Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-26

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ner rhe bad ecnt back his letters
and his ring but sio wore The ton.
pence be had broken next her heart,
now that ten years we're gone, and
was kind ~ every sailor.
The September gales came on
flercely and suddenly one year, the
eleventh of the lovers separation.
All along the Atlantic const old peo-
ple still remember what frightful
year II was Many bravo vessel
floated wreck many another was
swallowed by tho ravenous mouths
Of the greedy waves IN the little
church tho place was full Of sobs
when In his Sabbath prayer the pas
tor pleaded for tho safety Of those
upon the sea. And captains wives
who dwelt there and held their
heads high at other times humbled
their pride and sat for hours in tho
cottages Of the common sailors
wives because they found comfort |
there, and Polly had stout heart I
and would declare that "her Jack" /
must come homo safe. and Lord |
love yc, Mrs Captain, I've heard
him say many's the good time
there wurn't no danger nowhere
with the captain aboard and su a
ships plank under EN-. Dangeri
or course notw
But with all the hopes and fears,
and despite the prayers, Che Lord
saw Ut to lay heavy hand upon
those who sailed the sea that year.
and at last, one awful night, a ship
went To pieces ON the rocks just be-
low the lighthouse and though
their own friends might be on board,
and many In tho town went half
wild with agony, no help could be
given until the day broke. Then the
storm having lulled little tn re
seemed some hope for the few who
yet clung to tho unhappy vessel.
Boats went out. and with the first
oad OF benumbcd wretches came the
lews that the crew were all apparent
Y foreigners, at which moro than one
'ank down upon tho sand TO thank
heaven. Yet they were mono the
ess kind TO the poor souls. They
ed and clothed them and opened
heir homes to them.
The inn nearest To the shore, known
IS tho Sailors Retreat, was trans
ormed into a perfect hospital, and
hither came the charitable ladies of
he village with articles of food and
lothing for the destitute strangers
md offers Of such acts of kindness M
My women can flttingly perform,
lilly Gray among them. She came
ust IN time, for a woman with
Wild black hair floating on tho
'reeze stood down upon the beach
alking and gcsticulating wildly,
While a group of well mtentioned
Individuals stood around her evi.
Iently as obvious OF her meaning
y though she had spoken an un.
inown tongue,
There's Miss Gray, cried a sail.
RS wife among the number; 'p'raps
he knows Dutch"
Tho woman turned 10 Milly and
'egan;
"Vous parlcz vous Francois, ma. |,
amof"
"Sho Is riench," said Milly. II
hink ] shall be able TO understand ,
er"
Then the wild eyed woman began
er tale,
There was still another sufferer I,
pom tho wreck q sailor who had J
cen Ill She was SURE OF il. All had
'fgotten hlm, aud he had been so 4
ood 10 them. 50 kind To her little
stelle, No pitiful of the poor babe /
ho died aud was buried in the ss,a.
was cruel 10 desert him. Madame