, 1884-05-11

a steep winrow OF ohurning foam. With a
forward bound it o~vertakes the steamer,
reaches under her and clutches her in its ir-
resistible embrace. High over the horvid
tumult is heard the mats laundering peremp-
torily:
rd- portl Hard down! Go ahead
fast"
Almost buried In the brine a glance re-
veals he wheel swiftly going over to port.
Over and over Us only a wheel il made to
turn in moments of deadly peril. Tinkle,
tinkle, sounds a bell down below
where the engineer stands with hand
on the throttle. On and on races
the wave, still clutchiug the steamer,
WHICH trembies like Il frightened bird. Still
holding the wheel hard down the steamers
head is spinning around to starboard, and
the helnisman's eyes ars riveted on tho mate.
The wave sinks from un Ter her, she shoots
around II low sandy point of land, and the
mate, smiling all over his face, calls:
"Stealy!'
The next moment she dropped anchor close
60 the Swallow in smooth water. Outside,
the wild @Ti! VI til tempest and the thunder
OF the breakers kept their reveis, and all
night long the vivid lightning and pealing
thunder combined To make the rescued mar
liners and passengers mindful of their secur-
ity. In :he morning the storm went down,
and by tho next day with thankful hearts
they recrossed the bar, now no longer look
ing 81 terrible. Outside the bar the two
vessels parted with prolonged cheers.
When tho Swallow reached New York the
mate received a letter inviting him to take
command of the Ella. He laid it before the
skipper, who warmly congratulated him and
~aivisel him to accept. He considered over
it several days, and decided to accept the re-
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duties the owner of the Swallow gave all
hands a grand blowout in an uptown hotel;
male speeches about heroism, GOODNESS, and
courage. The popping OF the corks sounded
like the barking Of muskets between the
pickets of opposing armies, and the stories
and songs were the best OF their kind. In
those days we did not have such an all fired
hurrah about the lower classes and the best
people. But in good time tho distinctions
came,
Three or four years rolled by and then
came the war of the rebellion. From the
Highland light to Key West you could not
see the shadow of a sail. The fleets of
schooners were idle. Briggs and banks and
ships were tied up to the docks or had hoisted
English or Dutch colors and sailed in other
waters. The idle steamers hocked into the
army or navy and did excellent service
wherever they went. In 1865, in the battles
around Richmond, a Confederate light bat
terry was posted ut a point on the South
Shore railroad. Around it was surging
thousands of armed men in the desperate
efforts to carry the position. From twenty
directions came the screaming shells, which
continually exploded in and around the posi-
tion. Suddenly the continuous thunder
ceased, and over the brow of a hill in front
appeared squadron after squadron Of cavalry.
On the dead gallop they came straight
for the battery Over their heads flashed
the sheen OF the sabers which adj
vanced like waves of the ocean. What could
the gunneTs doi Before each piece was
fired half a score of times the troopers were
sweeping through the battery. Posted in a
thicket in the rear the Confederate infantry
moved out to meet the charge. But at
breakneck speed Sheridan's dragons rod
after the gunners, cleaving them with tina
saber. On the dead run came a tall artil
lery man and close behind him n troope,
with safer aloft ready to cut him down
CHANGING over his shoulder the gunner see
the hopelessness of his casa, and turning
short around he lifts his hands over his head
In an instant the trooper is upon him. Pull
ing up shortly the two men shake hands in
plain sight of the contending forces-the
Confederates are utterly routed, and of the
men composing the light battery only one
survived the slaughter. That was the tall
gunner who was overtaken by the trooper.
His name was Anthony James, and tn.
trooper was the engineer of the Ella.