The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-06-14

pe-l as tae latter were 10 save them
selves
Now the position II the vessel was
his: Wbe0e Sandy point J2ro,ss beneath
the sea X does Dot end. hut II i pr,-
sonEed under the water, making thus a
ps1llouS sAndoaE- Oct upon this bar
VS. the Warrior. The island tide from
the east and from the west meet here.
mere Is 10 more terrible place n q gale
Si--ll that where Two seas collide.
The storm grew. Such was the work
q wind and sea that times were when
the s2ndbar from the shore 10 the vessel
was swept naked But rs nudity was
speedily buried under heavier seas.
Passengers and crew. fatigued with
labor and loss CT sleep, sssalled By 8
biting wind. 81 last sUccumbei 10 chill
and numbaess, and made no more effort.
Then anoss one Of their number, 3
tail, gaunT fellow, whom the captain
had called coward n harbor. and he
proceeded 10 belabo- them and 10 keep
them active. that they might not perish
from the cold.
There's hope yetE he cried Keep
alive, menf7
And one after another did be awaken
by rude shaking and warm by his
rough chaings
Some caUght his spirit, and by the
labors Of their weary muscles they set
their frozen blood in quicker motion
But what USE cred one. The end
must come
Aye, but there's one chance. shouted
the coward, who now doomed up large
and resolute- Look. the sea has rolled
back and left the bar uncovered. 4
man could run ashore On that, maybe.
while the sea held back
Two men laughed madly.
Ave, maybe. Look now said one.
with savage sarcasm
The coward looked The sea had
swelled up and hidden the bsr far be-
meath its foaming waters.
Yet one may try cried the coward
Try you Them shouted the other.
Now II Is hard 10 meet death half way
II Is against mans nature 10 walk 10
destruction. Even though be knows II
be coming he has the hope or the cow
ardice 10 shrink from II 10 the last
Therefore no sailor Of them would leap
into that sea or dare the deed suggested
by the coward
If succeed. VIII yen follow al the
next fall Of the sea- he asked
What one man can DO another can.
Was the reply.
The coward looked ashore. Sullenly
the waters rolled apart. The sand bar
was naked. The man jumped from the
gunwale and ran
The people on the vessel watched him
with waxing hope and cessation OF
breath The hundreds OF islanders On
shore stood silent. thrilled. eager. No
word was said: only the sea spoke
The man ran shorewari. with shout
dsrs and head bent forward and eyes
set The sea rose on both sides Of him.
The huge waves walled his roadway
The roadway began - narrow. 4
turbulent high SEA moved IL pursuit Of
him Re heightened and g1icEened his
steps II was a race between 81. small q
thing as man and 50 great a thing as
the storm iInpelled OCEAN.
The ocean won With a great roar II
came down upon the man But he
would not be taken IN flank. with his
back 10 his enemy. He turned and
faced the sea He leaped into II head
foremost Afterward his body was cast
upon the beach The ocean had toyed
with It. and lad then thrown il back 70
its OVID kind
Those on the island saw that when the
vns- +-4-Taa7 - YgaaA-. death a smile Was
OF his face He had discovered he vas
not afraid 10 die--True Flag.