St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-12

wave swept over lis. driving lis pcll-
NELL before it with iuconccivablc fury.
| lost my ScnSc> for Il while to find my
self Jammed III between two fragments
of rock. Jcnncy waS gone. had lost
hold Of her. and she had been carried
away into the boiling gulf
| had nothing To expect myself but
instant death. The next wave would
wash me ont of my hole. Il mere cr,.vicc
i'll the prccipicc. had hardly strength
enough To breathe, and could fight no
longer against my fate.
But though | was constantly covered
with surf, and nearly Sutiocated, yet the
waves did not reach me with full force.
he tide WAS retiring.
Time passed ON, | hardly knew how.
till the moon rose red and menacin".
The tide was down now, but the SlIri
reached to the very base of the cliffs.
The flood would come presently. like Il
lion to his half-dcVoured victim. and |
should perish. Then heard voices be
low me, and saw 10y the moonlight some
men draped in short smockS or blOuSes
gIoping about among the rocks beneath
me. They were coumtrymcn. evidently,
who had been attracted 10y the wreck.
and who had found their WAY down the
cliffs 10y some concealed tootpath.
shouted iey heard me, and clamhcrcd
tu my retreat. They were full of COM
passion and kindness. They carried me
along the base of the cliffs by Il foot
path among the debris, till they reached
Il smooth gap III the wall of chalk. 10y
which they assembled. was presently
carried to Il house. stripped. and placed
III Il warm bed. | rcrollcct Just this
much. and then memory fails me.
had II long illness. am told. and WAS
near deaths donr. but recovered at last
and found myself the guest of II worthy
Norman flImrr. who occupied Il charm
in" little homestead on the heights above
the sea.
AZ soon aS could get about. | went
down +" llalve I" inquire about the
Petrol at ou consulate. She WIS lost
| was told. on such and such Il night
with all hands on board at the time.
The captain had returned home two
months ago. | determined To go home
at once. and leave IL place 81 ti;iu"ht Ia
me with sad memories. Now that .Icn-
ny WAS lost forever. realized how
much She had been Ia me. Her kind
ness. her courage. her devotion. her
charming gli,tN and animation. recalled
themselves tn me. and told my sell
that | should never see her like again
| inquired a> to her last resting place
ONLY two at the bodies had been found
it seemed those of the cook and tn,
black cablu-boN.
Well. it remained only for me to re-
tuIn To England. Il >;lddcncd melancholy '
man. lett my watch with the good
farmer Who had taken care of me. Il,
som" :ccnmpcn>c for the trouble and
expense to hich he had been put. TIL,
captain of the John Bull gave me credit
| for my passage money. and | landed at
st. Kathariur'S wharf without clnthr,
but those wore. sadly stained with Sc;
water. and with only few shilling> il
my pocket. But there waS money dU,
t" me Tor my pension. Il couple of quar-
ma>tcI-Grncral'> office to get it.
Nv illiam Th"rnlcN. said the clerk
looking at his list "vhN. he's dead
struck oil the list two months ago
"u'rc the man. You say. Well. In
s"rrN to say that only Il Treasury "rdc
will bring You Ia life again.
The J,,iSonHT of the office WIS almo>
entirely changed since | was last il
England. The old clerk who used t'
pay me. had been prn>ioncd OFT. an,
there WAS no one recognized me. Ih,
information came. WAS informed. from
my old office. and there | went in mucl
chagrin. There could he no difficult,
in eventually getting the matter pm
right. hut i'll the meantime wanted
money money. and didn't know Whcr
Ia get it.
went To the old office. The plac
once So familiar to me. NOW knew IN
no more Onr of my old chumS wa
sill! there. and him found ont. II
looked al me. stared. burst into laugh
ter.
What you're not drowned. then
+ he cried.
"Drownrd ! No. but precious nca
it. Who stopped my pension. pray !,''
"Oh. some friends of yours came here
Il sea taring party. and il pretty girl i
deep mourning Il dcuccd pretty gil.
| said my friend. pauSIng. and brginmin
to bite the stump of his pen. "Wcl
they gave me Il long account of yor
: loss on board the PctIel. Why he cam
to me. WAS that he remembered III
name ;lS II fellow who knew Won. don
You sec OF course | WAS SoIrN to he:
it. and Ill that and then the old cal
= tain asked me no Nour relations wcr
! and couldn't tell him: but said /
| make inquiries; and i> they were gniI
p. t" Scotland, they promised /" call an
h see me again on their return. And |
t .Dovr. here they are y said my tricn
I rising rs the room door was throw
II open. and the messenger announced
+, gentleman and lady to see Mr.. -. |
= appointment.
Y WAS sitting with my back to Il
. door, and turned my head towards
IL \ Young woman in black ran fnrwal
with Il scream. Sprang to my fee
G and clasprd Jenny in my arms .Ienn
Il safe and sound. but pale and worn
suffering for me
Il Her father. it turned ont. had he,
on the cliff. and had followed the prtr
k llon" the shore all that c\cnttul night
= he had offered five hundred pounds
vain for Il tug To put ont to the rescue
:. and the litehoat. although she had trit
II to get out. had been beaten back. !
i had seen the ship comm" ashore, Ia;
lighted II blue light. which | now faint
= remembered to have seen. that reveal,
> our position. just above. on the eli
It it happily chanccd that there Was
= crane. used for raising blocks of cha
J. from Il quarry halfway down, whi'
' WAS pro\idcd with chain and buckle
Il and aided 10y some douanirrS. he Il;
descended 10y this means the face of Il
:. precipice. and had caught hold of i
ii daughter as she was swept away fl"
+ me in the last mad rush of waters.
If WAS an eyewitness, aS he thought.
:. my loss in the abyss. and had ncN
,Ir.,mt th,t | ,,ulJ ,,..ihl, h,N. 4,