The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-08-22
TOM BENsON'S NOTES.
THE BROTHERS-BY J.B. srs1E.
CONCLUDED.

| ONt Stli at ICFUhIlDuCO. anu
afterwards stood, with favorable winds. to the
south, finally casting anchor alongside of one
OF those guano formations which atthat peri
cd thickly studded the rough rocky barren coast
OF Patagonia, Immediately to the south of the
point OF St Joseph. We were not alone in
this expedition, however, for several ships had
preceded lis and several arrived after us. so thai
IN the first place, we had plenty of company.
and, IN the next place, we were likely TO have
division OF the profits or "a severe connect.
ton, which would benefit English agricuhnr-
lists more than the owners of onr sims We
pled the pickaxe and shovel with pretty ami.
cable feelings at first. and shouIdered the bags
full OF the noxious aromatic mannre across our
several gangways amid shouts of 80 heave
no ! but gradually the spirit of rivalry and i'll
VIII grew up between the masters, and, like all
other vices, descended by gradalions 20 all their
interiors till We had ofiener fights than merry
greetings, and wrestling matches instead OF
haitd-shakings. ell
the last bagful of this disgusting cargo was
shipped. the Latches betlened down, the decks
holstoned, the spars ligged, and all tile cord
age repaired and we lay waiting for orders to
leaVe cur anchor up, all trig and neat, and bit
Tor sea, upon Il beautiful evening III August
We had hauled out from the island bit ac
cording to orderS-ior the captains had constr
tuted themselves into council OF supercar
goes, and were peremtory inthelr laWless laws
regarding the time and other Ell ceteras Of lad
ng-and we had nothing 10 do butto look al
the busy seine at leeward. The sea was al
most perfectly smooth; the sun was setting,
and his bright golden beams were SO wildly
reflected in the still, motionIess water, that II
seemed an ocean OF flame. The crew either
lay listlessiy over the bulwarks gazing Into the
sea, sat in groups on the deck mendlng their
garments, or busted themselves In arranging
and flashing to the deck tie articles Ii ;h tie
tulpess OF the cargo had caused 10 be transfer
red from their places below. | felt listless
and uneasy and not at all in laxative hu
mour that evening, and, dissociating myself
| from my companions, | went forward TO the
bows alone and sat down and gazed abstract
eddy to the seward. 1t was one OF the most
sui and calm evenings that ever set IN south
ern latitude sometimes fash and rippl
might be seen to break the pollshed suriac
of The glowing water. and disturb by lis tran
sient motion The dead-sea-Iike serenity oiti
scene sometimes an opening would TAI
place in the warm haze that hung llke Cur
tam fringed with gold on the horizons ane
sometimes a solitary sea bird would rise lor
moment Oh the wing, the settle down upon lis
aqueous bed. The sky seemed 10 sleep III
the arms of tie ocean goddess, Amplitude,
whose own slumbers had been accelerated by
The influence of her nursing and the strength
of this idea grew upon me as the clear meio
dious voices of William and Edgar Elliot Join
ed in song of their own distant Scotland.
Don't you see some scud to seward, Jack
son p said one of tile foretopmen who had gone
aloft, and the sound of his voice fell SO distinct.
Iy upon my ear that started and looked a.
round. et ,3ep cross 81 IN afs s5g,nq, &
Il don like to see black clouds spreading
in them ATTITUDES so rapidly was the old sea-
mans reply.
Disturbed by this dialogue, / started
to my feet and moved towards the brothers,
who with their arms entwined around each
others necks were reclining over the larboard
bulwarks, watching the approach Of the cap
lains gig from the island. 'These lads pull with
WILL said |, as the skiH came bounding
along; and scarcely had she touched The sblps
side, when MIR Vans sprang on board, and I'M
meuiaely Man the capstan? he shouted, and
so sudden, quick, and startling was the cry,
that the men looked astonished for a moment
efore they hurried to obey. 1t was too late,
however, lIlG SOuiluS VI nOiO hCopu
for a few moments signing ominously amongst
the cordage overhead; the black dark pail OF
night and storm settled quickly around the
doomed ship and one of those sudden hurri-
canes that the most praclised seamenship can
not guard against tore the ship from her moor
ings and drove her madly upon the land. She
went 10 pieces, that beautiful and stately lab
ric, as ii she had been "a crystal jar. She
was smashed upon reef; her broken ele-
ments were sucked back into the sea, and l
found myself tumbing amongst planks and
surf, and floating with struggling men, We
had shipped some Russian spars for jurymasts
or such ike service, should we have required
them, and they had been laid loosely upon
deck and now knew that disputed pos
session Of one ofthese with some OF my com
rades OF all the phases Of egotism that have
seen there is none to compare with the selish>
ness of the love of life fierce, vehement, and
indivisible is individuality when reused into
passion. i felt at that moment that to me !
was all in all; that the world would be worth
less, tenantless, soulless-n nothing without me;
so that in my madness Of self love struck The
man from the spar who dspufedit with me.
Let no man blame me for this confession.
deplore that l had Tot the torliIude 70 dle
that this mtn might be saved; but tell Inc
truth, and illustrate another operation OF the