The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-07-17
THE WORLD rs GOVERN ED TOO MUCH.

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Gus and affectionate Robert of othe
days-they sent forth prayers as war;
and true as ever went up from til
hearts of earth Their New Year
dawn was ascene Of sorrow and mourn
ing; but still they, sorrowed not i
vain, for their hearts were softened Is
the tribn1ation, and their souls wRer
/ purified by the tide of affiiction tlla
bad thus rolled lin upon them. II
| their humble lone, Robert had, in for
mer years, been the sunlight anu 10y
! He had been an affectionate and, duti
full son., and a kind and loving brother
land when they first learned 81 lis dealt
I'm the Indian ocean, dark cloud set
tied down oyer their household, whicl
even the suns and llfr8sts saof six year
had not been able to tlispel. h5fffas'
Ten minutes, Perhaps, had they sa
in comparative asileih1e 1T tile table
the storm ragged without in All its fury
ever and anon sending 4 siifiii blas,
Through some chink Or tcrevaaee Which
art had not completely guarded and
the, hailstonesI ds they fattieai cease
lessfy against tile windows, threatened
to force an eiitrance to the dwellins. {. =
The old man had grsauallys composed
himself from The effects Of LIS first out-
burst Of grief on aeeihg, athat empty
clair, and, wiping his eyes with Ills
handkerchief; iliefofdea his bands upon
the table, ana raising lis farr5wed
brow toward Heaven he was about to
Offer his humble 'pefftfonoto the throne
Of grace. Not half d dozen words had
lie uttered, when liz Started aup ffoiif
his clair, and placed lis hand to his
ear. H' $3.50" tes5sfi'afeg 3fs1sgof
ssffa.s 1ie exclafmsd,a as hs Bent Ills
ear toward the door,; adfdsyode not
hear that gun, Hannah g''s ash sRt'an
i s"Yes, father.p f.st' 's ie& sinoo.
"There it goes again - cried Storms,
as the duh report Of 'distaft signal
gun came breaking through the roar Of
the bowling tempest. % ho7i'f' si,i 1a3sss
sahere's dahger on OF our Co coast. aiGet
my lantern, n Hannah, ana YOU wife,
bring my tat Kettle from the porch
Pm afraid / shall never be able to light
the signal on the cliff; but at all events,
will try" Q. :. +s.'1A,iA l,s.1fq 81
In few moments the Old mai, wis
mutfled up for theduty lie had. on lmiid;
and, with the kettle in one hand and
the lantern in tile other, lie issued
forth. The Storm was indeed terrific
but with a noble purpose the sturdy
old coastnlan brested its fury, and
made his way as fast as possible up to |
The top of an overhanging cliff, which |
reared above the storm dashed break. |
prs below. % ir'@''.l z.'E' t'i'iGs 2sii
On the cliff was erected a rude sttuc-
tnre, the work of his own hands, which |
had been expressly formed for the |
purpose Of. enabling him to fight his
signal when tile wind was too fierce |
without, and into this he at once made
lis way. The furious blast had torn
he rough door from it's leathern
hinges, but with an old piece Of sail
which happened to lie rolled up in one
corner, he managed so to protect the
entrance that he was enabled to set FIRE
o the tar; and, as he added a considL
rable quantity Of spirits. of turpen-
inc, the bright fame shot up like
lash the. moment it came in contact
With the fire. In d few minutes the
lazing mass was removed to the brow
t tile cliff, and though the bowling
lind n d driving hail seemed to
hreaten instant humiliation to the
Id mans signal, yet it fared forth a /,
ri!liant light, and the reports of three {
uns, which came in quick succession |
yer the driven sea, plainly indicated !
nat they on board the struggling YES /
d had seen it, and that they also un |
erstood its import. s,4' so" a8 /,
For fifteen minutes did old Storms i
and upon the cliff, endeavoriDg to- 8
eer through the gloom to where the /
pvoted bark seemed to be; and, at Q
ie end of that, time, he made her ont. s
he was brig, not more than two t
lbles' length from the shore; and, be- e
g driven stern in, it was evident that 1
le had her anchors out ahead. loa
The phosplorescencea Of t h foam s
ested sea, and the rejecting power Il
the hail, seemed to throw considera- a
g light over the scene; and the old n
an was ere long enabled to make out t,
stinctly the exact situation of the 81
'ig. From her yards and stays were r,
apping and fluttering the remnants s
her sails; but not an inch Of canvas :,
as there left that could be set, all !,
wing been blown from the bolt ropes i;
the vain attempts to lay the vessel &
!. The STAFFORD anchor was ont, 3
bile the dangling end of the larboard a
bile told plainly that it's anchor had Il
me but the remaining one did no 4,
'od, for it had no power against the +,
gantic strength of the driving wind. .
The beacon il ght had gone out, and .
short time the cid man stood I'M v
.cidad v},.t -; a.