The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-09-08
fnom the Buffalo Democracy nf August ".
WHAT THE SEA GIVES UP,

Thirteen years have rolled away,
with their joys and ,orrows, their hopes
and fears, their anlicipa'ios and disap-
pointmcnts, their fruits and their nshrs,
since the happy throng that waved their
adieus and shouted goodbye" from
the decks of q" that new aud stnuneh
steamer" the Erie, were borne away
from our wharvcs, one bright, summer
evening, TO the Joyous cheering OF friends
ashore, amid the fiaunting of banners,
and accompanied by The best wishes of
hundreds Of spectators. Crowding the
forward and lower decks were scores on
scores of foreign people, freshly arrived
from the densely inhabited countries of
Europe, and bound for the broad prai-
rles Of our fair land, to reaching which
they now looked with hopes stimulated
by prosperous voyage thus far, aud a
cheerful reliance upon the good ship be-
meath them and her experienced crew.
As they stood there, the young. the
aged. the parent and child, sexes and
conditions, all mingled in the pursuit of
the one object, the seeking n new home
among strangers, in CLINE Of which
they knew absolutely nothing, those III.
fated cmigrants thought little Of the per-
ils Of the deep, nor conjured up any vis-
ions OF the alternative so soon to be pre-
sented to their bewildered minds, Of
death by the demon OF fire, or u quiricr
grave beneath the waters Of the lake
that looked so placid and 20 innocent of
danger. Thus she went off. with ban
ners streaming. cheers resounding. mu-
sic playing. and majes,ieally ploughed
the bosom Of her adopted element. the
peerless and unrivalled crait that was
to bear the palm frofn nIl competitors -
There were some who came 10 the
the wharf too late, and these were greet
ed with derisive shouts by those on
board, md many ceniempi1ons laugh.
Bot later at night, there csuie the aw-
rul rumor Of n ship ON fac and burning
at sea, aud those who watched the great
globe Of fire, and saw il ri,r and fail up,
on the swrlls. knew IL for beacon Of
death and woe, and went thadderinyly
20 their touches TO await the morning,
with lis fuli revelations Of disnsier.
Thirteen years have passed since
Then, and many another calamity has
ol.cured. viii ils dark story. tho details
Of that dreadful night For thirteen
years The ashes of Erie's dead have
besn washed by the snr2es that boomsd
their requiem upon the lonely beach,
and ioss,d the bone, Of llie victims. and
treasures that went down With them.
and the saad and si,ells u iho deep Ia
one confused heap.
But onrs Inoft the ligla of day shines
in upon the secrets il,a, .i,e sea has 80
long ksps. Rnd The ocean rndsrs up ils
charge. NJ il,e bebed u Ben n 30 claim
/ the hidden Treasures A. of el.. the
savage nations eos.soraisid a great co
tsrprise by lbs sacrifice of li,iHs brings.
% obi. exploration of the ~aisry ssi.al-
elre has been attended BY Ssw d"n,hs.
aBd lha darker. hnEl ssers-i, Il shared
by il,ase nbe seaI have learned iLe
lesser ones l;pl long and diniesii Ia
Dor has accomplished tho lask of iLs
ssarehsr.. snd li,slf zsal hes beea 70
wari.d.
Ny ii,e eaaHssy II Nessf. hasn,
gail q CO, aBd iss sa,aisseu Ia ihri'