South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-03-27
Katie's Trust:
a STORY OF THE SEA.
BY WINNIE VERNON.

/ tie Dor still wore his baby aprons.
( They lived in Z cottage by the sea side.
in the State Of Maine. The mother was a
sad, pale woman, whose life seemed 10 have
been drowned out of her, by a great wave
OF sorrow which swept over the little homo
two years ago. That sorrow wave was this
Oae wild night in Nevem Der, when the
sea doomed loud along the coast. aud knock
Ell with It's wet, spray fingers on all the
4 window panes, the fsher-folk heard crash,
I and saw the din outline % vessel. wreck
! Ell upon Rocky Point far out from the
shore. Ia moment there was running
/ to and FRO along the surEbeaten bank. aud
/ lights flashing in every cottage.
/ \ boat was hastily unclaimed. and half
4 dozen brave men started OFT toward the
/ wreck, TO do what could be done to save
tho drowning ones Of the ship. Among
( these bold fishermen was ADAM RAMSEY.
/ the il,her Of KATIE and her brothers.
! They went out with the shout, Courage
ray boys " ringing from the shore.
Warm fires were kindled in every cot
/ tagc, awaiting the drenched forms 10 he
/ gathered out Of the sea.
/ The storm grew fierce. Hour after hour
/ the black shadows along The shore huddled
/ closer together, listening to every sound. -
! Every now and then the silence was star
| tied by half Sliiled u.oan, or the wild
/ prayer God have mercy = from some sad
! heart whom the sea had robbed before
| As the dmkness deepened, they saw. by
the red beginnings FASH that the ship was
/ gone, sunk to It's wltcry grave ; and now
the boat which had gone out was eagerly
I expected.
Hours passed i! Il DID not come Ah
! INC Wal'ing-waiting-wi,h only the thun,
/ ger roar and the waters rush, to answer
back 10 their hearts cry Ab ao,o it was
/ Mc"' oUya who did not come
] The night drew on Another boat went
out to Look for the first, but all in vain.
and morolog came up weeping out of the
sea, for even the sky dropped down tears
Of pity upon the hopeless crowd
All 1!--it was terrible God only
knows The horrors Of that night
In the gray dawn there were driffed n.
long the shore the coll, cold forms, which
20 hrcs could ever again warn into life !
BODIES from the wreck-bodies from The
boat All the cries of he widowed hearts
over their dear, drenched dead The nil
iG' vail Of the children The still. white
i!ces OF the broken-hearted, who could make
90 sob or moan But Gud knew and pit
led them all, and will make ii all ri.ht at
the last.
There wcro those whose bodies did not
come. ADAM RAMSEY was one among the
missing
CLYDE bore his f4inting mother homo.
an', with lis strong hopeful words, tried
To- case her sorrow, though his own heart
was sunk in grief Through all tho long
nights that fo.lovcd-when the sea called
wildly around the bouse-thc poor woman
lay DO her LITTLE room, shullcrjng a. every
sound. y raging fever came on, stealing
Der reason as she tossed wildly about.
oh CLYDE CLYDE" enc wonll moan.
open The door NJ poor HUSBAND /. Iying
uP'h 'u9 steps, waiting 10 be taken 10 -
An angel of God found him out there in the
.el aud carried him up to Us! O1fck :!
gutH :. aud CLYDE could scarceiy hold her
10 bed, while KATE opened the door r.
sa'isiy her. Seeing her mistake, she would
siok back aiDuog.
> > night and day, CLYDE and KATIE
mad 90 learn the lesson Of crushing their
own sorrow. Little Dor was but three
Jears old then, and dil not understand il
all. lie would stand with wondering eyes.
looking down the path by which his father
used TO come home, 6jmctjme5 saying.
Ivy papa not tom, TATIG" I'LL they
could do nothing but weep.
The ne'ghbors, an sharing in the loss Of
ADAM RAMsLT, took care that his family
should uot suffer, while CLYDE was kent al
lI' mothers side, from work.
Alter sorsr.. m1athg ehewlsabis q, col.
about thc house again, but was not Tx,
l'e same woman. la th0se davs KATtE
earned great dea'. Tier mother would
say My hide gul must be a brave ..o-
man, aud learn tli- well, 90 DO when I am
gone away 81, sho lrocl how to sew
i'r dc1r liule Dor, % make b.rown el,fbc.
go take care Of tho house, and 90 preD,re
iAeir simple meals; yos, and KATIE vas
only twelve years old then, too.
Sometimes, in tho long summer after
Moons, when her mother would wish ~
sleep, tbo little girl would start out wi,b
DOT Tor rambie over The cliffs.
he male fellow would DO wild with de-
ight aud, catching 40 bright DOVER. or a
PINK uuied shell, look up into bis sister.
'ac' with a shout Of joy but, seeing how
SOBER tao gifl vas, be would clasp bis
chubby arms around hef neck. ssvin,
Laugh, IAuE, Laugh p But, KArrF ~o,,Ii
not laugh, aud there, away from all other
eyes but those OF The child she would weep
her heart out for tbo lost ship, and tho
father who never returned
Why 'aw cwy, TAuG2 lisIe Don
would say and poor KATIE, listening 10
Che sad sea sobbing on tho rocks below
would answer 'DorTIE's papa is drowned