Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-05-08

upon the reef! or is it all over
No." she added; "'tis coming
twill be here. l see it,"
She rose, "na passively accom-
panied her watchful lover to hi
mothers cottage, where, leaving he
under the custody of its mistress
the young man repaired on urgen
business, to q town at some distanc
from the hamlet.
That morning the storm came on
| three days it cOntinued--it was nov
the third day. A lee shore, a boil
ing sea. A wild and fearful offing
Foam ! foam! foam which way 40
ever you looked, nothing but foam
Black reefs Of rocks that even in til,
highest spring tides were neve
completely covered, discernible nov
only by spot here and there-st
quick the breakers fell upon them
The spray flying over the clitfs-fif
ty, sixty, ay, a hundred feet ant
more, above the level of the sea, ant
spreading over the land for acres
And all above pitch black, though
at MONDAY. Everything seemed to
cover before the spirit of the storm
everything except a man. The
shore-which consisted partly OF
shingle-was lined with human be-
ings-soine in groups-some alone
-promiscuously furnished with
boat-hocks, gaffs, grapples, hatch,
cts, and knives, ready to dispute
with the waves the plunder of the
fated ship that might be driven
within the jaws of that inhospitable
bay. Expectation glistencd in
their eyes, that kept eagerly PROV
ling backward and forward, far and
near, over the waste of waters
they were wreckers. Not a few
women, as we'll as children, were
among them nor were these un-
provided against the approach of
the wished for prey-all seemed
to have their appropriated places ;
from which, if they stirred it was
only a step or two to be the next
minute retraced. Little was heard.
At one and the same moment al.
most every head was turned toward
the cliff, at wild and shrill hollo
that rung from it.
"'Tis only Jaue," cried one,
here and there, as the maniac rap.
idly descended by crevice, which
few of the lockers, on would have
attempted, and that wish wary feet.
"The crazy slut will break her
neck" carelessly remarked one to
But she was safe in her
or unconscious of dan
ger, and in a second or two stood
them.
"a lovely day! a fair, lovely
day ~ she exclaimed to the first she
came up to. "Good luck to you
yet 7 No, no" she contin-
aed, replying to herself; "white to
the north, white to the west, white
70 the south, all white; not q speck
upon the water But tits coming !
tbs coming ! tits coming !" she reit.
Grated, dropping her voice to its
owest pitch III saw it here last
light, big, black hull, one mast
out Of three, cannons and
'tores overheard, rising and sink
ng, rocking and reeling, driving
ull bump upon the reef where the
and Mary was wrecked
even cursed years ago saw it,"
he repeated, cycling the standers-
" with look that dared incredu.
ity then, all at once, her voice
linking into whisper. "Hist,
ist," she added "'twill be a hand.
III or two for you and a load for
ou and more than you can carry
Or you )" addressing this person
nd that successfully /; "casks, cas-.
s, chests, gear and gold, but what
,ill it be for Dark Harry 1t will
o u brighter day for him than for
ny of you ! When do they say his
ine is out I"
"Whose time is out I" inquired
ne of the group she was address
lg.
One-two-three )" she went on
'ithout noticing the question, until
he had counted seven /; "his seven
ears were out last May he was
three years before his
opeful son murdered my father"
"Hush you crazy wench," ex.
aimed those around her "if Dark
larry hears you, you may chance to
Ike swim in the creek where he
standing"