The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-10-08

he little fellow 81 bome, - ~ Auts w"
iops vslk over the rough rcaa,in The dsrs
md the iurious gale. would screly tire
he sturdy little les.. Every nos and
then, .s vigorously and cbeerfully be vors
ed in lhs pitching smset. the Captain
sen, sboai q greeting over the dyke 70
keep .bs little lad from getting lonely
yu, the storm blew his voice lar mp into
thu clouds, and jamie 10 bis tub nevef
heard It,
By the time Captain Joe bad put every
thing sbip.hspe, be noticed ihss bus pioos
,ps boat Vas driited close 10 The dyke ne
had never before seen the tide resch sneh
bsiyht. The waves that we're rocking
the little crsit 90 violently. we're : mere
back wash from the great seas which % be
nov observed With . great psne. were
,hunderipg in little further up the coast
jas, a this point the dyke vas protected
from the full force Of the storm BY Snow
aop's Point. What il tbs DYKE should
break mp yonder and this fearful nde ee'
In on the marshes2 thought the Captain
in q sudden anguish OF apprehension, Lesv
inc the boa, to dash itself TO pieces IL u
,iked. be clam bered in bresthless haste
on, on to the top OF the dyke, shouting 10
J.m;s AZ be did 80. There was no answer
Where be had left the little fellow but q
half bour back. the tide WAS seething three
or four feet deep over the grasses. DARK
a the night had grown. issrew bisoSe'
before the fathers eyes. For su instant
bis heart stood still with horror. then be
sprsng down into the flood. The water
boiled up nearly to bis srmPiss' "hh
his feet be felt the great timber, fastened
in the dyke, on which bis boy was sitting
He peered through the dark. with s'raia'
ing eyes grown preternaturslly keen. he
could zee nothing on the vide, swiriinR
,urfsce save two or three dark objects, iar
out 10 the marsh. These be recognized
At once as bis hsh tubs gone ahost. Ihen
he ran up the dyke toward the point sure
/, heprosued 10 his heart. jamie has climb
ID up the dyke when be ssw the water
canning. and I'll find him along the top
here somewhere, looking and crying for
mel
Then, running like . madmsn along the
narrow summit, with . band Of iron tight
epiue about his heart. the Captain reach'
cd the point, where the dyke took Its oe'
ginning,
No sipn Of the little one; but he ssw
the m srsbes every where laid waste. Ihen
be turned round and sped back, thinking
perhaps jamie had wandered in the other
direction. Passing the now buried land
ing place. he saw With curious distinct
ness. as il in picture. that the boat was
turned button up, and, IS it we're. glued to
the side OF the dyke.
Suddenly be checked his speed With
violent effort. and threw himself upon his
face. clutcbing the short grasses OF the
dyke. He had just saved himself from fall
ing into the sea. Had he had time to think,
he might not have tried 10 save himself,
believing as be did that the child who was
his very life had persisted. But the instinct
~ s.lf preservation had asserted itself
bliudly, and just in time Before bis lot
,ba dyke was ws s,hed away and through
IN. cbssm the waves were breaking fur
iously.
Meanwhile, what had become Of
Jsmie2
The wind had made him drovsy, and
before be had been many minutes curied
up in the tub he WAS sound asleep.
When the dyke gave way some distance
from Jamie's queer retreat. there came
suddenly . great rush Of water among tne
tubs, and some were strsishsway hoased
Of Then others little heavier followed
one BY one; and. last Of oil. the heaviest
that containing jamie and his fortunes.
The water rose rapidly. but back mere
there came no waves. and the child slept
ss pesceiully as il at home in its CRIB. LII
lie the Captain thought. when bis eyes
wandered over the floating tubs. that the
one nearest him was treighted with hl'
hearts tressurel Aud well itiwas that Jam
ia did no, hear his shouts aud wake! Had
! he done so, be wonld have at once sprung
to his feet, and been tipped out into tht
food.
Nv this time the great tide had reached
its height. Soon it began to recede' ou
slowly, for the storm kept the waters gs'i
eyed. a. i, we're. into heap at the head 0
.he bay. all night the Wind ragged on
vreck,uq the smscks and sohooners alsnt
the cos.t, breskiog down the dykes IN
hundred places. flooding oil the marshes
and drowning many cattle in the salt pas
tures. All night the Captain, hopeies
and mute 10 bis agony oi grieflay clutch
inc the grasses on the dyke top. not nosi
ing when vt length the waves ceased
d,euch him with their spray. All nlsn'
TOO; slept jamie in his tub.
Richt across the marsh the strange cral
dni,.d before the wind, pever getting II
10 the region where the waves we're VIZ
lent. Such motion rs there wss-snd
times i, vas somev bat lively seemed onl
8 70 lull the child to . sounder sleep. II
t ward day break the ,ub groundedat AZ 70
foo, Of the upsuds, not far from the eds
J Of the road. Tne ws,ers gradually slun
. away. as il ashamed OF their Wild sas'ne
And slili the child slept 90.
q As the light broke over ihe bay, cold
& mink and d,sols,e cleaning. Captain j.
. 90, no and locke sbou, him. His ey
a we're fearless. but bis fsce =. gray 81
hard. and deep lines had stamped ihet
.elyes across II dliing the nisht.