The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-03

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glel wildly MI 4 hts limbs
BIZ - Sc sa-H-ei Massn's ron :.
handling IN cnrglng him 30 tn baI
eony usar,e ayti ilie rltal forces "a
Rere re-; -ias hin, q ,.snsei lusne s.
Tie ua~.tl IT, ey threshold o.
neiei li.t 'a AZ fe.l and
riovnnard Gait h.ired .fter the.i -
rarced tue process. Ildeed. tue rush e.
air was srai efus H. arank IN tho 81
orous draft aud Inflated his lungs res.
ily. His sensations were those Of
nan Immersed n a warm bath. an.
I the stock II his concussian with tie
surface Of the sea 10 nowise retrde
+ the recuperatise eject OF the dive.
or course he Va fsriiinate afsey "a
/ Ing from such height In striking tn.
water with his right shouider. 30 pal.
ton Of she human body is - fi,iea q,
bear a heavy blow as the shoulders
and upper part Of the back Had h.
dropped vertically on his head-or his
feet he might have sustained serion
INJURY As Ii was. after trenie,,lous
dive and n curve of many yarts he
meath the sea he bodied up inside the
salmon net within a few feet Of -
boat.
Instantly the fishermen saw that II
was man, an absolutely naked ma:
Fwho had thus dropped from the sky.
They we're amazed. very frightene-'
hdeesl, but they readily hauled at l.;
dragging net aud brought Philip ned.
or the boat. Even at this dnal staec o
his adventure he incurred a tefIilH
risk,
Unable 10 help himself In the lea
degree and swallowing salt water RAJ
idiy nov. h6 rOIIsa away ineEtly as the
net rose under the energetic a9orts o.
his rescuers. There was RaAvs danger
that he should drop back into the
depths, and then he must sink like
stOne.
Wearing their heavy sea boots no.ic |
Of the fishermen. though each was All
expert swimmer dared to jump into
the water. But the oarsman. being Il /
person Of resource and reasoning rap
.aIy that not She mest enthusiasm
salmon baillf In England would pur
sue him in such manner. grabbed q
boathook and caught Philip with IT he
meath the arm.
He only used the slight force needful
10 support him until another coul
grasp him
Then they lifted the half drowned
man on board. turned him on his face
to permit the water to fiow out Of his
lungs and, Instantly reversing him. be
gan TO raise his elbows and press them
against his sides alternately
Soon he breathad again, but he re-
mained unconscious. and A restored cir
culation caused blood to now freely II
from the back OF Ibis head.
or course the men were voicing their
surprise throughoUt this unparalleled
,xperiepce. X
"Whea is hep
Where did he COON fraer'
@Nobbut ieony wad hae jumped of
ron craG.' III
Hes neHlKsd IS when he was born"
At last one Of them noticed his bro
zen scalp He pointed out the wound
Q his companions. II
"That was never dean by faIlin' Il 4
vatter.v he said
They agreed. The thing was mys-
eriously serious. Philips youth, his
lature. his delicate skin, the texture
T. hts bands, the cleanliness of his
eeth and nails, were quick tokens to
he fisherman that something quite be
ond the common run OF seaside aeci-
Ients had taken place. The oarsman,
man Of much intelligence, hit on m :
xplanation
He was swarmin' doom t cliff after
birds, he cried Mebbe fctygraffin
'm. I've heerd o. sike doin'sr a
Man alive cried one Of his mates.
he wouldn't strip te t. skin for that
3D."
This WAS unanswerable Not ole
ave a thought to the invisible Grange
louise. Isl
They held hasty consultation. One Z,
ian doffed his Jersey for Philips bene :.
t, aud then they hastily covered him
18th oilskin coat and oyeralIs. y
III was now nearly dark, so tho U
N out marking buoy for their net 81
lipped oars and pulled Justify to thei M
mote hsbiug hamlet, three miles "
way from the outlet Of the river :,
hich flowed through Scarsdale.
Arrived there, they carried Philip ~ =
e house Of one who was the proud se
vner Of a spare bed. DC
ana now u rresn dimcuiry arose. A to
'ctor and ekea policeman should be ga
A snessenaNr WAS dis | II.
tched at once for the nearest medical j,
an. who lived mile and a half !.
vay. but the policeman, who dwelt M
the village. was bird Of another an
lor. It
These men were poachers, lawbreak all
4. AT. various times they had all a.,
EN- fined for illegal fishing. The pc
eman was of an inQuiring turn o
Ind. He might fail TO understand the 90