The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-07-17

r upon WHICH his wife and daughter wer
q standing run to tile boat-house and
Q bring the new harpoon line. Quick
5 now, for in 9 minutes more it ma,
issfe!'' q - q
$ "But You surely are not going /,
! venture outfp k8s.lJfm II TAiss4s4s
o ''Venture7n Interrupted the old man
t as hiswife began to demonstrate. Will
Hannalbwas gone after the line. ether.
: aref human beings there whose live.
are ia danger, and as ! hope for saliva
ton hereafter. III hbprfor tlier salsa,
!; ton nov. Willie ! stood npon the
n cliff, there seemed to, come voice
borne upon the roaring wind, THAT said
"Save them % q = siteF' et.5 'alssf 9
"But your own fifcMdo not throw il
away" nrgedsthe old &onian. goo
'.I'hen come down and help save it,
returnei .tiieaoatl and determined man.
.'Iwant yon aud Hahnah'to follow me
Quickly. sComep be continued, as his
ldapghter arrived with tI.eslibe, ;.:bun-
die up and come along, ~, 30 -.
The mother aad daughter lost no
time in obeying the old mans mandate
FOL, they had bold hearts as well as lie !;
but twas for him. they feared more
Than for themselves. The sight Of the
devoted bfig,m however, which was
now lasked by the spray that broke
FROM the Itowefisg arocks took away
allsthatigAt for. themselves, and with
anickened steps they ssAastenedr to the
shore There must have been prayer
there, but these .wereyfpr the ear of one
who commands the tempest, and He
never fails. to. hear. =,
/, The brig was setting in. directly
upon a-large reef, just to tie south
ward Of the cliff, and further to tile
south Of which, STILL there was kind
Of opening, several rods 10 width,
whiclfanadsiHf romthe sea ups to tho
beach. Bidding Ills wife and daughter
take ,theend Of the limo, antl, BIO ready
to haul 10 whcne vert they fslt a strong
pull upon it,, the old man started out
.oyertle reef. From rock to rock he
clambered and, hut for his, intimate
knowledge ofevery crack aud jut, he
must have been washed off ere he got
half way ont; out lie struggled oil.
and ere long he was npoil the OTTER iex.
treinify Of tlIe reef s.s 99a,x az !
/ On came the bIi9-nearcr and nearer
tothe place of her destruction-apd at
last she struck. Again and again did
her heavy stern dasl, against the roe,qs
and at Length, as she lifted npon q
dashing swell, she came down. for the |
last time! With Q fearful crash, her
timbers were rent asunder, and the i'll |
fated brig had found her grave.
The sturdy old watcher upon the
rocks saw the struggling forms, of the
crew, as they grasped the SCATTERING
fragments for, support, and with an
eagle eye he watched for his opportu-
nifty to render his aid. At length Il
came. Two men, who were ON the
aowst after tile brig had first struck,
bad secured themselves, to a niece of
the bent, which had split from the cut
water to the forward chain plates. and
together. they were struggling with the
but alone they could not have
saved themselves, for they were being
iashed past the point Of the reef upon
The dragged rocks beyond. a2f ,|71sf
80 Now or snever!" shouted the old (;
nan, as the piece of wreck was whirl- {
and, with afeivent tsHeaven
,elp inc p ile leaned from tberock .s,.
His feet struck the floating mass inst ,
IS it was curling over q broken wave
md, falling quickly upon his breast
le grasped the lashings of the two
men, and then braced himself for the
ssue. The surging OF the wreck gave
he required pull upon the line Which 4,
1as dashed around his body, ana in a
,6ment more the heroic wemen oh Z
bore were pulling with all their,misht.
,ach time, as the soul freiehted piece
f wreck settled into the trough of the
en-, did it tend nearer the open space :,
,ward the clear shore; and at the :