American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-03-28
Volume v.
THE TRANSPORT.
From Janus, or, Edinburgh Literary Almanac.

lhe great eye of dar wide open, and Joy
iu' iigh' hled the air, heaven, and ocean The
maroled clouds lay motionlcss far and wide over the
deep-o'ue sky, AID all men ory of storm and hur-
ricane had vanished from the, ,magni6 OF that
immense calm. There was but a gentle fluc,uatou
on the deep, and the sea birds hoaled steadily there
or dipped their wings for momect in the wreath
cd foam. and again wheeled sporlively away into
the sunshine. One ship-oniy single ship
was within the encirclng horizon. and ehe had laid
there as 1t at ancho, since the morning light; for
although all her sails were set, scarcely wsnder-
ing breeze touched her canvass, and he Gags hung
dead on sdff and at peak, or lifted th. mseves un-
certainly up at intervals. and then sunk again into
moionless repose The crew paced no, her deca,
Tor They knew tha, no breeze would come, till alter
me idian-and it was the Sabbath day.
a small congregation were singing praises TO
God IN that chane which rested almost as quietly
on the sea the house of worship in which they
had been used 10 pray then rested tar of on io,n-
da'ion {" rock IN green valley Of their TO sakeu
ocolland.- lhey we've emg ants nor hoped ever
again to see the miss OF their native mountains.
Bu' as they head the voice oil their psalm. each
singer hal forgot thai blended with he sound of
the sea and almost lie,ed himself sitting in the
kiik OF his own beloved paish. But hundrs ds of
oi'lowy leaguss inter entd between them ard the
little 'inkng bell that loliing their happier
friends to the quiet house Of God
And now an old gray headed rose 10 pray,
an held up hs w'thered hand ID ie vent suppicatlon
lor all aIound, whom in good truth he called his
children tor three generations were wnh the pat
rsrc his in that tabernacle There IN one group,
were husbands aud wives standing together, in awe
oi Him who he'd the deep In the hollow Of his
hand there. youths and maidens, links together
Dy the feeling OF the same destiny, some oil them
perhaps hoping, when they reached the .shore, to
lay heads on one pillow there, children hand in
H.. r 4
there. mere infants smiling on the sunny seek, and
unconscious OF the meaning OF hymn or prayer.
A low, confined, growing noise was heard strug-
Cling beneaiht the deck. and sailor called with a
loud voice "Fre. FIRE the ships on FIRE !" Holy
words died on the prayers tongue: the consrega.
ton fell asunder and pale faces wild eyes groans.
shrieks, and outcrss. rent the silence of the ne-
some sea. No one Tor while knew the other, az
all were hurried as in q whirwInd up and do n the
ship. A dismal heat all unlike the warmth of
that beautiful sun, came sitting every breath.
Mothers who in the FIRST te ror had shuddered but
Tor themselves, now clasped their infants 10 their
breasts, and lifted up their eyes to heaven. Beids
brave men grew white as ashes, end hants strength.
ened by toll and so m tiembled like The aspen af.
" Gone, gone. are all gone ~ was now The cry
yet no one knew whence that cry CANE; and men
g'ared fep'oa hiully on each Others countenanees,
and strove to keep down he audible beating OF their
own hearts, The desperate love of lille drove them
ms incii,ely to their stations, and the water was
pou'ed as by the strength OF giants, down among
he srDopldering hames but the deyeuring element
ed up into the air and deck masts, sails. aud
b. ouds, one cracking and Kissing sheet of
FIRE
"Let down the boat =! was now the Yell OF
hoarss voices in instant she wa. flied with
life. There was frantic ieaping into the Sc and
all who last drowning, moved .ulsively to-
wards that little ark Some sunk down al once into
oblivion sumo ei ssped al nothing with their dis.
appearing hands; some seized IN vain unquenchrd
pieces of the frey wreck; some would lain have
saved friend almost in the last sgoniss and some
strong IN sa,age despair, tore from The clenched
fingers that would have dragged them down and
forgot in fear both love and pity.
Envelopsd 10 flames and smoke, yet insensible as
corpse to the burning, frantic mother hsng
down her baby among the crew; and as il fel
among the upward oa's unharmed. she shrieked out
prayer of thanksgiving Go, husband, 20 Tor
am content to die - sOh live, live, my husband,
for our darling WHY'S sake" But in the prime Of
lie, and with his manly bosom iul OF health and
hope, the husband looked but for moment till he
saw his child was safe; and then, taking his young
wife in his arms, down beneath the burning trags
ments of the sail, with the rest that resigned,
never more to rise up till the sound OF the last
trumpet when the faithful and the afflicted shall be
raised 10 b. eathe fo,eye empyrean air.
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