Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-04-27
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rae sAILSxB0Y 0F HAVRE
4 French brigswas returning from
TuuiJn u ulvre-with rich cargo and
nun erotis Messengers. OF the coast of
Beta snsssse Was overtdken by = sud-
del ami Violent storm. Captain P,
an eXperiezfcei sailor, at once saw the
dsF.er wilIeil threaIened- the Eshipo
see4A rocky Co ist, and gave orterS to
put out to.sesl; but the winds and the
waves drove the brig violently toward
tue shore, AMI notwithstan ling all the
efkS of Ihe crew sste Continued get
nearer land..
Amon<the most active on board in
doing ali that he could do to help, Was
lf1eg Jacques, a lad of Twelve years OF
age ,1@hS-9as serving as cabin boy in
tSs,sesssf.|At t.nss, when he disap-
pstesI fUfalnoInent behind the folds
OftEle sail, 1.-The sailors thought he had
f;dzed overbuard; and again, when a
wsfve threw frin On the deck, they loo
SkM MModpItt seeXt had not carried
aAtAethe poor ba4xith it sbut Jacques
W. soon dpagaiay anhurt.
Hy mJtnas," sad ne, "w0uld be
frightened enough if she saw sine just
nO,y..u -
His mother, Who slived at sHavre,
was yeryspeer, aud had large family.
Jacques loved naf-teaderly, and h.was
enjoying the prospect of carrying to her
his little treaSure6taso five franc pieces
which he had edfned as his wages
for ehe-Soyase.
Tas briS vas beaten'about all d4y by
the STORM, and IN spite Of all the efforts
of the ere gy,tleY cllld not steer clear
of Lhe fJex5loh the coast. BY the gloom
on the Captains brow, it might be seen
that he haI little hope OF saying the
ship. All at once violent shock was
fHksRxb MP Pinisf by fearful crash Il
the vessel nld STRUCK on y rock. At
this terrible moment the passengers
threw themselves down on their lknses
tQsPray.sss alisssao0 Ira as;sIst y .ss -
.s.Lgger the boats ~ cried tha .Clp-
.Gne sailors sobeyed; but no sooner
were the boats in the water than they
were carried away by the violence of
the waves.
sai&tae uptAinl TkOneof GltRdsfSe
brave enoagh to runthe risk of SWIM
nlaa m,s nmla,saR$sEjgens Ejes J j tas taa vae Bahs
vessel, and the other to rock on the
coast; and by this means we may all
get on Shore" sSS
tasisss Ssi ssEsaihs = q J ~ sui bsssz a &
on the sharp rocks. "WhOever should
attempt to run sucha-risk would cert
ainly be dashed to pieces.n
sNVelI," said the lGaptafff, Ain low
tone; tive must all die together,n
At.that 4nb men thereE wa3ar slight
stir among the sailors who were silent
lytwssiriusiJ AZ - fAss 7'r'1 $40 -
"Wnat IS the matter there ?" inquir-
= asIaselSs'ff, 4s,Ss ff,sbliea fbs Ail0t, 1-haal
nfohk5y Of cabin.boy q asking to
swim to the shore with,a strong stringj
around his body, to draw a Cable after
him; he Is sSsobstinate as mule ~ and
he pushed Jacques into the midst of
tEeSairele. = The boy stood turning his
dae,Sg oksnr aaaHadlfH1fT 1Yas5|
10 NSnse9ss %, sics ,,sS3R sAild5 fap tgo'"
But Jacques was not of a character to
be so easily discouraged. "Captain,"
said he tilnidly, "yOu do MT wish to-
esp6set The lives Of good sailors like
these; it does not matter what baeoxues
of a.iittie monkey of a cabio-boy,' as
the boatswain cabs ~me.iS 6ived me "a
bali of Strong twine, which will unrol
as Isgo.cfa, fasten one end around my
body, and I promise you that ,withini
an haHr the rope will be fastened to the
shore ord Iawill perish in theattesnpt.
'.Doe5 he know how to swim T' ask
ed the Captain.
Asswiltly and easily as an eel, re-
pliel one of.the' crew.
''I could swim up the Seine from
Havreuo Paris, said Jacques.
The Captain hesitated but the lives
of all ophoariweP at stakeT ana he
siJ.as Jacques hassededs5 3aeppa4fss for his
ter,Rle 4nderPking3 q Men he Nrped1
a6 sofayf afproacheds 1.-THE fCAetaim
"Ciptain, "saia l ;ne;; Y; q asiasit is not impossi-
bic taat5 4 may be lost, may I zasks yonj,
To mind sonefmag for me y foT
Certainly, RX o9Ys.1 saia the Cap
tain VINO was ~ ing ms haV-
ing yielded to -
Here, thef Is
3nsa' Mrapssa asIeisj|Sss ~ 81 8 ) 4 sS
NC ooshhu~ 44&t ~ - e. III y
whp wiil len liSst III 81 s. s.ss; aasA 81, 3
aan as my s1is nrasRsts as and md q s's's's g
s.Bs sssy about thai hoy. If you
die ia ns ,sand We ess;aI;5 your mother
shall never want for angf6iIig."
1ohfthenf II Vii il willingly Try to save
you," iJacq ues, &fsasfeains to the
other side of the vessel where all was
prepared for his Enterprise.
The captain Thought for moment.
"Wr ougnt not to allow this lad to sacri.
aslssis III il'ff u sasIssE
forbid it."
ssYesy yes, ,fFsaid some o6tkeO sailors
round hiAS sit is sdisgraeefef tecus all
that this little cabin-bey should set US an
example Of courage; and It would be'a
sad thing,if the yechild should die
or-old .plen Ike us, " h0 have lived our.
time. Let us stop hini"
They rushed to the side of the vessel,
but it eWss- too late. They found there
only the sailat " hJ aided 3 aequ@ in MS
pretarations,y and who sWsas q uArUling
the cord that was fastened 70 the body
of fhe heroic boy. -l-.---.--- 1..-o ~ :,
TaseyaaN-ieaned over the side of the
vessel to see wnat was going to happen,
and a nfxYauiHeyw wiped vNaHHa teArs
wideh tptldt3o ot be restrairf5lM III
.Atti&a hothihg sSa5 see1saint waves
of white foam, mountains of water
which seemed to rise as high as the
mast, and then fell down with a thuH-
dering roar. Soon the practised eye of
some of the sailors perceived little
black point rising above the waves, an