The Penn's Grove record., 1885-04-11

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congratulatny them.
"You would not darken the old ms
evening by taking away his SuushiHep''
her father had said to Jack; and Jack
had grasped his proposed father-in-law's
hand, and had promised that he would
darken no heart if he could help it by a
selfish monopoly of little Sunshine; but
he must have a share of the warmth and
light.
The breeze freshened as the hours
wore away. The wind was blowing q
gale now, and the waves broke as with
the roar of artillery.
"a nasty sea-" said Jack to an old
''salt."
"Ay, sir, ay; the Channel is a treach-
erous bit of water. I'd rather go a
dozen oya to China than weather a
gale in the Channel"
There were sunken rocks right ahead,
and the Lisette was making straight for
them; the man at tue helm was blinded
with the dashing spray, and steered the
ship on to destruction. Suddenly a noise
rent the air like "A peal of thunder and
the ship Teeled owe on one side.
take her right on to the rockI"
roared the Captain; and, as the man
obeyed, the Lisette steadied herself, and
then began quickly to fill.
"Lower the boats!" shouted the Cap
| tain's voice; and strong hands carried
out the order.
MAN overboardlp cried the helms
man.
"Who is It?"-"Mr. Carewi"
Harry frantically tied a rope round
| his waist. and dashed headlong into the
boiling W.
The boats were all manned now. Soon
Harry reappeared above the water with a
| body In his arms, and the two men were
dragged into a boat; then the sailors
| piled the oars, while Harry chafed the
cold hands of his companion and poured
brandy down his throat. 1t was too
dark for him to see the gaping wound
on the temple.
Jack, old man. speakr' said his
friend; but there was no answer.
After some hours of perilous strug-
Cling, the toil-worn men got safe to
| shore; kind hands ministered to them
and gave them food and lodging. Harry
and a sailor bore the lifeless body of
Carew into a 6sherman's cottage and
laid it tenderly on a rude bed. The blue
ewes were closed and the tangled golden
curls were wet with the cruel water
that had swept away the bright young
life.
Dead" said Harry, with a groan.
'sOh, my little S~unshinel'
He went back to Mayne the next
! morning, and found Sunshine reading in
go 80 how hnurarc with q fnInIQfnrp Af
her sailor-lOve before her.
"HaTryl Oh, then did you not sails
Nora and Iwere so frightened last night
when the wind blew. Did Jack come
with you2"
"Oh, bear with me, darlingl How
| can | tell her?" cried poor Harry, quite
overcome, and feeling that he was going
to hurt dreadfully the tender, lovely lie
tie creature at his side.
"Where is Jack?" she said wonder
mgly.
Then he put his arms round her and
told her all; and when he had finished
she freed herself and turned to walk
away. But the stem of the delicate
flower had been broken, the white figure
| swayed and fell down at Harry's feet.
| She had not uttered a word, had not
looked at him while be was giving her
sweet life its death-blow.
He picked her up In his arms and car
ried her into the house and upstairs
into her own room. Then he called
Nora. Her surprise at seeing him was
lost in her anxiety about Sunshine, when
she saw her lying white and mOtionless
in Harry's arms. Presently the color
came back to the sweet lips, and the lit
tie figure stirred,
81 could not sing it,n she murmured
sit is so sad, Jack. The waves are
very cruel; but | should not be afraid
with you, though | am so little"
Then they laid her on her bed and
sent hastily for medical aid.
In a sheltered corner of the old grave
yard, where the morning sun fingers at
the foot of a spreading elm-tree, is a
tiny grave, with a tiny white headstone
bearing the inscription
"LIrTLE SUNSHINE"
| There are thick wreaths of snowdrops
and clusters OF white viOlets on the
softly-swelling green mound, Tears
from loving eyes are falling on them;
for Nora and her husband are standing
there. They had been married at sun
| shines special request only a few weeks
before she died.