The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-08-30
WAGuCA Or The H1AClNIL.

flashed, and in response the artillery
of heaven doomed and rolled, then
crashed, as If the very skies were rent
in twain to deliver one mighty blow.
Streets were transformed into leapng
rushing rivers by the terrible downpoLr
of rain, while the breakers on that
lone, dreary New England coast seemed
to defy the challenge of the roaring
storm.
The fleet of small fishermen had sour
RED to n safe anchorage early in the
afternoon.
MAY God help any ship and crew
that gets on q lee shore tonight. lads, p"
soberly remarked Capt. Josh" Hard
ing, of the lifeboat. To few Of his men
as he stepped to the door and peered out
into the opaque darkness.
The government at that time had not
erected the neat. coy life-saving sta
ton with all its modern appliances To
rescue crew from stranded shin
which now ndorns the long, barren
stretch of sand, but the crew were menu
bcrs of the fishing fleet. and always vol
unteered their services without promise
OF reward. a whileboat served their
purpose then, and many dcspairing
sailor had good cause to praise her
stanchness and the bravery of her iron
hearted crew.
a flash of lightning in the early even
ing had revealed n large bark trying to
weather the wreck bestrewn, fatal
Handkershoal, which caused the bluff.
rugged mariner to utter the foregoing
remarks.
Where is JIan lawrence tonight.
lads? He is generally here night like
this" he continued. in an anxious tone
Johns wife amt very well, cap'n; so
J heered as | cum daown," answered
Reuben Davis, one of the crew.
We'll, go up, couple OF yen see.
should hate to mann the boat without
John. He's never missed n trip vet"
said Capt. Harding, pacing the small
room which served them as Il shelter
nom the storm and was located on the
beach. with the boat drawn up outside
Just above the reach Of the kissing.
secthlng waters, which seemed to re-
crde with dspairing means at failing
To drag it into their depths.
by the bedside of his wife, holding
her thin, wasted hand between the
large. horny palms of his own. sat John
Lawrence, one of the bravest of the vol.
unteers.
"Oh. if could but see Tom once more
| could go easy, john" she hoarsely
whispered.
THE lads gone. Mary. N we don't
know where. It's hin nigh onter tew
year sence heered he'd shipped in the
fo-cas'tle fer the West Indies, N he
hasn't writ n wort hum sence."
y know he WAS "a had boy. John.
But don't you think that you was n
Little hard on him?" she continued.
He was all we bad. yor i,no,v"
The large eyes filled with tears and
the fnail form shook and treinbled with
emotion rs the mother plca,leN FOR her
wayworl boy
II don't know what's the a,nLter with
your wife. John. It's either n case of
broken heart or some new disease. Med
lcine don Seem Ia reach it," the doctor
had said, upon leaving, a few hours be.
fore.
You'll forgive him when I'm gone.
John, won't you? lie didn't mean to be
bad'" she said, between her sobs.
At this moment the door softly
opened and the captains Messenger
stepped in.
John. there's a bark that can't
weather The IIan'kerchi'f. n Their cap
taiu sent ne nrtpr We said nov;s
Its no use. boys. ! can't leave her
ter-night. She wouldn't be here when
| got back" said Lawrence, softly, rub.