s an alderman for the borough. What, then, must be the feelings
of the thirty-nine who have been saved at the eminent risk and
peril of Mr. Ellerthorpe's life? We may help each other in a
pecuniary point of view, but very few amongst us have the nerve,
power, and ability to leap into the ocean and render assistance to
our fellow men. I have therefore great pleasure in subscribing
five shillings towards anything you may be disposed to present Mr.
Ellerthorpe with.

I am, my dear Sir, your obedient servant,
WM. ALLEN.

[Sidenote: POETIC TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO 'THE HERO.']

Our friend's name had become familiar as a household word in all circles
of society, in the town and neighbourhood of Hull, and great numbers
lent their influence to this effort to acknowledge the unequalled
bravery of their fellow townsman, whom we must, henceforth acknowledge
as the 'Hero of the Humber.' The 'Hull Daily Express' contained the
following poetic tribute of respect to our 'Hero.'

'Amid all changes evermore unfolded
By mental throe, by accident of time,
Mankind shall venerate the men who moulded
Heroic actions with an aim sublime!
O! ye who shine along life's desert places,
Who've lived for others' good to help and save,
Affection hails ye with profound embraces
And bows before a brother truly brave!
One whose gallant deeds in noble brotherhood,
Nobler far than warrior's valiant strife,
Have found their own reward in others' good
And proved a blessing in preserving life.

And WHO IS HE of whom this land is proud,
Whose name we honour and whose worth is known?
He's one who does his duty in the crowd,
A worker there--and yet he stands alone!
Without pretension, who by deeds endears
His name afar beyond his native strand,
A son of toil--yet one of Nature's peers!
Whose worth's acknowledged in his native land!
His is the praise well won for gallant action
In saving life along our Humber shore,
And there are many hearths where recollection
Returns to him in blessings evermore!

And he is worthy!--for in his soul implanted
There is a noble usefulness--his choice
For others' good, which bards of old have chanted
To those who, like him, have made hearts rejoice.
O! should these lines be found in after days--
A tribute to