Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-11-25
A TERRIBLE

A TERRIBLE =
Yes, terrible-that ! nt1f =
shall never forget nkcGl1
live TO one of those we1 = 4
times recorded in The u.
over, it was not . thinG "
forget. Many events p
our mind, but never thu - In
We stand on the brink <xnyeI
brought thither by r. I q
a. awful death =. = E'
1t bappened u & II. Z. { "a ~
IN Australia for about I've years, during
which time had amassed tolerable
fortune, when / began to long to see
the old country sgain-a desire consid.
erably strengthened BY the fact that
the girl I loved, and Who had consent
ed to be my wife, was going to England,
and could not bear the thought of
such an extent of ocean between us; so
l determined to 90 too, and let our mar
riage take place there.
May Brodstone was the only daugh-
ter of well-to-do squatter and the
prettiest, incest girl for miles around
the station, though, until had become
acquainted with her, rather fond of a
bit of girlish Irritation. This was the
worse for me, as it turned out.
Among her many admirers vas one
Jacob Kiel. Dark-haired, dark-eyed,
ark-complexioned, he was of that class
Of men who feel strongly, and who new
er forget an injury-like wild cats, they
are nasty customers to offend. Well,
MAY, / fear, had firted somewhat with
Jacob Kiel, who, l really believe, loved
the very ground she walked on, though
she declared-and / knew it was true
that she had never given him the
slightest hope.
1t was about this time that Iappear-
ed upon the scene; and she discovered
that she had found the right man, as
had found the right girl. May Brod-
stone instantly gave up all her admirers,
was as steady and quiet as a gum tree
when no wind blows, and finally said
the Yes" upon which my happiness
depended.
Old Mr. Blodstone knew that the
match would be good one, and readi-
ly gave his consent, so that.ourengage-
ment was soon made public. i was
present when the news reached Jacob
kiel. shall never forget hie &ce.-
His lips were compressed, his dark
eyes contracted he ~3U9xS4 rom
May to me, sad IsfalksG1 =
could, he could do me M y
out syllable he Quilted \
strange sensation ran thfpu - =
he departed; and May told TT i
cold shudder had run throu2 4eiins.
We did not see much of u sso1ter
this, though We knew he 6ften
about the station upon bul -; but
the man somehow threw . Ii 81 s69d.
ow over Mays and nv hap ess, and
we were not at all sorry VIII I've rot
on board the steamer and hod OF
towards Old England. We "a not,
however, got clear out of sig of land
when May, giving little q Eput her
hand on my arm, and, slight AOdding
her head towards the lower i, said !:
"Oh. Edward, look-he is te toor'
And so he was. Leani quietly
over the side, watching the Ind ap-
paren'ly, was Jacob Kiel-a nssenger
for England, like ourselves. Xwill own
that was considerably annoy !, though
when May, drawing nearer, sclaimed,
in low, startled voice, "EdTnrd, dear,
don't know how it is, but Tread tha.
mani cannot divest my mid of the
thought that he means us barn."
laughed, and tried to banish 20 absurd
an idea. And certainly it appeared
had every right to do so. ave by a
casual interchange of few vprds, Kiel
never troubled us; and we we're ma king
q capital journey, when, ipst as We
were within twenty degrees al the line
we were struck by Lurricsne which
the captain declared was alssost . CIV.
clone in violence.
The vessel could not weather it. The
masts crashed overheard, thing seve
raj of the crew with them, md, befor,
the wreck could be cut adri4 . portion
Of the broken spars, dashi1g agains,
the ship, had caused a leah below tn.
water-line, and the cry wa1 'We ar,
sinking! Lower the hoats~~the pump.
are useless u -
The captain was i=1sI msiF=s1ssIo6(ly iirman5
cool, and by his example = bde sus al
the same.
Tho boats were rapidly ID kered ant
filled, while, thank heaven, be storm
seemed to abate. The ro3e wen
first, of course, and all wns Toceeiin;
well, when, just az the last oat wa,
being filed, remembered thk in N,
hurry I had left my mothsfs &iniatur,
in my chest. There was ple1w of tim,
to fetch it, and in . second ! - do1l
in the cabin. Flinging the IA zen, m,
hand was already upon the keness
when I heard foot upon the soirs.
turned, and BY the dim kghtyefswing
ing from the roof perceived yseh Kiel
Good heavensl The Dr. u ex
preston on his face. the 6s1d Dalie
in his dark snake-like gek Mtrale'
his intention In q mcmenG ha.
come to do me some deadll Hnm.- :
Leaping up, / seized my revdtlezz1D b
on my guard; but a sttack " no
his purpose. Before / coaH p1>yes
him, he bad. quickly clossa lk21nhi
J door, and locked il on the ouesid :
Il Like fash of lightning AZ tt6 N
rors Of my position. i1stan4ly -
: before me. l was . prisoner i q
sinking shipl Uttering b1d >su
. Of fury, l sprang forward tle csE "a
, echoed BY laugh from Jacob T.
heard him say. aWho vill uArlI 4
n Brodsfore now p and tke2 NJ -