The Arkansas banner., 1847-06-21
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day Of Aagnsg. lSl4. # was dead calm. and the surface oT the ocean was as ssno0ah and unruffie9 as lake. The iemperasure. however ssitry before, for we were within the tropics, was SOW aifEsosi lnsnpperaatae The calm and silence exsended even on board our fslgste. sad tAse handy crew trod the deck ss noiselessly as possihle. and, when they spoke to each other. ia x as bare V n . whisper. The Caplnia's orIe4s were gwen n subdRed tone, ah1 call Of ahe boAs- swain was without IS usaal sirlIiness. and the tap Of the dram was scarcely andsble. --- The cause of this eiIenee was owing s0 lie death of ous Chsplaiass dsaghtsr. which lsad occurred the day before snd. If ever there vas sympathy shown by man fcF his fsilow beiHg, it was manifexied on she psesens oc-' eRGioh. The saas-spnngied haaascs hRna mourrtnlly over the scene. ai half-mass- aad the union jack feil,drOeping over the bow spFii.
 1 Isabel Peters was the only child of oHr Chnpiain--nay, hiS only relaiive on earth,
 her mother having died in gising her hlfsh.
 shRs leaving her pledge of that affection ! which had joined in liie and death two To- ving hearts Her father was ienderiy siiaeh- ed 10 her she had just completed her edB- cation, and was Eul sevenfeea-a lovely glfi. and as anniabie as she was handsome When the war broke ont in 1872. her father fad conhded her to he care of some particular friends who resided in Mobile, as he was or dered io the frigaie which was shortly 10 sail on cruise.
 Our frigate had been absent nearly two years from the United States, engaged h an active cruise, and several times csplariag an enemy's vessel, when we received orders to sail to Philadelphia to refit. Our ChapIain sent for bis daughter, who embarked al the former city for Peusaeoia. where she had joined the siiip.
 Khlle she was residing al Mobile. she had become aIaaehed fo Mr. Chasfes WaFring- ham, Lieutenant in the Navy, who ks1 made proposals sD her and had bean aecep- ted, provided her falher would have no o5- leetions to the union.
 Ia. Warriagham lssd been suddenly orJer- ed 10 lhe brig B., which wss sheh al Norfolk, to which town he isarnedtaiely re- paired--Doi, however, without bidding ten- der farewell to Isabel
 The B. soon proceeded b sen, ard r@n down to the iaaf1tsde of the Hzvasa. her object being 10 intercept sogBe. of the home ward bound West Iaalasnea and cap tnre them- Au opponnnIly was soon aifos- 6ed her crew, and, after splendid action, they succeeded in capturing large ship wi:h very valuable cargu. Li WafriBgisam wIah prize crew had besn put on beard of her, ssssas orders so siseke fsr tlse ifcarezs pcf1 fn the United States; bus that pors she was never destined 10 reach On iise second day afler parting company wi1h the B., iremen- doBs hurricane arose, and the ship was struck
 with lightning. Smoke WAS soon after seen issuing from Ihe haichwsys, and ii was eyi- dent 10 all that the ship was on ire Ail ieil in the boats. which were immediately low cred, except L. NGrringilam and txss ai isis crew. By some accident or other. whether or unavoidable, the second boat leit the ship
 without them. One boat had preceded Ibe other, 70 that they thus became sepefated-- The qHarteFboat. containing scren nen, was picked up the day before our nsfraIIye com meaces by our irigaie, and her crew were rescued from certain death, as they were in siarsiHg condrioB. They related lc the Captain and officers the foregoing statement. which, alas, had proved fatal 10 Isstei She had dropped suddenly InseusabIe, and, nos- withssandiug the interchangeable efforts of the surgeon, she ceased to breathe.
 The sudden bereavement was almost too much for her father; he was entirely oyes- come with grief, he could not saiFer her a- iermeni io take place nHtil tise evening ei the next day, though It was deemed pradesi slsd necessary To ihe heai1h oI those on board to have removed il as soon as possible No signs of deco@posiiion had as vet taken place. and the heart-brokea father sat gazing ca the counteasnce of kis daughter. now pale and bloOdless, winch but short isIne before was bexming wilh lfe and sigoF.- She was but sevenseen,' he would say, 'sad yet her lIie was osefr He, indeed, Inonrned, ant. would scarce be cemforsed; for he was now chIidless and without relative oa ihe face ct the earth. EEening came, the calm continued, and si- lenee was sssll maintained on board the ship. t~- hszi '.&d h& Sa : Eo ara eaea sss@aast ge to lhnS ssH Assss eaH ssfsasisss1'--ssaeg we tar ssslss essgsg sse seess ssees asss- aer, a@t 'heff a9ng aR ~ere @AeG a ag so- ia sFa a-ssr&e ssssa sales ~sse to Rfsaa~s. he Frsssag wAs 3 sas pra,i, sas hssssy. sEss.--.se. ... ..s .A.l gar meBt, lay ready to be eanusited 10 Sise deep, the men had silently taken ihelr sazsioass> >liss oficsrs were pceseai. all uncovered. and tho afflicted father was aboas to Eerfoum the sast earthly duties to his xse-toaase daaghier.-- He drew near, aatl commenced in a ~hlsper the service of shs Episcopal Chsrch. Soon --ah ' soon he came 10 ih&s portion when the body is east into the deep. tie stopped, all present were ia tears he bent has head and weps. all was sileaee---ass nsolIon was made, except Ii wss that of she hand brush ing away the silent tear. shall never for ges if Bur the father soon recomm@nced fae seryiceIa these worsiss .Fesasnach ss q hath pleased Almsghfy God ia his w,se Preyaeaee s rmk rY4s f ff.s xsrsr5S s&.e xazxf saf cssss d@