The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-05
THE FISHER GIRL

On the coast of Normandy, near Gram
vile, the rise and fall Of the tide are very
great, being about "A feet at spring tides.
It comes in very rapidly and in particu-
lar places may be seen making up in q
great wave two or three feet high. In q
book on Normandy the following advcn-
ture is~snarrated OF two English gentlemen:
They had been gut on the sands, watch
ing the manner in which the SAINT cells
:wera caught and examining the structure
Of the rocks, which were like sponges,
when of a sudden one Of them, whose
nam was CROSS slioutsd.
81 forgot the tide, and here it comes"
His companion, whose name was Hope,
turned toward the sea and saw q stream
Of water running at a rapid rate and re-
piled quickly: {
II suppose we had better be off"
"If we can, . replied Cross by Crosse
ing the rocks we may yet be IN time"
They began to scramble up the rocks
and walked as fast as they could toward
the nearest shore, but it was some time
before they reached the highest point. On
gaining it they looked round and SAW
that the sand was not yet covered, though
lines Of blue water here and there showed
how fast it was rising. They hastened on,
but had not gone far when they found
that the sand was now in narrow strips,
with sheets of water between, but, seeing
a. girl before them who was familiar with
the beach. they cried:
ssWhat shall we dor" and ran forward
The girl, however, instead Of going to-
ward the shore, was running to meet
than and aiInosf ont of breath. cried.
Ihe wave, pne Wayei - Is eomingi
Iurn, burn-run, OF we are lossl
fhey DID turn ana saw OUT az sea . large
wave roillng toward the shore. oap Of
breath, as they We're, they YET lncreased
their speed as they refraced their steps 20
ward the rocks they mad IHst lem me
little gil passed Snem ana req tne VA.
line TWO rrlenus s5raaned every nerve 90
Keep pace with ner, LOT as they hearea the
rock the wave sun roliea toward snems
rne sand becoming gradually covered
Their LAST Few steps were nee aeep IA
water.
Quick qulckl SAID the gIri. -Inere
Is the passage to cross, and II the second
wave comes we shall be too late.
She ran on ZOE Ioo yaras sln sne came
to a crack m the rock SIX or seven feet
wide, along which the water was rusnang
Ike q mill slaice.
"We are lostI'' said the girl II cam
not cross. II VIII carry me AWAY
Is IL deepf sala cross.
Not very" she said, but 1t 10 too
strong.
Cross hfted the gIrl IN MS arms, piung-
ed into the stream, and, though the water
was up % his waist, he was soon across.
His companion followed, all the
three now stood ON she rock.
Come on comet cried the girl I'VE
are nearly safes" And she led the way to
the highest point Of the rocks a on
reaching 1t cried, I'VE are safe neWF
All were thoughtful for q moments as
they saw b danger which God had deliy-
cred them from. Looking ound, the .
was one sheet OF water.
I'VE are quite safe here said the girl
but we shall have to stay three OF four
hours before We can go to the shore.
What made you forget the tfde?' said
Cross. You must know the COAST Well
Il did not forget 1t, she replied, bu5
l feared, as you We're strangers, you would
be drowned, and I ran back to tell you
what to do.
NAnd did you risk your life to save
oursF' said Hope, the tears starting to his
eyes.
II thought at any rate / should get
here, she replied, but / was very nearly
too late"
Hope took the little girl in his arms and
kissed her and said, I'VE W you our
lives, you brave little maid"
Meanwhile the water was rising rapid
~, till it almost touched their feet
NThere is n o fear, " said the girl THE
points of the rocks are always dry"
Gold comfort" said Hope, looking ae
them, "but what shall we do for our
young friends" he said to MIR. Cross
"H we put all the money IN u pockets
into a handkerchief and tie 1t round her
neck, it will warm her, / warrant. for she
looks cold enough"
One of them had 20 and the other IT
francs, and binding them in a knot MT
Hope passed it round her neck
On receiving it she blushed with de-
light, kissed both their hands and cried:
How jealous my sister Angela VIII pc
and how happy my motherl"
Just then a wave rolled past, and the
water began to u along the little plat
and mounted on h rocky points and had