The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-19


a. storm was ra cling on the New Eng
land coast syentIng It's fury Upon the
l3frail little dwellings H and causing the
white apped breakers to dash madlyi
against the shore. "A XII IA Us sS{s $s
Apart from the other buildings, stood
an humble little cottage, old and wealth
err beaton, which seemed scarcely able
to resist the violence OF the wind sweep
ing unrelentlngly over 1t. \. ii 55,
The interior, however, presented y q
more pleasant picture. for here "a heer--5'
sful fire blazedyon tho hearth. casting Its
ruddy glow over q room, which, y though
plainly furnished . WINS sHpo q essly clean.
Before the fire 4 sat an ed couple,
whose silvered locks and furrowed fbroWs
told OF years Of sorrow. Both were 81 81
lent, their thoughts reverting to the time
when their only8child, a bright, ambitious
youth. sailed away to- seek his n fortune
Hin a foreign land 81 But the ship which
SO proudly bore "a him56 away IL O. er ssthe
treacherous sea, was wrecked, onl " az Jew
passengers escaping S from Ed q ssI uatery
grave. N tidlngs were heard OF their
Host boy and the grief stricken parents
mourned hinlf as deaf 81; 3s
Nltcha 81 NJ It's ten years f to- day since
our bonny wife left us - said his vife,
with sigh. :&t Just such "a ight as this
s.3this ship went down. I. n
t fSs. Y es, he $is seldom absent from my
Thoughts. What ~ ~ oy5 Il and comfort ne ne
l$would be to us now In our old g &c. a.
"a faint hope has TIRED my breast
that he might not have persisted ,'sr re-
sumed his WIFE, Be ~ 35, si$
I53.iIt cannot be, It cannot be- he re-
peated sadly I'VE would have heard
$of him. az i, U. 80. 70 q, !, 4
the house as iii to tear It from Its foun-
cation. Tho wife 8shivered and drew her
shawl closer al bout her shou lders, Whi ll
her husband went to the door. Unla tch-
ing It, he paused and listened 70 me tur-
|bulcnt sea, a casting Up Its 5seethlng, foam
Ing pillows, n which he could scarce dis
cern, for the inlsy darkness .sS s.glf
X }"IIey. Micllael I. jailed "a distant voice,
ibid you know that there is q ship IN
distress z Can anything be done TO rescue
her2'' q 90 81 ~, , I.
"1.l come ana see, shouted he. Walt
O. moment, Isl . 81 n Il Il =
not Risk your life IN this storm ems
treated his wife. who had followed him
Anne. ST must; it is my duty III he
answered, removing her I'd claiming arm
ana following In the direction 81 Us his
comrades voice, He could distinguish
as lie neared the shore the helpless sink {.
ling ship. The lifeboats were lowered.
that
!. night. The little crowd OF fearless
men silently watched the sink ne snip,
noWerless to save her from destru ton
Portions OF her were scattered far. and
near and one drlfted close TO the shore.
;clinging 81 to Ii 1t was a woman. y hose Nsn
agonized cries for help could be heard "a
above tho ronr OF Il the sea. Save my
baby! Oh, some ono saw my bn y I'll
Michael hestated; should he risk his
life to save nnother7 Yes. came the ans
aver bacl, to him. With almost 81 per-
human strength he forced tho Gfrail little
3flahing boat upon the waves. which
threatened to be overturned every mo.
iment he seized tho child as the moth
er's inanimato form sank to rise no more,
and with az slow and 4. painful effort
reached the land amid the Soheers OF his
companions. Gold and Exhaust Cd ~ no
turned toward his home, With tho mo-
tionless bundle on his arm.
n q, on, Michael r. exclaimed his wife. rs
sha opencd n the door, 81 ilayo been so
anxious { about you; but what have you
in yoy,rg tlrIns--a child ?"sSy ~ 35
eyes, a flttle one, whom rescued
from a watery grave. Its moth mas
perlshed, aud the child may be de "a, ;sIl9
is so Still .HS},35 B. u ],
Ammo gazed in tender pity upon the
beautiful face and pushed back the Elis.
tening, golden ringlets from the lv'axen
brow, Poor little notierless darlln J"