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and   the   seano   longer   raging   like   a   maniacsobbed   and   sobbed   with   a 

piteous   human   voice   all   along   the   coast。   And   well   it   might�察  �after   that 

night's   work。 Twelve   sail   of   the  Gloucester   fishing   fleet   had gone   down 

with every soul on board�察�just outside of Whale's´Back Light。 Think of the 

wide     grief   that  follows    in  the   wake    of   one   wreck�察   �then   think    of  the 

despairing women who wrung their hands and wept�察�the next morning�察�in 

the streets of Gloucester�察�Marblehead�察�and Newcastle� �

     Though our strength was nearly spent�察�we were too cold to sleep。 Once 

I   sunk   into   a   troubled   doze�察  �when   I   seemed   to   hear   Charley   Marden's 

parting words�察�only it was the Sea that said them。 After that I threw off the 

drowsiness whenever it threatened to overcome me。 

     Fred Langdon was the earliest to discover a filmy�察�luminous streak in 

the sky�察�the first glimmering of sunrise。 

     ;Look�察�it is nearly daybreak� ─�

     While we were following the direction of his finger�察�a sound of distant 

oars fell upon our ears。 

     We   listened   breathlessly�察  �and   as   the   dip   of   the   blades   became   more 

audible�察�we discerned two foggy lights�察�like will´o'´the´wisps�察�floating on 

the river。 

     Running   down   to   the   water's   edge�察  �we   hailed   the   boats   with   all   our 

might。 The call was heard�察�for the oars rested a moment in the row´locks�察�

and then pulled in towards the island。 

     It   was   two   boats   from   the   town�察  �in   the   foremost   of   which   we   could 

now   make   out   the   figures   of   Captain   Nutter   and   Binny Wallace's   father。 

We shrunk back on seeing him。 

     ;Thank      God� ─    �cried   Mr。   Wallace     fervently�察  �as   he  leaped    from   the 

wherry without waiting for the bow to touch the beach。 

     But   when      he   saw   only   three   boys    standing    on   the   sands�察  �his  eye 

wandered   restlessly   about   in   quest   of   the   fourth�察  �then   a   deadly   pallor 

overspread his features。 

     Our   story   was   soon   told。   A   solemn   silence   fell   upon   the   crowd   of 

rough boatmen gathered round�察�interrupted only by a stifled sob form one 

poor old man who stood apart from the rest。 

     The sea was still running too high for any small boat to venture out�察�so 



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it was arranged that the wherry should take us back to town�察�leaving the 

yawl�察�with a  picked crew�察 �to hug   the island   until daybreak�察 �and then set 

forth in search of the Dolphin。 

     Though   it   was   barely   sunrise   when   we   reached   town�察  �there   were   a 

great many persons assembled at the landing eager for intelligence from 

missing boats。 Two picnic parties had started down river the day before�察�

just previous to the gale�察�and nothing had been heard of them。 It turned out 

that the pleasure´seekers saw their danger in time�察�and ran ashore on one 

of the least exposed islands�察�where they passed the night。 Shortly after our 

own arrival they appeared off Rivermouth�察�much to the joy of their friends�察�

in two shattered�察�dismasted boats。 

     The excitement over�察�I was in a forlorn state�察�physically and mentally。 

Captain Nutter put me to bed between hot blankets�察�and sent Kitty Collins 

for the doctor。 I was wandering in my mind�察�and fancied myself still on 

Sandpeep       Island�此  �now    we    were   building    our   brick   stove   to  cook    the 

chowder�察      �and�察  �in  my    delirium�察   �I  laughed     aloud    and   shouted     to  my 

comrades�察�now the sky darkened�察�and the squall struck the island�察�now I 

gave orders to Wallace how to manage the boat�察�and now I cried because 

the   rain   was   pouring   in   on   me   through   the   holes   in   the   tent。   Towards 

evening a high fever set in�察�and it was many days before my grandfather 

deemed it prudent to tell me that the Dolphin had been found�察�floating keel 

upwards�察�four miles southeast of Mackerel Reef。 

     Poor   little   Binny   Wallace�   �How   strange   it   seemed�察  �when   I   went   to 

school   again�察  �to   see   that   empty   seat   in   the   fifth   row�   �How   gloomy   the 

playground   was�察  �lacking   the   sunshine   of   his   gentle�察  �sensitive   face�   �One 

day a folded sheet slipped from my algebra�此�it was the last note he ever 

wrote me。 I could not read it for the tears。 

     What   a   pang   shot   across   my   heart   the   afternoon   it   was   whispered 

through the town that a body had been washed ashore at Grave Pointthe 

place where we bathed� �We bathed there no more� �How well I remember 

the funeral�察�and what a piteous sight it was afterwards to see his familiar 

name on a small headstone in the Old South Burying´Ground� �

     Poor little Binny Wallace� �Always the same to me。 The rest of us have 

grown   up   into   hard�察  �worldly   men�察  �fighting   the   fight   of   life�察  �but   you   are 



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forever young�察�and gentle�察�and pure�察�a part of my own childhood that time 

cannot wither�察�always a little boy�察�always poor little Binny Wallace� �



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