Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-02-19

'isoat hallla'd'," sung ont F., " stand by 10 sci
me fore siay-sails, and reef main sail eqse ar
The helm! were the quick orders. The lively
'''te craft yielded to the long rolling seas, ana
soon made tar weather of it, She was now
topping the heavy seas, and taking Them aiusl
where they melted one into another. with long
lloatl'!g clea'e e that carried her counter fairly
olltnt The after sea, right before the wind. The
main boom had been qled over to the Ice quar-
re nnlll third Of the sail hung clear of the
bull, and the breeze swept into the hollow Of it
thick with spray. It now blew stiff breeze
md The waves rose with length and breadth
20 where else seen. Deep blne sparkling hills
OF water with green CLEANS about the crests, of
which every wave has hundreds, and long
s.-sstking, isimmerina gassy Aoiow, Of still
fv~''ey, beswceu tine fierks n foam, sIido swsv
glhtering 0nt of the shadow.
1t was glorious feeling to feel the schooner
rising quietly in the trough Of the sea, with a
nonnt OF a wave To The very ridge of it, then
with creak Of all her timhers, ana buIk.hcad
below. slight shake TO windward as she pung
ed again, and jerk at her bows, lean over 10
Ieeward, aud go hisslng through huge sea.
until we thought she wcnd go to the very but
tom. Sh woul then lift her hesl up, with
swift fl Ish Of her cut-watels. on the cross hrf
wave, that joined every first and third =" billuw
and sea-"
We had run into a clear dry northeasterly
gale that shook our CANVAS evYry time she lifted.
singing through the ropes, aud bitter I'D. LpLg
and heavy az The sea was, the sky was as clear
and keen as glass all around, about and aloft.
save mist kicked up by the spray, here and
there. 1t ray Of whted cloud appeared, it
was instantly blown away by the strong wind
which whisted and sung through our rigging as
the schooner rushed like u ractrrhrough the sea.
and you saw The black wrinkled side of one
wave at time, freckIel all over with spols of
foam' and Its ridge heaving oglnst tho eve of
The blast. The waves began to break shoter.
The schooner buoyant as she was, aud sharp as
a Dolphin, pitched and rolled at times like mad
and the men forward were standing by to let 20
the hallIards, peak and throat, to ease her lit
tIe when r. pointed out bank of grew
clouds ahead of rs, scarcely seen through
trough OF the sea sxcept when she lifted high on
the top of wave.
The sun going down in wild red glare to
The Icnward OF us threw terrible glitter across
the huge slant of one single wave, that rose
stretching away far and wide from the very bow.
that brought out the inky wnnkled blue in it,
The Kissing green crest5 curled over to the very
sunset. as 1t were, while we sunk slowly into
ne 'hIIlng trough, and saw the broken shaft of IL
lfhlnbOw for muinent or two, runniug into d
IbIck holi"w rigF ahasd, when tine gal,.- tr,v,s
III back "P.'n tiSs -, ia.,l..,. nj u
who was holding on by a Delaying pin, and
watching the weather. lie answered my gIanc
by luuk which said he thought the business
rather more serious than ordinary. The sooner
we strip her 10 her storm stay sails the better.
SAID he, as we fell off into the trough of the
sea again. It It blows hlrler we must lie to at
once, sad he. We must wear round on the
other tack at once, he continued. "Al hands
wear ship! Are You all ready, fore and aft
he shouted through his trumpet III voice o.
thlnder, in the next dip she made; and he step
on the back OF carsonade aft, bare headed
holding on by one hand to The wea her mair
skeweIs, and watching the waters as they gllm
merrd off for full five minutes.
had hold of a rope near him, and bis ey'
was as steady as if he was picking out hills 10
a sketch. had full confidence in him, but
must say il was nervous moment with me, wheI
saw him put his trumpet 10 hls mouth, and turI
ouSly as the winds shook the schooner yun hear
his hoarse cry-,"Put your helm up-sack OF
the main sheet--blaid up the main sail-rus
down The weather main boom-man stay sal
sheet ibid the rest was lost in the viii
shrek of the fierce north east gale,
knew little else ill saw the schooner pay
ing off before the wind, shnaring like red he
iron with hiss right through the ridge of tw
contendng waves. It swellrd green above he
srbuard bulwarks, as she kered over, an
gave heavy dead urch, as if she wolld let tn
next sea break aboard 'Now! now {" shoute
he in tone of vuce like that of 10 earthl
sound, "aft the main sheet for your lives -
lIe Jumped to the wheel hunself, at a singl
bound. We wnre IN two laundering heaps, a
, we dragged at the main sheet aft, and the hea
: sheets on the fOrecaste, while she came tuml
f ling mp in the long light of the sea, and tOnk Ii
: gale steadily on her storboard beam. 1t WI
, blowing harder than ever, and the awful ''scu
, Of the sci rolled her away as she met it wi
ner weather bow; washing white over The hea
| rrls, with the spray dashing from the cut he,
. to the taft rail the gale heaVing her down {
3 the leu beam, until she plunged to the hammo'
rail On that side at every roll, 81 that all hands
Il deck were Obliged to huddle together on Il
f weather side aft. Still 1t was clear star g
), overhead, and The gale dry, though it was bltt
It cold.
:. The schooner behaved admirably, being
e tight as a bottle, and we run out of the wi
!, Cane weather. F. concluded to hold on eve
e thing, in spite of the way she was occasional
g flung off her course, by the crest OF waV
If making clear dive under water, through
N seethinr sea, which seemed to extend all arou
e the horizon. The banks Of clouds off q
ie weather beam seernel like ice'bergs, agai'
/; the cold green sky, to the south east, The s''
!. elistened and twinkled above them, with m
% bazy rings surrounding them-which torebod
ID a still heavier gale.
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