Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-02-11

skipper Emery Rcssle, and Skipper Izik
Resslc, chat was Milly's father,) and Skip
per Izk Marchant, (hc was n Skipper then,
however,) but a many friends COED in her
/ coudn go that time sir.
ct was about sun-go-down she coined IN.
Never a word nor sound She looked
black secmunly; and no colors nor flag.
II was they Sure enough, twas they
"a man had sid punt all covered wi ice
and hauled her up; and when he coined to
clear away the ice, there was man, SEEM
unly, in the for'ard part He called the
neighbors; and sure enough, there e was,
and another one along WI un: and both
seeinunly a-kneelun and leanun over the for
ard tn art. They were the two brothers,
John and little George, frozen stiff and two
arms locked together They died pr'yun,
sir, most likely: SO it seemed. They was
goo lads. sir. and they knowed their God
$50, then, they thought there WASH no
more
The fisherman here made longer pause,
and getting up from his seat, said, "I'll be
back after a Bit SIR and walking away
from Mr. Dcbree and his daughter, stood for
a little while with his back toward them and
his head bare.
The maiden bent her gentle face upon her
knee within her two hands. The moonlight
CLOSED her rich black hair, glanced from her
white can. and cnyc rraca to her Blended
neck. At the first motion of her father to
turn about, she rose to her feet and awaited
him Upon him too-on his head, barred of
its hair, abJvc on his broad, manly 'front.'
and on his steady eve-thc moonlight fell
beautifully. Mr., Dcbrce rose also to wait
for him.
skinner George came back and took up
his broken story.
".Bumbye. sir. when thcy coined TO the
after part of the boat, there they found
young man lvun in the starn-shects. wi no
coat, and his--and his-his poor. lovun arm
under his brothers deck and the tother had
the iacket rolled up for pillow under his
head. and | suppose he died there, sleepun
upon the Jacket, that his brother rolled up
for un. -
and ,ouchinc hut he ,,d NOT Give wnv to
tears.
$50. sir. that v,ung man had done his
part and scullcd 'em safe rirht along wi the
terriblc crurl o,ln oy.v oycr twenty miles
or more. TO n saf, cove and his hand wrists
were all worn nw'y wi WORKING ot the oar
but he never thought of n cruel cate of
ice right aforc the cove : and so we made no
doubt when he found that. in dark niqht.
and found he coulln' Get through. nor he
could n walk over. then lie rave hisselr IN
to his God. II d laid down. and nut his tired
arm around hIs brother AMI - there they
were, sir, in short after tnat. (it could n ha'
been long). there was four dead men in their
boat, awaitun. outside % Broad Cove. TIL
some one 'ould come and take their poor
bodies. and strip aw'y the ice from 'em and
put EN- in the ground. that comes more
nat raj. in IA manner, sir
"They did n find Ger an oar, whatever
becomcd of 'em, but they found their moor
guns. and the two orphans had their names
cut, John Barbury.' and George Barbury.'
and one of 'em had Pet for Peterport.
.There was thrc, ouns emf and ono had
lanes R,rh- tbot noor N,mnsou nnst
ha' cur. moor GeDnw ,iore tLo dnodl,, cnld
killed nm. So the kind neon,e th,t found
the moor bows. thev thouvbt ,Jomos was
respectable Young man. and when thew come
to Law en- out, in the school-house, they
were pi opcr kind sr), they nut n ruf1le shirt
on him of linen.
$50, sir, the Minister coined over and bur-
led the dead Four coffins were laid along
the aisle, wi n white sheet over every one,
because we had n pals James and Maunsell
of George, and John and little George. of
tzk and we put two brothers in one grave,
and two brothers in another. side bv side
and covered them,
"There was two thousand at the funeral
and when the minister coudn' helm crvun. so
| think almost every one cryed. as eff t. was
their own and so we hard that people that
lived ON Kellev's Island, hard sinrun going
by in the dark. like chantun we have in
church. They said twas beautiful. comun
np an dyun aw'y wi the wind. 1t s very
like, sir. as Paul and Silas sang in prison. SO
they sang in storm
"Thcn Mllv. poor thing. that never coed
back to her fathers house, took cold at the
funeral, sccmuny, and she died in james
bed three weeks after, She was ont of her
After another silence. in which skinner