The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-10

ft uaIly drifting down to the weather side of them so as to afford shelter when the time should come. He raised the child in his arms. saying as he did so:
 NOW, Pearl, wave your hand to mother and say. Hurrahg' The child. fired Into fresh hope, at once waved her tiny hand and cried ''Hurrahl Hur- rahr The sound could not reach the mothers ears; but she saw. and her heart leaped. She too waved her hand, but she uttered no sound: she was speechless with emotion. The sweet, nigh voice of the child crept over the water to the ears of the men in the boat. and seemed to fire their arms with renewed strength. The oars bent like whips as they tore through the water In sharp jerks; the Impact sound ed like hammer strokes as they flew back on the rowiocks
 Give way. men! Give way! Give way!' roared the officer. They are weakening. The mans head is going under!" and the boat tore up and down the great slopes of the heaving sea.
 few more strokes brought them close. Harold saw as he raised his head to breathe. and, with last effort raised the child in his arms as the boat drove down on them. The boatswain leaning over the bow grabbed the child, and with one sweep of his strong arm took her Into the boat. The bow oarsman caught Harold by the wrist. The way of the boat took him for moment under water: but the next man, pulling his oar across the boat stopped over and caught him by the collar, and chung fast to him. few seconds more and he was hauled aboards A wild cheer from all on the scoriac came sweeping down on the wind.
 When once the boats head had been turned towards the ship, and when the oars had bent again to their work, they came soon within her shelter. When they had got close enough ropes were thrown out, caught and made fast; and then came down one of the bowlines which the searnen held ready along the rail of the lower dock. This was seized him under his armpits. Then, stand Ing up with the child in his arms he made ready to be pulled up. Pearl held out her arms to Harold, crying in fear.
 No. no. let The Man take mel I want to go with The Man!" He said quietly so as not to frighten her.
 -"No. no, dear. Go with him He can do this better than cani" So she chung quietly to the seaman, holding her face pressed close against his shoulder. As the men above pulled at the rope, keeping 1t as Tar as possible from the side of the vessel. the boat swain tended himself or with his feet. Tn few seconds he was seized by eag- CT hands and pulled over the rail. ten deriy holding and guarding the child all the while. In an instant she was in the arms of her mother, who had thrown herself upon her knees and pressed her close to her loving heart. The child put her little arms around her neck and clung to her. Then look : ing up and seeing the grey palfor of her face, which even her great joy could not in. moment efface, she stroked 1t and said:
 Poor Imotherl Poor mother! And now I have made you all wet" Then, feeling her fathers hand on her head she turned and leaped Into his arms, where he held her close.
 Harold was the next to ascend. He came amid a regular tempest of cheers. the seamen joining with the passen- gers. The officers, led by the captain waving his cap from the bridge, Joined in the paean. The seaInen came up on deck in turn, though unhappy in the