Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-24

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only 100 yards away stood rroup q,
ISLANDERS, as helpless to nccor those In
peru rs the latter were to save them.
selves.
Now the position OF the vessel wa,
this Whore Sandy point drops beneath
the sea It does not end, but It is pro
longed under tho water, making thus
perilous sandhar. Out upon this ban
was the Warrior. The island tide from
the east aud from tho west meet here.
Thorc Is no more terrible place In gale
than that whore two seas collide.
The storm grow. Such was the work
OF wind aud sea that times were when
the sandbar ffom tho shore 10 the vessel
was swept naked. But its nudity was
speedily buried under heavier seas.
Passengers and crow, faugued with
labor aud loss Of sleep, u5sailod by d
biting wind, at last uccumbcd to chill
and nummoss, aud made nonoro effort.
Then aroso one OF their number. a
tall, gaunt fellow, whom tho captain
Ind called a coward Ia hnrbor, and he
proceeded 10 helabor them aud 10 keen
them active, that they might not perish
from the cold.
"Ihcrcs hope yeti" he cried. "Rccp
alive, menr
And one aficrano'hcr did ho awaken
by udo shaking and warm by his
rough chahngs
somo caught his spirit, aud by the
labors Of their weary muscles they go;
their frozen blood In quicker motion.
"But what usoi" cried one. "Tho end
must como.'
AYE, but there's one chance shouted
the coward, who now doomed up larga
and rcsolu,c. "Lookl the sen has rolled
back AMI lett Ito bar uncovered. A
man could run ashore on that, maybe.
while the sea held back
Two men laughed madly.
"Ayc, mlybal Look nowlr said one,
with savage sarcasm.
The coward looked. she sea had
swcllcd up and hidden tho bar far DO.
meath ~ toaming waters.
"lot one may try" cried tho coward.
"'lry yqu thenl' shouted tho other.
Now II e hard to meet deathhalf why.
II Is ay.Iinlt mar nature 10 walk TO
destruction. Even Rough he knows II
be coming he has tho hope or tho cow.
arlico TO shrink froln 1t to tho last.
Therefore no sailor Of them would lean
into that sea or dare the decd suggested
by the coward.
III succeed, will you follow at the
next fall OF tho SOAP be- asked.
"Whnt one man eau do another can
was tho reply.
Tho coward looked ashore. Sullculy
tho waters rolled apart. Tho sand bai
was naked. The man jumped from IN
gunwalo and ran.
The people ON the vessel watched him
with waking hope and cessation OF
breath. The lmndrcds Of islanders on
shore stood silent thrilled, eager. No
word was said; only the sea spoke
The man ran shoFoward, with shout.
dcrs and hcul bont forward ana eyes
yet. Tho sea rose on both sides OF him.
Tho huge waves walled his roadway.
Tho roadway began to narrow. A
turbulent high sea moved IN pursuit Of
him. Ho heightened and quickcncl his
steps. II was u race between 10 small a
thing as man and 30 great u thing US
the storm inpcllod ocean.
The ocean won. With n great roar Il
came down upon the man. But hc
would not DO taken in flank, with his
back 10 his enemy. lie turned md
faced tho Gea. Ito lcaped into it head
foremost. Aftorward his body was cast
upon the beach. Tho ocean had toycd
with It, and had then thrown 1t bacl; 10
its own kind.
Those on the island saw that when tho
man turned TO meet death smile was
on his face. lie had discovered ho was
not afraid to die.-Truo Flag.