The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-10-02
NO. XXVI
FIom the National Intellironcer.
TEE ORPHAN RnV

n "ners had been secured, and The decks wash
ca down, Ihe watch piped, and the schooner
9 mad on'e more relapsed into mldnighl quiet
il and repose. sought my hammnck md soon
ieil asleep But my sumbers were disturbed
, by wild dreams, which, like the visions of
lever, agIiated and unneryed me /; the last
9 siriie, the hardships Of my early llfs and a
| thousand other things mingled together as
4 h5"res IN phanlasmagorla. Suddenly
4 hand was Ind npon my shoulder aud star
/ ting up | beheld the Surgeons mate.
Little Dick, sir, is dying," be said.
:, AZ once | sprang from my hammock.--
!, Lltue Dick was Il sou Of protege of nine.
lie was pale, delicate child, said 10 be an
=. orphan, aud used logenle nurture; and from
! the first hour joined the schooner; mr. heart
tvrarncd towards him, for | too had ouce
been fr'cndless and alone in the word. He
4, had often talked to NE in confidence. of his
: ;, mother, whose memory he regarded with
v holy reverence, While TO the other bows of the
sblP' he bad little TO say; for they were rnds
. and coarse, he, delicate and sensitive. Of
ten, when they jeered him for his meIan-
, choIy, he would go apart by h,msc,f aud
: weep. lie never complained Of his LOT.
}, though they imposed on him continujllv.--
Poor lad! his heart was in The gave with his
lost parents!
+ TOOK STANCE interest in him, and had
= frightened his task as much as possible
During the late fight | had owed nv he 10
him, for be rushed IN just as a sabre stroke
was leVelled at me; and by interposlnp his
feeble cutass averted the deadly blow In
d the hurry and confusion since, had ouiie
e io'gotteR 10 inquire whether ne was hur,
! th"ngb, al The time. had nwardIy resolved
to exert all my little influence to procure
. him nldsIGpman's warrant IN requital for
: his service. II was with psng of reproach
luI agony. therefore, chat leaped 10 nv feet.
. "bly God.' exclaimed: "You don't mean
s III? lie is nnt dsrns2'
4 Il fear, sir, sud The messenger, shaking his
! head sadly, that he cauGol live til mornipg.'
| "And lave been lying Idle here!" ex.
( claimed with remorse. Lead me 10 him
/ He IS deIirous, but at the intervals Of luz
u 1acy he asks for you, sir" and as the man
! spoke, we stood beside the bed of he hag
: The sufferer did not lie in his bammock
! as 1t was hung in The very midst OF rbe crew.
ana the close air around il was so sitting,
; Tint he had been carried under tie open
hatchway, and laid there ia a little open
'IsPace OF about fonr feet square. From lhe
sound OF the ripples, judged that the pss-
5eI was in motion, while the clear calm blue
sky seen through the opening overhead, and
4 doited with myrlads Of stars, betakonod tbat
The fog had broken away, How calm il
'Ismled down on The wan face of the diving
boy Occasionally a lighi current Of wind
oh! how deljcionsly cool in that pent up hold
I-etdied down The halchway, aud fed tbs
ldhrk chesnut locks Of lhe sufferer, as with
his head reppsing on The lap of an old vetas
ran, he lay N an nnqnct sumber. HIS shn
| collar was unbuuoned, and his childish busom.
MS white as that Of girl, was open and ex-
posed. lie hreahed quick and heavily
! Inc wound, OF which he was d ging, had been
Intensely painful, but within the last haIi
hour had somewhat lulled, though even now
hts lhln iiugets tightly Graspcd tile bed
iciothes, as II he suffered The graafesl agony.
a battle stained and gray haued seaman
stood beside him, holding dali lan,arn n
his hand aud gaz ng sorrowfully down irpon
The sufferer The surgeon knelt with his
finger On The boys pulse. As | approuched.
they all looked up 'Fhe veteran gbo beld
bIm shook his head, and would have spoken,
Pu' the Tears ga'hered too chokingIy in his
eyes. The surgeon said ,4t
''lie 's gong fast--poor little fellow-.-do
you see tbs Pas lie spoke he lifted up rich
! gold lQcke which bad lam upon the bav,s
breast. "de has seen better days.', a.
( could not answer, for my heart wns full
--heTe was the being to whom few hours
before, bad owed my lie--a poor. slirh.
unprotected cbild--lying before me, with
death already written on his hrow--and VET.
Lind never sought him out after the conflict
How bitterly my heart reproached me ~ that
hour. faey noticed my agitation. and his
i old friend -ihe seamanihai held his head.
lsadsadly at bs
Poor little Dick you'll .never see ,bes
share yoa have wished for so long. But
mere u be more Than one, when ynur lf,gss
OUT he spoke with emotions -"to mourn
over you.n 44e}f ,u7 at8 .is 30.
Suddenly the little fellow opeae.I ais ewes.
and lacked vacanty around. 1f8
"HIs he cnme yei?'' he asked. IN a, si,,w
voice "Wby dnn'l he eomeep .,3.s
II am here" said |. taking the iiite Gsl~
10Y 7 hand, "don,t you know me, Dick sr,as
lle smiled uiainllyi in my faOe. IIe,thea
said - srs-..s- ,,.-, t.es Il.
"You have been Eiad 10 me, sir--4kindar
'uah moss people are 10 q pnpr orphan boy III
haye no way Io7shpw my gratitade,--unIoss
you will take the Bible you will fad in.my
.Wq9k, l!'ss a small offering, know, builn's
all have.n
burst into tears; he resumed sf
doctor, am dying, ain'i If'' said the III.
lle fellow, ''for my sight Crews dim--God
dlessydu, Dr.. Danfodh."
& Can do nothing Tor you, Dick n said
"yoh saved my life. would CON nv bIood
to buy Yours. "1a1 ?" t.4t sfsh iifg F8f y
,a ~ have nothing to ask don't wani te
I've on'y,ifi'y possible, let ne Sc birred
by my mother y6u'll liaj ibe name ol ie
.all about itin NY lrnnkn N
''Any'h'hg, everything, my poot lAd,,"I
answered ebokiaeir FN Hfnf
,ig lfhe 'lHiIe fellow smiled hinlly--it we
IKE an oDgers siniie Abui he did not ans
swer Ills eyes we're fixed on ihe Hlsrs
ackering IL tbafpqtcli u bilb sky osArhesd !
Ills mind nndefed
"lI'ss a Iong4-iong ways up tllcre --hut
lboreure bright angels among them. Moibkf
usnd 10 bat 'tfat wnuid meet her thete.
How nor liieY come, aud see sweet faces Z
lmiling on me from among hrml IIuk!is
hal muslcsr and lIiine his hngeF, he aesmea
listening f5f nafnenf FIe f:sll barE 49,