Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-09

AiSA iesly8 Has aSSN OSttSUQH OILS VI ill1
Insual fishing excursio ns.3
4 TWAS q calm, still day, and the
4 young man, rowing far from the isle,
was soon lostto the gaze 81 Lucy ho
Was watching him ia the misty dis
Itance. Il & v. 81 ~ AL
An hour later a terrific gale sudden
az came sweeping over the ocean. The
IWind and the sea together reared with
"a din that was almost deafening; and
It seemed to Lucy that thegreatt waves,
scattering sheets Of spray that filled
the air Ike white clouds, were as HIGH
as mountains.
Terrified and anxious on her hns.
i band Is account, she watched in vain
for his return. ss..s
He is lost! He is lost! she cried,
i wTinging her hands. 80 His boat could
/ not live in q sea like that. Oh, Heury!
Henry" 4 81 rs
III The old missionary made his ap-.
pearance. He stroveto console her..
but he could give no hope, for he, too,
could not help thinking the captain
was lost. 1EE....r..s +. -
| The spray and the rack Of the storm
covered the raging water for miles, so
that no object could atpresent be seen
through the cloud-like curtain. ':I "
! straining their eyes to the utmost,
the two anxious watchers vainly en-
deavored to pierce with their gaze rush.
ing masses OF vapor. 55 + .-..r. =. =.
| All at once Lucy fancied she saw
something ike a black speck. tossed
and hurried along towards the island.
"See! What is it," she gasped.
"An overturned boat" said the
missionary, when the object had drifted
| nearer. ID. X .&
cit is his boatv' Lucy cried in agony.
Such was indeed the case.
Broken and battered, the dingy in
which Cavendish had left the island,
Was at length hurled high upon the
beach.
1t seemed as if Lucy would lose her
reason.
| With wild eyes she gazed upon the
bout.
| Not a sound escaped her.
She stood Ikea statue, staring at the
broken dingy, AS If she could not tear
herself away from the spot.
''Come, child" said the missionary;
come. 1t is hard, but you must try
to control yourself" .as.> -.
II will stay here. I will watch for
his body she groaned. cit must
soon come" s.sy ~ - 4#Z
But she waited in vain.
The waves refused to give her the
remains Of her husband.
She tottered to the little house, and,
throwing herself down on q rustic
lounge there, she gave way to her grief.
ITO think that / will never, never
see him again!' she cried. 'sOh; Iwish
! that I, too, was dead!"
There was a bright, hectic color on
each cheek, and q restless CLEAN in her
eyes.
! The words of consolation offered by
the missionary fell UNDECIDED on her
ears. A delirious fever was fast tax
ing possession of her brain.
The old missionary went outside OF
the house, and walked to and fro, his
mournful gaze turned seaward.
| The violence Of the gale had now
abated and the atmosphere had
! cleared. ~ S."
Far away the watcher belleld a large
ship, apparently headingfor the island.
Here comes u vessel!' he called,
hoping thus to turn the young wife's
mind a littlefrom the grief
She was on her feet and out of the
| house in e.. moment. With eager in
terest did she gaze on the approaching
craft.
II know that ship" she cried. in a
voice OF agony. IT is my husbands
and my brother s--the swallow. But
it has come too late!--too late! My
Henry has gone, and will never leave
the island. Twill die here, and when I
die 1 must be buried in the sea, where
ne lies, and there weshall meet again"
Wildly shone her eyes as she spoke,
and The missionary feared that her
| mind had already begun to wander.
Meanwhile on came. the ship, until
she was Within mile of the beach,
when q boat WAS lowered and pulled
shoreward. .".. .t~'-;.
Asst drew nearer, there was q SIM
ultaneous cry Of Joy from Lucy and
the missionary, for they recognized
Captain Cavendish, standing in the
! bow, waving his hat to them. ~
.sHe has been picked up and saved"'
cried Lucy's companion.
| AYE, aye, safe and well!' shouted
the captain, hearing the words.
Soon after the boats keel grated on
the beach, and Lucy threw herself into
her husbands arms. -. L.
Have you no greeting for n1e?" said
q voice near them = nj. <5.s' 5@.<.5
| Lucy looked up to see her brother,
! whom she had not recognized on ac-
count OF his thick beard. ,sEs - i. = =.
AS the captain released her, he en-
braced and kissed her. $a:< 3 .h ,,% :,
"'This is, indeed d happy day for
me-" he said. Out in the storm, lust
as it commenced, ] fell III with
ly our husband, struggling in his
little boat, and / was fortunate
en- oush to pick him up. The boat
however, dlifted away from lis before
we could secure it. Now find my SIS
ter, we'll and happy, still, hope, hav-
ing faith in her wild scamp OF broth
err Pa. SS% So X ii i as55s15z
why did you desert us?' inquired
Lucy. "Why leave US on this island?n'
ut was not I who deserted you, but
the men. They rose in 1nutiny, which
they had probably been for some time
planning, knocked me and the two.
mates down, tied our hands and feet,
thrust us into the hold Ike pigs, and
then, clapping on sail, headed away
from the island /,
Their object as afterwardl learned,
was to take the vessel to some South
American port, there sell the cargo,
pocket the funds, and then make Of
finland, leaving the craft in our posses
|ssion. They we're not GOO nayiigators,
and thereto fhau ware MANY y. ,slf f