The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-06-03
lfran tie Atigu,.e Monthly !
THE SOUTH BREAKER.
In Two Parts.

PAM J.
Just cap full OF wind. and Dan
shook loose The linen, aud a straight
shining streak With speeks Of foam
shot after us. Tie mast bent like eel
grass, and our keel was bait out OF
The water. Faith belied her name.
ard eluDg 10 the sides with her ten
fnger-uails but as for me liked it..
"lake the stick, George" said
Dan, suld My, his checks white
"lIead her up the wind Steady
Sight Tie figure head on Pear>on's
luis Here's 100 much sail for frig-
ale"
Bot before tie words we're well III
tered, the mast doubled up and coiled
like whip-lash, there was report
ike the crack Of doom, aud half Of
the thing crashed short ogerihe bows,
dragging tile heavy sail IN the waves.
Then there came great langh a.
thunder close above, ard Tie Ulack
clnul dFopp d ike curtain 10 ud Is /,
ihe squali had broken.
"Cut il of, Dan. quick s. cried.
"Lel it aIont, said he, swapping to.
geiher his jack-kniicj sits as good as
4 best boWcr-anchor. Now I'll take
the i;llcr, George. Strong little hand,
said he, bending 50 that didn't see
his face. And lucky It's good a.
siroag. lis saved Us all, My God,
George where Faiihi'
turned. There ras no Faith il
lhe boat We both sprang 10 our feet,
and 30 the liiler swung loand and
throw Us hroad.ide to the wind. and
beiaern the dragging mast aud tho
cenirv-hoard drowning seemed to good
.or d.
"lou i bake 70 cG il Off" | cried
again; La. be bad already ripped bait
through lI,e ga yas aHd MAS casting il
loose.
At length b. gave bis arm loss -
With tie next moment ! lever shall
forget the look OF horror that froze
Dams face.
i've thrown her of T. he exclaimed.
"lve llirowa her 81 r
Tic ieacdcd his whole length over
The loai, ! ran to bis side, and per-
haps our motion iiapelled it. or per-
haps some unseen hand for BE- caught
Al an end Of ihe rope. drew it in n
secoiid let 20 aa.d ciutched n hand
ful OF the sail, and theu | saw how il
had twisted round and swept poor
liil- k@;.1 ever. aed sae bad suup.
there IL il / a dead bailerfy ia a
chiy i.. Tie li-htniues nere slip
ping Iown into tHe waler like bla les
ol fire eyerywhefe around Us, with
short sharp voiieys of thunder, and
the waves were mofcthan ! ever rode
this side OF the bar before or since,
aud we took in water every time our
hearts beat but We never once lho't
oi our own danger while we bent to
pull dear little Faith oui Of hers; and
thai done, Dan broke into great hear
y fit of crying, that I'm sure he'd no
need TO be ashamed Of. But il didn't
last long be just up and dashed off
the tears and set himself at work
again, while was down on the floor
rubbing Faith. There she lay Ike n
broken lily, with no life in her little
white face, aud no breath, and maybe
pulse aud maybe not. couldn /
hear a word Dan said, for the wind /;
and the rain WAS pouring through Us.
| saw hin take out the oars, but
kneN they'd do no good in such a chop
even il they didn't break and pretty
soon he found il "a, for lie drew them
ii AMI began TO unite tile anchor-rope
and sind ii round his waist. sprang
60 him.
aNbai are YOU doing, DAM ! e.
claimed.
Il can swiui, at least, lie answered.
@And low as IA miie lou know
you can't It's madness =
y must try. Little Faith will die,
II We doul get ashore.
She's dead nov, Dan"
What No, DO. .hc isn't. Faith is
no. dead. 80, We mus, gel ashore. =
Dan cried, ciinging 70 his arm,
1 aiils only one. Bot If You die -,
---and yon NIL shah Dis ioo.r
@You II
~Yes; because. Il il hadn't been TOT
me, you woaldut have bern here nj
aB."
"Aud j. TIA 81 Tie reason BE
asked sttl Il wo~k.