The Lincoln County herald., 1872-07-31
WILLY'S THEE DAYS At THE
,SEASfDE

way to Massachusetts, TO see bis grand
mother. Tho cid lady lives iu Il mic,
cottage close by tho ocean.
There is little tower ou one side of the
cottage, and from il you may see, With .
syp glass, the steamships 60 by. On
another side you may see u beach, where
people SO in to battle, and, farther off
some high land, with lighthouse on it.
Willy had never had n sight Of the
ocean before. His grandmother took
him up in tho tower, and lot him look
through the spy-glass. 1t was cloudy,
windy day but far off he could see Il
steampship. lie could also sec some
guile flying around il.
He was very much pleased and that
uight, before he went to bed, he asked
many questions about sailors and ship
wrecks. "What do you mean by u ship
wreck, grandmother 2" said he.
''Somotines." she replied. "on q dark
night, or in furious storm, a ship will
be driven on to the rocks Of the shore,
or on the sandy beach, and there it will
be 80 Knocked about by the wind and
waves as to be wrecked or damaged.
Tomorrow l will show you the rocks
where n fine ship called The Eclipse,
was wrecked. But now l mus. say good
night"
After breakfast the psxt day, Willy
reminded grandmother Of her premise,
and she led him to tho top Of the tower,
and turned tho epy.glass to part of the
shore whero Willy saw boy standing
on some rocks, us if be wero searching
for something.
"What is tha, boy trying to do
asked Willy.
II think" said grandmother, he
must have lost little ship he has been
sailing, and he is trying to find it be.
tween some of the rocks. Ah, Willy 1,
it is not the first ship that has been
wrecked there"
"Tel me about the good ship
Eclipse. " said Willy.
"The good ship 'Ecipse," continued
grandmother, 'was driven ashore on
those rocks one dark night ten years
ago There was no light house on the
o'uh then to guido the poor sailors
They did not know that tho rocks were
80 near. The sea was not so quiet as j,
is now. The waves foulned aud dashed
and roared, aud the wind blew furlously,
and the next day when | looked ou, of
my window, the good shi p had all gone
10 pieces"
Willy did not ike to ask whether any
lives had been lost so he changed the
subject, and asked, Where do people 70
"a to battle p
Then his grandmother turned the
glass to arother part Of the shore and
there Willy saw II girl i'll buihing dres.
aud woman sitting on L rock near by,
with Z ook il her hand, while lust be. !
yond nun with bag over h.s shoulder
was going over the rocks.
"Wbat bas ;ha, man got in hs bag ?
asked Willy
GRANDMOTHER laughed, and said,
"Well, Willy, cant tell u, this dis
tanec what ho has iu his bag. Can it be-
fish p
No, grandmother he wouldn't pdt
fish in bag"
"ierhapS not maybe he has been
digging c.ums."
What axe CLANS p asked Willy.
lie had never seen clam so grand !
mother had 10 ieud him down to tho
beach to show hini ous. 1t was low tide,
and sho pointed on, 10 him soms little
holes in the sarl,
Under those holes, if you dig deep
enough, you will End clans, said she.
Then, picking up . stray clam on the wst
sand, she showed it to Willy. lie was
much interested, and wanted to get q
spade and dig up somo clans for dinner.
The next day Willy paid visit to the
lighthouse. He was go much pleased,
that he wanted to stay with grandmother
all summer, But his father camo that
afternoon to take him buck to Ohio
and Willy and his mother had to bid
good bye 70 grandmother and her nice
little cottage by the ocean. Alfred
Sewyn in the Little Nursery.