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Show inuughtfa! silence, tlick said aantttst-- - Ships Cast on the Rocks If !y: "I assure yon, I will do all that I can to get him to commute your son's seiitenc) to imprisonment, and we will hope to the last that he will do so, .'or Bill's sake and for ma's. True to his word, the attorney was tireless in his efforts to secure execu- The Morning Summons. When lhr mint U on the river, mu! the hull-- !k on the Mill1. And the promise of the springtime all thi- - uinpie heaven Mis; When the shy thins i:t tho wimd-hsuianil the lutrdy on the plieri a leaping life Catch up heart aii winter sluggish vein. Eye Witness Describes Fearful Scene Off Coast of Africa Those on Shore Powerless to Aid the Doomed Mariners. ii tive l (Social Correspondence.) Ag an instance of what nature can do in the way of punishment when she gets a chance, the residents along the strip ef beach facing Port Elizabeth, South Africa, wee confronted Sept. 2 with a shore strewn with the Then the summon of ti e running like a huglr motes the hood, Then the uul of man grow huger, like a flutter from the hint; For the hope of Mali endeavor I a cor-ti.half divine. And tin banner try of onward eull the laggard into line. ing usually are, but they bad no tools to work with. One after another the big ships came as boro, full rigged vessels, barques, lighters and everything else and shattering on dashing the rocks in dreadful confusion. From all of them men and women were washed overboard. Some were thrown high on the beach by the sheer force of the sea. When they were taken are of they huddled together In tear- - for rleinem-- the condemned man, but without avail. On the day set for the execution, morliidk curious crowd had early gathered in a half circle aimut the scaffold erected on the slope of the hill, behind thi-nig- il the jail. Some distance away from tbe outer edge of the circle, ami behind all the others, old man Tripp drove up In a wreckage of upward of twenty-nini glamour of the m.undlght when There farm wagon and stepped. sailing vessels. The loss in property the star rain pinet- below. At the foot of the siaffold, huddled i a amounts to hundreds of thoussnds of ariieil of ntnmlng .But the Mr and a crumpled figure in black, supported better thiiiK to know. dollars. The loss of life can as yet hnhlen and is bushel the a group of neighborhood friends. While night hy be only estimated; but the and triinspli reed by dieamy Ming. The prisoner ascended the steps to the crew is patrolling the beach looking and Lo, the dawn bring dew and lire alone. For a moment he platform, for the bodies of about 100 sailors tin rapture of tile a four then bent to Iturton. Kiel aril hesitated, so became who, when their fingers r trick-eto the low a i words l tone, pri benumbed that they could no longer mother beneath hint, then straightding to the rigging, were washed ening to his full belch:. I: is glance overboard, while scores of persons swept quickly over the half circle of who looked on from the shore were faces aliout him. At one point, his powerless to give assistance. raze halted, ami a puzzled look came All this destruction was wrought This was billowed into bis eyes. The tragic within twenty hours. rtf brightening look a by quickly story of it will become historic in the Hy .AURA Kl.l.KN HliALK. and a smile wreatard his annals of the sea. pallid face. (Copyright, iwn,ty daily Stout I'vui.tsiuxuCoaraar.) There were thirty-twships at The waiting crowd looked in awed anchor in the harbor, under a leaden With these new luoughts came a fascination at the man who could office of the commonwealth atThe sense of his own responsi- smile at such a moment. Then the sky, when the approach of a veritable booka disturbing and musty was stifling, torney retidal wave from the open sea gave the ish odor from the shelves along the bility, and for a moment he almost sheriff stepped forward. Time was first warning of what was coming. A the chosen profession having room. gretted the walls pervaded t.p. signal of distress from a gun on one of and glisten- of law. The attorney, After one swift glance at his almost be ships attracted the attention of Now came the father of Bill Tripp sat at his desk, turned with mother, Bill Tripp fainting perspiration, ing the coast guard and others on shore. of to ask for mercy. There was still tae bundles topthe numerous were his upon which eyes upon slightly, fixing In less time than it takes to write it which he tried vain- majesty and dignity of the law, but most branch of a nearby tree, his body upon papers, legal five large ships had dragged their smm. ow that seemed no longer of drawn erect, end stiffened as if to rely to fix his mind. anchors and were being swept resist such splendid Importance. The voice sist a shock, while about his lips the he Arranging some sheets of paper, of the old man aroused him. and he a lessly toward the treacherous coast determinedly set about making strange smile still lingered. borne of the smaller craft headed for listened. but finding an of indictment, At that instant, there fell upon the of of Scores draught Ships. Wreckage the jetty, and reached it in safety. The Bill bain't got much more time, mind his concentrate nervous ears of the waiting to it tense, impossible larger vessels made an effort to get ful grnupB on the beach, looking for upon it, he pushed back his chair im- you know, onless suthln's done fur crowd, the distant report of a rifle, usual Of the pitiful onto Ihc open sea, but were swept the missing. ini, an we want tu try tu help some and on the white forehead of the patiently, and sprang to his feet with fore back again, as though they were so sights indispensable o such tragedies its tu late. Twouldnt seem man before them, there appeared a he when saw, a muttered exclamation, no detail was lacking. About twenty tu let em hang lm, an him our many empty barrels. It seemed the first time, that he was not right manifest Impossibility for anything small boats were put off from the help for added apologetically, 'tlioiJt he hoy." an him shet up tliar and afloat to withstand the fury of the less ships, all loaued a1 most to the alone. a doin thing, eyeman old an In the doorway stood water's edge, but less than one dozen hlsself. kain't gale. help lie was a tall, him "I reekou we dun all ez could he One after another, hour after hour, of them reached the shore without an ing old seriously, a face and neck with lean fellow, floatso fur. giftin' a good lawyer fur the ships came ashore and went to upset. !tlai;y persons clung to dun. much tanned by wind and sun, and hut you know how 'twas. Now an 'im rieces. Huge waves swept them from ing spars for hours before they were clad in the simple mounof the garb condition. conscious a half in rescued tu try an see ef the Guvner in we want and to terrible burst stem stern, bare feet tain dweller, his du smilin' fur 'lin. won't cascades over their broken timbers, One huge wave sent to instant death no warning of their owners We lowed mebby ef wed go tuim The crews clung to the dismantled a ship's captain, with his wife and two giving approach. au' tell 'im the hull thing, lie mout rigging, and vainly besought the men children, who were trying to fight The look of petulance upon the face boat. a in be willin to fix it so Bill ud be sent who were watching the gale from the their way to safety of the attorney changed to an exprea-aio- to savers were. life the While trying assistance. come to to their shore prison, 'stead o' hangln. Ma an of gravity aa he recognized his we talked it all over, and lowed me, visitor, and when he greeted him his that ef we wuz tu come tu you, 'at voice waa low, almost strained. mout help us with the Guvner. How are you, Lncle Tom? be said, you course. I know you was agin Of come In and ait down. in the trial, but I reckon twant Bill The old man did not return the cuz of hard feelin'a you had agin eny greeting, but silently slouched In and ma an' me, ao now the trlal'aover we Ita 'bout Bill, kinder lowed youd just as lief he'd sank Into a chair. he began briefly, fixing his eyes upon go tu jail stem, of that other. the attorney. The latter nodded but 'Tain't ez if we wuz aBkln fur lm tu did not apeak, and the old man con- be set free, that ud be askin' tu Ive come to see ef eny much, he explained in desperate tinued, thing could be dun fur Bill. But ef theyd shet lm earneatness. The case of the People va. Tripp even fur the balance of bis natural up, had been the commonwealth attordays, et 'ud be hetter'n 'tig now. Bill's ney first big case; the conviction of bin a bit wild. I know, an' thar air the defendant therein his first great them ez thinks hangiu plenty good On the white forehead there apThe crime had been miff fur 'Im. hut taint on Bills acachievement. peared a tiny blotch. murder, foul premeditated and out- count Im askin, nur mine, ets tna'i." from which a widening raged justice had called aloud. He The old manB voice softened almost tiny blotch, of crimson hand spread rapidly, as was a young man, anu the dignity and to a whisper, and i.e rubbed his brown Bill the platform. sank him upon had of law the Tripp impressed majesty hands together nervously. greatly. He had not failed to do his "Bill's her boy," lie went on, the whole duty, and in three more weeka Against the green slope of a certain one shes got left, an she sot only a newly made grave bicams Bill Tripp, the defendants was to be hill, great store by 'im. 1 reckon it comes Four other mounds are there, TWO OF THE WRECKED SHIPS. hanged. to give 'Im up, fur old people, a man and a two and The attorney had been proud of his powerful hard Little could be done to aid them. to rescue six men clinging to the rig- success. His work had been thorough y'know et's a way with wimmin folks woman, are busily engaged In planting on lutin'. Somehow they On the beach chaos reigned supreme. ging of a stranded ship, their attenflowers. and the many worda of praise be- tu Jest keep like men folks ran. see faults a woman man don't to a tion called and waR of haB little Past experience proved stowed upon him, by lawyers stand in her sorror o' a veslife, heap profit in providing an adequate life holding on to the jib of another had Ma's hod My Rosary. ing high in their profession, guard for such a dangerous coast as sel in a literal foam of angry Bea. An pleased him greatly. Of what this she hes; 'nuff sight morn Joy. Tother Thu liiitiii. wlii-i- t I tlrt awake. on the hillside, children are out. thar thiB. The boats are antiquated. When effort was made to save them. When My sunt alt conscious of It needs. gratifying success meant to the man for strength und for Hi sake, the gale was in its fury they were their rescue seemed almost assured on trial for his life, he had never four uy 'em. an' when they was tuk, TuTopiny where iny Master leads. follow wuz alius she strong one arter who two men been washed as nuther, had on the and beach, away hauled high dry until the solemn words thought, And really step hy step. I go. gently, rest the tu luv ez turnin' could he, du. useless as so many washtubs. It is from another ship clutched at a chain of the death sentence brought sudden Still copying Him In ull difficult to blame men for not volun- hanging from the jib. The weight of realization. Somehow the low tones mor'n ever. When they wuz all gone, And never hurried, never slow. my Lord i:i view. Bill, why he kinder seemed try to keep on teering to go out with the life guards all four of them was too much. Someof the Judge had awakened within him (optin' hemled knee. 1 cannot pray, of the all in 'or fill heart the tu suiplace thing gave way and four more vicin them, for to do so looks like new appreciation of what to him And so I say the Hnry. a cide. The rocket apparatus fell down tims were added to the list of the had seemed merely a suit at law, and rest. And when the muming work is done. But Bill wuz alius good to his ma, And I would pause to pray or rest. dead. he glanced wonderingly at the tail I'll in shade or sun. have tit A thin rope was drawn out to say that fur 'lm, an now he's got NoYi rest t all is well, He loves me best. a Im tu lie tuk from her in such way, vessel so that the crew could I press along the patient way feared it 'pears m her like ez ef thar haul a heavier one after it. The man (If tiici k uheihelice with Hi erutt. t Ho tired, perhaps, hut who shall s.ty liaint mullin' left. Not thet she's vho happened to catch it jumped into i a In? That following Ji IWI the other children mad never du the sea and asked to be hauled ashore. on hcinled knie. i eamou pray CsrisUw that an' thar graves air hep neat as A let so say my A. Those whom he had left behind CT) H.n.w.ci a pin. but seems ef since this trouble SrlMve is morlitied :u li day. at him in despair. shouted While in tie- dust; KfeMpt Hack O And pride i traiiqih-of Bill's, she's thought more 'bout tossing about in the sea he lost his would play. And I must work when ever. 'n them on line. the Six hold brave I H"r Just. fellows, On aua of wncktiv am miliar Though she's of Lucan. A(oatioo in her "Some way. worryin'. un'lditliiel. among them an African, thought they The a.tgi'y Kiw.bo. Wiumi aad, of ease, the fe.u id slrifs. The i lieimtaoa got the notion 'at ef le dies, ez the could s'.ve him. he was so near shore. be Tile hniiki-g itn the coarse and tuils. Mirlirl Camlint Iiimo 'twouldn't lie's tu. got says Jedgo In of a ail them were twinkling lost, awl Ate d.iilt Innis of my with the cut 'im tliar tu put right and the man who had tried to save To; Cuustra Coriwrvra head l.y hind, dear Lord, for Thee, others-tha- t, tf trey could speak, Vet, I himself at the expense of his comtry to saj my Ksary. they'd say they'd i other he'd lie put panions sank to rise no more. 0 fVnlrllt Thorough Analysis. KmOMMIfl some place else. Not 'at he'd he eny 0Ookaortb It is knowu at this writing that four of A shun time since "Cub." on hut lie tu UI.1. however died, ditXuci.t In of the vessels that went ashore were of Columbus, cliu incurs the negro it's the disgracin' way he's gut tu die, Miss., was siamling at the artesian British, six were German, five Norat makes ma think the others widl in Hit- middle of Main street, wegian. two Italian and one Swedish. It worries iter want 'im. wouldn't They represent an aggregate of more et set ins cruel rai chins a bucket tf wair. when a She tin says ndtjil. ihan 15, (MO tons. The names of some i negro to like an' Ici.i'sume put in away ly r,ig. Hack, of the wrecked vessels an the Clara, ami. a walked up being liisst If. So thought ef could he preacher Brud-flca Ilritlsh steamer of 13!) tons; the asked: tin in town, l stranger 'stead M Hill sfbiu iitfnui go ft prison, changed an' Gahriolle, a British Schooner of 78 kin yo' tell me ef dis am good hcv that air i iv bangin'. ma wouldn't a German the of Thekla, tons; barque witter?1' when tu woriy her. Then arter 'while, 288 tons; the Conteut, a Norwegian vert answered proudly, , tiiiu come, thar tv.iuii'n't in no! "I'tib" 522 of tons; the Sayre, a wiili Ids head barque Flan. ling straight British barque of t!84 tons; the Li row it buck "Good water? Well, I "Twouldn't seem right tu let 'em a British ship of 1022 tons; the di am water! good reckon, nigger, hang him, an him our b.y," he Wrecks Agostini) Konihn. a:. Italian harquo of 7 of l:it Fur ain't know hit Principal Location an is you Showing addl'd to M7 tons; the Arnold, a German vessel h nil tin freenidigist failutc seand;i!i:'.-.hill its In fact, altogether. !y. young man standing half rare: Sou tons; the Naulillus, a German ii v do State uv Mississippi an fmui to work Is responsible Tor many deaths cl t ml to the lore Intently GTS listening of the a tons; t'orioianus, if too barque ooemrcil not have p, )i.d uv throe pints: two parts UV It that might Knell of 178 tons; tho were ringing ins on German barque ii ungis. an' e udder part uv i s much reliance had not been placed !f F.manuel, a German barque of 1147 seemed impossible that lib the in men 'I wqll In helefoby: on want i'.s the apparatus. strong and vig.irr.us. must en'i. tin Cavalieri Busso. an Italian wav: l.e'-itens; nndci brave r.igfjwfc l.o'ed were Say. its saving brigade because of this l.ei.v.iM of li ef of "iL,,.t tons. .f thoir calli uh;r's .' mich conditions a forts. e life-savin- g tog-tn- er tia. u FUR MAS SAKE. 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