The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-03-03

struck first, it had been bows on, SO that
the stern had hitherto been lowest. But
now her stern was thrown in the air and
the bows plunged under the sea, and
with that the water began to pour into
the fore scuttle like the pouring of
milldsm.
1t took the color ont of Alan's face,
even to tell what followed. For there
were still two men lying impotent in
pour in and thinking the ship had
foundered, began to cry out aloud, and
that with such narrowing cries that all
who were on deck tumbled one after an
other into the skiff and fell to their oars.
They were not two hundred yards away
when there came third great sea, and
at that the brig lifted clean over the
reef, her canvas filled for moment,
and she seemed to sail in chase of them,
but settling all the while; and presently
she drew down and down, as if hand
was drawing her, and the sea closed
over the Covenant of Dysart.
Never word they spoke as they pulled
ashore, being stunned with the horror
of that screaming, but they had scarce
set foot upon the beach when Hoseason
woke up, as if out of muse, and babe
them lay hands upon Alan. They hung
back indeed, having little taste for the
employment, but Hoseason was like
fiend, crying that Alan was alone, that
he had great sum about him, that he
had been the means of losing the brig
and drowning all their comrades, and
that here were both revenge and wealth
upon single cast. 1t was seven against
one. In that part of the shore there was
no rock that Alan could set his back to,
and the sailors began to spread out and
come behind him.
"And then," said Alan, "the little
man with the red head-I have nae mind
of the name he is called"
"Riach," said l.
"Aye," said Alan, "Riach! Well, it
was him that took up the clubs for me,
asked the men if they werenae feared Of
judgment, and says he, bod, I'll put
my back to the hielandman's myself.
That's none such an entirely bad little
man, yon little man with the red head"
said Alan. "He has some spunks of
decency"
"Well," said l, she was kind to me in
his way"
"And so he was to Alan" said he;
land by my troth, found his way
very good one! But ye see, David, the
loss of the ship and the cries Of these
poor lads sat very i'll upon the man, and
Pm thinking that would be the cause
of it,"
"Well, would think So" said l, "for
he was as keen as any Of the rest at the
beginning. But how did Hoseason take
it?"
sit sticks in my mind that he would
take it very ill.," says Alan. "But the
little man cried to me to run, and indeed
| thought it was good observe, and
ran. The last that l saw they We're all
in knot upon the beach, like folk that
were not agreeing very well together"
"What do you mean by that? said |.
"Well, the fists were going" said
Alan; land saw one man go down like
pair of breeks. But thought it would
be nae better to wait. Ye see, there's
sJTlp Ol SdLpDtllS III IlII Gnu Oh 1Illl,
which is no good company for q gentle
man like me. If it hadnae been for that
|. would have waited and looked for We
myself, let alone given hand 10 the
little man." 1t was droil how Alan
dwelt on Mr.. Riach'a stature. Tor, to say
the truth, the ono was NOT much smaller
than the other 80. says be. continu-
ing, 81 set my best foUt forward, and
whenever met III with any one cried
out there was wreck ashore. Man
they didnae stop TO fash with me! You
should have seen them linking for the
beach! And when they got there they
found they had had the pleasure of a
run, which is aye good for Il Campbell.
I'm thinking it was Judgment on the
clan that the brig went down in the
lump and didnae break. But it was q
very unlucky thing for you, that same,
for if any wreck had come ashore they
would have hunted high and low and
would soon have found ye."