Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-12-29
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best to do so.
Sat last, when blast more awful
than any which had come before rock
ed the cabin as though it meant to
sweep it from off the rocks upon
which it was built, and hurl it down
over the cliffs, old Sim got upon his
feet. saying loudly:
This is terrible night, Nellie.
l hope there is no vessel along the
coast but what has plenty of sea
room. Amt the light in the window
burning rather thin, my grip
g Il will see uncle she answered,
rising from her seat and going toward
it, while he fattened his face against
one of the upper panes and gazed
upon the wild scene without, which
was lighted up by the moon when it
was not hidden by the wild ruck hur
rying swiftly across its face.
6 Il hope Dick is safe tonight,
said the old man, with a sigh so deep
that it reached the ears of Nellie in
spite of the roaring of the storm.
's'I hope he is, uncle; but we
know not whether he be living or
dead. The sea may have claimed
him for its own long before this
'''Don't talk like that, Nellie. I've
always felt he would come back to us
again. But bark What was that?
81 heard nothing but the roaring
of the storm, uncle
'''Your ears ought to be better
than mine, Nellie. I'm sure | heard
the shouts of men borne in upon the
gale.
1.-The next minute told them that
they had not been mistaken. The
wild cries and shouts of men sounded
plainly in their ears.
+" MY God exclaimed old Sim,
excitedly, there is a ship upon the
rocks, land the poor fellows are drown
ing like so many rats in tub Light
the glim, Nellie, while l get into my
sou-wester. We must 90 down to the
beach, and perhaps we can save the
life of some poor fellow
g i am afraid the wind will blow
YOU off the rocks, uncle, said the girl,
but she made ready the light.
"Don't think that | am so far gone,
girl, that l can't stand a little gale.
You must think I'm a. land lubber
and nothing else
''He threw open the door and step
ped outside, followed by the girl.
For moment it seemed that the
blast would hurl them upon the stones,
bat they stood up bravely against it,
and slowly made their way down to
where the edge of the water or seeth-
ing mass of foam lay outspread be-
fore them, covered wreckage which
had come from the doomed ship.
s'There was no sound of human
voices now, only the roar of the
mighty ocean filed their ears until it
almost deafened them.
s'Slowly they made their way along
the sands, ever and anon getting wet
to their knees by some wave strong
er than its brothers.
''Suddenly Nellie cried in an ex-
cited tone:
"'See, uncle! There is the body
of man coming inn
ss'I see,' said old Sim. Here,
hold the glim. I'll have him ashore
in moment. Perhaps there may be
life in him yet
"He waited until the body was a
little closer and then plunged into the
water, and in a few moments had it
on the sands out of reach of the
waves. Then he bent down, and,
tearing open the bosom of the mans
shirt, placed his ear above his heart.
He's aliver he cred. Quick !
give me the brandy
g Here it is, uncle she said, as
he raised the head of the insensible
man upon his knee.
GAS he did so the light of the Ian
tern fell upon his face.
8 mercy of heavens she cried.
1T is Dick ?
cold Sim looked at the upturned
face, and for a moment it seemed as
though it was turned to stone. Then
he grasped the flask held out to him
and poured a few drops down the
throat of his long-absent son.
{. Bear a hand, Nellie. Rub his
chest with all your might. Well
bring him round a little, and then
get him up to the cabin
''They worked with a will, and to
their delight they saw that he was
coming round fast.
GA little later they managed to
get him up to the cabin, and it was
not long before he had so far recov-
cred that he kney those who were sc
tenderly striving to bring him back
to life.
ssThere is little more to tell, boys.
Dick never again went sailing the
wide seas over Before long he and
Nellie were spliced, and three hap
pier mortals there never was than
those three which the roof of the old
cabin sheltered. Exchange.
Do not for a moment let your confidence betral
you by supposing yourself incapable ola mistake
therefore, be happy, by securing a bottle of DR.
Bulls Cough Syrup, you can successfully tight OF
on1, con oh or cold. however