The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-03-01

Tho action on whielithi simnIc tale 1
founded happened Il, October, 1867. Tii
poor labS nanle Ia AInknOwh.l gi3i.s
| 'l'hc sea wind went booming aht
thrilling across the barren, IOck-lonnt
coast Of Iiabratlor There WAS snow
4 % the ground. and the cold was bitter
Mingled with the terrible song OF tIl,
Storm were the groaning crack of !:
good ships thnbeis and the wild ont
cries other crew. Whcmtliese had fal
len into an awful silence, anothers0irnt
arose, still sadder IN that treafy waste
the wailiHg Of Il very little child
holnnl \ point OF rock Oh a pathabou
the cliffs came, three SMALL .futteripe
figures, How they had escaped the
wreck oriniatlc theft way To tliat place,
they could not have toll.d Two were
meic babiesl itMas the elsler Of thest
who niklatlElt, shill qy; the, young.
Est lay npllbcd and bud lsflysl ,ap III tiic
WINS of MI lister, iierseik iEif tot wp:sl,
for the burden She had that power
OF endnanceiin n snAlen strait which
God gives to some BY 4 no means the
strongest Of Ills creatures. ller child
ish eyes aiixionsly @pccrc,l out Into Tic
obscuritN inseaWlr ofa friendly face.
EdlThe SOUND Of feet clambering ilp tlIe
elitfs, sending dowgl showers Of pebbles
and sometimes slipping back, brought
the children to 4 stand. Was It'll friend
or foe Perhaps there were strange
fierce animals abroad in this freeglnp
place where all was strange, or those
halneless horrors ofnight which chill
drpn dread. ~ .i'ttt''''"'saEEi }stF
The figure offa lad stepped TO the
path. The,little girl advallce,l, ..Oh.
SIR! she could not saya word more.
but broke down in sobs. When the
stranger drew near, tle boys terror,
too, broke ont aftcsh; he screamed
aloud for his mother, and hid his Elee
ill his, sister, gown. sea, -.
Mother will come soon, said til,
lad Tie girl looked up eagerly. a't
1'"Will she. siFs Andlfitlmr t0ofH.
"Yes, we shall find them; lleye
fear Why, my man, what Is itS Lool
up, and never cry ~ ''' '' =
He knelt down before the child, ahC
at last nlOMntethim OH bis own sllOuI
ders. .,.,,ts., t..s.,.f....t.. .a
Il can carry baby too, "he said.
''Oh, sir, he Is so Olicayy:st H s'@ ls'
a4'IiglIter for me than y0n, my dear
Now, what shall we do nextSn .lteg
The boy began to whine again. ''SC
cold, so cold! want to 90 to bcd.'s +
"And wearehungrytoos sir, nadded
the little girl In u pitiflllly patient
voice. .l,,,.,.i e,f, .,'i, ,.tfe. Nh
"Well, then, We viii find j bed ii
once. Aid / think r have some sup.
per iniiny pocket.''ls 'ai isTaflgf
Little pieksl-back gave tokens of d
desire tp have his supper forthwith,
"NO; not till you are in bed. We
will find nice warm place. Come,
little woman, ihoIdb my jacket. That
viii help yon."
CHEEKY g,yidrr Win rwas Int n moor
weakly lad. and at last f;,lt his strenoth i
f,iilinG untler I'M nressur,. ~ tl,e Wind
and Tia childr,i,s weigl,t .and svnt
there was no sign ofhuman help. Sud-
denly tho titflIy mbonliyi,t ia9sTNerl !
rent in thc tO,ilsy wall beside their ,,a,b'
Within AZ the further end. l,e, Itonnd
a small div nlace. witha nile of with
cred moss heapetl against iis aide. ;,l'he
hd thanked God for M and flamaI
and s,noothed it Into a pallet, on
which hc carefully laid the three little
ones. l-sl8ad 1iii
81 "Wnl You not Tic down, too, sir?n
asked the couiteouS courageous little
girl. .iss mi
q II want my supper, ~ walled the
boy, and tho tinniest began to faiseIa
feeblecry. %ai Il '7sd IN
The lad took from his pocket some
hard biscuit soaked with sen water
enough, sbltt the children
were too hungry to be nice. There
was not much, alid he divided Ii oil
among them. h93b