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right across our wake. an would ha' been
out o sight and hearun in minute. Then
| knowed by the sound twas the Minister
1--WE did n have e'cr reverend gentleman Of
our own in the days. but e lived over in
Sandy Harbor and ed oose to go all round
the Bay.) We could sca'c bide together,
but | was proper glad to meet un, (for a
minister s a comfort, 'e know sir y an e
said is any body om?' There g two o.
brother lzik Is orphans, sir, I'm afoard, and
others along wi EN- said. So e SAID :
God help them Where are your two other
boys, James and Maunsell?' along wi
brother Isik S two | said Twas blowun
tarribc hard, and cold an thick and tho
Minister turned wi US. and we coined plod-
dun through the dritun snow, and over the
rudge. When we opened the door. first the
mother thought there was four of US and
50 she lid james :, Tor we were all showed
over, but she seed there was only three, an
twas the Minister wi us two. So she begged
his pardon, and told tan our poor boys were
out gunnun, and she was an old punt they
had. We Were all standun (fDr we didn t
think o nawthing but the roys) when two
coined into the door all white wi snow
'Twasn' they two. but twas my nevy Jesse
and another. Have Mt they coined p e
said. Dear. what's krcpun they?
Jesse had abin out, tol. WI lzik Mai
iecn and Iipity Merchant, and they were
over to back-sidc o Sandy IIarbor together :
ON our poor young men We're about three
parts of a mile further down. mubb,. 50.
when it coined ON to blow, jesse and his
crew made straight for Back Cove and got in.
though they were weak handed for one had
hurcd his hand -wrist-and so. in about
three hours. they got round by land and
tb,uIrl tlp IA l..r L.
we'll. Nv hat can us do Uncle Georric? p e
said or c's Il proper true-hearted man, sir.
and e WAS a mos cryun. First. we can
pray. said the minister and So he said
prayer. make no doubt | was thnkun
too much over the poor young fellows and
the wind made Il terrible great believing
down the chnnlcy and all around the house.
and - | wds ruthcr aw'y from it more an II
| ought. Thgn the Minister and Jesse and
started out. My mistress didn't want me to
go: bat ! cOuldn' bide; andso alore we'd
made much wy up iarbur agcn the wind
AMI gr,wun dark, (though t wilsn' snowun) 3.
W. met man comun from tuther side. Ab-
ram Frank and e sni last that was seen of
our four was, they We're pulcn in for Hob
bliss Hole, and thcn somcthun seemed TO
give way like, wi one of 'em rowun, and
then they give over and put her aw' y before
the wind and SO as long as they could see
anything OF EN-, one was standun up sculun
astarn. (fhat was my James, sir ,'
\ very long, gently breathed sigh here
made itself heard in thu deep hush, and as
Mr.. Debrce turned, he saw the sweet face of
skipper Georges daughter turned up to her
father with tears swimming in both eyes and
Gli-tenlng on her cheek. She had come up be-
hind, and now possessed herselfquietly Of her
fathers hand.
$50 we turned back, and the minister wi
MS, Ct was a cruel night to be out n, and
the wind almost took and lifted us. and sot us
down by the foot o. the path over the rudge
but when we got atop here and it coined ath-
wart,i it brought us all down kneellng. and we
could scarce get over to the door. The poor
mother got up from the chimly corner and
came forward but she needn ask any
thin ; and there was a pretty young thing
by the fire. gas girl was Il little thing, a.
sleep, but there was pretty young thing
thcre) that never got up or looked round;
t was Milly Ressle, that was troth plight to
james. They was to have been married in a
week, ef the Lord willed; and was for 'e's
house we We're drawan out the timber She
just rocked herself on the bench She's
gone, long enough ago, now sir
$50 the Minister took the Book and read
a bit. | heard un and didn' hear un for
lwas aw'y out upon the stormy waters wi
the poor young men. Oh, what night it
was it's no use blowun and belowun and
freezun, and ice all along shore to leeward
"Well, then, sir, about two hours o night
there coined lull, and then there was a
push or shake at the door, and anothcr--and
another-and anOther-(so it was. we all
though), and then the door banged open.-
Twas nawthing but cold blasts coined in.
and then lull agen for a second or two. So
| shut to the door and the poor mother
broke out cryun, and poor Milly fell over
and slipped right down upon the hearthstone.
We had IL heavy time of it that night, sir
out when tina door banged open that time,
this child. that was a little then, lyun upon
the bench slccpun, made Il sort Of gurglc
like, when the first sound coined to the door,
and when the flaws o. wind coined in she
smiled, and smiled agcn, and laughed as cf
body my be sayun pooty things to her in
the coatslcevc, and | sid it too.
"W ell, sir, night passed zee may be sure
we didn' sleep much on y cat maps and once
or twice failed into kind of dwall, and
started, thinkun they were speakun to me-
Mornun coined slow and cold, colder than
night. So the ncighbors coined in at morn
un. and sat by and now and agen one 'ould
say they were fine young men and after II
bit another'd say James was brave heart,
and how he saved boats crew three years
ago, scullun them into BY IIarbor; and so
they said how he began to teach in Sunday
School Sunday before ; and how brave e
was, when they sid the last of un scullun
aw'y round the point and over the by, for
t'other side, or for Relle-Tse, or some place
to leeward So they said James 'ould take
en- safe, phase God, and we'd hear of EN-
some place over the by in II d'y or two
Then they said they wondered eff the young
men could keep from reczun their hands,
and said mubbe they wouldn git touched,
Tor they was all well-clothed, and James
'puld keep up their sperits, and brother
lzik's little George was merry boy, and
great play-game for the rest and my Nlaun-
sell and 'c's tother cousin, John. were steady
young men, and wouldn' give up very easy
hlt they were both quiet, and looked up to
james, though John was good bit older.
ull, sir, the day went on, cold, cold
an blpwun heavy, AN the water black an
white, WI white shores, an slOb-icc all along;
an more, agen, an heavier, 10 lceward sar-
taniy. We could n stir hand on foot that
day, nor next; but the Lords day came in
softer, an we got IA good crew and IA stout
punt to -drcli tor the four poor bows that had
b On > days a missun and Old Mr. Williamson,
the clerk that is now, made a prayer over us
before we lavcd. When we came to nut off,
they lett me standun | make no doubt but
jesse named to spare me; but | called un
back, for said: why should be scttun wi
my hands folded, or walking about loolun
out over the water, and | may just as well he
doun somcthun like father for my sons an
Tor my br thers orphans?'