Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-05-06

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A Daughters History,
BAR r EFT SYLVESTER,
AUTHOR Or
"A FATAL MrsTAKE," "FETTEREp, VET FREE" ''ss-
TEi.LE'S ERROR, ''sTRiCkES DUMB" CLOUDS
AND SUNSHINE" "FAi>E PRIDE" ETC.
A Daughters History,
BARRETT SYLVESTER,
CHAPTER III.
WHAT THE WAVES CAST Up.
OF

WHAT THE WAVES CAST Up.
All night long the snow fell in grea
fieecy flakes. The sky seemed full o
1T, and the wind blew it hither an,
yon i'll mad glee, as if exulting in it.
work.
The waters in the bay were lashet
to perfect fury by the gale, an,
across its dreary waste no moon shec
its refulgent rays.
Such storm had not visited thi
little seaside village for some time.
w hen morning broke no sun appear
ed to cheer, but the departure Of nigh
was indicated by a leaden gray ligh,
that added to the general dreariness O
the scene.
On the shore lay pieces of broke
timber and q mass of rubbish.
brave ship had gone dosn-rent asun
der by the terrific winds, and thes,
were the only remnants Of her exis t
ence.
The tracks made by the stout hearts
who had braved the fury of the storm
to rescue the perishing were soon GOV.
cred, and left no sign of the grea deed
done by the little band. Lives had
been saved-two precious lives.
TIE vessel whose appeals for relief
had struck the ear of Bessie BOYD
contained eight souls, but of these
eight only two were able to leave the
sinking ship when the life-preServing
line wassthrown to them from the life
boat, which had all but been engulfed
by the mighty sea.
One OF these poor creatures was
nearly frozen when he reached the
Sh" e.b two sturdy ii shermen Quck
~ conveyed him to the nearest coi,agt
snd iabored with him until hey saw
he e-blood returning to his cheeks
,eh hey left him in charge of. crm-
rAnt nurses and returned to other
ddt q.
! lac other rescued man was also
taken care of by kind hearted PEG.
pie.
This man was midd,e-aged, SEEM
ingly, for his hair had a graz ish tint,
and there were lines Of care on his
forehead.
1t was this man with whom Bessie
Boyd was engaged the morning after
the storm. The man lay in bed at
Squire Grimes's, snugly ensconced be-
tween warm blankets3s
Bessie, who had seen him dragged
ashore, and had followed in the
wake Of the men who conveyed him to
the Squirrels. sat beside the bed
watching for him to wake from the
morning, he had fallen
At length he opened his eyes and
looked about him. Presently they
lit upon the watcher, whom he eyed
with con derable interest.
"Where am ?" he asked feebly.
In the care of friends" answered
Bessie.
"Did she sinkp"
"Ah!'
Silence few moments, then the man
ESQ she went down, "he said. 1.-THE
people saved, but the ship gomez
He evidently thought the living
freight had escaped q watery grave,
and therefore Bessie did not contradict
him. 4
"where's Dicks" he asked, sud-
denly.
,'Dick who9" asked Bessie.
Brother Dick-my own brother.
Where did they take him?"
His brother? Was his brother the
only one saved beside himself? Or
was this mans brother lying at the
bottom of the sea?
Such was Bessie's thought, but she
did not give utterance to it.
..You must not trouble yourself
about brother Dick just now, SIR"
she said, gently. keep quiet, if you
would get well; if you get excited,
you may bring fever upon yourself,
and that will put you back days, and,
perhaps, weeks"
The man obeyed. like child, and in
few minutes sank back upon the
pillow asleep.
Bessie rose from the chair beside the
bed and bent over the pillow to satisfy
herself that he was indeed asleep. AS
she did SO she noticed a small minia-
ture, attached to q velvet cord, hang
ing about the neck of the rescued man.
It had evidently been forced from it's
hiding place by the rough usage its
owner had undergone in the efforts to
save his life. Curiosity caused Bes-
sic t. look at this portrait.
held it so that the light struck upon
its face.
Itwa the picture of a woman of
about twenty-ihree years Of ace, dark
and handsome and judging by her ap-
pearance, she came of cultured fam.
lily.
As the girl looked, she fancied she
saw faint resemblance between this
likeness and the face Of some one she
had seen before
Whose features are they?" she
muttered. Some one know, and yet
/ cannot recall who."
She finally replaced the little picture
as she found it, and leaving her charge
in the care of old Mrs. Grimes, went
home to seek rest from the labors of
the night.
Arriving at home she found her ia
ther already prepared to come after
her. lie was wrapped up in his great
coat and mufflers, and stood talking
to young lady of about her own age.
'Why. Nellie" cried Bessie, run
ming to this young lady and kissing
her. How glad I am to see you! I'd
began to think you were not coming to
see me again"
The young woman hlushed and
looked rather abashed at this friendly
salutation.
"Never mind, papa" added Bessie,
kissing him affectionately, "you can
take off your things. I'm going to
stay home for a while. My patient is
getting along well. Now, come sit
down here by the fire and tell me
where yon have kept yourself SO long,
She drew a chair up before the fire
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