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1.-THE FISHER GIRL

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- N the coast Of Normandy,
Il near Granville, i the rise and
fall Of the tide are very
great being about forty-four
feet at spring t1dS
4 1t comes In ve5 IDLY, and in par
ticular places Ms Seen making up
in a great wave br three feet high.
In book OF; i1dy the following
adventure is 81 eed of two English
gentlemen:s
They had q ont on the sands,
watching che Banner in which the
sand eels WeaS eS1Rhts and examining
the strucf1fs ot u rocks. which were
Hike sponge when .ef sudden one Of
them. whose name was Cross. shouted;
Af forget thestide. and lereit comes"
& His scompanion, whose name was
Hopa timed toward the sea and saw
d stream of water running III rapid
rate, auA fsplied quickly:
d 81 suppose we had better be OFF,
s6i'If we can," replied Cross; "by cross
ing the rocks we may yet be in time
Z They began to scramble up the rocks
saIld walked as fast is they could to-
ward the nearest shore, but it was
some time before they reached the
higheH bift% On gaining it they
looked TSund and saw that the sand
was nyet covered, though lines OF
blue wd der here and there showed how
fast 1t vas rising. They fastened on,
but had not gone far when they found
that the. sand was now in narrow
strips, with Sheets of water between,
but seeing q girl before them who was
familiar with the beach, they cried:
What shall we do!" and ran for
ward.
The girl, however. instead Of going
toward the shore, WAS running to
meet them, and almost OCT OF breath
cried:
1.-THE wave! the wave! 1t is com
ing! Turn, turn.-run. or we are lost.'
:. They did turn, and saw out at sea a
large wave rolling toward the shore.
Out of breath as they were, they yet
increased their speed as they retraced
their steps toward the rocks they had
SuSf left. The little girl passed them
nSsd led the way. The two friends
strained every nerve to keep pace with
her, for as they neared the rock the
wave still rolled toward them, the
sand becoming gradually covered.
Their last few steps We're knee-dcep
in water
Quick! quick said the girl, there
is the passage to cross. and if the sec
end wave comes we shall be too Late
She ran on for few hundred yards
till She came to crack in the rock
six or seven feet wide, along which
the water was rushing like mill
sluice.
I'VE are lostw said the girl; Il can
not cross; it will carry me away
rs it deep:' said Cross.
Not very," she said-"but it is too
strong"
Cross lifted the girl in his arms.
plunged into the stream, and though
the water was up to his waist he was
soon across.
His companion followed. and all the
three now stood on the rock.
Come on, come" cried the girl;
"we are nearly safe" and she led the
way to the highest point of the rocks,
and on reaching it cried: I'VE are safe
now
All were thoughtful for 4 moment.
as they saw the danger which God
had delivered them from; looking
round, the sand was one sheet OF
water.
I'VE are quite safe here" said the
girl. but we shall have to stay three
or four hours before we can go to the
shore"
What made you forget the tide"
said Cross; you must know the coast
WELL
81 did not forget it," she replied "but
I feared, as you were strangers, you
would be drowned. and I ran back to
tell you what TO do
And did you risk your life to save
ours:' said Hope, the tears starting to
his eyes.
II thought at any rate I should get
here" she replied, but 1 was very
nearly too late
Hope took the little girl in his arms
and kissed her. and said, I'VE owe you
our lives, you brave little maid.'
Meanwhile the water was rising rap
idly, till it almost touched their feet.
"There is no fear said the girl;
"tLc points of the rocks are always
dry"
Gold comfort" said Hope. looking
ot thpm, but what shall we do for our
vounc fricnd!' he said to Mr.. Cross.
IF we put all the money in our pock-
cts into n handkerchief and tie it round
her neck. it will warm her. warrant,
for she looks cold enough
One of them had twenty and the
other seventeen francs. and binding
them in a knot Mr.. Hope passed it
round her neck.
On receiving it she blushed with de-
light, kissed both their hands and