Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-01-10

fast, and the ladies cheered each other with the
hope that they should escape. Fortunately,
the darkness Of the cave prevented their dis
covering the hight to which the water usually
rose.
"As you might imagine, Mr.. Clements was
some time before he recovered his senses. His
wife was knselfng beside him, chafng his
brows, when her sister, starting up, called her
attention to the rope by which he had descend
ed. We were pulling it up; and he shook his
head as it disappeared over the arch of the
cavern. Well he knew how useless it would
be for them to use it. 1t matters not,' said
he; they dreaming us) have gone to -. We
shall have boats here soon we are quite safe,
and so on; endeavoring to keep their spirits
up, while he we'll knew that in the darkness
the chances were that the boat would never
find the cave.
Two hours, sir-two long hours-passed in
this way, and Mr.. clements had given up all
hope. The water kept rising and rising, until
at last the waves broke at their feet, and each
instant threatened their destruction. The la
dies were almost dead with cold and fear when
large, heavy, Dutch built boat-you don't
see such now, sir swept, with scarcely q
sound, under the arch into the cave, her
prov coming close upon the spot where Mr.,
Clements and the ladies were They did not
see her until they were within the cavern );
and no wonder, for the oars were muffled, and
those who were in her were silent as the grave.
Ii was part Of the cargo of a French smuggler,
lying few miles of, that her crew, assisted
by some fishermen, were about to land aud
they had taken shelter in a cavern, having
been alarmed by the approach of boat up the
coast. Fortunate was it that Mr.. Clements
prevented them from calling out for assistance
for them
"Why l should have thought that in such
moment
mot they, sir, not they; and Mr Clements
knew it. Desperate men like them would have
left the poor things to drown, or have murdered
them. No; Mr.. Clements knew better. He
tried a last and dangerous chance, but it was
turned to the opening of the cavern. watching
the boat pass, the sight of which had driven
them into it, he lifted the ladies gently in the
bow of the boat. They couldn't hear him for
the noise of the waves; there was plenty Of
room for them, and he drew a sail over them,
and was Jast going to step in himself, when
one Of the men turned, and he had only time
to conceal himself under the bows of the boat
before she was again moving slowly out of the
cave, with, as her crew little suspected, the
addition of two their number since she had
entered it.
"They went about. a quarter of a mile down
under the cliff, and landed a boy, who dissp-
peared like fash up the rocks. A dead
silence easued; no one ventured to speak; the
niOh iCstou Ou tucif Odre, anu the DOdt gentIy
rose and sank on the waves. At last the silence
was broken; something dark was hurled down
the clit, at short distance from the boat. 1t
fell heavily on the rocks. God forgive him.
he's tossed him over said one of the men
And SO it was. The poor man on the lookout
Fas asleep near the top Of the cliff, and we
often hear Of these men rolling off in their
sleep. There's always a reason for IL, sir.
They were going to land their cargo, when they
heard a gun in the ofing, from one of the
kings cutters. The alarm had been given.
Not moment was TO be lost; and strsining
every nerve, they bore out to sea.
They were about two miles from the shore
when some Of the men declared it was lost
job, and that they could go no further. Mrs.
Clements was quite senseless from cold and
exhaustion, but her sister listened eagerly to
what the men said. They had some angry
words, but the meaning Of their conversation
she could not understand. There was little
boat astern Of the larger one, which they drew
to 1t and entered one by one, the last man call
ing out as he stepped in, 'DOw, boys, pull for
your lives; they'll make after us on finding
they've lost their prize"
The boat had disappeared in the surround
ing darkness before the terrified lady oompre-
hended all; and then, in a moment, the fright
full truth flashed upon her. The devils had
scutued the boat and it was sinking fast. She
uttered one prayer, and turned to kiss her
eISOplnB elstcT, NH6n MT. Elements VOICE
sounded almost at her side. There he was in
the same little pleasure boat which had been
the cause Of all their misfortunes. He had
just time to lift the ladies from the boat and
get clear Of her when she went down. The
revenue cutter came up and took them aboard
all safe; but many months passed before Mrs
Clements recovered from the event Of that
dreadful night" "
What became of Mr.. Clements when they
left him in the cave?''
Held on to the boat for a few moments, till
they got outside, and then swan to the rocks,
where he found his little pleasure boat, and
entering it followed in the wake of the larger
vessel, and was thus in time to save the lives
Of his wife and sister.
The sun is setting, sir. added the samphire
gatherer, touching his hat to me; Il must be
going homeward. Mayhap when you are
strolling, one of these days, on the rocks below
you will look at the cavern where Mr. Glenn
ents found his wife. You can imagine better
than can describe what mus. have been their
feelings in such place and at such time.
Good evening, cir"