m,
but as the retiring water gathered force his limbs quivered, the gravel
rolled from beneath his feet, and he was swept off his legs!

Before he was engulfed in the surf, and almost before the cry of alarm
had burst from his companions on the beach, a boy flung the loop of the
rope over his shoulders, plunged headlong into the sea, and, catching
Guy round the neck with both arms, held to him like a vice. It was
Tommy Bogey! The men hauled gently on the rope at first, fearing to
tear the little fellow from his grasp, but they need not have been so
careful. Tommy's grip was an uncommonly firm one. In half a minute the
three were pulled beyond the reach of the waves--the captain still
breathing, Guy able to walk, though much exhausted, and Tommy Bogey none
the worse for his heroic and successful exertions.

This was the last incident worthy of note that occurred. Of the two
hundred and fifty souls who had rejoiced that night in the prospect of a
safe and speedy termination to their long voyage, fifty-five were
drowned and one hundred and ninety-five were saved. Of these last the
fifteen men who swam ashore would have been the sole survivors, in all
human probability, if there had been no lifeboat or rocket apparatus on
the coast.

For the service thus rendered, each man who risked his life that night
in the lifeboat received 2 pounds from the Royal Lifeboat Institution.
Others who had assisted in saving life on the beach received rewards
proportioned to their services, and Bax, Guy, and Tommy Bogey were each
awarded the gold medal of the Society for the distinguished gallantry
displayed, and the great risks voluntarily encountered by them on this
occasion. It was suggested that Denham, Crumps, and Company should give
something to the men of the lifeboat in acknowledgment of their
services, but Denham, Crumps, and Company did not act on the suggestion!

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Note 1. In order to give those of our readers who happen to be
interested in this subject a better idea of the manner of using the
Rocket apparatus, we subjoin the Instructions given by the Board of
Trade to masters and seamen in regard to it:--

In the event of your vessel stranding within a short distance of the
United Kingdom, and the lives of the crew being placed in danger,
assistance will, if possible, be rendered from the shore in the
following manner, namely:

1. A rocket or