Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-07

the great ship reel to and fro like a
drunken man, and then from her, and
above the roar of the tempest there came
a roar, and tearing, grinding noise; the
belabored vessel had parted amldships.
We could see in the turbulence of the sea
the hull go to pieces. 1t was like paper
in the storm On the planks, torn from
her sides and decks, we thought we
could see human beings.
"'Nown shouted my assistant IN my
ear. Now, let's see if We can't save
some of those people
"'We pushed into the boiling, surging
sea- Vigorously we worked at the oars.
1t was al. in vain! A white object float
ing near attracted my attention. 1t was
whiting arms reach. l grasped it and
drew it besides the boat looked at 1t
scrutlnizingly. 1t was woman. The
face upturned. The eyes were open and
CLASSY 1t was corpse. For help to
take this in | motioned rather than
spoke Parsons bent over and shouted
in my ear:
''We cannot help the dead. 1t is the
living we must seek and save
"a wave struck the corpse, and before
l could securely hold it, it was torn from
my grasp. again seized my oar, and to-
gether we worked slowly toward the
wreck, which was now rapidly breaking
up.
parsons saw a body fastened to a
plank. He thought there might be life
in it. We pulled toward it. He reached
out, leaning far over the side of the boat.
AS he grasped the body by the shoulder,
the boat surged and swung around. In
an instant my true friend was pulled out
into the terrible sea- Before | could
comprehend what had happened, he was
far beyond my reach, beyond all human
aid. The good fellow had lost his life in
trying to save that of another.
"While attempting to control the boat,
l saw close to its stern another object. 1t
was also on plank. could see 1t move.
l leapt aft, and Selling it, drew it rapidly
on board.
fortunately for me the wind and the
waves carried the boat toward the light
house. 1t was under perfect command.
Again good luck favored me. The boat
was lifted clear upon the rock, and with
in reach of the platform, by mOnstrous
wave.
"With the seeming strength of a giant
[ lifted my waif of the sea in my arms,
and sprang upon a step near the closed
entrance [ had left the key in the door.
l seized it and shot back the bolt. The
stout door swung wide on its hinges.
entered and closed it as a billow struck
it with terrible force.
"Climbing another stairway, l reached
the small circular room in which we gen.
orally sat, idly enough at times. There
was lamp burning. Iplaced my charge
upon the lounge. The light illuminated
her face, pale as a ghost. A glance as
sured me the girl 1 had rescued was quite
young and of strikingly pleasing coun-
tenance. l lost no time. however, in at
tending to her condition. Many hours l
toiled over her At last had the salts
faction of seeing her eyes-of deep blue
open upon me.
cat first the saved girl could not COM
prehend the situation. Gradually, how
ever, all came back to her. In few days
her youth and good constitution brought
her to her pristine health again. l need
not say how deep her gratitude to me was
for saving her from the jaws of death on
that fearful night. She was the only one
who was saved from the wreck of the
emigrant ship Whirlwind. All her fam
lily went down in her. She was alone in
the world, stranger IN strange land.
"Poor Katie Irvine--that was her
name-excited in me a commiseration
that soon grew to friendship What
followed? Deep, abiding love. She has
been my bride of the sea now upward of
twenty years. love her as honestly, as
ardently now as did when asked her
to be my wife. There, he added, 81 hear
her step. She is coming this way"
He had hardly uttered these words,
when handsome, matronly woman en-
tered the gallery. Her features were
finely chiselled. She smiled pleasantly,
and nodded toward the lighthouse keep
err
"This." he said, sis my prize from the
sea-my wife, Mrs. Markson."