The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-25
TWO WAYS OF TELLING THE SAME
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II "a s4ss STORY 94 4 va daAsis
An English ship Of war was cast away on her
voyage home from the West Indies, and the cir
cumsiances II The Wreck wers relstad BY two
persons Every different IN their characters and
education,l who were snatched from the fury of
the waves the chaplain and the boatswain, who
stuck by the vessel till she went to pieces, and
then chung to loose plank till they were picked
up by merchantmen and safely landed in Eng
land.f The chaplain thus began ~ 1890 s 81
The chief passenger on board our unfoftunate
ship, was an officer in the army, whose manners
and sentiments, while they commanded that defer
ence due to the bravery Of his own profession,
claimed the respect, which isgiven to the morali-
ty Of mine. His wife accompanied him on the
voyage Her beauty was dazzling to the eye
Chat indeed is little!) but there was mild ex-
preston Of feminine goodness IN her countenance,
which interested the heart. They had two chill
dren on board boy six years old, and girl
who seemed about twelyemonth younger than
her little brother. They were lovely infants
but they have persisted. A faithful negro Ia man.
servant) was the attendant on this family.
son the tenth day of our voyage, the sailors
had expressed their fears Of storm, from indca-
tons with which am unacquainted. Their pre-
dictions were but too true. The night seemed
gloomy, and the moon, which had risen watery
and pale, was frequently obscured by black heavy
CLOUDS tlldL tnTcdIcueulO ucluBc our Q6VOteu snip.
A hurricane ensued-the ocean heaved-the
strained planks yielded TO the flashing waves
the thunder rolled--and the lightning played on
the faces of the desparing wretches that chung to-
the masts and ropes, expectant of their fate. The
captain and crew toiled through the horrors of the
night and the passenger, whom / have already
mentioned, was no idle spectator Of our distress.
The English officer ran nin,bly up the shrouds
the negro servant followed him with equal intre-
pidity, but as the officer reached the top, cord
gave way. He had just time I'd exclaim-" Oh !!
God! my wife and children |" and fell headlong
into the raging Deep The negro dashed in to
save, but persisted with his master. The wife at
this instant rushed upon deck, grasping an infapt
in each hand. She glanced wildly upon the roar
ing ocean--a sudden fash Of lightning presented
to her view her husband, clasped by the faithful
negro, both sinking together beneath the foaming
waves; she uttered dreadful shrek Of agony,
and fell lfeless on the deck. n, &,
The storm continued, and the mornings dawn
was ushered in by increasing peals Of thunder.
In vain the poor nnocents called upon their mo-
Their Alas they were now orphans. Do not
disturb her any more said the boy, perhaps she
ID asleep let us 60 and look for my father
And he threw his little arms about his sisters
neck. At that instant, with one tremendous
crash, the vessel burst asunder. sv yw 81 81
"The boatswain and myself, Of all our unfor-
tunate crew, alone remain to pay our. alteration
TO that providence who stretched forth saving,
arm, and snatched us from the deep" ,a.{.gs
The boatswain's account, as given to his mess
mates on his next voyage, is that Of a man ac-
customed TO danger, and considering an occasion
al shipwreck as a thing Of course. 4s Al , M
Z" Life is but a short yage-though it's plain
sailing to some folks and cramp navigation TO
Others. have had my share but what then
Why in that there last voyage Of mine to the
West fndies-my limbs there was your works!
Sailed from Kingston harbor. crew aboard --all
well---cabin passengers-c captain and his, wife,
Splinter me the tenth night-moon shining
after while the clouds began TO muster, and
the moon looked as round and as dull as an UNI