The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-03-27
THE TRANSPORT.

NC RIodt oyo OI Ody was OP0"' ~"
the joyful light filled the air, heaven, and
ocean. The marble clouds lay motion
less, far and wide over the deep blue
sky, and all memory ofsiorm and hur-
Tlcane had van shed from the magnifi-
cence Of the immense calm. There
was but a fluctuaiion on the deep, and
the sea-birds 'floatsd steadily ihe'e, or
dipped their wings for q moment in the
Ireathed foam, and again wheeled spor
lively away IN the sun shine. One
iship-oD!y one single ship-was with
ia tho encircling horizon, and she had
lain there as if at anchor since the NOR.
ming light; Tor although all her sails
we're eel, scarcely wandering breeze
touched her canvas. but her large 6ags
hung head on star and at peak, or lifted
themselves uncertainty up at intervals,
aud then sunk into motionleas repose.
The crew paced not her deck, for they
knew that no breeze would come, till af>
ter MERIDIAN and il was the Sabbath
day. A small congregation was sings
ing praises to God in that chapel which
rested almost as quietly on the sea as
the house Of worship in which they had
beea used 10 pray, then rested far off on
e>fOuhdahon Of rock. in a green valley
4 Of their forsaksn Scotland. They were
emigrants, nor hoped ever again TO see
the mist Of their native mountains. But
as they heard the voice Of their psalm,
each singer half forgot that n blended
with the sound ofthe sea, and almost
believed himself sitting in the kirk of
his own native parish But hundreds
Of billowy leagues interviewed between
them and the little tinkling bell that was
now tolling their happier friends 10 The
house ofGod. And now an old grey
headed man rose up 10 pray, and held
up his wiIhered hand IN fervent suppll-
cation, for all around; whom, in good
truth he called his children, Tor three
generations were with the patriarchs in
that tabernacle. There, in one group,
were husbands and wives standing to-
gether, in awe Of Him who held the
the deep in the hollow ofhis hand; d;lhere
youths and maideDs, linked togelher,by
the feeling Of the same destiny, some
of them perhaps hoping, when they
reached the shore, 10 lay their heads on
one.pllow there childrenhand u hand
happy in the wonders oflhe ocean; and
there. mere infants smiling on the sum
ny deck, and unconscious Of the mean
i'gsofhymu OF prsyef. 4 low, confined
growing noise was heard struggling
beneath the deck, and a sailor cried
with loud voice. FIRE, fre!" Holy
words died on the prayers tongue; the
congregation fell asunder, and pale ia
ces, Wild eyes rent tie silence Of the
lonesome sea. No one for a while
knew the olher, as all we're buried as IN
a whirlwInd, up and down the ship.
A dismal heal, all rnliks the warmth Of
that beautiful sun, came sitting on
every breath. Mothers, who, 10 their
first terror had shuddeIed but for them
selves, now c'asped their infants TO their
breasts, aud lifted their eyes 10 heaven.
Bold, brave men, grew white as aches ;
and hands strengthened by toll and
storm, t'embled like the aspen leaf.
'Gone-gsne-ws are all gomez was
now the cry! yet no ono knew from
whence the cry came; and men giareG
icproachlulIy on each others couDte-
nances, aud slrove 10 keep down the au
dlble beating of their own hearts. The
desperate love ofllie drove them in.
hiiuc,ly 10 their stations, and the water
was poured as by this strength of giant,
down among the smouldering flames.
But The devouring element roared up ii,
The air; and deck, masts, sails, ano
shrouds, were one cracking and his
sing sheet of6re. Let down the boa,!'
was now the yell of hoarse voices; and
in an instant, she was filled with life.
There was frantic leapIng into the sea
and all who wers fast drowning, moved
Convulsively towards the ark. Some
sunk down al once into oblivion some
grasped at nothing with their disappear.
ing hands some seized in vain un-
quenched pieces Of fiery wreck some
would ian have seized friend almost
in the last agonies; and some, strong ir
u savage despair, tore from them the
Clenched fingers-ihat would have drag.
ged them down. and forgot, in fear, il
fear, both love and pity. Enveleped /,
'he flames and smoke, yet inseuslble a,
a corpse 10 the burning, a frantic moth
er flung down her babe among The crew
ind ss i, fell among the upward oarl
uOharmed. she shrieked up prayer o
Thanksgiving. "Go husband, go for
an coutent to die. Oh! live, live, m,
husband, for oar WilIy's suke.' Blu: il
the prime Of life and with his mVsly DO
hom full of health and hope, the bus,
band looked but for moment, till ht