little George was a merry boy, ant
r and great play game for the rest anc
= my Maunsel ard 'e's tother cousin
John, were steady young men, an,
o wouldn' give up very easy; but the,
e were both quiet, and looked up to James
o though John was good bit older.
Q "Wull, sir, the day went on, cold, col,
an blowun heavy, an the water black an
!, white, wi white shores, an slob-icc al
/ along, an more, agen, an heavier, +
p lecward, sartently We could n sti
), hand or foot that day, ncr next; but tn
i Lords day came in softer, an we got
: good crew an stout punt to sarch 70
e the four poor boys that had been thre
,, days missun, and old Mr.. Williamson
d the clerk that is now, sir, made praye
e over US before we laved When We cam
rs to put off, they left me standun; | max