The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-05-20
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! fessh toe .strFf
. sm soins to plupss down. ! hv,
, dived ftom The nsiay.rs oi The Ajr bp
for. ibis |, uas 80 hish iesp
He passed double coil Of rope around
bic vai.t sIsmieed Il thoroughly TO see
thsl there wss plsott to st r, With and
saying. Nos. friends, stond out ot ths
ssy, sud l,t me have clear start. be-
fsised his bare head one moment tswsrd
besyeo .nd tsttae short rab. lesped. Ne
Y from The .ptng board OF pluoss bath.
sucb sn snxious crowd rs iolosed that
leap. Crest bun bers. 10 spite Of the dan
gerons Wind, lay at ou their breast snd
watched him. He struck the water At
les tweaiy Eve feet beyond The ehh and
disappeared 10 ils dsfk. iosmy depth,
/ When ross to tie surface be ssw iust
before him gigantic wave, but he had
tlme 10 orepths, and before It reschee him
be divsd below its center. II broke 10
pa sionste fury upon the rocks, bnt Jones
was I beyon It A mighty cheer from
the men 90 shore rtsched him and be nov
began 10 good earnest to pnt It's Pacific
experience into practice,
Dfssing continually on the men for
mere rope which they paid out with deal
ening cheers - ho met wave after wave 10
tie same msnuer. diving under them like
an elter and getting nearer the wreck
with every wave, really advancing more
below the water than above 1t.
Suddenly / e despairing men on board
heard a clear, hopeful voice:
Hdp at band, Csptsill Throw me
buoy.
Aud 10 another minute or two Jones
was deck, aud the cheers OF the little
steamer we're echoed by the cheers OF the
crowd 90 land There was pots moment
TO be lost, sbe was breaking up fast, bnt
it TO * but few moments to iasten q cable
TO a small rope and draw II on board. and
then a second cable and the communios
ti1I was complete.
There is lady here, sir, said tho cap
tain, We must rig chair for her; she
can never walk that dangerous rope.
But We have not moment to waste, or
we may be slI lost Is she very besvyf
A slight little thing; hs'i child, sir.
Bring her here.
This was no time for ceremony; without a.,
a word, save few sentences OF direction
aud encouragement. be took her under
his left arm and, stesdyi1g himself by the H..
lpper cable, walked on the lower with
lis burden safely to shore. The crew :
'spdly followed, for 10 such moments Of
extremity the soul masters the body and
md all things become possible.
There was plenty Of help waiting for the .
lslf dead sesmen and the lady, her father, ;
md the captain we're pnt 10 ths carriage I,
II Brsddon and driven rapidly to bis hos T
Jitsbs hall. Jones. amid the confusion, :,
issppesred; be had picked up au oil skin =
'oat and cap and when every one turned 7
o thank tLeir deliver be was gone. No :,
,ue knew him; the sailors said they !;
,alieved him to be one OF the military
,ents by bis rigRing, but the indiVIdu ,lity
Il the hero had trou bled 90 one until the =
10 ger was ever, 10 an hour the steamer
gas driven on the rocks and went TO .
'Ieces; and it being now quite dark, every
ne went home.
The next day the bunting party return :.
d from Gwynne Hall, the storm having :.
ompelled them to stop ell night, and at :,
10 1er that evening the wreck and the !.
ero OF it we're the the theme OF every .,
mes converi stion :.
Such a plucky fellow, said Eusien =.
'ovell | wonder who be wasp GSyune .,
sys he was stranger, perhaps one OF 6.
be crowd staying at the Abbey. a.
Prhaps, says Captain Mseks, it was a,
ones. a.
Oh, Jones would be too afraid OF tis p,
lother a.
Jones made little sstirical Tow and =,
I'd. pleasantly: Perhaps 1t was Powell, q,
which Powell laughed and said. No, II ar
knew H. In a week the event had been 10
retty well exhausted, especially az there
ss 10 be great duner and ball at the n,
radon and all the officers had invita- r.
ons The bail had peculiar interest,
" the voung lady who bsd been saved h.
ON the wreck would be presens and al
lmors ot her riches aud besu,y had 4,
cen rite for several days II was said q,
le little steamer vas her isth.rs's private d,
Bcht and that be was man OF rank and ,
hnence. r
Jones said be should not got 10 the din N
pr. as either be or sssiIl. mnst remain h,
" evening drill aud that Sivlle loved a IN
pod dinner, while be cared very little IN
oout IT, S,vile could return 10 time to m
/ him ride over sbout ten O'Clock and m
,e the dancing. SsvllIe rather wondered "a
nv Jones did not take his place 81 the Az
-ening snd felt bslf iuinred At bis de In
ult. Bot Jones had curiosity about IA,
- eitl he had saved. To tell the truth, ",
was nesrer in love than be had ever
zen uith 3 woman aud be wished Ia calm
GOD 10 see il abe was ss beautiful ss he
ncy bad painted her dnrinv those few
inutes that be bad heId her high aNove 60
e waves. be
As be passed. the fsnire remem bersd hi
st be bad rot bpen 20 dinner and at.
opped 10 say iew courteous words and tb
trOduca bis onpsnion, si,