The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-05-20
A MODEST MIRO


evening more th.u 80 years sgo that !
4 81 Of item eisspt one, bot tben, thu, =
only Jons. S1boiy minded Joass, sr,
bls psoalisritlSs tad begau 10 he sn o.
sutis TOT 'obsaiins. snd, indeed, be bs
psid sueh small attention 10 their "cbl
! ahs' lbs, they bsi Gone 70 had 1t lit
pleasafe spt. stt.r some wteks Of disCol
lott l. suteusnl Jones had been ailose
10 choose he owu pleasure sllhoul niue
. Interference
Thee wcre not eItrATsssut A isyotit
book, long walk 10 sll finds Of westbe
snd ssil when the sssiber sss favorable
H. wosd not drink ~ be said It hnu hi
bsslth; be would Dot shoot he said It bur
his ieeliugs, be would not gsmb Il
said Il hurt bis conscience, and be did 30
care 10 tlirl OF visit the bellies Of the oap
tai l--he sid It butt bis sfisotops. Ouc
Capt, De Ksuzy lispingly woDdtre,
sbether II was possible to "huu hl
honor" aud Jones calmly answered ths
It vas not possible for Captain De ReuzJ
10 90 so.
Indeed, jones oonstsuuy violated al
these sen,lemau's ideas Of proper behs'
llr, but for some reason or other, 30 one
brought him to account for it. 1t was
easier 10 shrtg their shoulders and call
him queer. or say, 1t vas only Jones, OF
even quietly to assert his oowsrdice.
One eVening Colonel Underwood was
discussing bunting party for the nert
day. Jones walked into the room and
WAS Immediately sccosted:
Something new, lieutenant find
there are plenty OF hare 90 the island and
we mean to give puss run tomorrow,
have heard you Sre good rider, will you
Join us'
You must ercnse me, colonel; such a
thing ia neither in the way of duly, nor ny
pleasure
You irget the bono the colonel does
you, said young Elsign Powell.
thank the colonel Tor his courtesy,
but can see no good reason for accepting
10 am sure my horse will not spprove
Of 1t; and sm sure the bare will not like
II; and am To- good rider. Therefore
should not enjoy it
You need not be afraid, said the 90 onel,
rather sueerlDgly; the country ia quite
open and these low Manr walls are easily
taken.
Excuse me, colonel. am afraid. III
should be hurt ii would cause my N mothers
great alarm aud anxiety. | sm very much
afraid Of doing this.
What Was to be done with a man so oh
tuse regarding couventionalitiss who had
boldly asserted his cowsrdice7 The colon |
81 turned away hall cobtemptuously and
Enti Powell took Jones place,
The morning proved to be q very bad
one, with the prospect OF rising storm
aud as the party gathered 10 the bsrrsck !
yard. Jones said earnestly to his colonel.
am afraid, sir, you will meet with .
severe storm.
! think so. lieutenant, but we promised
to dine at Gwynne Hall, and We shall get
that far at any rate.
30 they rode rather eloomily away in
the rain, Jones attended to the military
duties assigned him, and then, about noon,
walked seward, 1t was hard work by
this time to keep bis footing on the narrow
quay; but, amid the binding spray and
mist be saw qute a crowd OF men going
rapidly toward the great shelving Scarlet
Rocks, mile beyond the town. He
stopped sn old sailor snd asked:
ls anything vrong'
A little steamer sir, of the Cali Of Man
She is driving this way. an indeed iesr
she will be onta rocks sfore ta.pigbt
Jones stood still a moment aud then
followed the crowd az fast as the storm
would let him, When be Joined them
hey were gathered on the summit Of
huge cliff. satehing the doomed craft. She
gss nov 10 sight and il was evident that
ler seamen bad almost lost all control Of
Der. She must, ere long, be hnnR by the
saves on the jagged rookie toward which
Ihe was driving, 10 the lu Is OF the wind,
lot only the booming OF the minute guns,
1u, also the shouts OF the imperiled crew
,oud be heard.
What can be done. said Jones to the
,ld man, who face betrayed the strongest
IN otiou. ......
Nothing. sr, | am afraid. II shed
managed to rount ia rocks she would have
youe to pieces on Ia sand and there are
leuty OF men who would have fisket life
o save life. But ho~ are We TO reach
hem IRON this height !
How fat are we above wateri
This rock goes down like wall 40
athoms. sir. .
What depth OF water st the iool'
Thirty feet or more I
Good, Hareyo plenty Of light, strong !
Jpei
Much IS yon want, sir. Bot let me tell /
.ou. sir, you can't live three minutes I
Ioan there; Ia Grst wave will dash yen on {
o Ia rocks snd dssh you 20 pieces. Pen I
y Of ne would put you down. cir bu, you
,.n't swim II ,ou DO Sc, down. cir. bui /
.ou cstt swim II you DO get dosn
DO yon knov, old msb, whst s1rf swim !
nibs is' bsVe dtved through The surf
4 kukuhsvs
God bless you, cir | thoushl 90 u bite
nan eould 40 the ssrr
While this co1verssuon was going IN J
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