The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-09

not help those i'll fated souls, as we
were living on and of, while our cox
flung the sailors a rope. All the boats,
bulwarks, and deck. lumber had been
swept off, and evidently most of her
crew were lost already. While we
were drawing up. the end was at hand
| Three immense rollers, in close
succession. riding high, and
kissing as they come on, dis
| charged themselves viciously on the
| Euphrates. There was a roar, a
loud cracking. and amid the shrieks
az the women, the noble ship heeled
over and went all at once to pieces
We drew out as quickly as we could
from the confused surges and danger
ous proximity of the Wreckage. 1t
| is a marvel to me, looking back on
| that frightful night, how we survived,
considering what cross waves boarded
us at this time, dashing spars and
heavy life-boat like an egg shell.
where they would. Each of US did
his best to save the poor creatures
who were borne by us.
Eight men and three children were
picked up. Then we steered right
into the heart of the wreckage and
got In two ladies, but alas! neither
was Kate. The moon now shone
brightly over the awful waste of
waters; no more bodies were to be
seen, and the coxsWain gave the word,
Home" Still | peered over every
wave, and scanned every trough in
hopes of seeing-ha, what is that?
Hates pale, upturned face drifting by
In an instant | dropped my oar, leap
ed into the seething chasm, with two
strokes was upon her, and grasped
her hairl We were borne on, a surge
few over us, l was stunned, smother
ed, became insensible, but still | chung
to my prize, and my cork jacket held
us hoth mn x
When~the sun was high in the
heavens next day, bringing out the
seagulls in strong relief against the
still sullen waves that chafed round
the Lizard head, / awoke to find my
self famous. Kate was safe and in
fair way to recover. speedily from her
fright and immersion. The crew had
with the currents that set In so strong
ly off the Head. Our love-story had
ooZed out by some means or other, L
learned, and Kate and myself were
receiving no small amount of public
sympathy. 1t was strange to find ru-
NOR with her thousand tongues busy
In this remote corner of the land.
Then came reporters by the dozen,
like birds of prey which instinctively
fly to their proper food. l became
hero now if / had been only a sue
cessful fnancier before. He was a
made man among them who could
only catch sight Of my umbrella. l
was daily drawn out into numberless
paragraphs headed, "A deed of dar-
ing -" Noble action -" Gallant
exploit" &C., as a small lump of gold
is beaten into fibres enough to cover
the country. Then when Kate and
were married as privately as we could
at Landwednack Church (the most
southerly church in England and the
parish church of the Lizard), the en-
thusiasm Of the papers knew no
bounds. The romantic incident,
which at last gave me the love of
my lifetime" was blazoned far and
wide, and many leading article in
that dull time of the year resolved in
gushing superlatives and lost itself ia
praises of marriage, the perennial
paradise of humanity" to do US
honor.
Four gratifying results followed
this event:
I. [ was presented with the gold
medal of the Royal Humane Society
and their thanks inscribed on vellum.
Other men, L believe, get silver med
ais and thanks written on parch-
ment.
III. Lord HAMPER suddenly re-
membered the Inspectorship of Seal
ing-wax and WATERS were vacant
" and by Jove, sirl that industrious
and gallant Woodward shall have it. ]"
1t is worth So 900 per annum and
sinecure.
Ill. l received another letter from
Mr.. Norris, saying he had revoked
his will and was making a new one in
my favor. Excuse haste, Alan;
Netherby and Stanley have just come
up to witness the signature.
Nv. And lastly. IF anything were
wanting to the perfect happiness
which should always wait upon true
love and successful heroism, this
morning has supplied it. i have just
become the happy father of twins.
They are to be named Hero and Lee
ander, and they are at the present
moment going off swimmingly.