Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1844-11-23
[. IT, LANCASTER, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 90, 1914.


occasion of this tcstimonial-but rs
nothing disastrous pertaining to the
general veal of America was heard
of, the conclusion was very naturally
reached that some one on board the
Beverly vessel was dead. Several
Englishmcn, out of general respect TO
their distant conncXion, the Americans,
and out of courtesy to our friend in par
ticular, hoistcd their cnsigns at hall
mast too, and some of the French YES
sells followed suit, so that the Cron-
stadt mole was pretty generally clad
in mourning.
Enquiry soon possessed the captains
Of the fact that no one on board the
Elizabeth was dead, and the last and
certain conclusion to which they arri-
we'd, was that Capt. l.. had got the
news Of the death of his wife. The
fact that he had not made his appear.
ance on shore, strengthened this opin-
ion. Capt. l.. was a universal favor-
itc, and it is Justice 10 the other ship
masters to say, that his misfortune cast
a real gloom over all their faces.-
They pitied him, and thought of their
own wives, children and friends, and
each as he thought of the possibility
that the next melancholy intelligence
from home might be for him repaired,
at his earliest convenience, on board
Capt. I..'s vessel to offer coincidence.
Sailors may not be always capable
of the finish and accuracy Of speech
which conceal insincerity but they
are honest in their reservations, and
pretend to no sympathy when they do
not feel ii. Capt. J.. sat on the locker
in his cabin--his elbow rested on n
table, and his head on his hand. His
gricfhad as yet found no uttcrancc in
words, and the cabin was filling up
with visitors. Silence would not have
answered, so they began to throw con-
ISOLATION in by random shots. :" It's
hard to lose mans wife," said one,
+" but we must all die" That did not
seem TO hit the Captains gricf--and
another tried. 81 felt the loss of my
child three years ago, but Heaven has
been kind, and sent me another. /" The
wound was not yet probcd. "Whcn
n mans mother dies, who has lived on
ly for him rs a body may say it is nat
ural and proper TO feel bad aud
man must have as little feeling us an
anchor stock, who don't" The bird
did not fall from the bush at this, nor
at any other Of the salics Of the visit
crs. At length it was time TO go, and
one of them stepped forward with his
hat in hishand, aud feeling as awkward
as any body would, who is about TO
make "A speech, and knows every body
is looking at him. Well, Captain
L., we know It's not decent, nor ship
shape, to pcrplcx and annoy man
with questions, who is in trouble, but
we should like, before we go, TO have
you put it in our power to know how,
and for what, to feel for you. ="
Captain l.. slowly rose, with all
the marks Of deep grief on his conn-
tcnancc. Gentlemen, he common
ced, and did not have TO call their at.
tcntion twice, 81 have indeed met
with an affecting dispcnsation. That
| shall be able TO support it, have no
doubt, especially ms have the condo
Iencc and c0mmsscration of so many
friends. Great as is my grief, ] will
briefly state it. My steward gentle
men, neglected, until it was too late,
to provide them for this days dinner, TO
inform me that there arc on board this
vessel-No BEANS F."
The listeners looked from the speak
or TO each other in astonishmcnt.-
They first started vacantly--thcn smil-
ed--thcn laughed-thcn shouted; and
thrcc-times-threc as uproarious cheers
as were ever uttered, rung in the little
cabin. II is unnecessary to say, that
after this, Captain J.. heard no more
taunts about the pabulum Of the in
Etnts and adults in his native town.