San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-28

"Madelinev' ] cried.
Her eyes met mine, but size gave no sign
OF recognition. 1t was clear that what re-
membered so wildly she had utterly forgot
ten.
Drawing my clasp-knife, cut her free,
and put my arms around her to bear her
back TO the boat. The decks rocked and
split beneath us; she chung to me, as if in
terror. Then | watched my chance, and,
raising her bodily in my arms, carried her to
the vessels side, and handed her TO the men.
| was about to follow her, when | was at
tracted by wild scream, and, turning, per-
ceiyed the figure of another woman crawl
ing on the deck, close to the cOmpaniOnway.
She was dark-cOmplexioned, Ikea mulatto,
and almost naked. Without moments hcSlta-
ton, ran to her. and half lifted, half drag
ged her to the vessels side.
now perceived that we had saved in adj
ditiOn to the two women, two white seamcn
and black man, who afterward turned out
to be the ships cook. | chung to the bull
warks, and looked round, searching for any
other signs of life.
Come, lad. conner cried my uncle.
Quick the ships breaking upw
looked at the strange sailors who sat
III Wv '''',,''' W va, ~,
Ale ul'i" {, Nv ~ 'I''io Sou'o a'"',%, 'lou
had persisted in the long-boat, in the fatal at
tempt to reach the shore.
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tbe mon cried imnatiantIv and nnshad off
t,C,ira ,,,a,, IadsT, I oIioJ ..Nn,,,r phil
for ro,r IiweS p,
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NJ r,i,,,,o trn. yao,, All ,ro I,a,1 ,h, ,,os
col. for ore W., yere thirty Yards oygv the
d,,,,s t,.oro rort .,srrJ,., and tI,e hnge fmm-
mol tonnIed nvar and fplI ike hottprino-rom
mon tba hrIyorES which hrnLo lilo finder
beneath the hIow
viii ,,,iud ord soo 20 ,,r,,a nc ~, wa fnr,
0hore,yord and the strength of tbn oars,nan
was raeded rathar ~ hra9l, thar IN hcrn,s,,
our lightpiug snead AGAIN and a0ain the
(,raot Sons rose hahind and Threatened to in
SuIf ne. whiIe grinrino fine strrring-oor 7
1,otohod tbo,n onI crui,IaL ,hn hr.,vn boat
A. last wa annrnochnd the shore and saw
n great crowl WAITING upon fine shfrglc and
Syarminy mon fine c,iT Tossing ike a
cork mon thn watprs W.. ,,.,itaJ our chance
and then aft.r nnn h,,,n wave had srent II.
self and tLrrr was 81 mnnrnt,ry snrcaose of
the waters rover I headed fine hnat's how
for the crte; and we roved in.
Az fin. tael struck tho .,,,ds q dozen men
rushad in v.,;.,Lcnn In seize the boat. our
mam inim,d t,pm and thrn with a long mil,
ond = oroo+ ,i,,,,;n,, oroor tro bno+ ,yoo boul-
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ho,. Grt II, nv. strnr,, arms ami ,,rriaL her
i,,in tI,o shoit.,r. ~ tI,Ln,tIo,,.n II.r f,ca
ami hand. ,vara cold &c icn and she was sim
syn,,,iry coIInd ant f,r brandy. and
tbo,,l. Cn,I, ,,,n L,r,IeJ mo-, r,ir H,.l,
Snnnortirr her ha,d urnn nv ,hn,,Idnr
maistnnai har Iirs ,,,itr, ,I,, r,y,, s,,i,it and
oroo moro in my, viId onviet, I braoihpd
bor mama
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cd ,,,,o,, mo-. stiu tLore was M sign what
o,,or NJ rooo,,,,itio,
SLo Iool,eJ will, round her SOW fine ro,,oh
hnt EindI, faoos on o,,ery side and mur-
mmrad.
"Where ami - Vho calls mc9,
.Vom ora n,,;te s,ra ,, / criad "sora and
Again sbn Inol,ad nm iuto NV faca nc If
stunetiad hold the f,ask IN her Inns and
sha soouod 10 s,yaIIo,,, n IittIo. thep a shnd.
der ran thronpb her frame and she released
herself from NV hold
nIacad her on ono of tha vooden seats
and bent over her tenderIv watching her
GradnaIIv 7 saw the cnIor come hack IN her
cheeks but very family
"Anita y, She murmured and looked round
as n seaLing some one
Tho rough faIIoyvs cIustorino in tbe hoat-
bonSe murmnred mnothizingIv. WHISPERED
encomiums on ber heantv nassai from month
to mouth And indaed sbe looked strrngaIv
lovely oven in her dnsoIation-her ewes
brightaring her cornr COMING and going her
hair streaming over her shoulders her nack
and arms and feet ne white ne driven snowI
As her strength and consciousness return-
ed a new awe fell unon me and | stood
timidIv watching her
She gazed AT me again
"Now I understand =" she said "TelI me
nj the others. are thew savedp';
told her the truth and again she shud.
dared half closing her ayes as If 70 shnt ont
the nictnre of thc horrors of thc wreck At
that moment some of the Iife.boat's men an.
neareJ leading with them the colored wo.
man who the instant She saw Madeline
snrnng toward her and kneIt nv her side
bystaTicaIIv sohhing and kissing her hands
., =.