The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-08-31

9 ths, didui worry then, fot they kne'
y tbs, The Dtesnee ~opld be waiting. s
, they lay there, looking Tor Der. burnin
. fIss pitch fsmef Tia lighted up ih
! sails.
, A sood many tsw them, and 9 600
. many wondered 81 their being nnder .
u mach csovm Auaeren himself doesn
J., kpos Why be di3Bt take more care. Ap
9 old sailor might disuost = toll like that
besides, the weather sisnsls bad ssrne,
as ola change 30. Audesen vas Away
Tor the tsshtr wsy, aud he had 90 p
. tiebce With these new tangled" westhe
reports. Al sny rate, there be lay. tossipI
shout, With . single teei
Andrew woa'l isil us, be said. Apdrev
won, iail us. But nevsr sign came from
the shore.
; II must have reeo sbeg. time ,hst Johr
made bis last fort TO get away, | iel
something calling me, be told me, snd
this may hsve been so. Bot you know
The tpd OF bis good Intentions
There the tug lay Vt her wharf. and
there John sat With bis fdends. aud there
lay Aadrew, eager to be up and away, had
any one said the word | ut no one did.
Many, as have said, saw that Hair, but
they were too lszy TO step from their
houses. though willing enough to blame
others when the truth was known
And oil the time. out there on the toss
ing lake lay the Matilds, burning fare
after a re. Those aboard her we're becom
Ing Al Iious, Ter the swell was setting
them in toward the shore, and Andersen
was for letting 60 the anchor A moment
more and it would be over, But just then
the change came.
Andersen said be never knew how il hap
pened. The wind simply burst out Of the
west, There was no gradual beginning.
Just one tremendous gust that knocked the
wster fiat and Kissing.
The little schooner was struck down on
her beam ends 10 40 instant, the spray
tearing over her. Her cargo was stripped
from her deck, aud 10 . moment she was
filled and wsierlo9ged. and drifting ont
toward the open water, every ses breach
ing over her. and the water freezing % il
touched. There we're six 10 her crew. oil
old sesmen but one. and they clung for
their lives as she went driving out into
the lake, driving on to sure death while
We lay warm 10 our beds.
Next morning was cold and bri1ht-s
clear, hard. blue sky, with scraps Of white
cloud tearing across II, and every pool 10
10 the street frozen With clinking ice. The
lake had no. begun to freeze yet, save 9
little cIusling by the shore. We could
see the dark gusts 90 racing out across it,
and the white crests lespiue, ard knew
that few miles from land terrible see
was running.
My wife bad sent me to the store to get |
some milk for breakfast, and % | stood |
waiting while it was being measured, 10 |
burst Andrew Muir, all out Of breath with
running. He WIS always . grim looking
msp, but have seen such . glover 10 any
mans eyes as saw then in his, and bis
face was pale ss death.
What's this they tell me cried be. Of =
fare of the pier last night
don't know what they've been telling
you, Mr.. Muir, said Billings. the store
keeper, little frightened by the look OF
the man, but saw it myself--.he fare OF
. two mast schooner. of yonder. jos. be
fore the wind turned. And be said this
calmly, for, being . lsndsmsn, be did not
what that turn OF The wind
sigpiAed.
AT that Andrew turned paler yet and
seized him by the shoulder. In the name
Of heaven, man, be said. why didn't you
tell me2 Then be stopped and fsltered
and cried, Where is my son9 Where is
John2 AID leaving the ttorek eeper sbsk
ng With fear. ont OF the store he rushed,
md down the blusteriog street; and fol
owed to see the end OF ii.
At the turn OF the street he met Will
Harding, one OF his sons cbums. ! could
not hesr what passed, but saw him set
,f on run for the piers,
Chris Larsen was in the cabin OF the
3allie b., and be told me what passed
here. John. be said. lay asleep till be
elt the huge grip OF his fathers hand on
,is shoulder. Then be started TO bis feet.
The boy bad beea drinking. but the sight
II his fathers face that moment would
lave sobered any man.
What is it, fstberf be cried. and. manly
IS be WAS. there was fear 10 bis voice. &
But be need have feared no violence.
Andrew Muir looked at him 10 calm. white
passion Couldst thou lot watch one
,our? be said, and bis voice wss grave /
md awful. Conldst thou not watch one
lour? Boy. you have slept away the life
Il brave men, and maybe Of you and me - a
Yell, Comel
John rose and followed. 1t wss then I
hs, met them. % they walked straight :
70. Andrew leading TO where the Defiance o
~. Already men had gathered, some !
low the sense Of news bad tiiled the sir 80 9
nd they watched 10 dull silence, % ct .
- the two men vent on board the II
title vessel. 0
John stepped TO the engine room, Ao o
rev to the wheel. Without word OI I
en-, tue third OF the crew, joined them, II
Though Andrew shook his heed. Bot Y
b. was . siolid fellow, loyal IS dog. aud 4
would be useless 10 tarn bin back IRON