The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-09-02
.l1,1fwlNNsBoRoIs, sep PpEaBER a,lsse
ward in. myriad showers Of appalling

| ward "in. myriad showers Of appalling
| beauty, ,.,y
h7A handsome y young r ,ss.ill sailor, named
Harry Wilmont, ,.the third mate, heard
the shriekIof Clara Roper, and at once
divining the cause, dashed heedlessly
Into the fiery whirlpool amidships.
/ The young gill, with clasped hands
and bated breath STOOD waiting his reap
pearance- waiting in vain-until she
was almost forged from the quarter
deck into one Of the boats which had
been lowered alongside.
my little brotherl", she scream cd,
land he5 the noble 'sailor}who' ehdeavor-
ed to rescue him, are both lostr-hgye
perfishedl oh. Heayenl OH, Heavenly d
And, sinking down upon the ithwart
(seat), she bowed her white face in her
hands, and sat the very picture of de-
spair, with her beautiful hair falling all
| about her shoulders in careless confu-
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i "Cheer, up!'1 said the, first mate.
"Perhaps they may be saved, after
alll''
At that, momsnt ! tsffi4c / crash was
heard, as the blazing mfzzenlnast top
pied and fell over the slde
Clara uttered Il low moan, while her
eyes rolling wildly, seemed to- betoken
that her reason was abpue 70 take fight.
"MeapYhlleS chssklt9g, F9aring, snap.
ping and Kissing, sending forth showers
of sparks as thick as rain, the flames,
rolling along, wound themselves round
the ship, wrapping her, as it were, in a
fiery shroud.
The boats now were pulled away from
the ,scorching vicinity Of tho fire, the.
men 'eSertihg themselves With a will at
the oars.
Whe:,a sufficient distance from the
burning mass, they werel ordered. to
stop pulling. Then they rested on their
oars, watching the craft until she was
almost .devoured by the raging element,
until nothing of lier remained except
her smoking keel, emitting here and
there flash of light from few re-
mainingtsparksg ~ - sassG s&t} gsb
Clara still sat with her face bowed,
her whole frame quiyering, and convul-
sive sobs rending her bosom.
The kipd4hearted captain and mate
yainly endeavored to console her. She
only shook, her head and refused to be
comfofted.l ( sl}E i'll ,l}i
Suddenly there was shout from the
men in the quarter boat, which was
nearest'to cile floating keef.' .'a' ~ y
,iSFoundl found!" exclaimed a hearty
voice. ''IIeaven be praisedl' qJl
Clara lifted her head and started up,
her eyes cleaning wildly. iius tui)
''What is it they have. foundl" she
exclaimed, in a voice that thrilled far
over the waters. ,u.tI
"The boy! We have found the little
boyl" was the answer. n''
The next moment the quarter boat
came dashing alongside, and Clara's
brother was clasped to the bosom Of his
beautiful sister, who kissed him again
and again. tiiu Dps !sUC I,Il
"We found him floating along fast to
a spar, MISS" said one Of the sailors,
''to which somebody HAD lashed himr'
EYES," said the boy. ''I was right
in the midst of the fire. There was fire
all around me, and I thought was GO
ing to be burned up, when sailor came
to me with a jump, took me up, fasten-
ed me to a, spar, and then +he couldn't
do any other way, because the fire was
now rushing all around us-threw me
into the sea. "
'And what became Of the sailor?"
lquerled the mate. &&'
II don't know" said the boy shak"
ing his head, sadly. sIie was not far
from me, Pm sure, because Iiheard his
voice cheering me up after I struck the
water. just then The other mast fell,
righton top Of him, I think, for I didn't
see him OF hear him after that. IL. ,y,,
"Oh, FOR Heavens ''salse!''l pleaded
Clara, "let us look for him! He may
be found yet.nI lSts ~ ELL
81 think it's doubtful, MISS" said
the mate, shaking his head sorrowfully.
"Still we had better look"
Accordingly tile boat was directed
toward the sinking keel.
'Look sharp, lads" said the mate.
fas he held up thelboati lantern.l
The men obeyed, but nothing was
visible until they had pulled further,
where, sure enough, there's right ahead
Of theml they beheld, 'indistinctly show
ing through the darkness, some dark
object ahoat on the water.
"PullI2 cried the mate, ina hoarse
voice; pull with will l" taf
The sailors did so, and q moment
later they were alongside the object.
which proved to be Harry Wilmont,