Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-05-01


Dean" he said, coming up to the first
mate.
'Stand by to set the for's1," replied
Dick, who was a seaman from top to
toe. ssCast off that tackle, lively.
Heave hearty, men,"
E'But I want to speak"-
Il havn't got time to palaver now
until we get the schooner under way,
and even then it would be better to
let the matter drop. Ready there in
top! Let fall, sheet home and hoist
away"
A few moments more and the good
schooner was blowing along before
1O-knot breeze, with the wind over
the quarter, her best point of sailing.
Then Dick walked slowly forward
and Harry came up to him again.
Dick turned on him like tiger.
s'Now, look here, Harry" he said.
eeYou and I have been good friends,
but know what you want to say, and
you'd better not say it. I give you
fair warning that it isn't safe"
"What are you going to do about
it?'' demanded Harry, defiantly. sTd
have you know that [ understand how
you have sneaked and crawled to I'M
dermine me''-
A cry like that of wild beast burst
from the lips of the young sailor.
He gasped for breath, and for a mo-
ment it looked as if he would strike
Harry but he seemed to recollect him
self, and turning on his heel he sprang
to the compan1onway and rushed into
the cabin.
All through that trip these two, who
had been dear friends, did their duty
by the ship; but, working side by
side, they never spoke.
So they worked in sullen silence, land
after a month of absence the schooner
was standing in for her own port,per-
haps twenty miles away, in one of the
darkest nights that ever fell upon the
ocean, and with gale blowing which
threatened at any moment to take
the sticks out of her.
The captain lay in the cabin, stunned
by the fall of block, and Dick worked
the schooner. And there was loud,
exultant ring in his voice as he gave
the word of command.
Two miles out of port a rocky point
ran out into the sea-a point on which
the bones Of many good craft had
been laid.
But Harry was thinking of Milly-
of Milly, who waited and watched for
his coming, and he thought, with
pang at the heart, that perhaps after
all he had wronged her and Dick.
Then came a great crash, an awful
yell from the men, and the schooner
was on the rocks and the great break
ers beating against her with cruel
force.
"Send up a rocket" cried Dick, in
a hoarse, strained voice. cha! They
see us! There goes a light"
And there flashed up on the beach
a bonfire. In it's light men were seen
darting here and there, and then,
pushed by eight strong rowers, the
lifeboat darted out.
They brought up the injured cap
tain and laid him on the deck, and he
was the first they lowered into the
boat as it came up.
The men went down one by one un-
til only Harry and Dick remained upon
the deck.
"Gon commanded Dick. "She'n
only bear one more, and it won't be
Dick Dean. You suspect me Of low
ing Milly. [ did, longer than you
think, more than you know. Get into
the boat!"
II will not!' cried Harry.
"She said, In that dreadful hour,
when you have to choose between
good and evil, think of me and do
right Take him, men,"
He caught Harry suddenly by the
shoulder and dropped him into the
boat
1t shot away instantly, for it could
not have borne another without fill
ing.
Next day they found him lying upon
the shining sand with his head pill
lowed on one brawny arm and a smile
upon his face, which only good men
wear-men who die at peace with all
the world.
And Harry Watson, coming with
his children to the grave of his dear
friend, speaks softly the story of that
night when the Hesperus was wrecked
on that point.
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months with diarrhpa. We used various
medicines, also called in two doctors, but
nothing done him any good until we used