The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-19
A SEA
WRATH
BY ARTHUR W. BREWSTER


On it, One of these wrecks occurred
when | was young man, and 1t hat
marked effect on my life that will
never be undone.
l was at very impressible age
twenty. when there came up a fright
full storm, and | went down to tn,
beach to see It'll lived about a mil,
fnland-and stood on dune looking al
1T. There are some who love quiescent
scenes, soft skies, tranquil waters
graceful trees, unmoved even by d
breeze. To me the most beautiful
scenes are the fercest. Standing there
facing the storm sweeping over the
ocean, | rejoiced In the flashing the
tempest was giving 1t. Near by a
wave would throw itself against a
rock, to be hurled back against the
next comber, the two standing mo-
ment as IL locked in death grip. then
both falling as II each had taken the
strength out OF the other. Another
wave would tremble, break, its spray
shooting from its crest. and roll upon
the sand, scattering like a bursting
rocket
But this is not my story. The wind
went down with the sun, and a full
moon rose, its white disk looking
down coldly, as If it cared for neither
storm nor serenity. Near midnight l
was seized with desire to go down
to the ocean and see the quiet skies
above looking down on waters the
storm had left still rolling What
brought this desire, why / yielded to
1t, | know not for l must walk mile
to the coast and mile back. | had
gone perhaps half the distance and
could hear that interminable murmur-
ing of moaning waters when l saw
coming, lighted by the moon that stood
almost directly overhead, a figure
which by slight lutter of its gar
ments knew to be a woman.
Surprised that one of her sex should
be out on the road at that time of
night, / FASTENED toward her to ask
her If / could not attend her to where
she was going AS | approached her
noticed an unsteadiness about her,
that had looked so long during the
afternoon on the waves that their mo-
ton had affected my vision, Her hair
was loose and seemed to me to be
blown like the spray had seen. When |
] came near her she seemed drawn |
away from me, then driven toward |
me as if pulled and pushed by the
LII \
lance of me she stood still, the whole
to me like an object washed
ashore, finally passing beyond the
reach of the waters.
But, oh. the pitiful look she gave me!
What is it?' l asked, wondering.
1.-THE wreck"
what wreck"
1.-THE Mary Barton. She has Just
come ashore"
Come ashore. why. the storm was
over six hours ago.
Yes, but 1t took the ships rudder.
they lost control. She struck the reef
ind went to pieces. Their bodies are
scattered along the shore. Oh, it is /
lreadful" +,
/ started on. IT must CO." said, {
and see if can help"
Help! They are all past help.
DON'T go. Don't desert me here on .
his lonely road"
Il will take you to your home; then
will 60" II
"My homer" The melancholy with r
which she said this wrung my heart I
Yes Surely you cannot live far \
rom here"
She buried her face in her hands and :
obbed. Through sympathy l put my :,
rms about her and drew her to me. .,
hen / tried to take her hands away L
rom her face. She would not at first C,
ermit me, but at last yielded. h
Heavens, how cold you are!" I ex- a
aimed. "Tell me where you live that ie
may take you home, where you may =
arm yourself. It's dangerous for you 4,
, be out in the chilly night with nc n
lick clothes. And they are wet. II
here can you have been?"
She made no further reply to anything al
said to her-only trembled and wept Ga
/
Then I will go to the shore and try II
save some of those who have been w
ashed in from the wreck" III
Il will go back with you." she said be
Sc
Back with mel You go to see such
yhts. cold and wet as you aref"
well. then. I'll go on. Go to the IN
ore, but it is too late. All have per 10
he'd" po
IL seemed as IL a wave carried her 80
way from me. then brought her part ia
nv back to me. only TO take her away de
ain, this time to carry her farther of
an before. | stood spellbound. I'M mn
cided what to do. till one of those Tn
visible waves took her so far from sc
J that | saw her no more. / stood =,
II and covered my eyes with my "a,
nds When | again saw what was he
out me there were merely the road, or,
. fields and here and there a house. tn
bsthed in the moonlight de
ran all the way to the beach, where tn
aw persons running back and forth Iu'
Igging corpses from the waves. A :,
p had been dashed 10 pieces out on
reef. and not a soul was saved to
OF the wreck-none but the girl TO
met i'm the road. of
hey say have been daft ever since We
$ shipw,eck. Nevertheless I saw wa