ll soon be out of the enemy's
fire."

He looked up in my face and smiled. One of the wounded men groaned.
Harry heard the poor fellow. A look of intense pain passed over his
countenance.

"Oh, I wish that we could get to the doctor! Let him look to that poor
man before me; I am sure he wants him most. Who is it?"

I told him, "Tom Ogle."

"Ah, Tom Ogle," said he. "Don't give way, my man. We were doing our
duty, and there's One aloft who'll not forget us if we trust in Him."

"Bless you for those words, Mr Sumner," Tom Ogle gasped out between the
paroxysms of his pain; "they do a poor fellow's heart good."

All this time we were running off the land, with a strong fair breeze,
every moment the enemy's shot falling farther and farther astern. My
great fear now was that some of my men would bleed to death before they
could receive surgical help. However, they had bound up each other's
wounds in the best way they could. From the enemy we at all events were
safe. I did my utmost to keep up the spirits of my men. I was thereby
performing, I knew, half the doctor's work. I had been eagerly looking
out in the offing for our squadron. To my intense satisfaction I now
made out a sail standing towards us from the northward. I pointed her
out to Grampus.

"She's the `Orpheus,' sir. I knows the look of them taw'sels too well
to be deceived," he answered, after watching her for a few moments.

"You're right, Grampus. It's her without doubt," said I. "Hurrah, my
lads! We'll soon be snug on board the old barkie."

We neared the ship rapidly. Many eager faces were looking out at us as
we got alongside. Poor little Harry Sumner first claimed my attention.
I stooped down to lift him up, that he might be handed on deck. His
cheeks were blanched, his eyes were closed.

"Oh, dear, oh dear! is the child dead?" exclaimed old Grampus, as he
took him from me.

"I fear so," I answered with a sad heart. "Let the doctor look to him
at once."

One after the other the wounded men were handed up.

"This is sad work, Mr Hurry," said Captain Hudson, as I went to report
myself on the quarter-deck. I told him how it happened.

"We must send in again, though, and punish the rascals," said he.

Notice was forthwith given that another attempt was to be made to get
off the brig. Plenty of volunteers came forward; indeed, they are never
wanting when any hazardous work is in hand. The way we had been treated
had excit