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    402 THE BROTHER'S SACRIFICE.

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    " Who Would Ever Have Supposed That Brit...

    of her hy another ' s side ) a life of endless torture . < c Oh I must I always be the one to sacrifice self ? " he muttered . But nobler

    the feelings ungenerous soon predominated thought , he again breathed , and a , up prayer braiding for streng himself th for to

    fulfil his self-sacrificing destiny . The night was very still but fancied cold , and he as heard Magnie the paced agitated the moan deck of to waves keep himself which precedes warmy he a *

    storm . The sound was so faint at first that it could scarcely be distinguished from the usual ripple of water by a vessel ' s-

    To among side call , but the the by ri cap and gg tain ing bye , ' s and attention it grew the cl louder e to ar the moonlit , the change win sky d in became began the atmosp to overcast whistl here e .

    was Gaspar Magnie and ' s the first few thoug sailors ht , who after were that asleep he proceeded below . to "It arouse does * ;

    look ugly , " remarked the master after he had carefully noted prepared there the symptoms 's no , " calculating he added of an ; on " approaching snug what canvass may gale happen and , " be we in alert these must , meet northern lads , for it

    latitudes . " Steadily the wind increased , arid ere the night was far spent , it blew a perfect hurricane . " Keep a look out for

    land on the lee , " called the captain to his mate . Isl " es A ' ye has , aye braved , sir , " was the a heavier answer gale , " the than good this and Queen she of must the

    not meet her fate many on a rocky lee shore . " The , dawn was fast approaching , and the crew were anxiously scanning the horizon

    li in ght the rig expectation ht ahead of of them descry which ing land he , soon when recognized Magnie esp as ied that a

    borne by the lighthouse on the Fluggaskerry of Shetland . whose "A eyes surly were welcome turned this with is , a " look lie called of yearning cheerily love to towards Gaspar ,.

    the meteor-crowned cliff , . , in " a Yes bitter , and tone we which are too went near to home his broth for s er afety ' s heart , " rep . lied The Gaspar captain ,,

    evidently thought with Graspar that land so near was dangerous , seaw for b ard y his . The command wind every was however nerve was blowing strained fiercel to y turn towa the rds the p-

    unwield land , and and there heavil soon -laden seemed vessel littl would e chance weather that the the great of ,

    rugged y islands , lying y directly in her path as she fled before group the pointing hurricane . out Nearer with and terrible nearer distinctness came the bri to ght the Skerry storm beacon -tossed ,

    sailors those , dangerous crags and eddying , tideways which they were unable to avoid . Amid the roaring of wind and surf the

    stately bark in her struck side on th a sunken h which rock the , which cruel ocean instantl made y opened a id a

    passage entrance into the , doomed roug ship , threatening her with instant rap

    destruction . The valuable cargo was immediately given to its >

    402 The Brother's Sacrifice.

    402 THE BROTHER ' S SACRIFICE .

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Aug. 1, 1864, page 402, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01081864/page/42/