The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1896-03-26

and dead down there where we met
till came to myself that night away
out TO sea. For awhile, Lucy, thought
| had died, and was in that wild, awful
after-lifc which was only 1T for the
like Of me-
81 kent tell We, Lucy, what ! suf
fered after that / amt got no words &
make We sec IL with, am IL would only
hurt We 10 hear IL, but 1 know that
morning come at last after that awful
night, an | was all aflrc, an fearful
sights and shapes was all about me, an
| don't know why didn't destroy my
self TO end my misery. Then that day
went by an it was like years an year
of torture, m the night come again
an | think another day, an then Il
seemed like my reason come back. liu
the boat had no oars, an | was so veal
from havin' no food an from struR
glin an fghtin' with the fearful thing
that seemed pursuin mr Jest luit
like n dead man in the bottom Of TN
boat rs it went plungiu | don't know
| where.
"But the thirst was killed in me.
Lucy; il was burned out! The suifcrin
I'd gone through had set me free! But
when night come again / seemed a-frcez-
in an then miserable sickness set In,
an my head seemed poin' round AN
round, an everything | ever seen o.
done in the world KEEP comm an roin
nforc me, seeming big an clear, but
kind of strange as II IL was q dream
Then ] lsnowcd the daylight com,
again, but | couldn't gct up nu' Oh,
sights KEEP comm an goin', an some
times l seemed druwuiu', whom an ui
u student see our poor boys fucc'ovei
me.
81 hardly lmowcd Il, Lucy. Il was So
changed. 1t looked almost like littlo
Bree2c's face when she laid in her COT
fin, an | thought il was part OF my
dreams, Then it said; Father I've
come! I've come 10 save YET Don't We
know me-? am | reused myself an see
II was him. Then he tried to get into
the boat with me, but he WINS So wcnl-
1t seemed like lac couldn't stand, and
the boats plunged as IL they would
swamp but no held 'cm together, an
when they lunged forrcd he fell into th,
boat with me. In minute he got onto
his knees an cried out wild like: oh
| father, ! can't save ye! ! can't save We
the oars ARE in the other boutr an
away It diiftcd an we was helpless.
AFTER awhile he snid, sort Of slow
lil5c' Father, I've done my best
couldn't use the oars II 1 had en-, my
hands are So bad Mcbhy we ken steer
onto some island an got saved Then
] see his poor hands was swcllcd 20 the
shoulders from rowin', an worn raw
an blccdin', IN / kissed 'cm an cried
over en-, an we talked an forgive one
another.
Then he tried to steer the boat, but
he couldn't set up, an for II long time
I we laid at the bottom Of the boat like
dead men But about night he strug
glcd up an said: Father, there's is-
land ahead, an | guess III steer onto II
caise the sea has been gettin worse fol
three days, an we can't keep anout
much longer So he managed to steer
tor the island, an when we got nigh.
he said again: 4 am 'fcard, father.
the currents goin' 10 carry us by And
he set the helm 10 port an tied IL. Then
he got me forrcd into the PROV, an
when we was about 20 strike h. held
me up with his knees nu' teeth, an
what he could with his poor hands, an
when we struck he lifted an throwed
me ahead, an fell onto the shore. But
II was solid rock where we hit, an the
boat sprung back an glanced Off an he
fell in the PROV an laid still He'd
tainted, Lucy, his last drop OF strength
was gone. got upon my knees an
hollercd with all my might 10 rouse
him, but he had no strength, Lucy;
he'd give IL all TO met and tears ran
down the biN mans checks, while the