The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-11-14

misery and sorrow TO mankind while the
/ ocean heaye1 and swcled, and waycs
rolled heavily aud fvrcibly to the shore,
| giving certain indications of the fury o.
the Storm that was raging in the distance
Notwithstanding all these terrific ouens,
be launched his boat. aud turued lis t;nv
brow to the rising biI.ows, and steered for
the cliff Of Baiiycaste. The w;ud was
partly against, and the tide, ia its usual
rapid manner, was rushing to mid ocean
still Kennedy set his sail, and taking Il
sweeping tack stood away from the poin,
of Rahery. Though aPpearances were
very di9heartaning while in the centre Of
the shore, vet rs he stood far cut, before
tie breeze, he trernbled for the conse-
quences Of bis ra>huess, AMI was sorry,
that ne did not take the advice Of his
companions, and not have ventured ont
to sea that evening. But his pride would
not allow him to think of returning, for
as he had the came Of being the best sailor
round the shore, l. would fix itself As q
stain on his character. should lie hy 10
the land, after having put ont to sea
against their wishes. In the meantime
the gale increased, and the waves became
too fierce and high to leave almost hope
that his light frail bark could ever reach
the shore still he he'd on, keeping her
head to the foamin9 pillows, upon VII ch
it rose like a wild bird, who dwells amid
the storms.
The winds beloved like tie voices Of
many spirits, and the agitateI deem. rous>
| ei oy their calls, answered by tossing lis
many crested waves to the clouds, and
roared It's responses to the furious element
in tones Of destruction and power Kan
nedy, in taking III his small sail, lest his
little bark should oe overturned even by
ITS breadth Of canvass, was cast out, hy
one tremendous gust, into the bowling
waters but, with the steadlness, frmue>s
and presence Of mind of man used 10
NEE, danger aud to coTbat il. lie soon
crasped the side cf his dancing boat, u,
in attera pting 70 regain bis position. her
side was turned to the coming wave
which cast her over, and there she lay. in
the trough Of the sea. with her knei up
wards Even here Kennedy's native cour
age and hardihood did not forsake him :;
he diveA, and rose again just beside lis
upset and shivering vessel, upon y hich he
! seized with that desperate force which The
fear of death supplies TO the man in ioop
ardy. lie cuDg TO the keel with The te>
naccus grasp which one should lay upon
their last hold of hfe determined, while
strength remained, to use every effort 10
I L. I l.
night, and as his wreck would rise high
upon the back Of the Yelling bij.ovS, he
could discern the lights on shore, faint an3
dim in the distance, f,intor AMI ruo: dim
than ever he had remaI ked them beioi q
aud the dreadful thought came across his
mind, that tie boat was driving out to
sea, and that if not swallowed up by the
deyouring waves during the storm, he wo'd
bo left to perish, through weakness and
/ excess Of toll, far out in tie ocean. Yet
even still he determined to hold on, and
trust in the goodness of that Almighty
! Being who caused the winds to blow, and
/ the stormy waves 70 rage around BIN
/ Towards morning the wind aJatpi, and
/ the waves suhSidei bY degrees, though
now and thca fierce gusts AMI mountain
/ LiiIowa came. ike the bursts CT passion
! which break abruptly from ihe bosom OF
! the angry, after their violent fit lIa, pour
Ell tie fall rage Of It's wrath. The morn
/ ing dawn G.d when the haraase,l 4n}
terror stricken Kennedy locked around
/ hirn, the land was in no place visible
! He VAS alone, riding Oh the bac., of L-
upturneI bark, a solitary living being
amid the waste Of waters. Despair Ii 81
! bis bosom; and after having ou,Iiyed the
terrors Of the night storm, lie was 3.ouui
casting himself headiuuy into the deep.
sooner than die dea'tI Of lingering and
prDtracled agony, bH! hope, the ever
dweIier in the human heart, came again
t. his aid, and tbs thought Of ee.iag
sorao vessel coming from, or going to Bel
fast, or any Of the northern ports made
/ him resolve to preserve his lfe as long as
/. possible. Nor Was he disappointed for.
towards evening, distant sail appeared
coming in the direction in which he lay
Various hopes and fears now thronged
heavy and quick upon his nind-she
might be going in 4 contrary direction
he might not, even if coming any WAY
near her, be able to mako himself obser, :
ed. lie took off his coarse blue iacke:,
and stripped off his shirt and red neck
cloth, both Of which he held as high a,
his hand would allow over his head and
when ore hand would tire. he would hold
il in Tie other. On she came, aud Al
length tie was perceived, anl boat low
cred, into hich lie was taken, exhausted
aud gaap;ng The ship belonged to a
merchant il Belfast, and aas taking a
large cage of fine linens and other
goods 10 tie West Indies They were
some leagues away even from the sight
of land. and Kennedy had no other alter
native but to make the voyage with thea
"a thing the master appe5ge! . be very
proud Of, a. he found, after lravlng Be,
fast, that his complement Of hands wese
too few to work the Ne.sel.
In the morning the mother Of Kenued =
dispatched 4 person to the island to in
quire for her son; but no other account
could be given bat tha, he had put 70 sea
al njghtfalI, jnst As the storm WAS begin
ming. All round the bay Of BaltycsstIe
was explored, even for bis corpse, ba: moi
tho sIghr-a, yessig-a of Him or lis boat
could be dacovepc.. lie was given up a'