The Hillsborough recorder., 1875-09-08
TnE DIvEgs STORY.


''ToJe caught IN tight place, with
twenty faiIlonis Of water above, and astiil-
l,e-s-. ms ofdeath about sou. u slender cord
your only means Of communications with
those abaye--to be caught Ia tight place,
I say, under tho-e cirsunirtanccs, isaboat
e,nugh 20 craze msn outright can Tell
you sir''--and the old diver Ieaned back in
Iis chair. and fixed bis eyes thoughtfuIiy
on the roarii,g fire before which we were
seated-"I can tell you. sir. It's oflen n toss
of a penny with Us, when We once get n
,nong the tinibcrs OF M. old wreck, five
ever come TO the surface again!
L IL remenl,er pretty fight fix I.got In
TO one umeaShsn Nc vsfe diving ipio ule
Conqaeiof, np Tie sound, of lie CannrcLi-
,l,t shore. Size was coming infron tie
MEDITERRANEAN. nsler d three years cruise
\ la the .mIddlcs, aud went d ~ ia
gale Ia sight Af homie, with every soul on
l,aard. Ivas yuang tliun, ana anAions y
u seat down Into lIer. for tie sake % uhe
reputation ID wbnlI give me, i,f fclilla-
iion nIeaut money, aud money, you see,
was the only rrazon Netiie mad ! were
,Ivl.rring our marriage. Yon can under-
stand h.~ inalurs sioai, and how glad J
was When Ia rrcciptofvrdcrs To make Tue
iiist dive inta the old maD~al-waf.
.The sca was nlnHing pretty high - !
was carried down III lily heavy 'afnIDr'
fnln the deck 81 steamer 10 The Heat
along side, where The ropes hy which TO
haul me up again wefu fastened oni Tie
india rnbl,rs tube, Through which | was to
be supplied witli air, was adjusted, and !
slood listening 10 my final instructions
before uelng put overheard.
] ! Now, ,har boy saiti my oldnicnd
an,l instructor. Lott The fanipus deep. -
dNrr \ ho came iorward To closc the listic
gIass window III my helmet, take good
care ~ ,ourself, aud don't stay long bclow.
The currents are spif. aud lreaglIef99.nHs'
nlMitiletc. aud kerp an eye 70 ys'af ropes,
Or they'll ae, ,angIcd. Now. lhyn, gc"d.
bye, old fellow. aud good luck 20 yo.; and
with pleasant smile he elq-ed Tie GAS
door before my eyes, ami fastened over y
tl,e prutestsng wire netting
"Thvy bare ap In their arms 70 thesid'
az Ire lloat where the hungry waves were
ienplng up NJ though greedily opcnlnu
their foamiug froily Jaws .9s.ssiss na'
II druppcdinto the eway~ With as,iash
sinking softIy down through the brillian,
suuIlt wMsys, which, though rough ans
Lol.teuus at their surface, suddenly grew
calm as / passed below. glanced up =
M. sun. wllIch appeared m great hall O
| lir,. but, growing srsaller aH-. smaller us
sank lower, u finally seemed IKE the t'nl
red spark ola caudlc, and ilicn faded ire'.
.A,ht ! noticed tha. the waters were y
by 4 ;,alc gdpdriisls haze. tihndh IKE IN
effect of lnoonlIghtin a light drifting los
but those observation were eat sl'ort y
r,y rallzl,.a that wa. near bottom, ~,
looking below, 1 fo,rrt myself over . Oai''
of tall. thick sca-wced. i,tt,
u keKnowIng that II | were once entans'e'
\, ,hnuthey would hold p,e ihrve forever
| IphlIc,libs singIeppe Violently, anu n.
d,rccnt .was checked JUST ~ NY ~
,oucl,ei the treacherous grarses. The ua
bore me slowly along nid passed u'en .,o
turning me aruund mgaiI aud asaiii ~ 70
| .aldLr and making my head soEldAy 'h''
4 / VA. heartily glad when Iclrareu ~ ~
bank md stood al lasl upon 'nc ",s
.auay botioin. Tie SHELLS aud g'aVs' ~, :
,le la.lvl the water weie mOs' ue"O'''