The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-11-24

nhoa lives b cities hfe confined /.
tbea several places u business and ID,
streets whieh ..o between them and
homes who knop that. outside the cir.
cia q tbsir business. other men live aud
move and have being. not because
they bhro @ea them, but because they
have beard Or read that such is the
case There are thousands upon thous.
apds m the great cities who know as
little and care Iess Tor The weary work
which other thousands Do. than the
people oi kamtsebakA Ny story is Of
the poor and lowly. whose little sphere
of action. narrow as il is, will bring them
INTO the light of God sooner than the
works Of those who see only dollars and
cents. and care for no better sight
Down on the Jersey shore, shore
upon which the ribs Of many a gallant
ship lo scattered, i've class Of men
known as wreekors Noyslists have
glFon 10 these mon character which.
though IN some rare cases the true one.
Is u the main unjust. These wreckers
strive day after day, to save from the
Jaws Of the rayenous sea, livelihood
Tor their wives and little ones. They
are rough men, with hand calloused by
the use Of the oar and handspar These
are the men, who, when the sea drives
on the peulous sands which line the
treachrous coast, push out their little
boats and rescue the drowning crew.
rlsking their lives, and often losing them
too, in the service. What il they are
actuated by the hope Of gain Ii rs
their calling in life their way Of put
ing bread in their childrens mouths
All down that dreadful stretch Of
shore, at Squam Beach and Barnegat.
these men have boats hauled up on the
sand, and when they hear the signal
gun, or see It's fash far out upon the
water, they thrust them out, and do {
their duty as only brave me can, nobly {
and well. {
The afternoon bad been sultry. and {
the clouds, rising on the far of horizon a
made crafty old wreckers shake their /
heads, as il the sky we're book that I
=
they could read. They knew what it a
meant, that feecy canopy rising and v
falling bike a curtain, as if shaken by Il
spirit hands. The sea gulls flew scream Il
ng overhead IN sort OF frantic state.
- u they too knew what was coming. I
The sea, rolling up it's surges to the b
more seemed to rise higher at every "a
well, Many fishermen, warned by the Il
Ky, were coming in from the fishing D
rround ca
AT spot not many miles from Bar dl
iegat LAght, little cluster Of houses be
ad been built for the families Of the OF
'reckers. As matter Of course. among he
ho buildings was a tavern, which the
zen frequented Of night 1t was in
razy old structure, kept by wrecker fal
% Old Tor his sea vocation He stood to
ehind his little bar dealing out pota- sh
ons oil Whiskey colored according TO
'ste and dignifed by any name that up
ie landload chose 10 call it-gin, whis. tn,
J, rnm or brandy On the evening
nder notice, many OF the villagers had in
isembled 10 the bar-room, 10 talk over ba,
le looks OF the sky and their chances in
having work 10 do before morning.
You'll see, said the landlord. We a
G going to baye night strong nor she
ester before morning, and you may as
OIL get ready your boats It's des- Mr.
y uncertain weather, allow, aud a qai
q boat was expected to pass soon
g baint seen many boats for two mig
US How is that whisky. Bill Deck ma
tov
That's good whisky. replied the per fay,
y addressed, a tall fellow in bear you
in oyercoat aud sou wester. That's 4
'h good whisky. i
4 thought you'd say so Who is this me
ap that's ioafing round here so long .
d What docs be wantY He may be thin
Cd sort Of man; mayhap better ed !
~ ] am, but be don't show his coli was
- piratical way ! don't like. i
You oughn't % complain, said Bill z
cker, holding mp his glass to the I
b. Hes good customer, aud you that
the color Of his money often enough it 70
thus bar Hes gentleman from care
" York, I reckon. and has come here atiy,
set breath Of the fresh sea-breeze los
bear tell, how the city bugs come one
sn 70 Cape May and Atlantic City WI,
~ summer iast to get the same wan
makes me think better Of them, poor. II
X, sickly creatures, that they know prom
'fo 10 60. | don't know how they 50,
live week. as they do. Think Of soon
'oys; hemmed 10 on two sides by I'll
= higher than trees. 10 that the air too '
I sc; ball chance. and when il are 1
; blow Il Only raises siekiv dust. we \