Adrift in the Wilds

rn the great ship was one mass of soothing flame. The light threw a glare upon the clouds above, and made it so bright where our friends were floating in the

ward; "the fire has reached the engines

ve boats and

t they have got will be seized by the

he poor wretches hang fast till they ar

very mother's son that can swim will be hugged by a

can't y

bit o

this bench to kee

t good enough, if it only kaaps u

how g

ep, as if greedy for the poor beings who had sprung in agony from its embrace. Millions of sparks were floating and drifting overhead and falling all around. The shrieks of the

e fire soon tired of its work, large pieces of burning timber could be seen floating in the water, and finally

cide what we are goin

t here until morning, when some vessel will pick us up? I

s make fo

e best plan

remarked Howard; "and I have

and that will make the time pass fas

strength; but it

know the

he moon was directly over the shore; so al

dy said when her husband stopped on the way to

efore they could hope to place their feet upon the earth. Having now an object, they began working with a will, the b

to comprehend what was wanted, and con

we are making

save me! I'

them, and caused an invol

ked Howard, in a

he

buffeting the waves, as he rose on an immense swell

Elwood. "It's too bad to see the poo

ld bench won't bear

they both went down in the vast sea chasm together. When they came in view again upon the crest of the swell, the Newfoundland had the hair of the man's he

oward, "or you'll drown us

our raft

bove water and bear very lightly u

rig

A man when suddenly cast into the water for the first time has been known to swim long and well; and the Irishman, by the most furious effor

he said. "I'm thinking there'll be no necessity of me swallowing any salts fo

swim, but I was just about used up when your dog

es and destination, a

my place of business is next

ow them

r years, and now that you have given

a tall, pale-looking man, with whom they had exchanged

" he added, "and was on my way

u when you hea

ime even to put on my clothes; but, t

is craft, and I'm in hopes we'l