Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1878-01-19 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

STORM BURSTS. I didn't nay that he were aught to her—l only were Too days pared on; Nelly'e brief indiepoeition went joking like, about that little matter afore you wan with them; and her health restored gave no immemarried." diate cause for anxiety. . Dashing down the heavy basket he carried, the An unusually mild winter had be-n succeeded by a fisherman turned upon the publican, and seized him biting, inclement spring. Fierce gales, which vee;ted by Use throat. within the twenty-four hours to every point of the "Speak plain !" he shouted; "say whet you mean, compass, sorely vexed the souls of all who went or that you are drunk; or, by all that's holy, I'll hurl "down to the sea," whether in ehips or smaller you from the cliff." . craft, and of all who on shore, even in worm agony "Aaron ! A iron! Franklen ! murder P gasped the of euspenze, nightly watched, and wept, and prayed, old man, edging himself from the precipice by which from the fulness of ansioue hearts, to the One in the their pathway led. "Don't strangle me, lad—an old hollow of whose hand are its waters, at whose bidding ' man like me! Let me speak." alone the winds cry "hush," and the tempest is "Speak, then, and be quick," said Franklen, re. abashed. leaning his throat, but Mill keeping hold upon him. Great had been tl.e loss of life and disaster. of " Why, I thought you knew—of course you knew shipwreck on that coast in the early spring months. —I wouldn't have epoken if I hadn't thought so— The sun set upon families whom the next dawn that they carrird on, him and her--" found orphans clinging round widowed and shrieking "Hi. and who? What the —is it you mean?" mothers. Brave eons, the sole em port of aged cried Aaron, shaking him, parents and impotent Meters, bade a gay farewell, a Hem! Final and your wife." with talk of the coming day, to friendn whose next "It's a lie—a foul lie !" exclaimed the young man, office it should be to drag up from murderous rocks "Oh. well, if thee choose to say so. I only know I and bloody surf the mangled unrecognisable corpse. saw 'em times out of mind on the beach and among Weeping, and lamentation, and the signs of sore the rocks there—ay, up by the Chine by moonlight, bereavement, made desolate the pleesant little too, of evenings. Why, I thought everybody knew it. village, which had smiled in the sun of summer, Dear, dear, I'd never have said aught, if I'd known. and that winter's 90‘.18 had but clothed in a new They said it was but a toss up which of yer she had- beauty—that cruel spring. but there, it waa nothing, lad—nothing—it's all gone Amid this terrible affliction, Saul Meghorn came and past. I don't want to make mischief—not L out in a new character—that of benefactor and Franklen, lad; and thee'll look in and see the minus succourer of the suffering and distreseed. —ay, do." He caused lights to be burned and signals to be The young man had relaxed his hold, his arm fired from the conspicuous point his dwelling mendropped to lain side, and ha stood like one stupefied„, pied; boats were, by his orders and expense, kept as the old sinner went his way hurriedly, and it the ' ready for rendering moistarice whore it was possibla, imminent risk of his neck, looking back ewer.e now t and on more than one occasion he had hinetelf and then lest he should be followed by the man whoa i velmt,ered logo out with a crew to a vessel in die. his evil tongue had stung to fury. ' tress; while at h.tme, the femilies of the drowned But Aaron was moved by a deeper pinion than or maimed fishermen blessed him for the means of revenge. Fearful ideas were coursing through his suheistence. brain—his erife's captious mannere, her assumed Nor was Aaron Franklen absent at the call of duty, indifference to his endearments, her fits of remorse. though the anxious fears of Holly often had the effect With fatal facility he was connecting them with the of detaining him when care for hivasalf certaiuly revelation he had just listened to, and which was : would not.  -- She spoke tearfully, but with a world of affection in her tonee.  He was silent. Could he doubt her? No, no ! she must be true to him. "Let the past be put," said the . . .  honest fellow to himself, "I will oot pain her by bringing it up." And he kiseed her and answered back her words of love.