Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-20

- ',iei ieioie' an IN lassaoe o"iiie, L,on ~
!i'iu oeeii an eAeeiient swimmer uouo. II
IN my ellleeplea state 1 couid nave won the
lurtiler "lhk OF the ehannei' Wnere 'ne cur
rent was running inc least swiftly no"
l9hs Woniu my isiahu remain uncovered ny
the sea
DIX or elsht Ieet ABOVE my heau' u'hsieu
MASSES ol 4ea-"eeu hanging IN ,he iniers-
lice5 ol tIie "o9u-"orS irS showeu Tue hlshes,
Ie''Iu ol 'he c 'llei me eop lhlu ooIilnenceu ,i
an ii'ui "oiv'o S'ir'eu rum Aoeii,i'" "
INV" i.i5 al Houl IoI my subsequent "u'en-
.uies ."t . en' "ou.I sun nav 'nrec n1ui1 s1
70 run 'nch ino'her tiree hourS noou
"ou'u eiitSo ooioIc 'ne liu9 MouiI o1oe
ni - nc ieiiei'ioeiIu ,''". =, i'i Il
.'A " iio'1i III ,ny PpcAc' Hilleii sun o9i-
s.'-vi r'-- a ul''i1 oi pfhiuy' anu that niu
u, VI a, p'souit III ny o0Ay'' ie
i'.Iilii'ls oI S'iie ',iit my "iie iiau s'GAGu
l9r my use couple oil days before. / drank
cI. cH. p,al anu ri1ieneu n the piSc1,tS' W. anu
IT' "s'lh Iopeiu. DIX hourS " ny III
- 10. .';,e iielP ini9'' ooiiic' pc''" wis iio
~. Imminent. -,
pr' was ehtireiy wrong. Inc strons
S2utn"yS'eriy Slec had plleu up tne waters
apIut iy inc mouth ol the estuary so 'lat inc
og H'' SnccAeu' anu the hoou lhcre'isou'
i''-' 'l,' 'i"o i'h ou' "his sunni 'n,1o 'oui :,
too, than | lad calculated, for, as | watched
the waters hurrying down on each side of
ma. | noticed that the current seemed to
>lackcn all of sudden; then it stopped, 50
That a fragment "i hleaehed wood That was
h'Aun@ downward came 10 a resi-, tieh
moved slowly once more upwards Inc tIde
had turned
In very snort time the cNlahsc oil waters
before me, that had lnst now seemed broad
| river outlet, scored and marked with sand
hanks. assumed the appearance oil an aslta-
ted sea. Short waves hurried along, their
white creSts in the moonlight they came
in Scrrcd lines. tier over tier; the hoarSc
roar OF the advancing tide reyerbcrated IN the
AR. minglnS m my BRAIN with the strange
rattle n ot bells that never ceaseI to JanSle
therein.
How rcmor~eleS> they seemed - those
waves hunyins up, like hounds who view
1neir prey ANA ye' II wa. d S"G''ln 9 sptlie
.''" ''"' t'i'I' H"9 '' i.''t} ''''r ,
NJ '.y -.' iiii i.r l'1'l'I'i-," 'ii ii '
a"'. '';' ny i,g - Eoult W. ",'.aI"ru ho+tnI;ouI II
ere l"IS III 'He9o advancing "a. ''I.io''9 VI r
IN W. Nv" Ia ,a,;-I,,I I
80 "' -
ioI' " lro'o"i'u S''i'i'.''--' '''''' was "'i'
How FAR could climb up these SHINY,
slippery post. and buttreSseS' That seemed TO
mock me with their lying proiierS ol safety
y couple Of cro---hcam~ or ties winch bound
/ together the lower end oi the uierS afforded
/ M their intersection a sort ol angular rest
ing place where | could Tor time, per
hal~. find refuge from the waves. Inns
was far below high water mark, 80 that to
reach 1t wou!d only give me short respite
from my final agony but, Tor all That, de-
ternmed To attempt 1t. y soon as the
water covered the little isiand on which l
7'ol1' "'ulu ny 10 ''liilr '..'N lipE'
'''', ..','' ii''''' '.'e - - e.,
""c l''I''y ouri'u' ''' ''' ''''7'' VI '''"' ''-
M. .I7.''..i.u... .t., ,inJ. ,,;+. tlo
''' ''' ,ri ll',r
.'..' '.'''' = c.i,.l,- e.. ,,l;f,
and Them yarisLcl oltoretbcr although her
/ liT,.c.l li,hr still made cycrvthin,, darkly
,i-rle S,op tho wave- were da,hinr at
nv fer tL. .,,.1 81, ,.,,l,, l,one,tb Them. Now
wis Nh, fine +, make NV last effort for a
F l;.,1o nv. Iic. pr+I found that had
I az .rr.-e.I INV own l.,Uer-. crawled few
feet up tie -Iippery timber. then fell back.
t.aip tried and 'a.rsin Lst II wa, of no
r-e ~-~.u.-b J,e. nor come Of el-er desire
t' hc strong Al that could do was to
clasp my arms around the beam, and stand
upright. awaiting the coming of the wa
tcr~.
The water rose. not gradually. but in
,.,I-,. small ,.,v,. came and went. and
islt mo- change Of level: but every now and
Then. some heavier fercer biliow would
come In ,yilh a deyonrinr sweep. covering
,,,.. win, r.. c,,n and srrov. rcrelinr a,-lin.
Inn at each accession leaving greater depth
or -vavin,- lire-lille water. These attacks.
Ike brii..f- from tbc hand Of some skilled
I.,gor lorr mo weaker and weaker at every
Ilow And II was :, trcacbcrous. too. the
va-er r. w,nlJ draw away for time.
1.,,;r., mo f-oc .,l,no-- f., INV knees and
tbcn q. # iri,rn Lv -yne sudden impul@e.
it would gather itself up. and return in a
great -eethins -wathc ot water. that wouid
swallow me up from head To feet.
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- -. c.,l ..,,,.+l.;,,,. MI J.,..,,ed 5.-
+.,,,;,,.;.,,, -, .+i.l- H., lir. IN Tho lasf kont
~ -,
d.. - ,,-,. .l,s.'-..,,,5 I,r.. and
-. -, ,r,o, ami g, r,,r,lle and q
i-++la T. ,-,. ~, c,,,,inot
-. ...,,,.;.,,.7 .1,,,, tho ,,,prl,t,,l
now. ~ t.l l;i,. bricti1r an5 ..rc5mins.
aal ,I'.l';,,., ,a+ 5-,.,t ,yalts If Whit .rc,m
;,-, ti.. st.-r,oy mir The sound ave me
,-. GI. IA. snj ;:-,r Human creature. wrr,
,,.;.i.;,. r.aaL +.ii orrnt. IcTconlI make
,i -.''''' b,, % .,' ;..bt VET ic sayed
- i .Jrl, ,lon., and heard
n,. ,.,;,.. or mem .bonti1c n one another
W.. .l.o, .i,.,iJ ,le,- MT beor me ,
.r;i . -r.',,.+ i,,t r,, roicc s+uck in
- '' Iii, MI, . .,,,,,J I,n5cr
H. - ,,1 ,,o+ yy;tb ali tbc Good
Vii ,i' l,I ~ -Ln,,, lil'c nm arcbanre
''
1he engine came 50 near at i''S' tli'' l
could see the glow OF her freS through the