COURAGE OF A PARENT.
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1t is stated in a late French paper, that
Simon Etchverry, mariner, who resided at
Biarrits, near Bayonne, and was distinguish
ed for his intrepidity, arose early one morn
ing to follow his business of fishing He
saw that the sea was agitated by violent
gale, which would prevent him from launch
ingH his boat-but he thought that he should
be able to take some fish from the rocks
which hung over the sea shore. According
ly, accompanied by his son, Jules, sturdy
lad of about fourteen years Of age, he pro-
ceeded towards St. Martins Point, on the
North side of the lighthouse Here the rock
was some twenty-five or thirty feet above the
level OF the sea, but rough and extremely
narrow and dangerous path led around and
beneath the rock, to remote place, known
by the name Of the Fishing Bank-but which,
owing to the difficulty of approachingit, it, was
seldom visited by the fishermen. Here ST.
mon and his son posted themselves, and fish
ed for half an hour, when taking no fish, and
the wind and the waves increasing, the two
fishermen were about to quit the spot, when
a huge wave dashed against the rock, and
overwhelmed them in a moment. Simon
clinging firmly to the cragged rock, resisted
the force of the retiring wave-but his son,
the unfortunate Jules, was washed away
and when the fisherman, recovering from the
shock, looked around him, he saw his son at
a distance struggling manfully for life, and
casting an imploring look to the shore for
succor.


Simon did not hesitate for moment-but
without waiting to disembarrass himself of
his garments, plunged into the roaring flood,
and swan towards his son. He caught him
as he was sinking, supported him in the wa
ter, bade him be of good cheer, and at the
same time, gradually threw off some of his
loose outer garments. He then attempted to
relieve Jules from the weight Of his tight
shaggy jacket, which he found much diff
Guilty in doing--and unfortunately he left his
knife behind him. He despaired not, how
ever, and redoubled his efforts to disengage
his boy from his heavy clothing, for he
knew that mnch depended on this--and in
the mean time, he used almost superhuman
exertions to sustain his son, and keep him
above the waves, which appeared to increase
in size and violence, and hardly allowed the
youth time to take breath.


Simon struggled desperately with the ele-
ments, and his courage and presence of