The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-16
CHAPTER I.

EN- thiuC ~ bhONCo ~ AOhhcyj .
ION calm summer DAYS when the
|Asea was smooth it seemed to rest
n peace, as IL meditating in silence on
| n, griefs. When gales swept over the
eater from the southwest it rocked in
restless, uncertain motions and mingled
sdismal voice with the roar of the
.urf. the tolling of the fog-bell, and
,be cries Of the seabirds as it moaned
and moaned in perpetual reiteration
Is Il it had tale to tell, but could
.,nlv mourn over 1t in ftful inarticulate
Ssichs meaning much and saying little.
IN calmer days and nights, when there
WAS only a gentle swell moving in from
he Atlantic. it spoke slowly at inter
als. like child that sobs over some
1T grief that is past, but not for
rotten.
To the fishermen it was common
lace affair. An iron buoy anchored
mid channel just at the entrance of
he little port,-at once n guide and
karning. Within the buoy was a curl
JUS arrangement Of valves, air and
sater- chambers, and pipes. On top
as q steam whistle. When the buoy
waved on the waves the water en-
osed in its hollow chambers flowed
one side, and the valves opened to
Omit air to fill the vacuum caused by
he moving water. When the wave
bssed and the buoy keeled over in
he opposite direction the air-valve
osed, and the water within, rushing
lck to its first position, forced out
he imprisoned air through the
histle, aud it spoke, in harsh and
ournful note. The sound began as a
Surmur, swelled out to discordant
rite, and then died away in despair
II sigh. At the next roll of the huge
on mass it moaned again In the same
anner. II 1t rolled one way the
ght-hand valve opened and admitted
supply of air; when it rolled the
her way the left-hand valve
ened; and thus it kept up its dismal
Wing at every wave that swept be-
sth 1t. The note could be heard for
ore than mile, and sailine-masters
bund into the little harbor listened
b 1T through the darkness, through
and storm, as guide to port and
{ home.
r To the under side Of the great iron
5 loy was secured chain that extended
|. wn through the green water TO a
s bssive rock below, rock whereon
hopes of a lifetime were wrecked
" lost long years ago. On yachting
Ne rites sailing out the port the moan
Of buoy had depressing effsH. Its
IT. endinC moan seemed to be for the
s.. unp life whose fate was bound up
some strange secret lost in the sea.
IN bey listened to ITS note. floating faint
70 d sad over the blue water, and won
by red II they would solve the riddle
or. that life, If ever knight would come
or. redress grievous wrong.
use II 10 said the buoy knew all. about
and would tell everything. If IL
ri. |uld speak. Being merely a buoy, II
ms nld only moan.
H.. Two miles to the west by north stood
or harbor light. 1t was short round
rs per Of brick and painted white. Al
c.s top was the black lantern, its shin
m. windows decled in yellow curtains
his day and opening n lurid eye on sea
Hand by night. The lighthouse
"A. was said to be familiar with the
tb,. aHcret under the sea, and every
IN lht appeared to look furtively al
ound 10 raunlvin d
hat nething in it's mind and yet not dar'
,ieh 10 speak Of 1t. 1t could only lool
The ance at the world and wait. There
The behind the lighthouse small
mr, lite house with little garden, grass
on 4 and picket fence. Everything
,rds orderly, neat, and comfortable, al
rist lifted the residence of an official o
,ides United States government There
sofa also besides the house woodeI
elds ucture, half trestle, half tower, IL
,ate. sh hung q bell. Beneath the
un- oden cage where hung the bell wa
tors. long pendulum and chain ant
men Ay weight, these being parts OF tn
at Al sk.work whereby the bell was run,
with sn gray fogs crept up from tn
ndon ny Atlantic.
d od he lighthouse stood at the extrem
I'M !fa miniature Cape Cod at tn
, tho neast end Of the island, and in tn
trnS nrmed by the curving arm of tn
onzd vs an anchoring-ground for tn
asooats and yachts that used
iced. SIMMER harbor. Along the shor
and HA bay were the few scattere
inf Of the little village. On tn
uce towards the sea stood tn
P. III 'uowish-green hotel and the fan
whd cottages of the transient guest
rdo made the cape their summs
Gov areground.
John ZONE oversight on the part OF I'll
Gov I" OF the United States Goa:
natod y! tue exact position, latitude an
.suoe OF the lighthouse and ii
,ers 'sre not put on any of the offici'
Ham Neither were there any sailin
;card ns printed giving the rigl
nvenl 70 take to enter the port or fir
IN Of 0sning buoy. It is really M
nross amt because he who steers |
aiden( snt that never was on sea ,
Gates an Ind any port where life an
lively 'e found an anchorage.
ms ID Guy was known to the fishc