Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-21
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pr Saasseh4na4 weFe reused frosn
sl-sp BY aoArss shouts and By the vio-
lenE ringing Il the ehzrch belL Asa
al bsys dressed IN hsste. snd crowd
soon en- ersga.ed ca TIE river shore.
There wa- god cause Or e1ciAegent.
Tha See. whleh seeiled comparatively
hEm CA "a psssiouseve2ing. had broken
dnnns ths night. The yellow tide. al
ready swollen - naany feet Above rs
normal level. was almost hidden BY the
heayiug. grinding cakcA And worst II
al this snsEpectsl event had placed an
unknosn hun4n beng in peril From
Scrub isiant came hoarse stouts for
help and a. intsryais the discharge Of a
gun The red hashrs could be platply
sssa.
SeFab lsiand lay IN Inidchmnel di-
rectiy opposite ths viilsgr. IL wss hard
~ more than bar. for nothing grew
urou Il %, bushes. Near the sOwer snd
<as = sTi..A sabss. which soaie Of the
yillaze 80 buiiE for 3masemsnt out n
dritwsd- Hero ta> castaway bad prob
abs taken refuge. and his situation was
extremely critical In shoxs time the
cabin " 1a,d surely - carriest OF BY the
rising q II and ice
"A tbs crowd were specializing on tho
unknown ones identity and discussing
tns hoT-ls-sne-s % rrscue. squire Tyson.
The moet wealthy and influential man Of
TIE village. came running down the
shors.
Jasper l. on the island" be cried.
wrinEinx his hands In agony. "He
wenf over tins Afternooa 20 shoot dEcks
ard has not returned home. he must
have fallen asieep ia tho cabin. and the
- has carTied away Ma boat. VIII no
one save my poor boyf Are you all
eoWar,isp-
The unhappy man grasped = boat that
lay boiiom up on tho sbore aud tried 10
drag Il into the water
llaf adozeB men caught and held him.
'Nou vii Only throw your life away"
they cri~d. No boat could move a
dozen yaris ia that ice. We could save
your boy y there wAs any chance 1t al. .
The squire ssldienly realized that this
wasfrue Hestood zaxins mutely toward
The isitn4. bis. face rtgid with despair.
\ gran % IIry burst from the crowd 40
anothfr gunsilos uas heard. followed by
haarsn appesIs for help The tide rose
b CHER al ligher. but cow clear sT,ots
w.--~isjhl~ hers and there. and al at
once thc river seemed 20 become free 81
ice.
Tie meaning u THIS was plain. The
g. bad formed d gorye somewhere up
stream. Here seemed chance Of res-
cue. bns % On- was wiling @ take adj
vantaSe % IL. The crowd knew by past
sxPeusncs that tna gorge would likely
breslx ia q uoraeni or two. and then the
freed lce Soaia swrsp everything before
It Tie sr avAianchs Ia vain the squire
appealed - shrrn. IN VAN the poor boy
ca tie s-ard cried Tor help. Not man
WVrii yiak what sfaEnesl CERTAIN death.
s-.i'ienly a stontly built lsd q is sep
syafsii from tie tiir1nx. and running up
tie shore a fs'~ ysuis he hauled light
ssis in,c tts vsssr. Hc seized the cars
tha, isy IN ta- bottom and pulled sfnrdi-
~ irta ths svirlug current. healing In
adisrensli rearss NJ stream.
A simultaneous cry - araaxsment
eaTst grem tlls crowd some cheered
a. lsr..z lal. others warned him hack.
.ttol bifss hiaf~ crsed ths squire,
bu9sfiag ltr lhsrs
inIeei. Cert Webb vas fhe Last one
an psrs1u wqaa have beiievsd capable
- such brsvs dee8 u. was an or
pa.in sad worked hali for . livelihood
in "a <rsrry store Tie village boys.
b~rssied 81 jasper TYrn. despissd and
basea tim t-,causa d. had p.rsistsntiy
rsius...i 81 iain any 81 their faisc hievous
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dars,i a. 6zi.t LA sorussniors. though
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iszs.
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~ hiz suera5es bow sna 81 progress
was vsireef WITH brsstriese interest
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