Year: 1859

our happy isles. But Shakespeare
describes our position in that respect
when he says


"This precious gem SGT in the sen,


Which serves it in the Office Of wall;
Or as a mote defensive TO house,


Against the envy Of less happier lands"
Then why not we Bftons love water
when it renders US such great assis.
tance


"Most certainly you should love it
Miss Bancroft replied Dalton, "but
at the same time you should fear it
you know its power, you know what
it may cause, and therefore you should
not place yourself in danger of being
injured by it,


"Well, gentlemen she said, after
apause, "your advice is good and
given for my welfare, therefore | will
follow it to crafty you; and in fact
my cloak is beginning to feel quite
heavy with the mist, so shall go be-
lows" so sayingthc young creature
bounded off, little conscious of what a
dreadful misfortune awaited her.


She was soon out of our sight and
Fastening along the deck to the other
end Of the vessel where Dalton and |
we're standing. She arrived at the
stairs leading below, and was just
about going down when light
breeze carried the nlkcrchief out Of
her hand and blew it into the rigging
on the larboard side of the vessel
about three feet above the deck. In
stead of calling one of the sailors or
male passengers to get it for her, she
fastened after it herself. There was
no one near her at the time, neither
did any one see her, all who were on
deck being at the other end where
Dalton and | were.


To reach the spot where the hand
kerchief was caught, a person would
have TO climb a railing that ran all
around the deck, about four feet from
its outer edge, and outside Of that rail
ing there was nothing whatever to
keep a person from falling overheard
if they once lost their footing. and it
was especially dangerous when the
deck was wet and slippery, as was
the case that morning.


Fanny reached the sailing, climbed
cautiously oyer it. and stretching out
her hand she seized the handkerchief,
and was turning to rctracr her steps
when her feet slipped from under her
and she fell kraviIy on the deck
leng,hwise with the ship. The yes
sci, unfortunately, was leaning TO that
side. and having nothing to hold on
by, the unfortunate young lady rolled
to the edge, and then with a irishtIul.
hcart-rending scream, she was buried
in the waters beneath.


Dalton and heard the piercing
Shrek, and Fastening to see from
whence it had proceeded, we were
Mortified by seeing the young creature
from whom we had parted but n few
minutes before. struggling to sustain
herself on the surface of the briny
deep.


In an instant, without a moments
thought, Dalton pulled off his coat and
boots, and without uttcring a word he
jumped the railing and sprang madIy
into the sea. lie struck the water
near the being for whom he was risk
ing his life, and with few powerful
strokes he reached her jus: as she was
sinking. There were several life pre-
servers laying on the deck near me
| seized couple Of them and tossed
them into the sea, and then ran where
several men who heard Miss Ban
croft's scream were lowering a boat
into it jumped with several others
and in few moments were on the
water.


Though but about five minutes had
ELAPSED from the fall of Miss Bancroft
into the water and the lowering oI
the small boat, she and Dalton>were
considerable distance astern, owing
to the speed at whiih the Falcon wa:
going at the time.


The news of the accident was soor
spread throughout the ship, and cs w
pulled away from her side the passen
gers came hurriedIy On deck, and th'
vessel was stopped US soon as posi-
Bile.


Pull, my men, pull for your lives
we may yet save them;" shouted tn
second mate, the only officer Of th
ship with us, and who was standin!
upon the after part OF the boat steer
ring.


We did pull, and strained ever
nerve in our exertions, until the boa
almost lcaped out of the water, an