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

village street, whom the child wished to
Join but Charles chucking him closer to
his side, passed them by, knitting his
brow and holding up has head. On the
shingles appeared other groups, and the
young misanthrope would not descend to
the waters edge until he had proceeded
several hundred yards above their posi-
ton. @
1t was a beautiful spring day. The
breeze lashed the waves into a sportise
fury. Sun and cloud, light and shade,
alternated their effects over the wide bo-
som of the sea, streaking 1t with gold and
pea-green, with dark purple or deep
blue. Now sdisaant sail was white
speck on the horizon-now a spot of dark
dotting clear sky. The three-master
of which little Billy had spoken, lay to
about mile from shore. Charles knew
her to be an East Indiaman. His moth
er urged him to approach her as closely |
as the sands permitted. Still wrapt in
bis own thoughts and feelings, Charles
silently stepped down the shingles, look
ing jealously around to note if they were
alone.
Behind him, as he began to move to-
ward the waves, was a low line of cliffs,
at particular point, a jutting platform,
from the outer edge of which the contin-
uation of the cliff swept, like a buttress
to the shingles. Before him stretched
the strand to nearly the distance of half
q mile, when it was met by an irregular
circle Of black rocks, closely wedged to-
gether, and enclosing the last patch visi-
bic, even at low tide. Charles had not
intended to approach the spot; but as he
walked in an oblique direction from it,
some struggling boys appearing, coming
against him, and he hastily led his little
charge to the convenient screen of the
tall rocks.
The tide had for some time been COM
ing in: Often before, however, Charles
, had yentured farther ont, when it was
/ more advanced, and returned TO shore
/ with only vet feet and asplashing. The
J rocks could not at any point be easily
, scaled, SC high and broad was their barri-
| Ter; nor did they admit of egress into
: the sandy area they girded, save at
D particular spot, seaward where, some
: feet from their base, appeared narrow
+ fssure, still difficult of access. Charles
4. therefore walked rouud them until he
e gained this opening; then, assisting his
q little brother to climb up 10 it, the two
r boys soon stood upon d projection inside
. the rocky belt, and turned their faces to
y wards the sea. They could perceive, by
: La hustle ON the deck of the Indiaman
. now so near them, that boat would soor
j be lowered from her side. They looked
- out, much interested, until the boa
10 slightly touched the tossing waves nea
N the vessels prov and became strongly
ar manned, as if to put of to shore Still
9 however, the men rested their oars, AM
e. seemed waiting for some other person +
as descend. And in mode that sympa
a thized with the scene, Charles continues
or to watch the boat dancing to and fro, ant
IN sometimes almost jumping out CT th
nd water; for the breeze grew sitter, an
". the waves rougher.
n, Half an hour he stood motionless, di:
ep regarding for the first time in his life tn
prattle of the little boy at his side. A
" last the individual for whom the bo;
waited, clad in blue and white, and gol
yn lace, to Billy's great delight, jumped
m among his meh stood up at their hea
~ pointed to shore, and was rapidly rowe
on towards it.
a,e For some time the near roar of waite
RS had been ringing in Charley's ear, b
.ou be made light Of the warning, for he co
the fidently argued from experience, whe
,ad ever his thoughts reverted to the matte
nm that there was still sufficient time to r
see turn to the shingles with scarce "
,ss- shirt. But he did not reckon that t
aid spot of sand, along with which he M
Gro stood enclosed, was much hihher than t
the outer sands which stretched to the ba
ten of the rocks. He did not reckon fhat
tide, at certain period Of its flow, afl
- turning near point Of land, usually 7
oon with almost the rapidits Of a mill stre'
/" against the right-hand segment Of
,ore barrier, and then, direct by its curve,
s,a, undated in trice the previously OF
his space between il and the shingles. ABB
all. he did not remember what his mo
and er had hinted at parting, for indeed
hold omen proved true--it was spring It'd
the The ships boat, still seen at adissan
and gianed atawart the patch OF sea resea
tthrouoh the 6xSure al which the b