The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-01-30
TERMS, $500 PER YEAR.

Drawing continuously on the men
for more TOpe-Which they paid out
with deafening cheers-he met wave.
after wave in the same manner, diving
under them ike an otter. and getting
nearer 10 the wreck with every wave
really advancing mere below the wat
eT than above il.
Suddenly the dFspairing men on
board heard clear and hopeful voice:
Lend a hand, captain Throw E...a
buoy"
And in another minute Dr TWO Jones
was on deck, and the cheers on the
little steamer were echoed los the
cheers Of the crowd on land. There
was not Il moment 10 be lost: she was
+ breaking up fast; hut IL took bat a
few minutes 10 fasten a strong cable 10
7 the small rope and draw il on board,
aud then a second cable, and the com
municatiOn was complete.
There is a lady here, sir said the
/ captain, We must rig up chair for
her; she never cam walk that danger
/ Gus rope"
- Slight little thing: half child.
sir
Bring her here"
This Was nu time for ceremony.
Without a word, save few sentences
Of direction and encouragement. be
took her under her left arm, and steady
ing himself by tue upper cable,
walked on the lower with his burden
safely To the shore. The crew rapidly
. followed, for in such moments nf eN-
tremity the soul masters the body.
and all things become possible.
There Was plenty of help waiting for
the half-dead seamen; and the lsIdE,
her father and the captain hal heen
put in the carriage Of BraddOn and
driven rapidly TO his hOspitable hall. .
Jones, amid the confusion. disappear
ed. lie had picked up the "ilskin .
coat and cap, and when every one .
turned to thank their delivrrer, he was .
gone. No one knew him; the sailors
said they believed him 10 be zone Of .
the military gents, by his rigging" but .
the individuality of the hero had
troubled no one until the danger was
over. In an hour the steamer was
driven on the rocks and went To piec-
e; and, il being by this time quite
dark every one went home.
The next day the hunting party re-
turned from GWynne Hall, the storm
having compelled them to stop all
night, and at dinner that evening the
wreck and the hero of il were themes
of every ones conversation.
-'Such a plucky fellow" said Ensign
Powell. Il wonder who he was.
GWynne SAYS he was q stranger, per-
haps one Of that crowd staying at the
abbey"
perhaps" said Captain Marks, III
was Jones'
..nE, -, .....,.lg - -. F,,;1 F IL,
mother"
Jones made a satirlcIl low and said,
Perhaps IL was Powell
at which Powell laughed and said
Not if he knew it,"
In 4 week the event had been pret-
ty well exhausted, especially as there
was TO be great dinner and ball at
BraddOn, and all the officers had inYi-
TatiOns. This had "a peculiar interest,
for the young lady who had been saved ,
from the wreck would be present, and
rumOr of her riches and beauty had
been rife for several DAYS. 1t was
said the little steamer was her fathers ,
private yacht, and that he WAS man
Of rank and influence.
Jones said he would not 90 To the
dinner, as he or Saville must remain
LoA hAAAlB anu LlAatl lON- 4
ed a good dinner, while he cared very
little about it. SaYille could return in
time to let him ride over about lOl
o'clock and see the dancing. Sayille
rather wondered why Jones did not
take his place all the evening and felt ,
at his default. But Jones
had a curiosity about the girl he had
saved. To tell the truth he was nearer
1.-Two NurTfk hQr. hon ha bod I,aav,
with woman, and he wished in calm
blood, to see if she was as beautiful as !
his fancy had painted her during those
awful moments that he held her high !
above the waves. As he passed, the !
squire remembered he had not been to ;
linneT, and stopped to say few c0ur-
-eOus words, and introduced his COM !
DaniOn.
Miss COnyers." II
Lieutenant Jones'"
But no sooner did Miss COnyers hear ,
Lieutenant JOnes's voice than she gave !
. joyful cry, and, clapping her hands /,
together, said:
Il have found himl Papa. Papa.
have found himT
Never was there such an InterruUtiOn ,
at ball. The company gathered in eX-
cited groups, and papa knew the Lieu
tenants voice, and the Captain knew
Il, and poor Jones, unwilling enough, I
had 10 acknowledge the deed and be
made hero of.
1t was wonderful after this night ,
what 4 change took place in Jones |
quiet ways. His books and his boat
seemed TO have lost their charms, and !
IS for his wants, they were all in one !
direction, and ended at BraddOn Hall. ,
In about a month Miss COnyerS went .
away, and then Jones began to haunt !
he pOstmen and to get pretty little let j
.ers, which always seemed TO take 4 I
great deal of answering.
Before the end of the winter he had !
ln invitation Ia COnyerS To spend Il .
month, and a furlOugh being granted, !
le started off in great giee for Kent. !
Jones never returned To the Eighty I
'Ourth. The months furlOugh was IN i
lengthened-in fact. he sold :
lut and entered upon diplomatic ca I
'eer under the care of Sir Robert Con- !
'ers.
Eighteen months after the wreck, ,
Colonel [ Underwood read aloud al the l
same mess description Of the mar /
Rage of Thomas Jones, of llilford,
Haven, to Mary, only child and heireSs
If Sir Thomas COnyers, of COnyerS :
Castle, Kent. And a paragraph below !
stated "The Hon. Thomas Jones. with ,
his bride, had gone To Vienna on diPlO- :
matte service of great Importance"
Just his luck" said Powell. )
- uSt his pluck said Underwood: I
and for my part, when | come across :
me of these fellows again that are !
lfraid of hurting their mothers and J
listers, and not afraid to say SO, l shall !
reat him as a hero just waiting for an :
Here is the Hon. Thorn
IS Jones and his lovely bride. We are
yOing to India, gentlemen, next month,
md am sorry the Eighty-fourth has
Ost Lieutenant Jones, for | have no
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