The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-07-10
BURIED IN THE ICE.

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Phillip. when a widow came on board
70 select a cabin, ~ she Intended TAX
ing passage In our vessel The stew.
ard was ashore. 50 the chief officer
delegated me TO do the honors Tor our
visitor. Mrs. beaumont. by whom
WIS fascinated and with whom / fell
IN love In a short time after we sailed.
When we had been out a few weeks
the vessel took fire az night and we
had 20 take 20 the boats. Mrs Beau
mont going with the captains party.
AZ she was going caught her IN my
arms and printed one burning kiss
upon her llps. God bless and preserve
you. darllngT was all uttered as
Captain Lomax drew her ait.
The boats were al lowered IN safe
~, and soon afterward the Golden
Vanity threw up one heaven vending
JET or flame. more brilliant than be-
fore. and SINK beneath the troubled
ocean Fortunately the weather was
iine though u was bitterly cold. a
compass, chronomctcr and sextaut
wcrc IN the longboat and the skipper
ordered as "a keep close together and
follow in bis wake This order / en-.
deavored to obey 10 the best OF my
ability. but during che following night
fresh gale sprang 40. and when
morning dawued the other boats were
nowhere 10 be seen.
on the morning OF the sixth dny we
found ourselves standing right into
bay which was formed by n crescent
shaped iceberg.
Numbcd by the biting wind and worn
by privatioa. now all hope seemed
gone, and many OF our number wished
10 end their misery az once,
"staye Ia the boat aud let us die like
men," hoarscly erowlod rough beard
cd man. rising with boathook
I eraspod him by The throat and pin
foncd him 60 the thwart
"Bc a man. YOU hound, aud live for
others. # not for yourself,H | cried.
The ferocious CLEAN IN his eyes
changed. and nc wept
God help us, Yes. / forgot myself
IT'S past now" be answered gently
We turned q point Of the iceberg and
entered small cove 70 leeward. hop
ing 60 find n dead seal The water
here was still as mill pond and on
the plateau we saw large white bear.
"Hurrah. my lads, chance for US
yeti We must have that fellow &C any
costr shouted encouragingly as d.
roctcd the BOLTS head toward a large
Zoe that jnttcd from the least preclpi-
tous part ~ the berg.
we armed ourselves with stonchlons,
boathooks ard oars. landed and start
"a IN pursuit Tho noble animal made
a stand az first his fierce pink eyes
cleaning like opals as we charged him.
a shower OF blows raining upon his
devoted head soon changed his pur.
pose. and he fcd precipitatcly. Along
the plateau up ice crags and glaciers.
across crcvasses and chasms. he
bounded. but we followed, thirsting
FOR his blood He came again TO bay.
and after 4 short. hard fight he lay q
weltering corpse nt our feet Twenty
knives were instantly plunged into II,
aud we rreedily ate the raw flesh. still
warm as II was
when our hunger was somewhat as
suaged we proceeded To cut up the
bear IN order 20 convey It down 20 the
boat IN his inside we discovered u
quantity Of partially digested fish. q
piece OF tarrcd rope some buttons aud
sealslln tobacco pouch was
struck with unazcmcnt when the Inst
article came 70 sight. for recognized
It instantly az ,ne that had belonged
10 Captain LomaX
"lf his our shippers It's got metal
button ont with some foreign gibher-
ish. lie Gavc ME chaw from ttother
day and scod That" snld ihe sail
maker
looked There WINS n button.
with the MOTTO "Suh Sna Wc pom
dercd over 70 Tor nwhir anl at the
last came 20 thp ceraustu tliat the
captains pry md bcn f was still
upon the berg 80 Ne trd % sep
arate FOR awhile and in- ,utc 2 seurch
as far as las "a uur power
was making us wut around n
projecting glacier whcu J heard hall
from below and saw three OF our num-
Der grouped togethcr near crcyasse
gesticulatlng aud beckouiug % me- !
hurried 10 The spot as quickly ms the
rugged surface would permit me.
Look here. sir This tells tale"
said the old sailor sorrowfully.
STOPPING. 1 pcered into the chnsm.
At the bottom, depth Of about three
feet. covered by a thin sheet Of pellu-
cid ice lay q human FORM coflined In
frozen grave IN second | recog
nIzcd the features IL my darling Emit
~ Beaumont With a wild. bitter cry
Of anguish / threw myself into her
chilly sepulcher aud glued my lips TO
the ice over her sweet face
Like ginss framed picture OF n
sleeping ANGEL she lay. her hands fold
Cd across her breast her calm holy
smile SIN bcaming up 20 me from the
Icy shroud which cnviroued her I
! have hut n dim rcpolicctiOn OF whit Oc.