Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-09
STORY OF A SAILOR.

-Four years ago ef the port Of Boston, the master OF fine
ship, bound ior China ! worth thousand dollars,
and the husband Of young snd handsome wife, whom
bad married six months before. When LEFT her promised
return to her in less than twevemonth took al my
money along with me enough support my wife in my
ABSENCE for the purpose OF trading when in China my
account For long time favored with prosperous
wind but when ia the Chinese Sea terrible storm came
upon us, that in short time the vessel be lost
for drifting the rocks Of an unknown shore.
ordered the 10 provide each for himself in the best posi-
bic manner, and forget The ship, impossby
her We struck tarew me upon the rock sense
less and the would have carried back into watery
grave bad Of the sailors dragged further up the
rocks.
There only four Of alive and when morning came
found small, uninhabtd island with nothing
to but the wild fruit that portion Of the earth
will distress you by Of sufcrings there
suffice II 10 say that remained sixty days before could
make ourselves known n any ship We taken 20 Can
ton, and there bad 10 beg f my money the bottom
81 the sea- and had taken the precauiion to have il
insured.
Il nearly year before found chance to come home,
and then |, n caEfqin, Obliged TO ship as a common
sailor Il vas two yeats from the time that left America
that lsnled 10 Boston. walking in hurried manner
up Of lis streets, when met my hroher-n-law. He
could not speak move, bat he glped my hand aud the
tears gushed from his eyes.
" Is my wife alive :" asked.
He said nothing
Then wished had persisted with my ship for thought
my wife was dead but he very soon said
" She is alive"
Then it my cry for JOY. He chung me and
said
Your funeral sermon has been preached, for VIC have
thought you dead FOR long time"
He said my wife living in cottage in the interior
Of the Stste II then O'Clock in the afternoon, and
took train 0: that would carry within twenty FIVE
miles Of my wife Leaving the cars, hired boy, though
night to drive home II about O'Clock in the
morning when that little cottage OF mine appeared in
sight. II wasa light night, and remember how
like heaven looked to got out Of the carriage and
went 10 the window Of the where the girl slept
and gently knocked She opened the window and asked
/" Who b there ;"
Sarah, DO you know me ," said !.
She screamed with fright for sae thought ghost but
told her 70 unas,en the door and let in, for wished
my wife. She let in and gave light, and went up
stairs 10 my wfes She Law sleeping quietly. Upon
her bosom lay child whom had She was
beautiful as when left her, but could a mournfu
expression upon her face Perhaps she dreaming n
gszed for long time did make any noise, for dared
not TO wake her. At length imprinted soft kiss upon the
cheek d my child While doing tear, dropping from my
eye fell upon her cheek. Her eyes opened clearly ss
though she had not long been STEPPING. that she began
TO be frightened, and said
MARY, il Is your husband! ~
And she clasped me about my neck and tainted
But cannot describe 10 you that She s now the
happy wife Of poor am endeavoing TO accumulate
theuL IurilI Il thoa fsxcv