Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-08-11
Story Of n S,iIer.

P0it VI OiittEs
-Four years ago lefi the port of Boston
the master Of fine ship, bound for China.
| was worth ten thousand dollars. and was
the husband OF young and handsome wife.
whom had married but six months before.
When leit her | promised TO return to
her ~ less than atwelye month took all
my money with me, save enough to SUPPORT
my vile ~ my absence, for the purpose of
trading when III China on my own account
FOR long time we were favored with pros.
porous winds, but when in the China seas
terrible storm came upon US, so that in a
short time | saw that the vessel. must be
lost, Tor we were drifting upon the rocks Of
an unknown shore. ordered the men TO
provide each for himself in the best possible
manner, aud forget the ship, as it was an
impossibilIly TO save her. We struck-a
sea threw me upon the rocks senseless. and
the next would have carried me back into
waiery grave had not one of the sailors
dragged me farther up the rocks. There
were only four Of Us alive, and, when morn
ing came, we found we were on small un.
inhabited island, with nothing to ca, but
'he wgd ifult common 10 that portion Of
the earth. will not distress you by an &C.
count Of our suiierings there ; suffice il to
say that we remained sixty days before we
could make ourselves known TO any ship.
We were taken 10 Canton, and there | had
TO beg for my money was at the bottom of
The sea, aud had not taken the prccau,ion
TO have It insured II was nearly year
before ! found a chance TO come home and
then ], a Captain, was obliged to ship home
rs q common sailor. Ii was two years from
the time left America that landed in
Boston. ! was walking in hurried man.
ner up one Of us streets, when met my
brother-in.law. lie could not speak nor
move, but he grasped my hand, and the
tears Gushed from his eyes SIS nv wife
alive p asked. lie said nothing. Then
wished that had persisted with my ship,
for thought my wife was dead but he very
soon SAID, "!Sie is alice" Then it was ny
turn TO cry for Joy He chung TO me
aud SAID, Your funeral sermon has been
preached, for we have thought you dead for
a long time" He said my wife was living
IN our little cottage in the interior of the
Slate. IL was then three O'Clock in the
afternoon, and took train of cars that
would carry me within iwen,y-xe miles Of
my vile. Upon leaving the cars hned
boy, though 1t was night, to drive me home
IL was about two O'Clock IN the morning
when thlt sweet little cottage appeared ~
sight II was warm, moonlight night, and
| remember how like heaven il looked TO
me. got out of the carriage and went TO
the window Of the room where the servant
girl slept, aud gently knocked She OPEN
ed the window and asked, "Who was
there" Sarah, do yon not know me?'
said ]. She screamed with fright, for she
thought me ghost, but told her TO IN.
lasien the door and lie; me in, for wished
to see my wife. She let me in and gave
me light, and went up stairs to my wlfe's
room. She lay sleeping quietly. Upon
her bosom lay our child, whom had never
seen. She was as beautiful as when left
her, but ! could see mournfnl expression
upon her face. Perhaps she was dreaming
OF me. ! gazed for long time did not
make amy noise, for did not dare wake
her. AT length imprinted a soft kiss up
on the cheek oil my little child While do
ing It tear dropped from my eye, and fell
upon her cheek. Her eyes opened as clear
iy as though she had not been sleeping. /
saw that she began to be frightened aud
said, MARY, it is your husband p and she
clasped me about my neck aud fainted.-
But l cannot describe to you that scene.
She Is now the happy wife Of poor man.
am endeavorlng to accumulate little
property, aud then | will leave the sea for.
ever