The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-03-09


from q sound sleep by the yin,lan, cllicer.
" Excuse me for dIslurbln. ,ou, captain"
said be, as he detected an expression OF
ycsa,ion on my face ''bu, | wish YOU
would turn oul and come OIL deck as sooass
possible"
Why, what's the mater, Mr.. Lar
kinl'
Why, sir, have been watching cake
OF ice that swep, by at a little distance
momeDt ago; | saw something black upon
II something thu, thought moved; lie
moon's under a cloud, aud could not
see distinctly, but so help ne God, be.
I.eve these's ch'd a,ating out 10 sea, in
tins lr,eZ ng night, Gu that cake Of lcc. Z
We were on deck before either spoke q
word, Tie nate po:uied ou', wih to lu-
tie I'd -uIy, the cake OF ice. 4 ia,lng ,h' to
.hs leewaft, aud its White glltIerus sur.
face VAS broken BY black spot more
could not make out.
DE, me the glass, Mr.. Lukn the
moon will be out Of that cloud m moment
and then We can see distinctly
kept my eye upon the feceding mass
OF ice, while he moon was slowly working
her way Though heavy baukoi Clouds
The mate stood by With glass. When
the foil ligh, fell ., LAT upon tho wafer
alIh a bdllancy, only known IN gu, Nor.
lhcrn latitude, pu, tho gIass,o my eye.
One glance was enough.
Forward there! | shouted o, Ihe top
o. my voice, and ~tth one bo1rd reached
lhe man hatch, and began 10 clear aaay
The little cutter shith was slowed away m
The ships SaNl.
Ms. Latk'u bal reeriged 10 glass from
ny hand, to take 'cck for himself NJ,
Gud he SAID ~ Whisper, a. he sel al
soik 10 AID me 10 getting on, the boat
'my God, there are tvs Gladden. Gu tha,
cake OF ice r.
The aen answered my hail aad walked
Isz y al, la a. Incredible short space OF
time Ne Iauucbcd the cutler, into hlch
Mf. Lik.n aud myself pumped, followed
by the teo men Who took The oa,. /
rugged the aiIer. aud The mate sal bes,5e
me IN the stern sheets.
Do 900 see that cake Of ce With some.
thing black upon 1t lad, p | ete. put
me along side Of that, AMI III give 90 a
bottle OF run each to.nish,, nnJ months
extra wages y hen YOU are pHid 81
The men beat 10 their os;s, bul their
strokes were uneven aud feeble. Iney
sefe used up bs the heavy duty Of tho p'e
eedlng tora ghi, and though they did tsr'r
best, The boa, made little more way th.a
The tide. THIS aas q ioag chase---lnd Nh.
Llrkin, Who vas suffering as he saw ho~
lHtir wa- gained, crled out -
Pun, lad.-i1l dolbe ile cap'sn's
pfz two bottles Uf tam, nod Two month.
pa, pull, lads, FOR lae love II God pull :
A cen, u'siye eGIr: al he GERS told how
ailing The men were 10 ohey. bU, the
a.fengih OF the strong n,an ~as gone. uus
o. the poor men washed Us tsiee 10 fccOv-
etng his oar, and then gave cut the OH.
or was neatly as Ear gone. Mr.. Lltkin
apts1s forward and sgiz d the oat.
Lay down in the bottom o. tie boat,
said he to the man, =" and captain, take the
other oar NC must row for oarselses."
iouk tie second mans Place Lsikin
had stripped 20 his Guernsey shirt and a.
he pulled HE bow | ualted for the signal
stoke. Il came cenIy. bur 6rm, aud The
next mouen, We ~efe pulling a'oog, slea-
dy s,flks, gradually increasing IN rapldliy
u,iH the wood sec med 10 smt &c in the oar
locks. We kept time, each BY The long
deep breathing q the Other. Such pull,
We bent forward until our l1crs almost
touched our knees. and then throwing ~
our strength into the backward move
meni drew on the oar unth every inch Of
the space covered BY the sAeep had been
gained, At every stroke the boat shot a.
head ike on arrow discharged from a bow.
utes--i, seemed TO me as many hours. Tho
saeit roled oil Of the IN grea. drops, and
sas rnyelopcd'in steam generated from my
oan body.
Are We al'nos. up ,oi', Mr.. l.1rkiu r.
| gnsr'd out.
Amos. captan--don'l give up; for
tho love OF our dear little ones ct home,
don't give up, captain.
Tbs oars Dashed as the blades turned up
TO the moonlight. The men who Piled
them were fathers, arid had a fathers
hears; the strength which nerved them a,
tina, moment was more than human.
Suddenly Mr.. Lirkin stopped pulling
and my heart FOR moment ceased It's beat.
ing for the terrible thought tina, he had
given out crossed NY mind. Bat ! Was
quickly reassared by his voice.
" Gently, cuplaln, gently strike or
two more-thetc, that will do'-and the
next moment the boat came in contact with
something, aud Larkin sprang from the
boa, with his heavy fec, upon tho ice. |
started up and calling upon Tho men TO
make fast the boat 10 the ice, followed.
We ran TO the dark spo. in tho centre
Of the mass aud found two little boys, the
head ofthe smaller nesting in tho bosom OF
the larger--both we're fast asleep The
lelhargy which would have been fatal bu,
for the timely rescue, had osercoms them.
n, fa,L,n o,a.osd nue of thn lads rut off