The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-08-02

Drawing continually on the men for
lore rope which they paid out with
eafening cheers-he met wave after
rave in the same manner, diving under
hem like an otter, and getting nearer the
rreck with every wave, really advanc-
No. however. more below the water than
Ibove it.
Suddenly the despairing men on board
heard q clear, hopeful voice:
" Help at hand, Captainl Throw me
i buoy
And in another minute or two Jones
was on deck, and the cheers OF the little
steamer were echoed by the cheers OF the !
crowd on land. There was not a moment
10 be lost; she was breaking up fast; but
it took but few moments to fasten |
cable to the small rope and draw it on |
board, and then q second cable, and the |
was complete.
There is a lady here, sir, said the |
Captain, 1--WE must rig chair Tor her;
she can never walk that dangerous
rope"
$ But we have not moment to waste,
or we may all be lost. Is she very
heavy?n
"A slight little thing; half child,
SIR"
Bring her here"
This was no time for ceremony; with
ont o word, save few sentences of direc-
ton and encouragement, he took her
under his left arm, and, steadying him.
self by the upper cable, walked on the
lower with his burden safely on shore.
The crew rapidly followed, for in such
moments of extremity the soul masters
the body and all things become possible.
There was plenty OF help waiting for
the half-dead seamen; and the lady, her
father, and the Captain had been put in
the carriage of Braddon and driven rap
idly to his hospitable hall. Jones, amid
the confusion, disappeared; he had
picked up an oil-skin coat and cap, and
when every one turned to thank their
deliverer he was gone. No one knew
him; the sailors said they believed him
to be zone of the military gents by his
rigging" but the individuality of the
hero had troubled no one until the dan
ger was over. In an hour the steamer
was driven on the rocks and went to
pieces; and, it being now 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 it were the theme of every
ones conversation.
Such plucky fellow" said Ensign
Powell. 81 wonder who he was
Gwynne says he was stranger, perhaps
one Of the crowd staying at the Abbey"
Perhaps says Captain Marks, sit
was Homes
"Oh, Jones would be too afraid Of his
mother"
Jones made little satirieal bow. and
said, pleasantly: Perhaps it was Pow
ell;" at which Powell laughed and said,
Not if he knew il"
In week the event had been pretty
well exhausted; especially as there was
to be a great dinner and ball at Braddon,
and all the officers had invitations. This
ball had a peculiar interest, for the
young lady who had been saved from the
wreck would be present, and rumors of
her riches and beauty had been rife for
several days. It was said the little
steamer Fes her fathers private yacht,
and that he was o man of rank and in-
hueace.
Jones said he should not go TO the din
ner, as either be or Savale mHst remain
for evening drill, and that Saville loved
q good dinner, while he cared very little
about it. Saville could return in time
to let him ride over about 10 o'clock and
see the dancing. Sayille rather Won
dered why Jones did not take his place
all the evening, and felt half injured at
his default. But Jones had a curiosity
about the girl he had saved. To tell the
H. ~, ho ha6
ever besn with a woman, and he wished
in calm blood to see If she was as beauti-
full as his fancy had painted her during
those awful minutes that he had held
her high above the waves.
As he passed, the squire remembered
that he had not been to dinner, and
stopped to say few courteous words,
and introduced his companion.
=" Miss Conyers."
Lieutenant Jones.
But no sooner did Miss Conyers hear
Lieutenant Jones voice than she gave a
joyful cry, and clspping her hands to-
gether said:
g have found him! Papa! papa!
have found hini"
Never was there such an interruption
to ball. The company gathered in ex-
cited groups, and papa knew the Lieu
tenants voice, and the Captain knew it,
and poor Jones, unwilling enough, had
to acknowledge the deed and be made a
hero of.
It wss wonderful, after this night,
what change took place ip Jones quiet
way. His books and boat seemed to
have lost their charm, and as for walks,
they were all in one direction, and ended
at Braddon Hail. In about month
Miss Conyers went away, and then Jones
began to haunt the postman, and to get
pretty little letters, which always seemed
to take great deal of answering.
Before the end of the winter he had an
invitation to Conyers' to spend month,
and . furlough being granted, he started
off in great glee for Kent. Jones never
returned to the Eighty-fourth. The
months furlough was indefinitely
lengthened-in fact he sold cut, and en-
tered upon diplomatic career, under
the care of Sir Thomas Conyers.
Eighteen months after the wreck Col.
Underwood read aloud ut the mess q
description of the marriage of Thomas
Jones, of Milford Haven, to Mary, only
child and heiress of Sir Thomas Conyers,
of Geayers Castle, Kent. And para
Sfhpu Ds1bN sIApeu tHAb Tie aOuOTdUIe
Thomas Jones, with biz bride, had gone
to Vienra on diplomatic service Of great
Importance.
Just his luck" said Powell.
just his pluck" said Underwood;
a and for my part when I come across
one OF those fellows again that are afraid
of hurting their mothers and sisters, and
not afraid to say 50. shall treat him as
q hero just waiting his opportunity.
Here is the Honorable Thomas Jones
and his lovely bride. We are going to
India, gentlemen. next month, and 1 am
sorry the Eighty fourth has lost Lieu
tenant Jones, for have po doubt what
ever he would have stornsd tort as he
boarded the wreck"
DRESS OF THE MODERN GREEKs.-The !
distinguishing feature of the dress of
males among the Greeks is white cotton |
tunic or kilt, reaching nearly to the |
knee, and looking very much like plait-
cd skirt. Over this is worn one and |
two jackets, usually plain but
aunty, and sometimes embroidered with
gold lace, and around the waist is bound
! shawl or belt, with the addition in
districts offs leather wallet for
4 knife and provisions. The legs arc COW