Telegram-herald., 1890-11-15


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keep acest hs ~As kevt qaiss o4sy
bslLns eat the fraii ersft ~itA sz GA
sla pail ~AAeh hApPsasd - - II s.s
ho@k
II sss sbost sAree o'clock il the ar
sFaooa ~hsa as con1sncsd his peril
oss voyage. 4nd IL sAs sta 40 hsIls
anxiety be s4- Ehs saa - d0sa. aud
Noadsrs2 II As shoal3 ever see IL rae
.g4iA
Is sssmed g him that the ioag weary
h0zrs u darkness would nsYer pass.
bas a. l@st II began ~ grow lAgAs In ne
east
RE had eagerly hoped that daylight
woald sAo~ sesssl near him, but De
vaialy scanned the 1srizoa In search ~
one
The sina veered suddenly after day
hght ARd blew hinA aud ais little boat
westward sp Ihs axe.
tie wzs net 10 the skin with the ~
ing spray. aad she heat OF the saa "a is
rose proved very welcome u him-
All day be drove before the wind with
out seeing any ship. and night found
bis little ship apparently as sound as
when he embarked IN il
The second Righs w.s one Of weary
watching and labOring 70 keep the boat
from swampiag
The wind shifted again In the night
and blew from the west driving him
back toward the east
Daylight came ~ last but found no
ship In sight
The wiRd began 10 blow hard and
soon had raised 70 perfect gale
tie was almost worn out with fatigue,
exposure and hunger, and he felt that
ne would DO unable - hold out much
longer.
suddenly the little boat which had
weathered the storm SO long. went 10
pieces, and he found himself struggling
IA the waves.
Ito WAS an expert swimmer. and by
hard work he managed TO keep anoat
and lash together two Of tie largest
pieces OF the wrecked craft with the
ropes he had saved Clam bering up on
this rude craft ne found to bis reliei
that IL would sustain his weight, and
that IL was much easier 70 cling to IL
than he had supposed it would be.
Life seemed doubly dear 20 him, now
that its continuance appeared SO un-
certain. and he determined 20 struggle
20 the last with the elements for an ex-
istence.
The afternoon was half gone when his
eyes were gladdened by the sight OF q
sail bearing directly toward him from
the west
How slowly Ii seemed TO him the YES.
sci approached, and his mind was filled
with the fear that she might tack of in
some other direction before he was seen.
But she came steadily on till within
about half a mile. when they saw him.
The ship came as close 10 him as II
could, and then lay 70 while a boat was
lowered
JOY and hope had taken the place ot
despair in Harry's heart when he saw
that his rescue was certain
The men soon had him In the boat
with them, and then the reaction came
and he tainted
Kind hands lifted him 20 the deck oi
the vessel and carried him below, whe- e
he received every attention which the
men could give him.
The vessel was bound for Osweeo
only fifteen miles from where theJ
picked Harry up
The next morning the ship dropped
anchor close 20 the shore, and Harry
after bidding his kind rescuers good
bye, went ashore.
They bad fitted him out with clothes
on the vessel. not so good or so nice
fit as those he was accustomed 70 wear
ing, ~ still very acceptable
He lost no Hme in fastening 20 th'
depot and taking she first train TO th'
village near where they were camped
nearly sixty miles away. BE reached
there that evening. after an absence o
three days
His father who had been telegraph eS
70 and had ceme down. had given hi
son up for lost and MAS about 70 return
W the city 10 break she news as gent,
"a possible 20 his wife
When Harry came back alive snC
well he was welcomed as one returned
from tho dead
He bad thought he would treat Bes
sic htsle cool for her language OF
few DAYS before, but when be Learned
that she Was sick In bed and hal
crazsd With grief over his supposel
loss. love overoams his ange
and be FASTENED at once TO her side
His return did more than AL the doctors
IN christend0m could have done for her
and In few days she was ss we'll a
ever.
month from the day Of Harry
return s grand wedding took place a
the home of Bessie's parents, in RoCh
ester. and she became Mrs Harry Il
Mar
The lesson Bessie learned IN thos
few DAYS Of aroay vas bitter one, bu
her whole future life was better for il
w. I. French. ia American Tribune
An lRtersstinr spectacle has -
Gently beer ssan In the OrkneTs It Il
probably the Hrst % - kind ever a.