The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-06-19

for our patience, did not delay long
Breaking oyer the ocean, it showed US
efst a'happing sail Or two; dark hulk,
Malt submerged and: swaying back and
forth TN the rocks within d gun-shot Of
the cliff; then knot Of men huddlcd
near the forecastle, who, as they saw us,
raised faint shout Of joy, that made the
blood tingleiin our veins.
lis, there nothing we can do for them,
SIRE" as ed John Sawyer, eagerly, Of tile
master.
"Let US make raft out of the trees"
cried three or four, excitedly.
) "1t2wouldn' hold gethertw minutes
in, those brea Aers," returned the master,
rubbing his hands nervously and looking
perplexcd.
"Hark bark ~ cried somebody. They
are signaling to u.s."
We saw one Of the men step into the
and then word or two that he
shouted through trumpet came to us
family, and we guessed the rest:
eve shall sink when the tide rises"
Then again: sour boats are sunken."
"Do you here that, boys2 Their boats
are gone. and they'll sink when the tide
rises. What shall we do for them? say,
what shall we do
II think we had better pray tor them,
sir; said Little Tims looking plump up
1t the masters surprised face. 80.
"You are right, Tins" he ans~ cred,
quickly. ave ill ask God to help US
ALI Boys, take off your hats.
We obeyed him instantly; and drop
ping on his knees, he prayed silently a
moment OF two. Then we were aroused
bysone Of the men calling quite distinct
ly through the trumpet: 'Stand by!
We're going to fire aline ashore" And
before we could comprehend what he
meant the ships cannon belched forth its
flash and smoke, and solid shot came
cleaving the air, bringing 4 rope in its trail.
But both fell into the sea almost as soon
as they left the mouth Of the cannon, and
VIC all sprung back to the edge Of the cliff,
to hear what the man as again shouting:
"We've got one more ball. Stand by"
1t was five, eight, or ten minutes while
they were reloading; and We waited ner-
vously. They would be careful not to
make blunder this time. The achieve
ment Of throwing line ashore y hen it
was attached to canon ball certainly did
not seem very difficult; for we had t
yet studied any mathematics that includ-
ed prpjectiles, and did not know what q
nj e calculation it required to land that
ball on the top of our cliff. But the mas
ter knew; and just as the ball struck dead
against the front rocks hecried out, dis
that it was as he had expect
cd.
They've lost their last chance! God
help them!"
"She is getting deeper in the water
we cried, as the ship lungcd under a
heavy swell.
"There'sa woman clinging to the rig
ging!'
It was Little Tins who shouted that
We remembered it afterward; but Just
then ne we were all scattered along the
margin OF the cliff, watching the rope,
that had hro~'a away from the ball and
was sbutfeting the waves. If we could
only get possession of it, the safety of all
on tie ship would lie secured. 1t was but
a moment, and then I saw some dark Oh
jcct going down, down, do N. The mas,
ter shouted: "Good heavens what has the
boy done2' And we were all in "a dies.
perate confusion.
"lt's Little Tins! Little Tims!' as
we saw his pale,, frightened face rise
above the enraged water and look up at
us an instant.
Of what happened next all I can recall
is that somehow We followed the master
down the jagged side Of the cliff, and in
six o. seven minutes seized Little Tins
from the swell that dashed him ashore,
gripping the rope with both hands and
LOOKING dead Then VIC hurried with
him up to the FIRE, and ran about frantic
~ for wood to feed the blaze and warm
his numb body. l remember that when
we had drawn the strong hawser-rope to
the land, and secured it taut around a
tree, the great, burly Captain crept
ashore on 1t, and fell down before Little
Tins, excitedly saying, two or three
times: "God bless the boy! God bless
himv' Then he rolled him to and fro on
the ground, rubbed his feet and hands
madly, and, finally, throwing of his coat,
wrapped it about Little Tins and ran
I with him in his arms all the way to the
school.
You may he sure that we followed and
gathered in that great kitchen before the
open fire, awestruck and scarcely daring
to breathe, while they we're trying to
bring Little Tins back to life. How
frightfully white and cold he looked
It, seemed as if he never would grow
warm again, as though hours
had passed while we were wait
ing. The crew of the vessel all got
ashore and came up to the school, the
doctor rode over from Seabright, and the
vessel on the rocks went down. At last,
however, he opened his eyes. 49,,
lyon are feeling better now, my boyl"
said the doctor, cheerfully:-
''The rope, meant to get the rope" he
said, looking at us as though he were
dreaming.
%"Yes, yes, you did get it bravely, .
answered the big Captain. "You have
saved us all" -
We boys waited to hear no more; but
rang the old school-bell for Joy as it was
never rung before. And then we all
went on the playground and gave three
mighty cheers for Little Tims-Fc Feather.
stones hero.
And the city paperv the next day
! What glorious account they had Of it
Such storm, they said, had not been on
our coast for years. Then description
of the wreck was given, and an account
Of our school. Little Tins name a.
printed in full, and it was explained
that he leaned from the HIGHEST cliff
along the Cumberland shore, and swan
out for the rope. That when it was OBJ
tanned and drawn over the water. the
sailors rugged a basket on it, in which
tho Captains wife and they, one after
another, were brought across safely to
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