Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-20

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was startled at the announcement of Mr..
and Miss Sinclair. / turned, and saw
she was entering on her brothers arm
more beautiful than ever. How I es.
capped did not know, but did so.
Thrice afterwards wsy-waned OF
[ her presence in this mysterious way, till
believed that there were some link between
US two, Of unknown bus powerful charac.
ter. have since learned 10 believe the
communion of spirit with spirit, some
times without material Intervention.
- heard of her frequently now as en-
gagged TO a Mr.. Waller: 4 man whom
knew well, and was ready TO do honor as
worthy Of her love. When at length [
saw, as | supposed, very satisfactory evil
dence of the truth of the rumor, / left
London and met them no more. The
same rumor followed me in letters. and
yet was mad enough to dream Of Mary
Sinclair, until mon. .hS after | awoke TO
the sen>c Of what fool / had been
Convinced OF this, | went on board my
yacht about midsummer, and for four
weeks never sat foot on shore.
'One sultry day, when pitch was fry
IOlle(l
heavily in the Bay of Biscsy, and passed
the afternoon under a sail, On the larboard
quarterback. Toward evening, fancied
storm was brewing, and having made
all ready for 1t, smoked ON the taft, rail
I'LL midnight, and then turned in. Will
you believe me, felt that strange thrill
through my veins, as lay in nv ham,
mock, and awoke with it, fifteen secon, n
before the watch on deck called suddenl,
10 the man at the wheel, Port-port
your helm a sail on the lee low. Steady,
SO
Il was on Ieck in an instant, a22, saw
that stiff breeze was blowing and a
small sch, oner, showing no lights, had
crossed cur torc-foct within pistol shot.
and was now bearing up TO the north
west. The sky was cloudy and dard,
but the breeze was very steady, and L
went below again, and after endeavoring
yalnly 10 account for the emotion | had
felt. in any reasonable way, [ at length
fell asleep, and the rocking of my vessel,
as she flew before the wind. gave il s.,
motion enough to my hammock to lul
me into sound Slumber. But | dreamed
all night Of Mary Sinclair. | dreamed of
her, but it was IN unpleasant dreams.
saw her standing on the deck of the
Foam" and as would advance tow ards
her, the form Of Waller would interpose.
| would fancy, at times, that nv arms
we're around her. and her form was rest
ing against my side, and her head Law ON
my shoulder: and then by tie strange
mutations OF dreams. it was not I, but
W aller, that was holding her, and was
chained to a post, looking at them: and
she would kiss him, and again the kiss
would be burning on my lips. The morn
ing found me wide awake, reasoning N.Y.
self out Of my fancies. BY noon / had
enough to do. The ocean was reused.
\ tempest was out on the sea, and the
Foam went before it.
Night came down gloomily. The
very blackneSs of darkness was on the
water as we few before the terrible blast.
| was on deck lashed to the wheel, by
which stood, with knife within reach
to cut the laShing, if necessary. We had
but a rag of sail on her, and vet she moved
more like bird than a boat, from wave
to wave. Again and again, a blue wave
went over Us, but she came up like a
duck and shook off the water and dashed
on. Now she staggered as a blow was
on the bow, that might have STAYED a
man of-war, but kept gallantly on; and
now she rolled heavily and slowly, but
never abated the swift flight towards
shore. 1t was midnight when the wind
was highest. The howling of the cord
age was demonical. Now a scream, low
shrek; now wall, and now a laugh of
madness. On, on we flew.
j looked up, and turned quite around
the horizon, but could see no sky, no sea
no eloud-all was blackness. At that
moment L felt again that strange thrill,
and at the instant tancied denser black
ness ahead; and the next with a crash
and plunge, the Foam was gone, DowH
went my gallant boat, and with her, ano-
thor vessel, unseen IN the black night.
ne wheel to which L had been dashed,
had broken loose, and gone over with me
before she sank. 1t was heavy, and cut
away, and seeing a spar, went down in
tie deep sea above my boat. seized it,
and thrill of agony shot through me as
/ recognized the delicate finger of a wo-
man. L drew her TO me, and lashed her
TO The spar by my side, and so, in the
black. night, we two alone iloated away
over the stormy OCEAN.
My companion was senseleSS-for auCht
| knew, cad. \ thousand emotions
passed through my mind in the next five
minutes. VINO was my companion on
t..e slight spar! What, was the vessel |
mad, sunk Was L with the BODY of only
a human being, Or y as there a spark of
If. left and low could [ fan il to a
lame! Would it not be better to let her
Sink than float oil with me, thus alone to
Starve or die Of thirst and agony.
= chated her hands, her forehead. her
shoulders. In the dense darkness [ could
not see feature of her zee, nor tell f
She were old or young scarcely white or
black. The silence on the sea was fear
lui. 30 long as had been on the deck
ot my boat, the wind whistling through
The ropes and around the spars, had made
a continual sound: but now / heard no.
thing but the occasional sprinklinc of the
spray, the dash Of foam cap or the
heavy sound Of the wind pressing ON my
cars.
" At length she moved her hand feeblv
in mine. How my heart lcaped at that
.taN IL