Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-12-01
STORY oF A SAILOR.

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-Four yeaf, $50, icit lhs port Il Boston
ile master Of fine ship bound Cos Ch!nd.-
was worth ten thousand dollars, auI was
'ie husband oi d vpuu- tsd handsome vic
whom hsd married six muuth- before
Z" nrh lett her. promised Co rrsHfh 70 htf
900 less Than a twelve month. / teaF t.i HN
money along with rne save euou TO '' sap-
p9u my VIII, in %, sb-tnge tor the purpose
ui trading IS Hcniu CAiua. ou my own account
For lung lime We wgr- favored with pros
porous wind, bai when iu Doe C.iua seq ter
rhe storm ciiue upon MS. 70 l1at % s1a1t
Time saw the vessel must te lost, i.t We
were dn' log on the rocks % an unNaOwn
shore. ! oriered The meH 20 provide oach Tor
hiuseil, 81 th- % - po-sl0 manner. ana 'ur
81 te ship, as IL was 1u itnpaseimliY 20
AilHe Der We STRUCK . threw me up9H
the rncA seasel,ss, aul ia next would h1Ne
catnej me back iuto Wl'ey grave. hal not
one II ,Ae sailors dragged uc iuralei up th2
rocks
There Were only four of usuise, aad. wheu
morning eatne, we iouui W. were o. smdli
rnambiied isi0ni. with nothing 70 ct hut
the Wild iTalt common 20 that portion Oi Tar
earth. ! viii not distress you by any sccount
q our soiieriugs hese; suffice n ID say u
W. ferainrt Sky days before we could make
ourselves Known 20 amy slip. We were Ia
ken TO Cen,oa, and there | had to beg; iur IN.
money wa al toe bottom ct the sea, an
had not taken the precdutio4 to have IL iisus-
Ell
was nearly year before found chance
To come home, aud then /, It captain, WIS o
/ bll-ed 80 ship as common sailor. II was
/ two years from The time that | lett Amencs
I that landed in Boston. was walking ia
1 d hurried manner up one OF ITS streets. when
/ | net ms btother-in law. tie could not speak
nor move, but lie grasped my hand, aud the
tears gushed from his eyes.
Is my vile alivvf asked.
lie said nothing.
Then wished had peFished With my ship,
Tor thought my wife was dead but he very
soou stid:--
She is alive.
Then II WAS my turn TO cry Tor JOY. He
chung to me, and sail:
Your funeral sermon has been preached,
fr we have thought you were dead Tor a long
lime
He said my wife was living in our cottage
ia The interior ot the State 1t was then
hree O'Clock in Tie afternoon and | toek q
train Of cars that would carry me within
twenty five miles OF my wife, Leaving the
cars, hired bay, though it was night, te
drive me hpfne II was about two O'Clock n
the morning when that sweet little cottage o.
mine appeared in sight. 1t YVES warm, moon
light night. and remember how like hear-
ru il booked 20 me. got oui OF the carrisge
snd went To the window OF the room where
he servant girl slept, aud gently knocked.-
She opened the window, aud asked, 'nhC
vas there7'
sarah do YOU know mg?' said |.
Saa screamed with right. ior SIZE though
me a ghost, but | t,id her TO unlasten ,nt
d1er aud let me in. for | wished 20 see M
wife. She let me 10 and gave me light, al,
wen up stairs TO my wile's room. She Ia,
sleeping quietly. Upon her DO ON lay on
child, whom had never seen. She was q
beauiiui Is when LETT her, but ! could see Z
moHrlul expression upon her lace. Perhaps
she was dframiag oil me. gs1ed ior Ions
tme-l did not make ANY noise, Tor dare
not 70 wake her, At length | imprinted !
sot Kiss upon the cheek OF my clid, Whii,
doing IT, a tear dropped from my eye and irl
q on her check. Her eyes opened a. Gle 'Fy
a, though She had not long been sleeping
saw that she began to be iaShtened. ami
stid:-
MARY, il is your usbanA
And she eiaeped me about my neck AID
tainted
Ba cannot describe 20 you tha scene.--
She is nov he happ, vii Of poor man. !
am eBdeav5ring q accumulate iiule proper
| ty, aud then / y ill leave be s4a l0feter.