The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-08-04
Volume XII.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Manners Lamp.
A ALE OF SCIO.

trade oil me ArcnlPeidSo, was euheieuey
superior in appointments TO induce notice
Her long low hull, of uniform black, rose
not more than three feet from the waters
edge, including the diminutive bulwarks,
while her raking tspering masts were dispro-
portionalely high. Her huge main boom
showed what vast amount of canvass was
packed on her, while squaresail, flying top
sails, foresails and jib, proved her fully aP-
pointed for fair & foul weather. H er rigging
was taut and neat, while the ends OF her
flying gear lay coiled on the deck, with an
attention to order which spoke volumes for
the discipline on board. Her jib alone, Of
all her sails, was loose, and that hung lazily
ever the long protruding boom, shaken only
BY the motion of the vessel as it rose and
fell over the never resting pillows. The an
Choir chain had been hauled in, so as to be
right up and down, proclaiming that wind
alone was wanted to send the schooner TO
| sea.
Before cottage door, few hundred yards
from the beach, and in position to COM
and full view Of the entrance of the blight,
was young man, who, from his costume,
might have been readily supposed to be one
OF her crew. 1t was in reality her cOmman-
der. Zetzos Zeulonghi owned the schooner
that hoated upon the wafer like duck, and
fixed his eye in all that admiring gaze which
the sailor ever besrows upon the vessel he
rules.-Zetzcs was calling the attention of a
young girl, the owner of the cottage, to the
beauty Of the Clio,-so he called his schoon-
er, after the maiden who stood by his side.
Clio was an orphan and an heiress. That
is to say. she owned the cottage she lived in,
enough land TO yield her an income, and to
enable her TO support an aged female domes-
tic Ii may be naturally supposed, therefore,
that Clio had nunberless suitors, and the
supposition was but part of the truth, for
they came in shoals, which very often is the
case, when girl is pretty, rich, and anna
BILE. Zetzos was one of the number, and there
was something in the frank, manly, though
somewh hat wild character OF the sailor, which
won upon her hear, despite her dislike to
his calling, which was that, 70 speak in soft
language, OF an unlawful trader. Ii is won
derful how the many sympathize with the
bold smusler. This is a mistaken sympathy.
The laws which they evade may or may mol
want relaxing but a life Of constant violation
of the law is one which is sure to engender
more Of evil than Of good. So thought Clio !;
and Clio had vowed TO wed Zetzos only
when he ceased his violations ofthe laws, and
added TO his store as a legal merchantmen.
Moved by this determination, the Clio W as
now 10 sail for the last time with rich car
60, and in future to be a schooner trading
between island and island, with the consent
and appreciation of all constituted authori-
ties,
is she not lovely, like her MISTRESS said
the enthusiastic sailor, gazing affectionately
on his vessel, and man may DO proud Of
owning two such neat creaturssl'
You talk boldly of both, Zetzos, re-
piled Clio, sadly; were you as fond OF enc
Clio as the other, you would not mako this
voyage
THE last. the very last said the young
man gAily, and then my Clio will give me
right to say that both are mine
Il have so promised. and my word was er-
er true continued the beautiful Greek girl,
more sadly still but | have my fears. Zet-
zos would wed ysu in hour added she
impstuously, TO spare this voyage. Ispeak
as though never could have spoken: but
see death in this enterprise
The young mans brow was overcast for a
moment, and then he CRED, IT'S hard to daily
with such an offer; but see, the wind gently
slrs; feel il tanning my cheek warmly from
the hills. Adisu, my Clio, for few days,
and then farewell my trade, and all for thee.
| The sailor embraced his weeping mistress.
and then FASTENED down to the beach, leaped
into light skiff, and shortly stood upon his
deck, where he waved his cap, in another a
dieu to his promised bride. Then the merry
sound OF the sailors song was heard, the an
Choir was tipped, the main and foresals we're
hcisted up, and belied to the wind, When
the light schooner, under the captains steer
age, headed for the open sea, and gently gil
ded out of the harbor.
Clio was charmed spectator of all this.
Every manauvre wns watched with an anx-
ious eye, and one. too, that understood the
handling Of every sail, and the object of ev-
cry rope; for Zetzos had with delight taught
his mistress all that gave him so much pleas
ure. At length the schoonerroundeda point.
and was lost to view, just as evening beganto
fall upon the scene. The day had been Sc
rene and lovely, the sky was blue and cloud
less, with all the mellow sweetness common
10 the Mediterranean; but the night prom
lsed otherwise. The sun set in an angry
bank of vapor in the west, the wind scattered
mares tails in profusion over the heavens,
and in about an hour after shutdown began 10
howl ftfully round the lonely cottage-Clo's
heart took alarm; she stood at the thresh-
hold, and watched with intense anxiety the
progress OF the storm. II increased the
dark columns ofvapor which at first rose on
ly in the east, spread with awful rapidly
over the whole face of the heavens, and
canopied it in black; rumbling sound of
thunder was heard in the distance. while
the faint glimmer oflightning came ftfnIly
upon the startled senses. Afar off upon the
water, at distance vast and Unreasonable.
a gentle lighting up of some dark fringe OF
cloud, hanging on the skies of the horizon.
showed that the electric fluid was at work
upon the bosom Of the deep. Clio shuddered.
She was too well verscd in the SIGNS of
warning which nature gives other convul-
sions not to know that fearful tempest
was brewing, and would sweep grimIy DER
that night. So sudden is the advent Of a
gale in the Mediterranean, that ere she
thong ut it i; was upon her, and Clio re-
turned trembling 10 her cottage.
Her first thought was that Zetzos would
again try to enter the bay he had left; and;
with this fancy in her head, she sprang TO a
shelf, and taking therefrom two antique and