Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-01-06
TIE OxFORD D EN- O @ r A T.

-,ha, IL caught him in it, giant grasp
\ that IL hurled him ne the gale burlsa ieath-
er--Ihat his head Was hurt-that biz body
was tossed aud hruised--and then the lamp
vt bic consciousness. went out. When he
came to himself IL was daylight, aud the
rays Of the sun we're beaning ahovo him.
At first be dad not attempt 10 move. any
further than simply 10 assure himself that
be va. really alive and sensible; hut sought
t0 recall the events Of the past, which he
did very clearly. up TO the time when his
ship struck upon the rocks,-he could g
no farther After this he raised himself
uron hi. elbow, and tried to gaze about
him. lie found himself upon he'd o, sand.
hetwcen two immense rock.. lie had been
landed there in that deep nook, and the tide
bad gone ont and lefI him. la a little
while he rose IN his feet. and managed 90
crawl up, hy the aid Of stranded spar, over
a low part of one oi the rucks.
Alter seeing all that was 10 10 observed
frum this point. be- moved on towards where
o. thought hO should s1ones, end an opsn
beach. Tor he ielt Saint anl .ick. and he
Wished to end help ~ som rs possible. AZ.
ter tuiling over slippery. slimy rocks anu
cruel. tearing cracs. until his clothing wr-
all torn. aud his l..h bruised and laccratsd,
be finally reached an open space among th.
ruck.. where many piec5. ot the wreck had
been lodged. and whore b" found the bodies
of three OF ~. men. H. FASTENED to,tho
.pnt where they hy-two OF thym being
cla,ped In each Others arms--hut he found
no ems oi life.
With a sd. heavy heart. Lester pAsscl
on. and presently be found twp more dead
ones. and one OF them was David Griihn.
his chief mat@. H. kncli down 10y the oi'
fcrr's SIDE and raised the head but Il was
odd and hlrlcs, and The skull was broken
Gently DO laid IL hack upon the sand. and
then novel on again. Aud he law more
dead men also Gould IL he possible that
hc had h,en the only ole left alive9
Ia i-wait--what !, the? IL moSes-it
has life
Captain Lester hurried forward, s las,
80 hi. feeble strength would permit. and
found two men living by the .lde Of a heavy
spar. ono ut them wss dead. hat the 9TH
n cared up into hi. comm 'nlrr's lace, and
stretched forth his hand. as though lee
would ak f'r mercy ~, name was
Dick Mnrslr AMI be- bad been one of the
hc,t .eausn ru lizard the chip.
90 Poor Dick go sttd Lister. knceling by
he side and lifting his head. " Are You
badly hurt2'
q" They've done Il f,r Ne go the sailor an.
.vrr,d. m weakened voice. " They've
Killed Tom. Amt be dead -
IL va. the h,iy of stout Tom Bucke,
that lev clo-c Nv and when the captain had
made himself sure that there vas no part.
e.r 90 lite in O., be reported the .ame to
Dick
&c Bot" b. added. " what DO YOU mean
Who las done YOU larmI
g llNrn't you seen en- - the man ask
"a struggling i,r breath
'Sgru wlopf What DO you mean ~
demanded Later. eagerly.
pirk started up O. hi, slhow. and CARED
ar,uuI hut be- seemed 90 find nothing inr
watch be- vs. looking. aui b. .ank back
again Had h- Mt mad, ihi. Effort he
might lave spoken further. bat TIE act OF
r.ras lli cIfausr'i him. and tie last
.rlIn rf strength -. leaving him
WA, So you mean - cried Letter. ~
o. saw that ''.r poor fellow was sluklrg.
&c a.. any hIiy harmed you
DIX managed 90 rails hi' hand % his
hai-'o point abov' 10. loft car-aud ~
hr d.I -. be- Whispered
lHDk "ui--ihry nskei .or thc capt n.
Thet', Where they struck 80 lie ir'cd 10
speak further. hut hi. voice failed him.
WHAT could tiis m,an2 Maurice Lister
started 10 his fe~i aud eaz-d around. Who
bad killed hi- men,
The captain vas DISTURBED in NJ. mediia
t.1n ~ the sound II voice. no, lar %. and
up turning be hahsld four men coming up
'ram a.. water. IT, Who came no advance
was. a tall muscular man w'ihA rauni
h.,y, irur somewhere about hiiy ~ hlty
hys yrtr. ufu.~. and lahliri ~ slrh ct
blue cloth. eat into iiuek. ur shiTt. which
VS. cured 90 the waist ~ "a lTn Il p.'iol'
belt
M,ur.-e Lester Vas startled when be
hsi-Ii che splvar' lradrr AMI hi. thrs-
q. hyuI1 companions and considering all
fHr circumstance. 90 10 no wuudrr That hr
vI- startled. lluvs,.r, be- bad not much
OPPORTUNITY i,r reflection. iur. hy the time
tr had hirly made ont tie party, they
were open Lin
Halle. " ihs leader cried. as be- 'iw our
hero. &c here We have another And. q.
i. came up, De- ai'ri " AMI gucs.
we've found I've one. tpp.--onc that
knows s,m-t1ius -->ay--v'p are yof'
Thl. ia-. .eut.ucc ~. alIr s,sI to Mau-
rice. who quickly answered
" My name i Lester. Add now, TO he
fair what - your name
" Well guess you've heard u before.
Men call ms RYAN Wulig,ne.
" WuuC,NG repeated Lister, with
start
4" ". That i. my name"
Then NOlG,NG was not myth alter
all. That mysterious wrscker, whose name
was u source ot terror 90 honest sailors. vas
\ beiu= of nr,h ami blood. ike other men.
Maurice gard upon him with wonder
and. a. BE- g,Ird. be feit that be leaked up.
On a frnd lucarnats. lie had often heard
ui the pirte-vrecker. and 80 dark and mys'
a., had l,een the tale. which the Nor,h-S-a
sailors bad told. that be- had been Inclined
% believe that the whole theme was q iihri.
cation. Now. however. be- bad no more
doubt. fpr tie man before him looked as
dark aud bloody as were any Of the picinrcs
be- had heard drawn Of him upon the fore
castle.
Bot our hero was not allowed much time
Tor reflection. Wollgins pliel him with
questions. 10 all OF which Lester gave
Straightforward answers; well knowing
that evasion would serve no practical pur'
p1sc. and hoping hy MI. irAnkns.s 10 propi-
tate the merrilc-s iioud in whose unre'
strained power he knew himself 90 ~.
When the wrrcker chief had elected all
tho information he could. aud learned with
what rich cargo the vessel vas freighted.
ard that she had $4,000 IN s.eeie on
hoar,l. he smiled rrimly. ard remarked to
uns of bis cpniedrrt,es that she would per-
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