The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-01-27

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melancholy condition Several dead bodies were
seen on ,he deck and dashed TO The windla> 5
WAS an emaclated being, that scarcely had su
cient strength left 70 prove that Ifc was still
remaining, in the midst of death and dcsola'ion
We hove to, and our long boat was hastily low
cred INTO the sea and manned with sturdy oars
nrn. | went GA board, accompanied hy the
captain, and we rUWcd TO the wreck 1t present
rl such spectacle OF horror. that even the little
t'a~con, with all his PHILOSOPHY. shrugged his
shoulders and >hu1, lcred as hc bched it. The
deck WAS >treWcd with the fragments of human
bodies, some bearing evident marks of having
been mutiiatr, 10 supply food for the survivors.
In the Gorcca,;le lay two dead bodies that Of a
female, and Of a young man. They were lite
rally locked in deaths cold embrace, for their
arms were tniWmrd around each other and
being still,ned IN death, it was impossible to
separate them This proved they had not been
many hours dead. The only Iivin. being on
board was the cmaciated wretch bourd to the
Windlass He was hardly conscious that we had
come to his rescue. lie was released and place
gently in the boat, but such was his melancholy
condition, that the cxcrlon had well nigh snap
ped the feeble thread Of expiring nature After
examining the wreck, and finding nothing Of
value, we returned to our Shit
y
his wife were Still in the same position as when
we put eff for the wreck; gazing with intense
interest on the almost lircss beng that lay in
the boat supported by the captain and myself
We were hosted on board, and the stranger
removed and placed on a settrc IN the fore
castle. The passengers and crew eagerly came
forward to behold the shpwrccked man and
among the rest, Campbell and his wife. They
rvettrd their eyes upon hi, cmaciated counte
nance =; their gaze was intense, and it appeared
as if the haggard being before them awakened
bitter rccollectlOns, for their cheeks changed
color. and they turned towards each other a look
pregnant with meaning. mingled with agony !;
and yet the poor wretch who appeared to be
on the very verge Of life. was 50 cmacatcd,
and so altered by what he had endured, that
scarcely the outline OF his former self could have
been remaining. He cast MS feeble :, lance upon
the crowd around HIM at length his eyes rested
on the reccding ferns OF Campbell and hi, vic,
and beamed with ray of recOgnlton-shc re
NAMED immovablc, fascinated to the spot by
his gaze. The sailor placed his scrawny hand
upon his forehead, as if to protect his feeble eye
balls from the glare of light: but he still gazcd
upon her, and after remaining 4 few moments
in this POSITION ghastly smile separated his
thin lips. The expression was horrible. She
,hrieked, tainted, and was carried to the ca bin.
None present could divine the real cause OF her
sudden illness The little Frenchman attributed
it solely to the want Of philosophy which, in hi,
opinion, was the universal cause of evil others
supposed that her feelings were overpowcred
by beholdins fellow mortal in so deplorAhlc a
condition, but had seen enough to satisfy ne
that this not the first time the stranger and