Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-29

ocean. Tho will fowl Hcw inland
squawking The men wore RESTLESS
The mir was heavy. charged WIN
tririty Patrols were scnt ont ON INC
beach md the sense of ter1hc storm
soon TO burst over their beads TOOK DOS
session ~ all -,
Cubbv went To his observatory. Hc
had hung tarpauip over his precious
trumpet to protect it from the rain,
raising 10 clear over the bell moglh'
The darkness was intense. but the boy
know every foot Of the way.
Sea gull, sea gull sit on the SAND.
It's never fine weather when you come
TO land" ne hummcd TO himself as lie
heard the harsh screams Of the curleW
rising shrlly from the marshes. Soon
the darkness lifted little aud the
sound of the breakers changed to
higher and sharper note. The wind
rose suddenly and half gale set IA
from the northeast II shifted rapidly
To the enst. and the half gale rose TO "a
gale. II sang In the branches of the
pines at the hawks nest and hnally
rose to shrill scream uf fury Ns the
hurricane burst on the banks.
Before midnight 10 was blowing
great guns" The ocean was In q tur-
mOil of waves. foam aud Tying spray.
The sand was lifted In clouds, and the
hnc mist of spray WIS dashed against
the viudward side of the hawks nest.
But "thc observatory" was suugly shell
tered Ht the lee side OF the big sand
dune, and Cubby sat there until 3
O'Clock iu the morning.
Ills car vas glued to The mouth-picce.
The tumult Of the storm, the thunder
Gus boom of the breakers, the shrieking
Of the wind ON the shore, commnglCd
iu vast volume OF sound, made music
for him The boys soul was hsurntiye-
lv In his ears. lie was listening to the
song of chuo, and night.
Suddenly, dscurdnut note. keenly
hc listened. All hc knew that sound
u was vessel I'm distress firing guns.
Nothing wus visible Earth, mir. sea-
rhy were blottod out. but the sharp
crack OF the guns told the news.
Cuhby bent to his trumpet. "She Is
on the surf south of the light" he said
presently They're sure to be- battered
10 pieces in an hour or so. ! must run
1t will be awful tough on the men TO 20
out, though.
Covering his trumpet carefully. lac ran
along the sand 10 the station aud breath
/ i,ssly impaired his news TO the cap
tain.
"Nonscuse" grumblcd Calhoun Wed
hear the guns aud see the flashes.
'NO you wouldn't said tubby, cN-
Oitrlly. "lhr hurricane blows the
| sound of the guns to the southland.
| You cuu't see the flashes for the clouds
aud the spray. ! counted EN-. ono
every minute as regular ~ the beats OF
the breakers"
"l'hc lad Is daft" srowlcd old Rolg-
crs. That ere spcuLin' thiug-um-bob
o his'n has spilled him.
III send ont q man 90 the south
ard, said the captain, "uud I'll 20
with him"
In half IN hour Captain Calhoun was
! back &C the station, out of breath from
running
"Cubby was right. mon! met the
| patrols coming home dead beat from
working up against the storm There's
vessel ON the light reef She's tru'
| guns for sure. Nou can't hear 'em ill
| you 20 down about two miles Thut
| there machine % Cubby's Is wonderful.
| Cit ready all 10 launch the lifeboats!'
She was out In the breakers with the
gallant crew straning the tough ash
| oars for life aud death The breakers
| passed. she disappeared in the trough
/ ut IN" mountainous waves an instant,
| the next she WIS on The crest with bow
| pointing upwards az II she had been shot
| up out Of cutnpult They ncnred the
! wreck just rs the fiery rcd of the dawn
| broke on their sight. Ii was an Allan,
! Ll. l.l.E Lll-.l LEnu! HMM - Now "a.
! leans blown ont Of her course by the
| hurricane She was fast being pounded
10 pieces; sPnrs, plnuks. barrels went
! swirliug 10y ON the boiling water.
The liichout went under her lee. hut
could not board. Many were picked up
! several swain ashore, where lArg,
number persisted among the breakers
| though the crew FROM the station south
of the Light Reef were hard AT work
along the shore They had found il inn
possible 10 pull north In the teeth of III,
hurricane and so devoted themselves 1,
sutc0r such as might be- east up by thi
breakers. The work was perluus too
Tor the uudNrtuw was fierce.
In the midst of these mon "Cuhby IN,
shcll gath,rvr' had worked like liIti,
hero wudiug ont into the rcccdml
MASSES of foam and whrliug waters {,
grasp ot the fninting swimmers
In the darkness aud roar of the TEN
pest he was lost sight Of and when IN,
men who knew the hoy well scurChe,
for him, he could not he found
One went 10 the station 20 see II IN,
boy had not gore home futigucd flun
hio work, But Cuhhy had not been seer
10y anyone. Captain Calhoun seut on
patrols IN every direction. but Cubb,
was not found.
The next day, whom the hurricane In,
spent lbs force, Cuhby'S body cam
ashore quietly itself near the station
lie was clasping little child firmly il
his arms Uui they were buried near IN
big sand dune together. He must hay
wuded ont too far in trying to rencl
the child, and the tcacherous under
tow have carried him OF his lot. M
chlld's hands were firmly claspol
around his necl; and the drowning gri
had probably much to DO with the dealt
OF both
The mlwk's nest, too. had Welded 4
the tempest The sand wns wnshe
away the trees uprooted. and Cubby'
observatory swept or
But-greutest loss TO the spirDca a
ucoustcs-thc magical pnp2r trunnl
which 50 greatly niugnihed sounds viii
it's conch-shapcl bell, and curious month
piece, had also persisted IN the storm
The boys scientific secret died viii
him.
Rodgers insists that Cubby Is up olot
! among the cherubs who take care q
poor Jack"
The captain of the Hfe-sayipq ORC,
died long ago, but his name Is hopore
ull along the cost of North Carolin,
and Cubhy's wonderful speaking trnn
pet Is stu u legendary marvel anon
/ the bankers"
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