Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-02-15
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and his hand bringing the head uf The falIart liule
hust on "a each high sea that otherwise xouti had
SUM her. | watched Them ill nearly Two miles
saw Them lie 10 and look around for the
lost sailer. just then tasrcd my eye 10 the horizon
and saw a squall blacker aud heavier Than anv we
had before encountered rushing down upon IN. The
captain aho saw il and was terribly excited. He
Afterwards told me That i'm all his sea lie he had
never been more So He called cor q aag. and
springing into tho shn,uds. waved IL for their return
The gallant fellows obeyej the signal and pulled e,r
the ship Bat IL Ma slow work, for the head of I'M,
boat had Ia be laid on 10 almost every wave. |, was
now getting darks and IL the squaIl should slrike
The boat De ore a reached the vessel. no one expecS
ed ever To zee II az ,in. II would either go down
nj once OF dIinaway into the Surrounding darka s.
to Struggle out the night = IL couli. I shall never
forget that sr,n. All along the south, tn horizen
between The black wafer AID h. black waller hea.
veas Was a with streak of iosi 4 fam.
Nearer and clearer every moment il boiled and
roafcd on It's track. Between il and Us appeared at
intervals that LILLE bsai. like a black speck on the
crest OF the billows. aud then sunk away apparently
enguiied forever. One moment the squall would
seem to gam on Them beyond The power of escape.
and Then delay IT'S progt,ss As ! srood ane wu,ch.
ed them both. and yet cou;d not tell which wonld
teach Us first. the excitement am ,unIed TO perfect
agony. Seconds seemed heightened int. hanrs. 4
coufd not luok steadily On That gallant li,Ile crew
now settling the question Of life and death To Them.
selves aud perhaps Ia US. who would he len aim .,
unmat.ned in be middle of he Atlantic, aud encom.
passed by a stofm. The sea was making fast and
yst that lrail thing rOde IL like a duck. s sneuuae.
she sunk away for u icnger time than usual, and 1
thought u was all over and ~culd cover INV eyes
IN horrr-ihe next m ,ment she would appea. be
tween IN and the black rolling cloud literally cov-
cred with loan and spray The captain knew as
he said afterwards. that a few more minutes would
decide the hie Of his ohicvn and crew. He called
iof his trumpet. and springing up the ratings shout
ed out over The rear Of the blast and the waves.
Pull audy my brave blJLes, The soxaH is eosaiy~-
gtUe Day my kearGesf" and The boId fellows lii
give pay' with a will. / could see their oars
lnIver as they rose from the water. and the life beat
sprung 10 their strokes down the billsws like a
panther on The leap. On she came aud on came
The blast. Oh. how my heart leaped a. she sho,
around the siern and rose on a wave far over our
lee quarters. shaking the water frOm her head as ifl
IN deight 10 find hec shelter again.
The chains were listened. and I never pnIIed
such right good will on q rope az on the one
that b,oughi the boa up the vessels side. Az The
heads OF the crew appeared over the eul~arks |
could have Rugged The brave fellows in trans, cr.-
they stepped on deck not a question was asked
--no report giveR-but 81 Forloasd W mr. broke from
The Captains lips. The vessel was trimmed To
meet the blast, and we were again bounding on our
way. IL that squall had pursued the eourse Of all
The former ones. we must have lost our crew; bot
when nearest the boat (and il seemed 10 me the foam
breaking not a hundred rpds on Ihe wind sud-
denly yeered and held the cloud in check. 90 that
II swung around closely TO our bowsL The poor
sailor was gone; he chme not back again. Il was
his birth day. The was IS years oId) and also his
death day. Whether, a hold winner, he saw al
; distance his companions hunting hopeleSsIy for
him. and finally with his heart growing cold with
q 10 ~ L@A4l1
NIP itself loss lie span away from him forever, or
whether the sea 50 IN took HIM under. we know not
saw him no nor9- and a gloom fell on the
whole ship. There were but few Of rs in all 90
board. and we fell his loss. II was a wild and dark
night. Death had been among US and had leh us
with sad and serious hearts. That night as walk
ed TO The stern and looked hack on the foam and
lumut ofthe vessels wake in which the ponr sal
lor had disappeared. | ins'suclively murmured
oh! sailor boy. sailor hoy. never again
Shall leve. friends or kindred Thy wishes repay;
far from thy home, Down deep in the main |
Full many q score faIhom. Thy fame shall de-
cay
Days. weeks. months and ages shall circle a
wsy.
Yet still the vast waters above thee shall roll,
Earth loses Thy pattern for ever and aye:
Oh! sailor boy sailor boy. peace Go Thy soulI''
Atlengih the winds luIled; The clouds broke. a.
way, and a large space of blse sky and bright snrs
overhead. The dark $40 m cloud hung
long the distant horizon, over which the lightning
all played, while the distant thunder brUko al in
erFais over the deep. The black ocean moaued in
- heavy sobbings. the drenched and staggering shis
rolled heavily on its restless bosom, and The greaI
night encompassed all. Tins was solitude 50 deep
md awful that my heart seemed 10 throb audibIy
IN my bosom. My oye ached with the effort 10
Diarre fho .urronnAsn~ I.rL- c. -.
ie relieve the loneliness Of the scene. Al lenrlh
he rising moon showed lis bright disc over a cloud
inging lis black edge with silver, and pouring a
zen OF light on q SEA OF darkness. nil The waves glen
ned and sparkled as If just awakened 10 life and
'oPe. That moon Rever locked 70 lovely before; il
10 have come out in the heavens Oh purpose
o bless and cheer 10.
In a few more days we made he Azores, and Then
anne along, wearisome Gains. that we're infinitely
worse TO bear than the storms. AIier lying for Sc
ferai days a painted ship On a painted sea- psninr
or action. or al least motion. I went in perfect des-
ar 10 The iOreeassle. and begged The sailors 70 give
ne some work. Iwould saw word, lurn grindsione,
any thing 10 break up The dreadful apathy that
ad settled on The ship fground up every old ne
id knife and tool lhers was on board. ! was amply
not Only in the elasticity Of feeling I gained
ul IN the knowledge I acquired Of sailors' ehsrrc.
sfs. They took pride IN learning me The names Of
he ropes and when we pulled on one together they
ave me the privilege OF crying 'yO he o. There
.as ono tall. lank, regular Yankee among lhe crew.
ls dress wss a pair Of panialOons. q red shin, &
hiIle Goth cap with the front pioce torn of. stuck
. the top Of his head. He wore a large psu Of
'hisker and here was a roguish Twinkle 10 his
nall, half concealed eye thai told of many a civ
rck. Vet he was Terfeclly quiet in ell his move.
eats and self possessed in every situation. When
'er he len he wheel 10 60 forward add I was on
'e quarter deck he would invariably. ~ he passed
roll on enOrmous quid Of tobacco from his mouth
70 one hand. und fetching ~ boz with lbe oIher
nd . far over The rail into The sea, and at The same
me- thrust HE tongue INTO The yacsnt place, and
~ ne one Of The droilesf ,viuka fhaf ever -