The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-04
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craggy shore, as nasn a!ter hasn Vi
lightning illuminated the heavens.
flight hop shouted q man forward
and the next moment all eyes were di-
rected to bright light which had sud-
denly flashed upon the distant rocks.
The wind had reached its hight and
with its giant power it sent the Ill
fated brig directly upon the surf-bound
shore of rocks and reefs, and every face,
save one. was blanched with fear. In
vain did they try to lay the brig to the
wind, Int not a sail would hold for an
instant. until at length the men man-
aoed to get up a fore storm-stay sail,
and the brig stood for a short time
bravely up against the heaving sea-
But it was evident that should she sue.
coed in keeping to the wind, she wonld
eventually be driven ashore, for the
power of the inserting waves was
greater than that Of the wind.
boy, do you know what light that
is ?" asked. the captain, as he stood
holding on to the main rigging to keep
his feet.
ayes, sir" replied Robert; sit is Bal
ignores Crag."
w QdU Is IL tuclC iOi
ut marks the entrance to little mar
Dor, sir, which lies in back of It,"
"And can it be entered by vessel OF
this size 7" asked the captala as a
CLEAN of hope shot through his face.
ooh, yes, sir n large ship can enter
there"
"And do you know the passage "a
ayes, sir; have spent my whole life
on this coast, and know every tnrn in
it,"
"Could you take the brig in there in
this stormi"
"Ycs, sir" answered the boy.
"And will you do it :" eagerly asked
the captain.
"On two conditions"
"Name them quickly"
"The first is, that you let me 20 in
peace; and the next that yon trouble
none of the smugglers, should they hap
pen to be there"
81 PROMISE" said the captain. "Ano
now get about your work. But, marx
me, if you deceive me, by st. George
III shoot you On the moment"
The brig was soon put before the
wind, ana Robert Kintock stationed
himself upon the starboard fore-yarn
arm, from whence his orders were pass
ed along TO the helmsman. The bound
ing vessel soon came within sight of the
ragged crags, aud the heart of every
man leaped with fearful thrills as they
swept past a frowning rock which al
most grazed them as they passed. On
flew their brig, thicker and more fear
full become the rocks, which raised tbeil
heads on every side.
"Pertw shouted the boy.
Port it is."
"Steady-so."
STEADY it is"
"Starboard-quick p
"Ay, ay-starboard il is."
"Steady-so."
STEADY, it is"
At this moment the vessel swept OF
past an overhanging cliff, and just as 8
vivid flash of lightning shot threIgt
the heavens and revealed all the hor
rors around, loud shont was heard
from the pilot, and in moment al
eyes were turned upon him. He stood
upon the extreme end of the yard anC
held on by the lift. In moment more
he crouched down like tiger after his
prey, and then with one leap he rea2 het
the projecting rock.
z"Revense! revenge" was all the
doomed men heard, and they were
away in tie boiling surge beyond.
Breakers! reef" screamed a mar
forward.
"Starboard. quick ~
But it was too late. Ere the helm
was half up, low tremendous grating
of the briggs keel was felt, and the next
instant came q crash which sounded
high above the roar of the elements
and the heavy mast went sweeping
away to leeward, followed in few mo-
ments by large masses of the Inflated
vessels wreck and cargo. Shrek after
shrek vent up from those doomed men
But they were in the grasp of a power
that knows no mercy. The storm-king
took them for his own.
The next morning party of wreckers
came down from the rocks and moved
along the shore. 1t was strewed with
fragments of the wreck, and here and
there were scattered along the shore the
bruised and mutilated bodies of the
briggs crew. Among that party was
Robert Kintock, and eagerly did he
search among the CHASTITY corpses, AS
though there was one he would have
found. At length he stopped and
stopped over the one upon the shoulders
of which were two golden epaulettes.
1t was the captain of the brig-the muir.
derer of his father! The boy placed
his foot upon the PROSTATE body, and
while a strange light beamed from his
eyes and shudder passed over his coun-
tenance, be muttered:
"Father, you are fearfnlly revenged "
The boy spoke truly. Fearful in con-
ception and fearful in contamination,
had been that PILOT's REVENGE.
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