Mowry, William Augustus, 1829-1917, Mowry, Arthur May, 1862- joint author · New York, Boston [etc.] Silver, Burdett and company · leaf 97
.One of the most famous lighthouse heroines in Americawas Miss Ida Lewis, whose father kept the Limestone Light-house at the entrance to the harbor of Newport, R. L Thislighthouse-keepers daughter very early in life became skilledin rowing and swimming. One day, when she was eighteenyears of age,… … GRACE DARLING. LIGHT—LIGHTHOUSES. 95 in their boat not far from the lighthouse. Two swam ashoreand Ida reached their boat in season to save the third. Twoyears afterward a sheep was being driven down the wharfwhen the animal plunged into the water. Three men run-ning along the shore in pursuit…
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