A BRAVE BOY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2331, 26 June 1886, Page 1 (Supplement)

A BRAVE BOY.

Little Ha rry Adams, who Whs savod from the wreck of the Ly-ee-moon is a very intelligent lad, twelve years old. His story' as-repotted 'at. I '..the inqiicsi. is-ho toiichiiigly :ol<) "that we are sure our readers will us for reproducing it in full. "'lhe first thin<; I felt was the ship strike. I whs nsh-ep at the time, but i got up 'jolly quid' and looked out. I saw a lot of gentlemen getting dressed, but I saw no ladies I asked someone where my mother was, they said she was in the'.ladies' cabin.

went them and saw her talking with lother lady, • I did not but was fiHtiafied. to see her. ; Mv fath«r has been twenty-live years hi aea; he used to be chief .sfcuwrn-rl pf the Lyeii-muon, ■ My mother was coining out of tile, ladies' cabin, The floor, whsbursting with tlie force of the' water,but I did no f . see auy coming in. Tlmt puzzled me, so I said to her ' Come to the boats oil deck,' She said' No,' ami would not come up. Then when I saw she would not come I would not leave her. We went more to the forward part of the ship,. I then kissed mbther and said 'good-bye.' They were all praying, saying ' God help us, God save us, God save- me.' .Mother thou "aid, 'Oh, Harry, I've lost baby,' 1 don't know how she lost baby, She must have let'it slip out-of her arms, She only held it in one hand while she held on by the other. By this tiino the lights had gone out, I could not see baby; arid I have not. seen' it' since, nor do I want to look at any of the dead bodies. What makes it so sutl is that mother, said to ..me -■' Kiss 'me,' Hairy, and say goodbye,' I could not see her, but I know slm had one of those cloaks that they wear when going to the opera,; Then • she', said 'Lift me up,' I tried "but could not. 'rim last words she said were 1 Oh, I'm going now, ''Harry.' I think she must have been holding on by the table. I did not hear any calling out after that. The staircasehad gone by this time so we could not' get up, Iwent up further and saw a lot of cabins knocked, away. With tho water shining on the wood, it looked to me like one holding a' light. I tried to climb up and could not at first, but afterwards I got iny : finger into one of the hooks used for hanging hats or towels on, and climbing up by that got tny toe in another and held 011 while I opened the port, I then trie I to get through' but failed, so. I waited until I saw some gentlemen near me and called out " Oli 5 help me.' Mr Poole and Mr Lun:sden pulled,, mo a little,' but my legs would not come ' through the port. By-and-by they 1 got tae through and pliiced me in the 1 rigging. I lizard someone say ' Throw ' •a. line on board.'' Pi^Wi'tly''it ; .ciiiiib,'.'( I naked the captain if I could go | iishoi'fl, and he said' Yes here's a strong Mow who will take you.' I hud be«n nearly six hours there, and to keep me Warm Some of the gentlemen placed mebetWeathem, Just as we were getting comfortable another wft'vo'ciiine over iiiid wogbi; cold again

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