American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-02-17


gate Of ice right afore the cove: and so we
made no doubt that when he found that,
in dark night, and found lie couldu' Get
through, nor he coulJn' walk over, then hs
gave hisselfup to his Goo. and lai1 down,
snd put bis tired arm round his brother,
and so thers they were, sir, in 81 ort after
that, lit could n hs' been long, there was
four desd men in tie boat, awaitun, ont.
siie o Broad Cove lull some one 'oulI
come and take their poor bodies, and strip
aw'y the ice from 'eI and put 'em in the
ground, that comes m3rs nat'rAl, in q
mann,r, sir!
"They didu' find e'er an oar, whstever
beccmsd Of 'em. but tl,eY touad thsis posF
guns, and the two orphans had their names
cut. John BArbury.' and George Barbu.
ry.' and one Of EN- had Pet {or Pc
terport, and couldn' cut no more, for cold
and death.
There was three gans cut; and one bad
james Barb that poor Mannsel must
ha' cut, poor fellow, afore the deadly cold
killed un. So the kind people that found
the poor boys, they thought James was
a respectable young man, and when they
come to lay 'em out, ia the school house,
(they were proper kind. SIR they put a
ruff. shirt on him o. linen.
so. sir, the Minister coined over and
buried the dead. Four cohins were laid
along the aisle wi white shirt over every
one, because we had n p4Is: James and
Mansol, of George, and John ard little
George. Of Iz:k: and we puttwo brothers
in one grave and two in another side by
side, and covered theml
There was two thousand at the funeral |
and when the minister oouldn' help cry
un. so think almost every one cryed, as
if twas their own; and so We hard that
people that lived on Kelley's Island, hard
singun goun by in the dark. like chsntun
we have in church. They said twas beau
tiful. comun up an dyin aw'y wis the
wind. Its very like, sir. as Paul an Silas
sung in prison. so they sang in the storm!
Then Milly, poor thing, that never COED
back to her fathers house, took a cold at
the funeral. seemunly. and she died 10
James bed three weeks af:erl She was
out of her mind. 100, poor thiugl
After another silence, in which Skip
per Gsorgs gazed upon the restless deep.
be said.
Il brought home VII me the best stick
from the timber, and laved the rest and no
one ever touched it, and there it staid-
So next winter my tolher poor young an
died in the woods o. masles. (thank God!
we never had to move in till lost my
fine boys, } and the next sixteen day oI
January set up my pillar as J4oob set bis
pillar, and this is my pillar, sir. l said
tue Lord gaved and the Lord have took
away Blessed be the name Of the Lord
All the riches l had | thought twas gone
You said the riches came again said
Mr.. Debree, deeply interested and aFsc
ted s4
'Ay sir. My maid is gone back to the
house. | can tell zee what she is sir;--
There's plenty in the harbor will speak o
Lucy Barbury. sir. hope 'eO II excuse
me for keepn zee so late
L thank you with al heart for that beau
tiful story said Mr.. Debfee shaking th
fshermans hand. Cool ni9ht Skippe
George! You have learned me a lesson
indeed, and, with Gods grace it shall d.
me good. 1t lis noble Lesson!
The Lord showed me who're to find i
in my Bible aud prayer book, sir. l wisl
zee good evenun sir.