The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-22
the and the seching foam that raced to the

the green and the scchng foam that raced to tn.
shore WV
They're awkwardl" the mate admitted "Cou.
fonndcdty awkward If could get through then, I'd
bet ten to the lot of us reaching the shore ,ve
You can't drown in half minute Well. some Of ne
VIII get through It's the only chance. Take long
breath before you start"
Oant you get rope ashorc?" was asked the way
they do at wrccks-so that We could 60 down it?"
Ye-es, said the chief officer. 81 might get rope
ashore but you couldn't hold I've no cradle to run
up and down it No You'll have to iumpo
That is the only thing left to do Who'll go hrs.7-
The man and the woman looked at each other
We will" he said, and she nodded approval
You'd better go singly" old sailor advised
Ihcrcll be more chance of slipping between the snaes
you see If you're tied together and one gets caught
you'll both be done for
The boundcr man slapped him on the shoulder.
And suppose that's what they wish1" he said En-
my old sport?'
"Ahh!" said the old sailor "Ah-hl That makes
1t all the moro pity He looked the cord which fas-
tened them together and suddenly he laughed cxcitcdy
and turned to the chief officer
The very idea. sr!" he said "If you got cable
ashore, we'd sling em in pars-lct the rope be-
tween en- slide down it, don't you sce7 They could
hold on to each other, and keep from slipping off,
The chief officer and several of the men rushed away
some balls of twne together and bound ono end round
plank Then they threw the plank overheard and the
current carried it swiftly toward the rocks 1t struck
of the snags, and lcapt violently the air. Then
1t went the beach, and of the sailors secured it.
and waved his arm
Ahl" said the old sailor, chats Bill He under
stands He lifc-boat once, Bill was. Look!
He's telling the rest"
He waved his in reply, and fastened on thin
nd 81.
then, by the lnc they pulled in hawser-scvcral
hawsers joined really. All ashore even the women and
children, assisted to haul standing in long row Then
the men held the end, and the women and children held
the line attached to it.
Those aboard secured their end firmly to the Ship
carrying up to the stanchons of the platform round
the captains cabin to give much elevation pos
sblc and then their comrades ashore pulled taut
they coudtugging so hard that the poop of the ship
moved yards the breakers The sailors substi-
tutcd touter rope for the cord between the and
the woman, tied loop IN the end of the rope and
creased to make 1t easily. They put it
the hawscr FIRST that would hang at each side
and told them to hold each other firmly. Then two
three men held them over the side ready to start
Now" asked the chief officer, arc you rcady2"
"Wish each other luck said the bounder
Don't mind us j"
The woman smiled at him. bravcly
"God bless you ALL" she said. There good
people in the world than thought. Good-by."
She lifted her face to the man. and they kissed each
other
"God bless you'll" he said
"Gol" cried the chief officer, giving them mighty
push and they slid swiftly down the saggng hawser,
through the drcnching foam that sprang up from the
rocks and nearly took their breath away, holding each
other more and more tightly and rocking swiftly from
side to side.
.A.i...s f,et 6,,t, t,or
their motion was slower and slower; and though the
rope between them passed the joins in the hawscrs
the obstacles checked their speed Then their feet
dragged in the foam and they moved very very slowly,
till last the began dragging at their feet and
the oldest sailor ashore yelled out sharply:
Lower 'cml Lower en- The current II fetch
'em!"
And suddenly they splashcd in the water and the
foam flew all them; and sailor, wast-decp IN the
water and holding to others in cham, seized them and
dragged them on to the beach And without waiting to
be united they joined the rest in hauling at the rope
for the passage OF the next pair who were already at
the ships side; but they pulled they kept smiling at
each other.
"Ohl" she whispered once "And we thought life
ordinary"
All their friends were ashore at last The chief officer
and the bounder man the final pair and arrived
couple of minutes before the remains of the old ship
broke up and disappeared. They were heavy men and
swung their legs and landed unaided with run and
then sailor cut the couples adrift When he severed
tho onyllsdy from her companion he grinned.
1.-The next time you're tied up he prophescd, it'll
be knot that can't be cut-a parsons knot
. And the bounder man bcamcd on them benevolently-
he felt as though he would like to lend some dol"
lar, he said
"IlI go and see DONE" he asserted. whether I'm
asked or not"
Three weeks later, when passing steamer had car
red them of,to England, he was asked. and went He
gave the bride wonderful gold ornament fashioned
like fragment of rope tied in sailor-hkc way
"The parsons knot he informed them, and the chief
officer who was also asked to the wedding took 1t up
and smiled.
1--WE don't call that he said We call it true
lovers knot
THAT" said the boundcr man, with bcaming snile'
"is what it will be !"