The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-02-13

tie Chesape sUp lissen 90 me hAv,
)ou got some light, srug fopeE
A. maeh a. soa like.
.Meil. iake doshlc col r.usd ms
chest. aad % yoi take car b pay j, cat
lass enough - dr4s W lo T.
Yog wona dr4w m0eh allrr tie 6rsi
piange it ~,li be the same thing as SUI.
eidt, every Bit
'Nell. We shall see. There's no iime TO
be losi leud me a stlis'.
And ia an instant he whipped off hi.
hat, boo,s. aud pea jacket lhtn with ihr
kDiie be e,t OF is sleeves aod passed the
knife ibroagh tDem, thai It might chaie
hi less.
The eyes oi the old boatinau Frightened ;
there was evidently method in his mad.
ness, lou are very good swimmer,
suppose, SIR.
4 have dived through the surt AT NJ,
kulseSa lew times.
4 never knew white man who could
10 that
1yIanley smiled. But whatever you
do, be sail, mind and let me have plenty
of rope. Now out Of the way, my itiends,
and lei me have a clear start.
lie walked slowly TO the edge Of the
cliff, looked over TO see how much The
rucks sbelyed outwards then returned
looked to see that there was plenty Of rope
for him 10 carry out then took short
ran, aud capped as if from springing
board Of plunsiug BATH. lie touched
tue waier toll five and twenty feet from
the edge Of tie cliff, Down into its dark
depth he ~enl, like plummet, but soon
TO ri e again. AS he reached the surface
he saw the crest Of Il mighty wave few
yards in front Of him--the wave that he
had been told WAS to dash INN lileless
against tile cliff. But now his old expert
enee Of the Pacific stands him in good
stead. For two moments he draws breath,
then ere IL reaches bin, he dives below its
centre. The water dashes against the
cllt, but the sw wimnpr rises far beyond it,
A faint cheer rises from tue shore. as lhry
leel him draw upon the rope The waves
follow Ia succession, and he dives again
aud again, rising like an otter 10 take breath,
making very steadily Onward, though more
below the water than above it,
We must now turn 10 the ship. The
waves had made clean breach over her
bows. Tie crew are crowded upon the
stern; they hold on TO Ilie bulwarks, and
awalt the end, for no boat can live in such
a sea. Suddenly she is hailed from the
waters. 'Ship-a-hoy ! shout, q loud clear
voice, which makes itsei heard above lhe
storm. Throw me rope Or a buoy -
The liie-buoy was sill hanging in is ac.
cushioned place BY the mairmasI The
captain almost mechanically take, il down,
AMI with we!l.dnecled ;am throws il with
in yard or Two Of tlj4 swunlness Ia a
moaent II Is under his arms, and III halfa
minute he is on board.
Come on board, sir, he SAYS to the cap.
tain, pulinig one Of his wet curls proies-
slonaiiy. The captain Appeared 10 be re-
sardinS him as vslIos from tie lower
world; 50, tarnlng to the crew, he lifted
up the rope ihas he had brought troa, th'-
ehvre. Then for the iirst time the object
OF his Iulss.on flashed upon their miads,
aud desperate cheer broke forth from al
hands, Instantly re-eclOed from the shore.
4 hen strong cable Is attached to the
small rope aad drawn on board then Il
secondhand all is complete. ljIi no time Is
to bc lOsi, Tor The stsrn shows signs OF
breaking up, aud there is lady passen
ger. w mist the captain - planning il sort
VI char IN which She might be moved,
iyrawiey liits her upon his lett arm, stead
les himself with his ishl by the upper
rope. aud walks along The lower ms II he
nad been a daAcer lie is the first on
shore, for no sailor would leave ill tie la
dy was safe. Bat they soon follow, and
in i've minutes the ship 10 cear--fye min.
utes more, aud no trace Ut her is lett.
kavelstoke Hall bas been aroused by
the news vi her wreck and Dr.. r .velstoke
has just arrived with brandy aud blankets.
linn Iyia~l'y y avoids, and thanking he
can be VI ho further use, lac belakes him
sell acros; lie country once more, and by
the aid OF The friendly elm regains his
chamber without obsci vation.
Tie lady whom lyrawiey had deposit
ed in cottage, witha strong recommen-.
datlon that sue should go to sleep imme
dlately, was soon carried off in triumph
by Mr.. kaselstoke to the Hall, and well
coined by Lady Grace at halt past three
in he morning. There were very few Of
llie guests who slept undl.turbed that
usglt The unusual noise in the house
aroused every body, AID many excursions
we're made IN unfinished costume to endra-
yor to ascertain what was going IN. The
excitement eliminated when the miscella
neous assemblagc who had conducted tie
captain and some Of The crew 10 TIE Hall,
after being we'll supplied with ale and
stronger hquids, conceived that il would
be tue correct thing 10 give three cheers
at tie hour oi half past five.
IL was then that Lord Tudmulton, an
Irish peer, laboring under an erroneous
impression that the house WIS attacked,
was discovered 90 the landing place, in
array cons sting principally cf a short
dressing gown, flannel waistcoai, and
towing piece.
breakfast that morning was desaliory
meal People finished, and talked about
the wreck. and began again. /, SEEMED