Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-11
ANOTHER GRACE DARLING

lowing singular and pleasing narrative I:
& The steamer Neptune, Captain Brown
less, ON her outward voyage from London
to st. Petersburg, encountered, when
two.thirds across the North Sea the ter
rife storms of the Goth, 9th. and 2Sth
of November, which caused such fearful
disasters on our east coast. At the
height of the hurricane, about midnight
of the 9th, the Maze of. Norway was
sighted. Finding the water; becoming
considerably smoother under the coast OF
Norway, Captain Brownies hauled closer
in shore. The weather, however, con-
tinuing bad, he resolved to 60 into Flekke
Fiord for shelter; and requiring pilot
for that purpose, the union jack was
shown at the fore. Some time elapsed.
and it was feared no boat burst venture
out, when attention was drawn to small
object under the land, which soon after
was observed to be boat pulling down
upon the vessel and upon the boat near
ing the ship the astOnishment of the cap
tain and people on board was greatly in
creased OH observing that one of her
crew was woman! The first exclama-
ton was Grace Darlingp The deep-sea
lead line being the handiest, was thrown
into the boat. Our heroine passed the
line twice round her body, hitched or
rather tied it, and then, passed her right
arm through the moose at the end of the
line, ascerded the ship like a sailor.
The boat, which, was one of the COM
monest description, was half filed with
water when she reached the steamer, and.
of course, her little crew Of three were
thoroughly drenched. By the captain S
orders, the woman was provided with a
change of clothing by the stewardess, un.
til her own was dried. The romance of
the thing was much increased by the
beauty of the woman-not more than
twenty-five or twonty.six years of age, g
little above the middle stature, fair skin.
good color; beautiful, expressive, dark
blue eyes, fine white teeth, and hair like
flax, feature peculiar to the women and
children of Norway. rf .ar.
The visit to EIekke Fiord of so fine a
steamer as the Neptune, was quite an
event for the little port, and great hospi-
tallty was shown to the passengers and
crew. A little before the adventurous
young woman left the ship, the seamen
made collection of about three pounds
amongst themselves for her; on learning
which the captain solicited the passengers
to contribute, and when the captain beck
oned to her to come and take the money,
she stared with astonishment. probably
having never before seen so much none,
but, when assured that it was all for her,
she dropped on one knee, clasped the
captains hands in both of hers, and,
shedding tears of gratitude, kissed it re-
peatedly! After this she went around to
the passengers and kissed their hands
also, and subsequently she took her leave
of the tars and firemen, who evinced a
contempt for mere cold shake of the
hand, and aspired to an embrace with
the lips =: two or three of the better-look.
ing Of the sailors were successful, but
not one Of their more soiled brethren
AS she descended the side, all hands, Of
their own accord mustered on the gang
way and one obtaining more elevated
position than the rest, thrust out from
the vessels side, and threw over the
girl head, boat hook, to which was
attached a union jack; and, as the boat
showed off, the crew and passengers stimuli
taneously gave three deafening cheers,
and continued waving handkerchief
etc., as long as the boat was in sight.