The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-07-23
THE wRECKERS AND THE WRECKED!
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boat, and proceed to the I'se" a s.nan 20 ~.
dixed .earaen From tweiNe W h,tten Va 'ns
I1nast specimens ofhunanity stood arounoa ana
in the boat awaiting the signai' cneeiiui
hailoo was heard, young sai,ot 'I'pFeu hsu'-
~ asr,ss the beach and lerked one OF the crew
from his post. took his place, and excused his
rudensss NV observing: mo. no, Jack; brother
or no brother, IT'S my turn now. You've been
out in my risce three times already, because
I've lust got splieeti Fairs fair old fellow but
double duty is too p4sish for any one. I'll 60
this time, anyhow.
A deep and heavy wars broke over the bows
of the boat and extended high upon the beach,
a short lull followed this extra violence, the
word Ego" was uttered; the tesrh- men strained
ther :oil-strong sinews, and the huge craft
foated upon yeasty waters. Spsingmg rapluiy
into the boat each man seized his ear. a ~"
rapid strokes carried them from the beach, ana
we were absolutely rejoicing that faey were
through the dangers of the surf, when mage
breaker raised the bows OF The yawi ,ntoa per-
pendicuIar attitude, and the height OF sue
eeyeffns wave turned the boat completely over
lengthwise. Three OF the crew We're uhao1. 70
reach the shore, although the distance was o ,
a few wards Amongst the lost hands was 'he
younr man who had insisted upon renewing
hrs brother from an extra spell OF duty IN ms
place His body WAS found shofliy ai'oi ""ius
~-frishtfniy disfgured, by me boat iaiiihg on
him In II. cet:-and carried TO the residence
of his newly made BRIDE
The rescued portion. of the boats crew con-
srrsated around the fire. after having hauisa
their cansized vawl beyond the reach OF the
waves Not a sytlsbie was SAID, but many an
anxious loos vas silently exchanged IN !he
ftful CLEANS of the freight; and as each III
curing gaze rested on the well-knoWn iltea-
r1ents ola comradc, the hand OF graduation
va, extended and the severity OF the pressure
told Of the JOY 1T the salvation OF ceihpahioii
and a fffepd The sea- if satisfied with lis
prev seemed suddenly 10 have ceased us Nlo
tence: the wind, fUp, changed its roaring ihlo !,
steady but comparatively noiseIrss DOW a .ha
the next discharge OF the siehai-ghh IRON n
periIled vessel came Wits unexpected io,oo
were surrounding the fire. he sonhd Wen
10 their hearts Without exch3nglhga "ot.'
,ha man who had lust escaped a Violent ueath
FASTENED ND on the beach, and sUngreSaled
ronnd yaxl OF still larger dimensions IMAM me
former hauled il down into the sRFfr ana
xratching the fit opportunity, again quilted
the shore upon their dangerous empl"yuent
amid The hearty cheers of the bystandef-- VINO
gave forth their roaring with an energy lhit
overtopped the violence of the gale MY iris'Iu
the shipmaster. the laconic Pete. ana the Young
sailors brother, supplied the places OF 'le
drowned men.
WELL said Skinny Jenny, as he rubbed
his skeleton paws together in the warmth OF
the Pickering flame, habit is stronger IMAM
mustard: bur if had seen my Brother drown
ed, though I've never had one, stlll couiah
have gone out TO b- upset in The next boat on /
such night rs this here rs that ere JACK
Browne has done. with Dick gone home ucau |
to his three-da old wife. That's the fourh |
Browne As I've seen drowned out o, that |
there family. There was JenI Browne, as was |
dragged overheard in the herring net: ana
Tom Browne, was squashed between the |
Dutch brgs side and GOrleston Pier and Bill |
Browne, as was knocked overheard on party |
OF pleasure by the jbbingo o the boom o. the |
Lady o. the Lake: and now here's Dick Browne, |
spif:iicated ont O the PaM Fry. -Four brothers |
drowned out of five, amt SO bad. as times go;
and if Jack Browne gets any more o the tamil |
ly out o. the Wheel Of Forum, as he's now
gone out in there's an end TO the Brownies"
The yawl slowly but steadily moved out TO
The small lantern, with which the ad-
fiA1
glistened in the stern of the boat, and danced
merrily along, sometimes buried III the trough
of the sea and again reared on high, as the
boat sunk or rose TO the action of the wares.
Again the awful sound of the minutegu came
dismally across the sea
"Ay, ay; boom, BOOM" said Skinny Jenny.
YOU'D best save your trouble, and not shake
your ship 10 pieces. She'll part tlmbers soon
enough. l warrant. Wonder what she's laded
with! Il say, Daddy Sippins, hadn't you not
best look arter the body o your boy sam! l
seed him jump aboard the Paul Pry Just afore
she got turned over and amt seen him since.
Take stick o lighted wood, old fellow, and
walk down the beach. We picked Dick Browne
just away off here. Your old woman nd like
her boy popped into the earth. instead of leav
ing him to the Gods and HOLSTERS"
The old man, thus addressed had inst emer-
ged from the surrounding gloom. Believing
that Skinny Jenny was endeavouring to run
n Joke upon him. he raised his small gray eyes
from the attraction of the fires glare and
puckered his withered lips into smile. But
the seriousness of the surrounding facts told
the truth Of the wrecker's statement; the old
man cast a glance upon his friends, and knew
that he was childless. The big tears drove the
smile from his face as he mechanically obeyed
Jemmy's suggestion and picked flaming brand
from the fire. to aid his search along the beach.
The captain of the coaster swore commserat-
ing oath, and snatching another lighted stick,
Joined the father in his quest. The wind soon
but out the flames of the torches, but the
men continued their wanderings by the waters
edge
An ominous silence lowered over the fire.
circling group; whisper passed round that
the how light of the yawl was more visible,
and the Accommodating wrecker grinned
with delight as he noticed the cessation Of the
sound of the guns.
There's room for another dozen o. beach
men," said Skinny Jenny; "we've seen the
last o. that boat-ioad. l know'd that Brownies
family luck would drown the whole billing on
sem"
"And the barky's gone to pieces, or she
wouldn't have given up squibhing, if it was
only to let the shore boats know where to find
her. say, Skinny, I'll bet you bottle o.
rum that we've more bodies than bales o.
goods"
The wrecker was interrupted in the delivery
of his opinion by the sudden appearance of
old Sippins, who rushed amongst the group
with his long gray hair sporting in the fierce
Hght-winds, and his eyes almost starting from
his head His violent gestures attracted the
general attention; he essayed 10 speak, but an
indstinct muttering came forth, which was
lost in the roarings,of the wind and the sea.
He pointed towards the surf and seem TO i'm
plore our interference. We rushed to the spot,
and discovered his companion, the master of
the coas ting vessel halooing and ges ulating
TO an object scarcely visible in the white sheet
of foam. huge wave dashed body upon
the sandy beach; the succeeding breaker burst
over it with tremendous violence, and the
force Of the ebb whirled it back into the sea.
Again, after a few minutes pause, the dark
object was thrown upon the shore-qnlck as
speech could phrase the idea, the beach men
Joined their hands and encouraged by the old
mans cheers, they formed a line, headed by
Skinny Jenny, who snatched the body from
the water ere the returning wave had power TO
engulf its prey.
"Dash my old shoes said the wrecker as he
cast half-drowned Newfoundland dog upon
the ground, amidst the boisterous laughter OF
the crowd, "there din't no encouragement to
do a wirtuous action nohow. Specting 10 save
afeller-creter's life, I've been swindled by a
fingered bow-wow!"
well, Jenny, boy" said the ferocious-
looking fellow, she is well worth the wetting
If the wind arn't washed out of him, he can
fetch you many good prize from the deep
water, where there's no boat within hail. A
beast 40 could swim from the Scroby stitch n
night as this, could paddle over TO Holland on
calm day with a fair wind"
The dog, which had been painting upon the
sand, now rose and crawled towards the fire.
1t was observed that n rope fastened 10 the
animals neck, trailed along the ground and
tended seaward, hiding its continuance in the
waery depths. Jenny eagerly pulled the
Inc ashore, expecting, doubtless, to find a
prize al its extremity but after hauling sever
al fathoms of rope from the surf n Jagged end
appeared The dog had doubtless been forced
overheard rom the stranded ship, with a rope
fastened 10 ms neck, in hopes of establishing
communication with the shore but the violence
OF the sea had riyen the strands and the poor
animal, with exceeding difficulty, succeeded in
making the land
Cd ourattentioni horse and cart, containing
Captain Manby's apparatus for the relief of