Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-12-23

stupid with despair.
The air in the bell became
more aEd more sitting. The
boats~aln few to my side, and
squeezed me inamatl agony, tin-
/ til niy,bones felt asif they would
crack, a.er 81 matsa
! "-Air! air. airlI' he shrieked in.
my ear. ID .jsa d5I 81 Nd
|, | ,endeavored to speak, buto on
, " q, arseIattling in my throat
obeyed my will. My brain be-
gan to- whilb. | gasped hard
for breath. a terrible oppress-
ion was upon my lungs. The
boatsWain had now released me.
| Istaggered against the side OF
our prison; my senses gradually
seemed desertipgI me. 5na8I
Through one of, the glass ca
lses ia the instrument Randolph
now pointed out to me a huge
shark, which, with red, gloatillg
eyes, peered down upon US, as
/ if anticipating our fate, and con-
IsideHng, how it should get at us.
Gradually, however, the eyes
of the monster seemed TO my.
. confused. sight, to my Whirlin@
brain, to ,mingle with the water;
to yanishFin Il dark, red, misty
cloud that floated up all around
the bell. My bead HOW .felt.a
lift would bYrst;iit sankriuppn
my shoulder. Terribly Cypress
ed, i fell upon my knees and
would have allen altogether but
fer the boatswain, who now held
mlfia a. .ulti-imoIg 9mJHi IA
| sFssStar-Star-buck, dyipgp were
the words family + reyerberating
|, upon my brain. ,rIhen-dl began
Ito grow, dark. around me, and /
knew thatI WAS losing consci-
liogspess. my name was again
slJrieked in my ear. with a sur
[peIhumant effortrIr half raised
tmysself and looked around me,
| feeling like one cropping in the
dark IBeYildered, 7 full of the
most agonizing pain, | became
aware that something was sway
! ing up and down beforemy. sight;
| IMP and down in the red mist
cloud, mingling with the water.
| made another efort--a great
effort. to- comprehend what it
was, tbs swaying thing, and at
last did SO; understood that it
was a hook attached to the end
Of the rope, lowered ito MS from
1.-THE. IXirago, so far above. tisl I
l. ":sPtarbpc lkS!n gasRedo the boat
Swain, 81 viii dash open the lens
this, Nqs,,p glass-in the otop
,llQf the bell;I then you stand by
Ito hook it on the insidel3,a ar
| Il just managed to hear the
words end they ST str ~ the
was gtil1t SO Bewildered that I
could seatcely now See tie sway
ing H6ok,, The boatsWaih's arm
was Before my eyes. With one
powerful. Blow of his huge fist,
tdealt with the remains of his.
great strength lie shivered the
lens. ~ s'i'i'l i'.''" ''' . = -" u
T There was az great roaring
sound like thunder; it was the
upward rushing Of the water in
to the Bell as the air escaped /
There Was no Ntifhe to lose. r
thrust my arm tlifodgh the APP
srtrirei land drew III the hook,
q4icRPFI attaching it to the top
Of the inside of the instfiiimeht.
The next m6meht the water
came bubbf;ng over the head Of |
the boatswain and myself and
that wag the last I iremembefed
Of, what tFanspifsd ii the bell. {. q
OlIv1g t.3L .if9ft s1qGd 5>ONr1'
niWhen i recQyered, my senses
/ found myself ID the. Storage
With 5t4 flss SHIPS xdlf9Seftt9r IbeAndlngi
ofsl .5niiif'fo aoi.nss9o9a 9df .ia "A
.o9EA narrow : escape|lweFet his
firstWords.d .o5iloo ooiodo - oe1
iiefWhegeois IRandGPbThI eHI
clai1hed8 .2oIu1 III 9niwolIfi
Here, gahs@tRedda iofeeble1
voice, and rising AZ beheld the
boatswain in a bpnkunder me.
$, Gle had 4 narrower ESCAPED
than you had," said the doctor,
sTheghhTnbof his right Hand was
bitten off by a shark,whieh made
q spring for it .jiistias we'pulled
you tho into the CUTTER after
the diving beH was Hauled TO +
the surface" i
The 4shdf7kt,,T r doubted mol, vas
the same one ! had seen OF, the
outside0f the Ben While 1 iid6r
water. mi
"You may both feel very |,
thankful, for your safetY,~rcp REti
tinued the doctor; ..and, by the
way, here is, your guine9ral z put
ting a gold piece into ny hapd
and giving another to fhe boat
swaia, (which the Lieutenant
'fargsgg me ?, to ggiEe y9p lop, ny your b
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