Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-05-25

pleiely held back against the steep sand-
bank
" There, look there - cried the old nan.
sudiienly seizing my arm. - Catching Al
stra~s. Why. there's boat-load coming
ashore Tier, dont you see.-now atop
o. that brcakerf~
7 caught sight Of small boat crowded
With 6eures. and then there secned 20 BE-
tall curl over Il. and I sa~ ia no more.
Gone" said the old man; knowed
a. Nothing could live in such a storm
Lets 20 TO the life-boai. and see Il
they are gong "a. - said I ; but the old nan
-as iutently gazing out 70 SEA
there; just as I said. be shouted
hoarsely. Jus; in the place She's struck =
And then. above the yelling Of the storm.
we could hear crash. and Wild shrek.
that seems to ring through uac nov upon a
stormy night when far inland / listen 20
the bowling wind
li's nov or nevcr,~ said the ola man.
a. be ran dovn towards where the Efe-boat
stood upon IT, carriage. With a ero-d Of
nvn an1 women around. the women hAag-
ing on 20 their husbands. and apparently
begging that they would not dare the perils
before them.
The sea hal looked fearful enough from
where Ne stood before bat here. a. close
a. ~e dared 20 the breakers. IL looked per-
iectiy avial. While the attempt 70 launch
boat seemed absolute madness. Il uas
evident that the men thought 80 too. though.
a. ~e came up. one sturiy fellow shouted.
% Ia ready. mates. II you're going - r.
mark that ehcitcd no response. for every
one stood stoliily gazIng out tovard. the
doomed vessel
jos; then. IN the d1il hare seauarIs. a
blue light shone out over the water Ike
dull star; bat still no one moved. All a,
once. the old man b. nv SIDE lad boII of
my arm. and whispered. Give NE hft
SIR; and before hardly kne- what III. Oh.
jet ~ss. be had climbed ., nv help into
the boat 4" Nov. then. you boy..- be
shouted wildly; Il can't stand this, stand
aside. and let some o. the old ones cone -
The spell vas broken. Women we're
hastily thr8st ASIDE. and boai's crew we're
soon made Up. amidst the shrieking and
vailing % swecthearts and wives. wbo ran
about the beach wriuging their hands.
''ilurray ior oil Marx, ,~ shouted voice
a. nav elbou. and the croud loudly checrcd
the old man. Then oars were shipped And
al made ready. the old sailor seiziug the
stcering-o as be stood up ia his place
18th a hic bvit on and bis hat blown of.
looking n0blsr than ever.
g." No-. are yoa all readys- be- shouted.
' No. no Va the cry; and in the bu.h
of expectation. two men rose IN The boar.
dashcd od their hfe-belts. and amidst half
muftercd groans. ieaped oat from their
place. and ran up the .and. O. tbe bank.
where they disappeared.
'' 'T~o more = shouted oil MARKS. and
for few moments. 90 dread was the peril.
not a soul moved then tso stout lads came
rushing towards The boar. pursscd by an
elderly man.-a perfect giant.
" Stop them,~ be- roarcd Yer shant
50. hl..~
lie cane Up 90 them By the boai-side as
tbey were climbing in. and endeavored 20
stop their progress bit in BIS turn b. vas
seized from behind b. a couple of men. and
the two nes comcrs vere IN half a minute
equipped ior ihe dire Struggle before them
and in their places.
'' Lei u.e 90, .hrieked tbe man bat the
others c.1nr Oh hia. al thc signal was .iv-
en-. che carnage backed do-u into position.
the tine acearatciy chosen. and vith a ~iid
d" h1rrah o. heard above the storm. The life
boat vas launched
NJ attention hal been so taken % that
bad ceased 10 book upon the man wbo vas
strog- cling to regsia his liberty blt isst a.
ihe boat uas leaving ifs carnage. bystand-
er as driven violently srainst me. and tie
moment after ssu fgure issh across the
Intervening space. aud seize the side OF tie
beat ani then came thc roar of the storm
anl tbs ru'i % spray. ~hiie for a iew mif-
lfes thc hlc-boat sas invisible Then a
short distance od she va secu risiog upon
a varc. al then disappeanng again info
the DOH bare. ul. .l. mingled -itb tie oou-
i-g nirht. so.n .hai everything from oar
gaze hat ,he toaaln- uater.
d" Over seventy. sr. shouted r. voice ia
rcp.y to aqasry. "O.I man-o'-sar's-uan
Been n many storm. bat tbis hers'.
asisl-
Asisl it 80. f,r so r,li nig..t hal not