The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-23
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ADVENTURE IN 4 srEAMBOa.

ma.srasl nnels. wha had removed In ear.
Iy life from Lancashire, 10 . village an
lie western coast oil Asgy.ssh;.s. 10 psy
lin = visit. | II inst gnl matters 20 Car
.s,..si - H. have > rev months ~ nv
can Disposal. shirh ihnnehl could moi
h turned ~ better account Than in pay.
inc nv respects ~ nv wnrlhy relation.
As ses nut with ihe Intention Of ex.
rlasiag - mush - possible Of The 70
mantle srrnsry amidst shieh my uncle
I'D locaiea himself, Embarked NJ Black
val an bard lhs " Duchess ol Sualer.
Lind steamboat for Inverness. intending
"a Grass frnun 'aenee 10 Skye. and some
o,l,srs ri lie Wesicra Isles.
Nv present aajFet il simply TO narraie
~ adventure. whirh occurred 10 me dur.
inc ms southern irip; | shall not. there.
isrs. aliemp, H. describe the magnificent
,ceaery NJ The Western Highlands. AZ.
,er spending a few days adniring lie
Wild grandeur Of lhr island af SKYE, left
lean Town by the Maid Of Marssn"
steamer. E,f Ohan. = beautiful little viii
lare on tie main land. near Which my
uncle resided. The marning was Dc.
l.ghnful.y still anil calm; but lie valleys
aud lswlauh near tie coast were shFaud
81 IN lh,ck veil of mist. while. praba.
bis. The sun shoae in all lis splendor on
The toseung peak vi llen.Siorr. covered
with eternal SLOW. There 10 something
saisiiy grand in standing. A. haze Of
len done. on tile summit Of lofty noun
TAN in the brilliant sunshine Of a sum.
mer morning, and hearing the busy hum
Of life ascend lfan tie dark sea Of mist
spread out underneath.
Is We advanced On our voyage. ihe
mist still conlinnsd 10 cover The !" lace nf
the waiers" 20 thick that, in spite II all
our precautions. We ran foul Of large
hrig lying q, anchor IN The sound Of Null.
All vas nov confusion on board, nor
could The exient III our damage be ss.
cetlainsd. tlll something ike order had
been restored. II WAS then discovered
that our mizzen mast aud latboard quar-
Ter bulwark had been carried away. and
the funnel knocked down. BY which one
unfortunate fellow aas killed. and sesc.
raj Others we're more or less injured.
After remaining more Than TAO hours
in this helpless coalition. we got matters
20 far righsed - 10 be able 70 continue
our voyage.
The impenetrsble curtain Of mist that
had hitherto ve,le,l surrounding objects
from our view. was suddenly Withdrawn.
as il by the hand of al enchantcr. aud
the bold outlines IT The Wild scenery oi
the island of Null. on the one hand. that
oI the rocky coast Of the windy Mar.
ven" on The other. were reflected on the
CLASSY surface Of The water, undlsIurhed
bs single ripple. except in the wake oil
our disabled ship. As we neared Aros,
a small boat was deserted making tow
ards US. evidently bringing an accession
Of passengers, and on lis nearer approach,
we observed il contained, besides the
rowets. lady and gen,lcman--lhe latter
dressed in the Highland costume. The
boa. being secured alongside. the lady
was handed GA board BY her companion,
who, however, Immediately quilted her,
hurrying down the side. as If wishing to
escape observation, was rnwed oil IN his
ittlle skill. which soon diminished 10 a
small dark speck in the distant horizon.
Our fair fellow passenger was beau.
t'IuI young girl of about eighteen years
Of agc.-diminutire in igure-a lover
would say fai,y.iike-ba. prrlec, mo
del Of Symmetry complexion Of lht
mos, delicate hue. shaded by profusior
nj dark CLASSY ringless. and pair Of such
bawiching cyesi--s, dark and expires
sivc. hu, so exqaisiiely soft! Her whole
attention, since her arrival on board. hat
been directed towards The xiii, which
evidently bore away loved object
brother. perhaps.~-no--he must have
heen lover: the expression OF that % last
long, lingering look." directed 10 the Il
ny bark, TOO clearly indicated tie state o
her Ieelings---she had been separated To-
time, by circumstances over which SD,
had no control, from him who whispere,
Inio her car the soft voice Of loye--wht
bad FIRST tangh, her young and guileles'
heart 10 beat with feelings Of emotion il
his presence. or even al The sound Of hi
name, aud with whom she hoped TO b,
united IN some future day, BY the mos
sacred and entearing ties. Obsersig tia
The part II the vessel she occupied, proha
bly, Tor the sake Of avoiding observation
was that which was lief, unprotected by tn
removal of the hulwark, | was proceeding
10 disturb her reyetics with the view 0
warning her Of the danger 10 which sh
was exposed; but jus, as'l was in the &C
Ut addressing her, she suddenly inrne
round. and prcceiving her perilous sI'na
hon. los, her presence Of mind, and Eel
overheard. My FIRST impulse was I
plunge in after her; but recollecting lha,
was but an indifferent swimmer. .hre,
over long bencl, which had been deiach