The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-04-28


him, therefore. TO come to her assist
;'nrr. He accordingly changed his first
intention, and what he had begun from
Il philosophical he now carried out in
Il noble and generous spirit. He or
d"rrd the gallrys I" put To sea, and
went himself on board with url intou-
ton of assisting not only Rcctna. hut
lie several towns which Law thicklv
strcMn along the beautiful coast.
fastening then 10 the place from
whence others fled with tho utmos,
terror he strcrcd his course. dir,c, to
the poin, of danger and with so much
calnllcSs ana presence OF mind as to
u" able t" make and dictate his OBJ
S"rvatl"lS upon the motion and all
'he phenomena of that dreadful scene.
tic was NOW 50 close to the mountain
'hat TN" rirdrrs. which grew thicker
and hotter the nearer he uDnroachcI
'el' mt" IN" ships together with pun
ice stones and black pieces OF burning
rock: they We're in danger. too, no,
only of going aground by the sudden
retreat or the sea. but also from the
vast fragments which rolled down from
In" mountain ana obstructcd an the
shore
Here he stopped to consider whether
he should turn back again, to which.
Ac pilot advising him, fortune" said
he. fnv"rS the brave: steer to where
i'"mponi;lnus is" l'"nponianus was
then ut Stable tCastc!amarr), separat-
ed by Il hay which the sea, after sew
cral inscnsiblc windings, forms with
the shore. He had already sent his
baggage on board. for though he was
not "a; that time IN actual danger, yet
being within sight of ii, and indeed
extremely near, II it should in the least
increase he WAS determined to put to
s";t ;ts soon as the wind, which was
blowing dead inshorc should 20 down
II was favorable. however, for CARRYING
my uncle I" lomponianus, whom he
found in the greatest CONSERVATION: he
embraced him tcndcrly, encouraging
ana urging him I" keep up his spirits
ana the more cffectually to soOthc his
fears by seeming unconccrncd himself
| ordered Il bath to be got ready. and
tllcn after having bHthcd, sat down to
supper with great checrfuncss, or at
"hst (whtt is just rs hcroic) with cv-
cry appearance of it.
Tied Pillows on Their Heads.
In this choice of dangers they re-
solved for the fields, II resolution which
"h'l" the rest of the company were
hurried int" 1t by their fears, my uncle
embraced upon cool and deliberate
consideration. They went out then,
EIving pillows tied upon their heads
with napkins and this was their whole
defence against the storm Of stones
| that fell around them.
1t was now day everywhere else. but
there deeper darkness prevailed than
/ in the thicl;est night, which, however
was in some degree allcviated by
torches and other lights of various
Kinds. They thought proper to go fur
ther down upon the shore to see If
they might safely put to sen. but found
the waves still running extremely high
and boistcrous. ..
There my uncle, laying himself down
upon a sail cloth which was spread for
him, called twice for some cold water,
which he drank. when Immediately the
flames. preceded by n strong Whit of
sulphur. dispersed the rest Of the party
and Obliged him to rise He raised
himself up with the assistance of two
Oh MS servants, and instantly fell down
dcad, suifocated, as l conjecture, by
some gross and noxiOus vapor, having
always had weak throat, which was
often 1nfiamed. AS soon as it was light
again, which was not until the third
day after this melancholy accident, his
body was found entire, and without any
marks of violence upon it, in the dress
in which he fell, and boxing more like
q man asleep than dead.
During all this time my mother and
were at Misenum-but this has no
connection with your history, and you
did not desire any particulars besides
those Of my uncle's death, so will end