Thrilling Experience

George Perey, a 20-year-old boy of Cleveland, Ohio, lately passed through . an experience the like of wjiicli is, fortunately, meted out to few men. In comijany with a companion, named Angus MeGillis, he sailed out of Cleveland harbor in a malí sail-boat bound on a pleasure trip to Rocky rivcr, ai pleasure resort severa] miles to the v.est of the city. When thi-ee miles out a blast struek them, whirled thc boat abont like a top, and It-ft her bottomsidc ap. The boys climbed on the bottom and sat thero up to their waiets in water1. 'J'hiiv s:nv lionts uil about the harbor, and signaled för help, but in vain. At last Percy, whó was au expert swiinnici-, determined to awim to the shore for help, mul fjfttrt himself ofl'. bu( tlu; waves were too inuoh for him and he was öompelled to put back to his eompanion. They still ahouted and signaled, but only wasted their strengtli whioh was needéd to keep their place in their pcrilous eondition. Darkness settled down over tho angry waters, and hope had almost died out of their hearts. Imt at indnight it revived when they.saw a schooner liearing down upon thf-m. They shouted and thought tliey were beaxd. Tlie dark monster sailcil on, came down upon them, and struck the mast of their boat with a shock that ' jostled them into the water. McGillis came m no more. Percy made a herculean efl'ort, braeed his feet against the side of the schooner, and pushed liimself away. His cries for help brought a man to the side of the boat. He looked j over, nmttcjvd somèthing', went away, ind was geen no more. Percy swam to j liis boat, mounted it, and, for'tho rest of :he uight, was toesed aboiit in the storm and darkness. Duylight dawnod and brought tho hope tnat was not fulfilled. All day he sat. there - cold, hungry and despairing. A dozeti tibies bc slippod off in tho WiHrr, imd a dozen iinics swani ;wk. AÍ cm timo a blow strnck Iiis boat, tipped her over and entanjded i lüni in the riggiug, froni wliich he hunlly 'cscaped. Darkness again foll. mul another night of peril wae bftfore him. Toward mpming boat bore down uinm liiin ibis tillie the propeller Bentöa. Altliongh muoh farüier oÊ titan vas tho schoonor, tlu-y he&rd his Cnes, roundea (ö and tíhá lúiii abóárdl He ns t'.K'. Wêak to valk,but, by proper nonrisliinont. was sumí out of' danger. 'L'hcv roturned him to his niothcv. w] ms coi-tain tjhat the w&ves would eVèi; give him