Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-27

hold tho. nose of n. rMEshf Of the the
tropgJ. Of the ssa TIL lsph was reached
esrS we were lo~t. ooAd I hold ,outs
Yhis wa; o. nsPrcme question Of TINT
terrific moment
II was wet with psssl,srntfoo. and my
once stsfwnrt frame tremt4ed from my
hng sod unwootsd cxer,4oo. soon
rux,lined wich sshustSer TINT my strength
was departing. II se.med 30 mo at that
moment that there was No possibility OF
ouY reaching land again.
Il had on my heavy beaver coat aud
a bolt strapped atom. my wefst. loaded
with hatchet and cmtridges. with
tirese | should stand no show h the
struggle for HE In the winter which at
that moment seerned incvftabie. fdsred
not drop an oor 70 tighten myssAf. AZ
length looked al my chatterfDg oon-
pofiiun AMI bIfe him remove my bolt.
he did not move. bat seemed frozen IN
his seat
"'ln heavens nancr cried 1, 'take off
this belt. Dolph- Irs heavier olan 80
much lead f1e moved then 20 obey me,
trembling With the wet and cold. After
sosDe difficulty ho nnDaP Il to reach me.
and with no littie effort sncoeeded m re
moving my bcls, which he laid In tho
bottom of Tho bout.
'"Thfs seemed q slight reftcf, yet. as
my strength wrs fact leaving me, TO
anned that N could be tut Qncrtton of
a very short time oro tho struggle In this
cold lnlce must begin
"'Can you swim, DtrH osked
breathlcs-iy.
"'Nc. a stroAe, no replied, AMI then
realized al tho moro the dangers d
our position. In such storm II would
lie impossible 10 cling long to the boat
when once h was overturned. ss II must
bo tho instant ] should drop tho oars.
Flow long could hold ou7 Ny hands
were blistored snd swollen, while ry
arms trembted from weckrnss ouused
by tho terrible strain.
Il canght tho glance II Doiph's eyes.
Thcc wns m aFpeai h 0han, oonbdned
with look f snch terror. &ssn Ds~cr
forgot lie sesmei to Rad my Ghonshts
and tried 10 appear cheerful and unoon-
cerned ne even tried 10 strengthen mo
with words II hopo
"'We'ro gairins all rhe tiine, be sad
in an unsteady voice. Hold ont little
longer, Jack, and we are sGfe-5ass a
little longer
Just q hstie Longer. Ah oannOs
beh yo~. jim. what rny fecfines wece at
that moment. when IL secned e. ~ the
last nerve in my body wes str~i,led b
its utmost. ready 10 snap al my tsstax&,
while persphstion poured from mo ~
streaus. Just hsts lonSeri Ieonh
no< do Il. ! fsas strs<xeiy. horribly
weok. h vaAn tried 10 neive myseaf,
30 sand now strength fnto my trembling
arInh
- canno4 stand thin. cried hnsk-
uy. Make ready for the plnnee, Dolphg
"'Hold on q httlc longer, Jack. You
mnsN We're almost out u dc btilows.
Hold fssA, bold tass, 5acAr almost
scroomed my frightened compeutun.
II said pos word couh not spesk
again II would, wos buo wesA 1pr
that and 10 ciung nnmbty 30 tho oors,
and worked thesn liips ono In . dream.
Tho waste of mad waters seemed HE q
dim, foggy. roaring NiagayA. fan1 -
ceding fn the dSstaoce
~Tbe white fAce a DAIA g7ew Ssss
distinct each moment, oscn came . ter-
riblp roar, Ike tho crash od . t,ousand
piecee of ar lllery, and baacA pan COW
cred tho sccne. AL wus o~sh
Something binding IN its ghse neGt
nfled my vistn. u ws s1~esal mo-
nents before wsn atAc 20 esne sbout.
I lifted OH aching hand sG,d Bals bcsGds
mo. q tnnched sOfid eerth. beheh
several grim faces and tas biAss 9 q
frs. Overhead was a tout covering
"a WIS on dry lend srSAS. AZ tAs
mument Sbe face OF DoipA bsue over me,
apd n spnile filled bis eyes, now no longer
strained with On awful fesP
" 'You'rc al tstA oh Aei1ow,' be
ssid, with hearty lsush '5uss as our
ariff struck the shose yoa fsil over hse
q log aud ] bad some trouble getting
700 sway from tho water. These ere
fishermen and frinhs. Yes. tho guns
aud aspmunitan are suse, proytfing the
water hasn't spuled them. Please no
sin while bring yuu crp Il hos cUf-
fee
''Ah thss was ohe happAesA momans
nf my Iifh. How soothing was tp
sound Of the crackhng no and tho smell
of tho hot coRee. Undar she combined
influence of thse revived and waseon
ont R danger, although II wa hong
time before l recovered fully from that
fearful experienoe. | hhsn not Soeeet
that ride On Forcst iake To my avfng
dsy."-James Mckinney Merrill tn Van
hee Blade.