The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-04-01


the boat-house. The men looked at eacl
other Nobody seemed to breathe. Skippc,
Gibson was the frat that spoke.
"sMcnP be said, God calls ia by 4
miraclel
It was like breakin' spell. They ran,
they shouted, they pulled down the boat.
Jock was the first inside. six times the swoll
beat her back, but the seventh she passed the
breaker. Up and down over the white ems
we could see hor spring to the oars. Tho mon
told us after that jock mover spoke, but pulled
with the strength Of three, and that IL in all
those senseless years when he'd been so much
upon the sea, he'd made the handlin' of q
boat study, he couldn't a seemed to know
better what to do Skipper Gibson declared
to his dyin' day that he believed the spirit Of
his father came back into Jocks body that
day; but think, ma'am, that it was another
Spirit that lightened that darkness.
eve watched them as they made fast to
the wreck, and then we made out two men
climbin' up the side into the riggin.' We
saw through the glass one dark thing and
then another handed down; then somethin'
seemed to fall, and nothin' was clear for a
little. The boat moved round the wreck, and
headed for Shore AS it came nearer, we made
out Skipper Gibson and Bijah and the others,
but no Jock. A hundred hands stretched out
to pull 'em iu. The skipper sprung over the
bows.
Quick quick he called out. Lend a
hand, and we may save them yet T.
Who was it, ma'am, do you think, that lay
white and still in that boat-bottom? A wo.
man, and an old man and young! 1t was
Mabelle, and her father, and poor Jock !
" needn't tell you how we worked. We
that live here know how to snatch life out Of
the very nav Of the hungry sea. Mabelle
and Mr.. Devereux were higher frozen to dealt
than drowned. The captain of the ship hat
EN- dashed to the riggin' and wrapped round
with sail-cloth. Only that had kept then
alive, and they too alone, of all on board, saw
the sun rise after that awful night.
"But Jock-my Jock We'd "a given on
hearts to save him, but it wasn't to be. III
climbed up first, the men told us, with TIN
skipper after him, and cut the ropes himself
Mr.. Devereux was handed down first, an
then Jock lifted Mabellc in his arms, but Jus
as the men in the boat took her from him
her cloak fell away and showed her face, whit
and set like death. Jock gave great or,
threw up his arms, and fell over the ship
side. They picked him up in less'n minut
but he must "a struck his head somehow, f
there was great bruise on his temple, al
he never brcathcd nor stirred.
ST knew when first set eyes on him til
he was dead. / must IA felt, after they
tried for hours to bring him to, and given
at last, something as Elisha did when Il
sons of the prophets came back from hunti
everywhere for Elijah. and he told Their
Said not unto you, Go not? | though
the Lord had come so near in takin' pc.
Jock that we might "a seen the chariot ,
Israel and the horsemen thereof
" He looked the image of his father in I'll
coffin. Mr.. Devereux couldn't leave his be
then, nor for weeks md weeks after, but i
made Deacon Price go to Portland and q
inc Dest that money could buy-all rosewoo
ana SILVER and satin and velvet. And such
iuneiui never was seen onthc Island. rcck
on tnat y Thousand people stood in the grave
yard and around the church, and scarce q dr.
eye among them all.
mere WIS no cnd. Of nne-spun talk amoni
'''e uoc'ors' inree OF en- came to talk will
mo one day, seein' that Jock had been will