Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-11-02

strange ship land every man on board g..
tain it was the same tnat had SCI, W.
hanging IN the north western ho,,znr, ven
through the mist, with swiflnrss ,h., ' On
equalled The velocity Of the ,empestuou,wnFF
themselves Not a thread Of Canvas, wa,,
on board her. Each line of spars, even IN ,,s,
prring and delicate top gaIIan, mast. VA, L.
place, preserving the beauty and svmmr,rr
the whole fabric, but no where was The so,,r
fragment oi d sail opened TO the gale. IT,"
her bows rolled volume Of foam. thar.
even observable amid the universal sr,,;
Of the ocean; and as she came within sonrI
sullen roar Of the water might HAY. Il,
likened 10 the noise Of a case dr. A. 6r,, =,
spectators, Of the decks Of the Caroline ben.,"i
they were not seen and some of the m,n ,.l.y
madly for lights, in order tina, TIE d,sa,,-,s
the night might not terminate in The dr,,J.t
encounter.
NO! exclaimed Wilder: ',oo many see y,
there already!
No, no" mutrered Nighthcad; no f. ar h..
we are seen and by such ewes, TOO. as re,,rv -,
looked on, Of mortal head
The scamrn paused. In another ins,ap, h,
long seen * mysterious snip WAS within 5r,'
dred feet of them
The very power Of thai wind which was WON,
usually TO ra'se the pillows, now pressed the T.
cmenl, with the weigh, Of morniains, INF, i,
bed. The sea was every where sheet Of Gos
bu, no WAGER swrllcd above the level Of the ,.,
face. The instant wave lf'ed Use + from ,r.
security ofrhe vast d. p'hs, The food va, born.
away before the tornado IN driving, gli.,sfip,
spray, Along this frothy, but emYera,i,err
moiion.css surface, then, the Stranger Cam,
booming with the s,cadiness and grand,yr
with which dark cloud is seem to sill b-,,,.
the hurricane. No sign of life was any wat,,
discovered abou: her. II men locked GU, f. n
their secret places, upon the strailened and
discounted wreck Of the Bristol trader, il ",
cover,ly, and as darkIy as the ,cmpesl lcor,
which they drove. Wilder held his breath D.,
the moment the stranger drew highest, in the
very excess ofsuspensc, but ss he saw no s,.
nal OF recognition no human form nor any A.
tention to arrest, if possible, the furious care,
of the otncr, smile Of cxul,a,ion CLEANED a.
cross bis coun,cnance, and his lips moved ran.
idly, as though ne found. pleasure in being a,
| bandoncd to his distress. The stranger drove
| by, like dark vision; ere another minute, her
form was beginning to grow less ds,iucr, in.
thickrning BODY Of the spray to Reward.
! 'Shc is going out o! sight in the MIST rx
claimed Wilder, when he drew his breath af,e.
The fearful suspense Of the few last moments
'Ay, in mist, or clouds responded Nshlhr,d
who now kept obsln,tely a. his rolw wa,ch
ing, with the most Jealous dislr"st. the sm,.
lest NOV, ment Of hi, unknown CommmaBder
In the hra' er, or in the sea, care mol, pro
vidcd she be gone
'Mosr scar,en would rejoice to see strange
sail, from the hull OF Vessel shaved 10 Ii.
de- k like :his.
Men often court their destruction, from ie.
norance Of heir own interest LET HIM drive
on, say !, and pray /. He goes four feet 10
our on and now ask no better favor than TIA,
this hurricane may blow until the sun shall
rise
Nighthead started, and cas-, an obIQG
glance which resembed denunciaion, at is
companion. To his planted facul les and ST.
perstiious mind, there was proximity 10 thus
invoking the tempest, at a moment when the
winds seemed already to be pouring Out thei;
utmost wrath.
'This Is heavy squall, will allow, he said,
and SUI h an one as many mariners pass Who'll:
lives without SEEING: but he knows little ofrhe
sta who thinks there is not more wind wheH
this comes FROM
Let il blow,' cried the other, striking bis
hands together little wildly, j pray only f'
wind!'
All the doubt of Nighthead, as TO the eharae'
'er-ot The young stranger who had SO n7at'
coun'aLly got possession Of he Office Of NclO
las Nichols, if indeed any remained, were now
removed. He walked forward among the silent
and thoughtful crew, with the air Il man
whose opinion was settled. Wider, howr'tt
paid no attention to the movements 81 'ubo'df
na!es, but con 'inucd pacing the deck Tor hours
now asting hi, eyes at the heavens, Or nov
sending fequen' and anxious glauc's a'cuNa
the limited horizon, while the Royal Caroline
still continued drifting before the wind, sh'Ia
and naked wreck.
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