The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-01-29
DEATH UPON THE OCEAN.
EE u. G. BARTLETT.

Upon recent voyage from Liverpool to
New York. | became intimately acquainted
with young man, fellow passenger who
was going on a visit to America. When !
6r 81 saw him, | was struck with his appear
once He was Of slender make, with gIo-
rinus forehead, and eyes Of delicate blue.
His hair was light auburn in its color, and
his countcuancc cxpressei a nobility and
irankncss that is rarely found. We were
introduced, and from some cause became
quite intimate. soon found we possessed
mutual friends in England. lie had come
from one of the best families Of the upper
stratum of what is called the middle class OF
English society. ii is not strange that we
became intimate, for loved his native land,
and he loved nine. Upon the pleasant
moonlight nights, VIC sal upon tho quarter
deck. convrrsing about the land, the homes,
and the friends we were IcavIng-ni Eng
lands poets aud statesmen; or, shifting the
scenes, of onr own New England, or the
broad expansive West with It's everlasting
pralrIcs. Often the unwccomc sounds Of
ihc midnight bells broke upon US, c'c VIC
had finished our conversation, 50 pleasantly
had passed the evening away. lie was not
long in gaining the friendship Of al! fellow
CABIN passengers.
After wqI Ilad been ont few days. | mis-
scd him one morning from his accustomed
place at the breakfast table. did not
see him on the deck during the morning. nor
at the dinner table. When visited his
sla,e room to my surprise found him lying
on his berth. quite i'll, with the surgeon IN
attendance. lie hal experienced, IN the
night, Il severe attack from dangerous 'lIs.
ease, and was already very much Frustrated.
lie was glad to see me, and sccmcdto be IN
good spirits. Tears came into his eyes
when took his hand. and he wished Icl-
low passenger who was clergyman, to
read portion of the Scripture To HIM. ii
was The first time had seen him low spirit
ed, and it was the last. The clergyman
came and read n s,cmn psalm To him, and
his sadness left him-cvcn he was joyful
hearted.
The next morning was shocked TO hear
tho surgeon say he could not live forty .clgh,
hours, ] went to him--alas the surgeon
was right. The change that had come over
him, 10 il single night. was miraculous. His
fair brow was covered with damp chill as
death, and his auburn hair was clottcd with
moisture. But his pure blue eyes had not
altered they had the same aficc'lonaic, half
sad, hall Joyous expression that they had al
wavs wore. The flesh had disappeared
from his cheeks. for his anguish had been
grca, during the night. took his hand III
mine, but dared not speak, for fear of bctray-
ing the emotion of my heart. lie said, with
a singularIy calm and clear voice:
81 am going to die, my friend, but | am
not afraid" a pressure was gone from my
spirits at once. lie went on:"l have a
few things that | wish to give TO my friends
"a few trilIcs-and. if you will call the cap
tain, ! will tell you to which ! wish them
given" called him, and he continued calm
"; "My gold watch wish my sister En-.
ma to have. and my silver one, give that TO
Gcorgy, my little brother Ccorgy, and my
rifle, let it be kept for him until he is old
enough to use it. Give to Mcgsy the ring
on my little finger. To my motlcr'-hIs
voice laItcrcd when he came to her, and
tears crept down his pallid check. "Ah.
she was good mother! Give her back the
Bible that she gave me, and tell her that her
boy did not fear to dic!" All else he be-