The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-11-27

assef lest ny arp Of tho cars. sed 90
esmieS 10 tbe ,pfi.cs ssssn ! nossa ny
hsra Practically sbsai 10 the hope OF asa
iug itsn.
Tgo OF ihrs, ieebss shovs The water ny
eng =. tpcoub,trsd scmsthins rouni and
get, sni clio sd ebose u liAe wise. II
wss The esble which bad cspszli me. A
,biid barge bad been towing after the oth
81 tso. sad 10 hssser hsi proved The
cause Of the dsattst
Hisht, snd higher il rose, liilios me
shove the xster nnlil wss only ssisi
deep. TIE wsEes fippled sg.issi my
body as dra esa alens | esusht last
allmpse Ct ny oars snd ss,er-lof ged bost
dhltiag sssy 10 The ios. thee they were
swalloaed np. sni was leit cllneins to
,be eoadeu rope did not dare ct 90 oi
i 10 sitenpt 10 res.in = stif. lndeeJ.
20 oorfused was that tue idea did rot
culer my head rLtl The chsrce was cone.
The hawsr began to sink sesin. Low
ef 90 lover it ieil nuii was tubmersed
10 TIE peek Deeper II weD', and deeper
slll, | had 20 cLoiee bot to let go, unless
| wished to be dragged uuder. | relsss
I'd my hold aud was itil struggling 10 The
waves, padding TO keep hlst
Shool1 absudon the cable and strike
out i.r sher 2 as ret ur2ug swim
nc su3 tie laul wsss uie or tao die
teB, To statt Tor il 10 inst iJs sonld be
suici le. Is / sOsaiAs o. lose bll sense OF
dirtotiou shd circle siulessly abouI until
sank NJ ohly salsetioB us7 tl tGp
near the lope, 81 that | might grasp II
when il rose o 9, let me lose That, and
sbonl1 drown OF bs rnn down By fome
pstsiae bost
UJ sima the hawter sssia sitl susp.
c4tchine me viaiartJ ectoss tho chest.
r gaining ny hold With tii,ally. | wts
liited up, up mill only my le!e tr1ased
10 the water Then Gown | sank again,
til the rope rsssed below ny reach 10 q
ice Of phospho,escolt bubbles. Tbis
cool no last iotevtr Il, si,tt the cable
had tuut, the bsrses sb9ul! n Ike turn
aud pun i. IRON bone lh me, so that
could uot regAia my hold when II rose. my
po iion wouli be serious in Iced. Every
tima | 1T go th0ss twisted strands my
life hug 10 the balance.
Isaw that the oDly ttieg for ue to do
was to make ny way a. once TO one OF the
bsrees before my strength became exhaust
ed. TIE boat behind was OF course tie
easier 10 reach. for she approached me o
little every time lei 70 the rope.
Splash to the iightl Slash to the lefl'
Toe hswssr WIS rislns egsin. 0 ce more
it lifted me il,o tie air, Before IL sank |
had worked myself some itet toward the
barge. After 1t w4s gone ! padded 10 the
same direction. Acr.s sue ssain did
this.
An esttsrly wind vas rlsiag and the
water was growing rolgher TIE log still
clulg to the surface. FIR up ard down
the souad the whistles blew continually
some faint aud distant, oilers louder aud
nearer Ely fJgers wtra numb from
clutchiDg tie coarse strsnde.
At last knew that was drawing neal
the barge. The cable no longer sank b.
meath my reach. could hear the rush ol
water before tue prov. And nov the rope
was above the sutisca altogether. High
in the air above me blunt stem loomed
through the mist 1t was the barge al
last, With the cable rising al a sbsrp angle
and disappearing over its bow.
W4asied BY ny eff1ris. | felt that
could nev,r climb that steep slcpc will
out help. shouted, bat my voios conld
not be beard above the rushing foam, De-
pairing at last OF Attracting the attention
OF any oae on board, asg that my only
chance vas to az eoi the hs.ser waf
ia!rly stroDg in TIE arms. aDl hsd il no
been far my fr 'i5Gs Blfusslrs The Tea
~oud have been 40 esay one 10 M pre-
eut sta'e 1t seemed a tiemebdo ask; bo
] had no ehoics IL tho matter. My LIT
hung Oh my power 10 liit nyst i hand G
er hand II le. 60. the bttge wonlO
ride ovsr me like marine car Of Jugge
nsut. dtosuips ne st oDco. began th
ascent.
The rops tighten d, lifting 10 70 ths
ny toes barely touched tbs water Agar
il grew loose. aud was snbmersei to th
waist. was nos lai,Iy 10 the rpume i
front OF the boat Igch by ZACH dre'
nearer. 0lce more tie hssser iigh,ened
aud tnos suspsnded over the sarge boI
ing tefore The pros II slaekened, and
was thrown Sssiust the stem.
This contirnal milton was my wtr
trouble Hii the rope been perfectly Ell
could have climei much more easily
bu, it was dead lit, and evorJ inch COS
me unlol sgopy Over cad over ssaio
! gave up oil hope Of being saved. Thee
would rttolutey IN, oot oi ny mind th
,bought oi the entire distance. and focu
. my wtole attention on the hsDdholi il
uedis,ely before ne Whsp ty bear
breaking tfiar bad gained ihat, 6Ie
' ny aim on ,he rci', aud 40 on. Thus !
tie by lutte ptosressed, crsH ins upssr
a With snsii.iike slosress
q At las l xss sln -, up TO sbe 'chocs'
r through stich tie htvser isu; bat q
o strength was utterly Exhausted. aud
J, kne~ ,hsi csnld never olsnbqr 90 bonl
b With oot ,nprene G,rt | is,d nysf
/ 80 that az lead ne ,oi 30 iust.nl sbc'
9 tie bulssiks. su4 losks iitto the eyes
q deck hts3 Sbo 80 tot q itaa thr
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