The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-07

'Ihcn he wt~' up stairs.
'Sonehow i could,'t 10 to bed. I felt
as i something was goin' to happen. The
very air wasn't natural. Before knew
it, Id be sayir' over to myself, les com.
iu--to.ught Twas no use iryin' to
scold myself out Of my ieeliu's, aud 80,
at last, just Topped down on the lounge
with my clothes on. As laid there, |
could hear the wind risin' und the surf
pound op the rocks outside Of the bar.
| heard the clock ten, and oleven, and
then must "a gone iuto a heavy ,leep,
for when ! woke up all OF sudden, the
last spark Of fire was out aud the room
cold as a grave. The candle was burnt
down into the stick, till there was hardly
a CLEAN o. light left. got up, for l
Was shiveiin' like an ague.chill, and as l
walked across the foor, felt the old bouse
treinbie in the gale, and the roar of the
sea was like one long roll Of thunder.
Then all, at once-it's dreadful sound,
ma 'am, 10 night like that heard a
gun aud in II minute more, another, and
| fell dowu on my knees and prayed for
the poor wrctches perishn' out there in
the storm. | couldn't aboar to stay alone,
SO put something around me and ran
over through the dark to 'Bijsh Porter's.
They were all up, and 'Bijah aud Tom
bad just come up from the shore. They
couldn't make ont anything, they said.
and the sea run 70 that there was nothin'
to DO bu; wait for light
Toward mornin' the wind went down,
and with the first streak of dawn, we all
went down to the beach. There was
great crowd there Already. and after a
good while we could just make out big
black thing, lyin' partly out Of the water
to the leewsrd of Pirates Rock, not
moren quarter Of mile away.
"Poor creeturs . said Bic, they must
"a been all dead hours ago.
SO nigh the land ,and Christmas Day =
said Martha Price. who vas standiu' close
to me. Then she gripped my arm, and
says she under her breath,
''Ma'am Dawson, dare to say that
it's crurl thing'
/ couldn't answer her. felt like u
bIssl.hemrr, for twas my own thought
she'd voiced
'All OF sudden heard noise be.
hind me. like some one ruuuin', and the
crowd parted every way. | turned
around aud for an instant, ma'am,
though the ses'd give up the dead il
swallowed Two aLd twenty yesis sgoue !.
Wssn't it Csp'n WilIision that stood
there, with black eyes fashin' and tn,
salt cpray tf,.'n in his hair ? A dozcn
wcmen screamed, and old Mis-. Price fell
down like dead.
jock = | allied out ihen.f for didn',
know what was ssyin'--'O Jock Is il
come ?
He didn't answer. I doubt If he heard
or saw me at ALL He stood stariu' Gu,
10 sea with such fucc as never saw ou
mortal man. Al 10 once his voice, that
used to he so weak like a child's, ruDg
out strong and clear as trumpet:
He bowed the heavens. also, and
came down, and darknc.s was under his
feet Aud be rode upon chcrub and
did fy; yea, be did 6y upon the wings
Of the wind. His pavilion round about
him we're dark waters aod thick clouds
Of the skies.
( He sent from above, he took me, he
drew me out Of many waters.
Thou wilt light my candle the Lord,
my God will enightenr my darkncs. q.
For who is God, save the Lord and who
s a rook save our God p
The fog lifted up in the east, and the
clear light touched his head A minute
more and the wreck was in full view
Jock turned like fash aud wrenche,i
the glass ou, Of Skipper Gibson's hand
He looked for on instant, then he dashed
it down on the sand, and ran for :he boat.
house. The men looked at each other.
Nobody seemed to breathe. Skipper
Gibson was the first that spoke.
''lfen " he said, God calls US by q
miracle"
1T was like breakln' spell. They
ran, they shouted, they pulled down the
boat, Jo,k was the first inside. Six
times tho swell beat her back. but the
seventh she passed the breaker Up aud
down over tho white caps we could see
her spring to tho ours. The men told Us
after that Jock never spoke. but pulled
with the strength Of three, and that il ip
all those senselrss years when he'd been
so much npon the sea, he'd made the
handlin' Of r host study, he couldn't
"a seemed 20 know better what to do
Skipper Gibson declared to his d,in' day
that he believed the spirit Of his father
came hack into Jocks body that day /;
hut think, ma'um, that it was another
Spirit that lishtened that darkness.
We watched them us they made fast
TO the wreck and then we made out two
men climhin' up tho .ide and into the
'iaQn'. We saw through the glass one
dark thing anl then smother handed
down then somethin' seemed TO fall. md
noihin' was clear for a little. The boa,
moved round and round the wreck. and
headed for shore. As il came nearer
we made out skipper Gibson aud 'Bjah
and the others. hut no Jock. A hund red
hands stretched out TO pull EN- in. The
-kiprer snrnng over the bows.
Quick quick he called out. Lend
n hand, and we may save them yei =
WHO was il, mu'am, do you think .'hPt
lay white and still in that boat bottom,
A woman. and al old man ard young
lad (! IL was Mabele, and her father. and
poor Jock
i needn't tell you how We worked.
We that live here know how to snatch
life out Of tho very nav Of the hungry
sea Mahelle and Mr.. Devereux were
higher frozen TO death than drowned.
The captain of the ship had 'em lsshed
to the riggu' and wrapped round and
round with sai-cloih. Only that had
kept them alive, and they two alone, OF
ell on board, saw the sun rise after that
awful night.
| But Jock-my jock We'd "a given
our hearts to save him. but il wasn't TO
IT,. He climbed up first, the men told