The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-02-13

aftor a busy season, til one year, when
l took 10 into my head 10 think il
stranee that Harry PeneIIsn. my wife,
old beau, should spin his illness out. 81
long and stop ashore time after time
when the boats went out, aud hin
seeming 10 be well and strong A. any d
us There had been 4 heavy gale oi
the coast some weeks before. and as W.
always do, at s=eh times, wslllad run IN
for the harb8r rs soon as we saw 4
coming; but through bad seasnahshi,
penellyn's boat came inside the rocks
when she should hare come outside
and then, through their not hasin,
water enough she grounded, Iiftea
again, caught BY the stern, and ther
swung round broadside ID ths waves
which swept her half deck, while reg
ulnr chorus OF shrieks rose fsonis ths
women standing ashore, asainen
II was rough time, f0s even oul
boats that were 10 the hhfbofl wcrs
grooming and grinding together, WIN,
every now and then the eca washed ovs.,
soas tothrcaten 10 kin them, aud sweep
ing the picrfrona eud 10 eud I'll al
Ordinary way we made custom of Iaugh
ing al the crew Of a boat who. from huak u
ling, got her on the rocks, for, borh as
We were Ia the bay, with our father.
fishers before Us, we knew every ston,
along the co,nt, and could almost "a ros
our boat 70 them blindfold; /; but this
was 10 time u icet, f5t nov the poor
fellows wers being swept one By one
from their hold, Hnd borne struggling
through the surf 70 the rocks, where
they we're 10 danger Of being dashed "a
pieces, for ouss was no smooth, sandy
beach Some were swimmitg, some
beating the water ffanticalIy and clsd
as our men arc, Ia their thick cloth
trousers, heavy sea boots, and stout
Guernsey shirts, they stand q poor
chaueeof keeping aanas long. for che
weight Of their boots Il enoughfd tItse
them down aw Fks4.a8
There was every one ia state of ex.
citeshentJ men ranniug out as far IA
they couid and throwing ropes 4ainen
shouting orders that nobody attended
to---woioen tossing their arms up and
crying, while FIRST one and the other os
the boats crew vas dragged ashore,
sDd carried half drowned up to the cot
tagea M ss
vas slanding isoking 90, With Mary
BY my side, for she vas ont % the cliif
when my boat ran into the Iitile harbor,
while her hand was the first 10 clasp
mine whrn pgt ashore, thankful far
tho escape We lad had, fos tho sea had
rose wonderfully quick. / bad takoo
no part 10 trying 70 save the hoatserew
for there were pienty Of willing hands
and thors being nov but htlie stausli1r-
fcom below the ciiiI, | had thought /
should b 10 she way but now Il seemed
% mo that one Isoss fellow would be
lost with the efforts they sere making
tosaye him, for be was ton woakT 10
cling % the ropes thrown out, and rs
fast az he was swept 10 By illa waves,
they sucked him back sgaiH .lhrcs Or
four times, sk aa
had seen who il was, but just then,
as ! made start a. ifto go down, my
wife clutched my hand; there was Wild
look 10 hcr face al she said aloud, ''Har-
~ pcncllyn." 81
The excitement Of the momont, car.
Fied almoss everything before IL, hatI
hnd strange feeling shoot through my
bear., and something seemed to say.
keep back !" bat the next minute /
was fighting with tho waves, with the
moose Of srops rpund hly body, gaad
plenty Of stout mates ashore fass hold
oftlla eud; while, -afier straagline
hattie, ! 20. tight no d Of Pesellyn, and
VIC wern drawn ASHORE aud both OF us
carried 10 my cottage. though I tried
hard 70 get upon my feet and walk, but
! might hass known that oar fellows
would not have let me on any account,
Well, Harry peasllyn lay at our place
thres'cr tour days. sbd Mary iteaded
him, and all that time had 20, hght
against strange, ungcnerous cowafdly
ieeiing THAI would creep over mo, and
seemed at times 70 make me mad. till 4
got mysclfin 10 corner and asked snysejf
questions, 20 all OF which 1 could only
a:swor tho same word--nothin Then
Penellyn got better, aud wsntto Ms
mothers house; and time went on, till 1
grew bitter, aud harsh and Inorose, aud
was always haunted by suspicion thst
lwould ! not put into words, though now
the question came again and aeain---
'-Why dOcsn't Harry Penellyn 10 10
scar ra 81
But no anAwer eamo to my question;
aud though be seemed now to be we'll
aad strong as ever, be always kept ii
home whilewe went out; aud IN my then
state Of mind this troubled me. aud /
kept feeling glad that We we're only eut
now on the short trips Of few days IN
length, grew angry with myself and
with all around. Al, AID Igrow angry
oven now, when / think that a few ear.
nest words Of explanatien---a few uues
'tions that | knew would have becn an.
swered freely, would have set all right,
and perhaps saved the life Of as good
and loving woman as ever lived 10 the
light. oai
But il was not TO be 30, aud wenton
wilfnlly binding nly.eyesto everything,
placing awroDg construction upon every
look aud word, aud making those true
eyes gazc at mc~pgain and again in
wonder; while Harry pcnoIlyn, Who had
never before shown me much good will
Enow that ! had saved bis life would
have been friend, only | met his ever,
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