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

narrow opening dfenehing both 10 the |
skin. He let 60 Billys hand and sprang
up to the top Of the circular wall Of rocks.
A foamy sea tossed all round him. His
eye caught the gallant boat about quar-
ter Of mile distant. He screamed TO
it, jumped down TO his little brother,
dragged him up to the spot he had just
quilted, and screamed again. There was
a little cavity, formed by the irregular
junction, at their sharp extremities of the |
rocks, and in this he placed the now be-
wildered and weeping boy, to preserve
him from being dashed inward by the
quickly increasing sea. and clinging him.
self to the highest pinnacle he could
grasp, once more be wildly hailed the
boat.
Most probably it had now caught his
notice. 1t put round and pulled towards
him; but soon seemed deferred from ven-
turing too near the dangerous rocks.
"Oh, God oh mother, mother! Your
Billy Mothers darling he, at least, will
be drowned, though may swim till they
pick me up, and all MY fault bat no, no !"
He pulled off his jacket and vest; and tore
his shirt into long strips. " No, he shall
not ] Come, Billy, win tie you to my
back never fear, my king-and see if ]
don't swim like a fish for your
The child, having heard andn0ted
all his words and actions, had stop
ped crying, and as if struck with
Charles noble conduct and senti-
ments, and unconciously sympa-
thizing with them, answered: al
won't Charley, | won't; l should
sink you, and we should be drowned
together then, and no one left with
mother
All this while the breakers had
been dashing from without nearly
up to the SUBMITS of the rocks at
the opposite sweep of the circle.
and Charles, eagerly, indeed vio-
lently, renewed his entreaties, they
at last came leaping and pldngine
to its very edge, ike dark, white
named war-horses, trying to real
and paw over some high and well
guarded embankments. Once again
| he hoarsely cried out to the boat
1t was nearer to him, but still seem
ed cautious of actual approach
He turned for the last time to Billy
, and seized him in his arms to com
: pell him to do his bidding. Th'
riband which held his fathers mini
{, ature snapped in the exertion; tn
miniature itself was rolling out
q wardly into the surf; he snatehe,
: at it and secured it; but lost hi
balance, and the next instant wa
|, kicking among the breakers.
i The captain of the East-India
o man had witnessed the greater par
: Of the scene between the youn
d brothers, and as he saw Charlie
d tumble from the rocks, gallantly ol
'e dered his men to dare good dea
" and pull towards the spot wher
the boy had sunk. Presently, Cha
les re-appeared, swimming stoutly
not for the boat, however, but bac
;, again to the now almost invisibl
ID rock. The captain and his ne
in called to him, but he did not hec
d, them.
ed 1t has been mentioned that whe
the BOYS walked out to the sand
Us they directly turned their hacl
~ upon platform formed in its 10
= line of cliff. At that moment, n
- only the platform and rugged b.
! tres base, but the shingles beneai
ret were perfectly dry.
he Now the raging surf Of spri
DIV tide excited by still breeze, foa
he ed up to the level of the former, a
SIS almost simultaneously with CHI
me ley's re-appearance, a WON
'er screaming loudly, descended the
- - ficult passage from the brow of I
\. elf, and gained the slippery sh'
in Many people followed her to
pen top line of the precipice, but no
owe ventured to her side. Her or
'th- reached the young swimmer throG
her all the roar Of the sea, and he
e. doubled his vain efforts 10 re-
'ce, his little brother. But very ss
exertion became useless. At |