St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-26

flask of metal in my pocket which still
contained Il dram of brandy, and that |
had a few fragments of biscuit in my
pocket, remaining of some that my wife
had packed up for my use couple of
days before. | drank the brand dy and
miinched the biscuits. and felt again
hopeful. Six hours, Why. in that
time help might come. Death was no
longer imminent.
But | was entirely wrong. The
strong s"uth-wcsterly gales had piled
up the waters about the mouth of the
estuary, so that the cbb was checked.
and the flood increased, and the tide
ran out only some three hours. | must
have been longer lying on the sand. too.
than had calculated, for. us watched
the waters hurrying down on each side
of me, | noticed that the current seemed
to >lacken all of Il sudden then it stop
ped. so that Il fragment of hlcached
wood that was floating downward came
to Il rest. then moved slowly once more
upwards. The tide had turned.
! In very short time the cxpanse of
waters before me. that had lust now
seemed broad river outlet. scored and
marked with sand banks. assumed the
appearance of an agitatcd SEA Short
waves urlcd along. their white cItStS
cleaning i'll the moonlight they came
III Serr 1t lines. tier over tier: the
h"arSe l"ar of the advancing tide rrlrr-
hcratcd III the air. minglimg in my brain
with the strange rattle aS of bells that
never ceased to .ianglc therein
| How remorsclrS> they seemed those
waves lurrying up. like hounds who
view tneir nrrv' And vnt II v.,.
solemn scene. and what th,,n yy,. If
diruitr and oraudeu, in the .i,,b, L,It
recouC led me to the thnurht th,t nv
life would he swallowed mn ere Iono in
these advancing hattaIinns nt srIriaJ
waves for nov th,. hitt.,nos. ,f d..,,I
was post its terrors hnd v,ni.hnd /
teIt a nrnfnund sadness tL,t v-.,s.,u
How far cnuld | cI;nl, m, tb.so .Ii,,,,.
sInperv posts and Lnttrn.Ses tL,t
seemed to mock me- with ,Lni, 1,.i',,, ,,',
nrotfnrs of S,taty1 ,,,,lo - .,
h.oms ~. ties Which Lou,J t,,,,,tI,,.,. 49,.
Inwcr ends of thn ri., a,f;,rIaI ,li, ~,
intersection a Snrt ,f ,''r,,I''. "'
rIaco where I rouId fn,; - ,i,no ,,,7
L,rs trd , ,of,,r, f,. r.
This WAS far hoInw hi,h-v.+a,. ,,.,,.I
81 thar to roach !, y,onIJ nnI, ,,i,.., ,,,,'
. shorr r.snito from, nv. t;moI ,,,,,.,i,'.
hut for all that J.t.,,,,;,'al - -.
tomnt II Assam, as 10 a,,.,',,.,,.,,,''.l
the iitrle island nn which ! stood I
would trv to climb This simmer, I,eop,
that roS,. from the sand in vhirh il
was nortIv hurird at nm anal. nf ,i,ont
fnrty-fyr degrees
With the i'd, rose tbe wind. with
the wind ro,,r r,;n .nl fn,, Thnmnnn ,
LInrreJ and ird;st;,,,.t .I7,r,, f.,i,,ti, e.,
= Will. and th.n ,.,,,i,L,d ,Itnr,+,,o,
,1th,ucb L.., J;ti,...,I I;,,I,, Iii 'I,
,yrI,tIinr d,rLIr ,'isiIIa Sm,n ''' th,.
vay,.s wero J,SL;rc ~ NV f,nt th,,
.,rJ . n,,I,, I,,,,l.,,I7 ,I,' ' W., ~,
fhr timr tn make INV. Ias, ..,,,,,, ,,,.
IittIe mar. lii. IN, f,,,,d th,, IL.,,i
oyc,Iated nv nvn nou.,s '''.r ',.,,, 'i,', I''J
few frrt mn rho ,Iin,,,,., tir,i,o,. ,ho,'
fell hack in,iu triad ,,d .,,r,in.
Lu1 il was ot no uso S+ra,,,,,1 I,,..
moi cnmc of ,,,,.r d.Sir. +n H. s,r,,,,,,
All tl,at rorId do was ,o ,I,sm m5,.
arm. rouud the heom and st,md nm.
rirbt ovoitirr tI. ro,ninr of ,La W.,
t,T,
The wafer rose moi rr,du,I1,. Inn, in
nuI-.s Sm,II,,. ,,o,,.I ,..,,,,,, .,I,,I ,,..,,',
an" '''' no 'iI'I'Se "i leN'I: nnt every
low, vorId ,.,p,. in Win q. J.,.,,,,i,,,r
sweep. covering me with lis foam and
SPRAY. Ir'cdInS again. hut at each r'-
cc>>l"n leaving gleatcr depth OF SWAY
in&. ME liz" water. hes" attacks. like
hulI'tN nom III" hand ct som" skilled
""A'r' ltl' me weaker and weaker at
every blow. Ana Ii "a> :" irrarh'r"u>.
TOO, the water. 1t would draw away
tor TIME. leaving me irce almost t"