The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-10-05

YOU can 90 on Win your WOfk-
.sOA. 10. indeed. not for the world |
would I disappoint the dear little
lambs. and II win do me good 70 relate
70 kind-hcarted ones tho story Of my
rather dull life.
INV father kent the lighthouse I
had no brothers or sisters. and when
NJ fourteen lost my dear mother. you
can imagine how lonely was. IL was
she who taught me 70 sew and 20 cut
NV own clothes and dresses. she who
taught me all know. Mother was q
eoycrncss before marriage and was
finely educated. so / became interested
n books and studr. loved the ocean,
loved Il In all its moods. When the
sky was stormy and angry waves were
crested with creamy foam would sit
or tho rocks and admire. or when the
blue waters were serene and smooth /
would take my little boat and sail on
its mirror-likc bosom for hours. Then
I loved to wander on the beach and
gather sea weed and tiny shells. After
mother died ! was housekeeper. and
| helped father In the care OF the lamp,
and when he was sick many and many
| q night have l sat alone tending the
| great glowing light that shone like a
blood red ruby far out on the giisten-
| ing waters. Igrieved over mothers
death. but father was 50 kind. 50 ten
der, he took her place IN many re-
spects- So we lived until was sew
enteen.
"One night In January-sn an
ever forget that fearful night!-father
had the light burning brightly. We
were IN the cheerful Kitchen with q
great fire In the stove, plenty Of not
water. blankets, whisky and other
things in readiness for any thing that
might happen. was darning Stock
ings. father was doing In his easy
chair, when the sullen BOOM boom o.
guns was heard The wind shrieked
and howled. rocking the lighthouse
like cradle. The waves dashed their
spray against the window-panes' ana
snow blinded and blurred the whole
heavens Father sprang from ms
chair wide awake In moment. l.
too. although pale and trembling from
fright, for ! feared hundred dangers
in such a tempest. was ready to assist
father. He was . large, strong nan,
and. ]. although small and slight mad
considerable strength and q great aeal
Of courage.
"'Comc, my GIRL cried father, put
ting on his sou'wester and wrapping
himself well up. Come. we will sec
what assistance we can render. Some
poor sailors will meet their fate TO
night, l fear. for no boat can live II
this gale, and bidding me follow him.
went down to the beach. put on wa
terproof and hood, and with q Lantern
soon joined father and q number o
fishermen who lived on the island. pu'
we were powerless. No man could
risk his life on such q night, no boa
could outride such storm; 80 boom
boom went the guns OF that ii-fatet
ship, that was fast going 70 her doom
on the huge rocks. cried TO TOD .
have mercy on those poor hi-iatet
ones. Fainter and fainter grew tn'
firing and at last ceased We waites
and watched TO see Il any bodies wouif
hoat ashore. Only one came. MAJ
dashed TO . timber
q. "Sather and old 10, q fisherman
carried the inanimate form to out
house. 4 ran before. The man wa
about Twenty-Five. tall and fine looing
, Father and 10 rubbed him. put him Il
, blankets, gave him hot drinks. and u
an hour he revived. His name WI
William Morris, second mate on tn
iil-iated ship Monarch. ~ was week
before the man was able 70 leave on
island home. When' after two month
stay, ne returned % the CITY, we wer
petrotneo lovers ratner nad been =
'ne owners 81 the vessel ana tney ma
given william one o. tne pest Q. cnar
ac'ers A announcer mon'n "iliian
came 70 Dlo gooo-Dye ,e was goin'
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