The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-05-24


passed through mymind in The nexi.fi Va
minutes. Who was my com mpanion on
the slight sparl What was the vessel |
had sunk I! Was Iwiih the body Of only
honian being, or was there spark Of
life left! and how E6uId I fan It 10 a flannel
Would il mol be b4,ler ioil her sink tban
float OF with me, tbus alone TO s,arye or
die Of thirst and akony,ss,, -,
81 chaffed her Hands, her forehead, her
shoulders. II tlleIdsnse darkness could
noisee feature ot her face, nor lell IL she
were old or enthusiastically white or
! black. The sileuds on the sea was fear.
ful. sh. L, -.,.... ..t,...f. IA .
SO long as bad been on The deck Of
my boat the wind whisilng through the
ropes and around he spars, had made a
continual sound; blh now heard nothing
but the occasional sparkling Of the spray,
The dash Of foam dP, or the heavy sound
Of the wind pressing on my ears. 3.t
"Al length she Moved her hand feebly
IN mme. How my heart leaped at that
slight evidence lhatt was not alone q n,he
Wild ocean. l reddnbled my exerlions. |
passed one Of her irms over my neck to
Keep It out Of the Rsler, while chaffed
the other hand wit both Of mine. ] felt
The claspoi that arp tighten, | bowed my
head toward hers IShe drew me close to
her, laid her cheek hgainst mins. / let il
rest there--ll NIGH warm hers, and SO
help 10 give; her llll Then she nestled
close TO my bosom ahd whispered Thank
you Why did MY brain SO wildly throb
IN my head at that whispered sentence :
she knew not where she was that was
clear. Her mind wis wandering. At that
instant the end of lie spar struck some
some heavy object and we were dashed
by huge wave ovtr il, and to nv ioy
were, leil 90 alhoallpg deck. / cut The
lashIng from the sPhr, and fastened my
comFaalon and myself 10 the part of The
new raft or wreck, lknew not which, and
all that time that arm was arourd my neck,
and rigid as if in death. ism B
Now came the low wild wall that pre-
cedes the breaking up Of the Storm. The
air seemed filled with viewless spirits
mourntuIly singing and signing. | never
thought Of her as anything else Than hu.
man being. Ii was that humanity, that
dear likeness Of life, that endeared her to
me. ! wound my arm around her, and
drew her close to my heart, and bowed
my head over her, and IN The wlldness of
the momentl pressed my lips to hers in a
long passionate kiss of inIense love aud
agony. She gave it back. murmuring some
name OF eEdearment, wound both arms
round my neck and laying her head on nv
shoulder wih her forehead prcssed against
my check, fell into a calm slumber. That
Kiss burns on my lips his hour. Half a
century OF the cold kisses of The world.
have not sufiiced 10 chill its influence. Ii
thrills ME now as then 1t was madness
with idle worshipof the form ui Godgave
IN tie image. Of himself which in+hal hour
| adored as ever God feel The unearlh.
ly joy again to-day, as | remember the
clasp Of those unknown arms, and The soft
pressure of that fore head. ! knew not,
cared not, il she were old and haggard, or
young and fair. ..,,.5 ..s III fr =,
Z" only knew and rejoiced with Joy
untold that she was human mortal, of my
own kin, by The great Father Of our race.
ali was nightof Thought, and emotions
and phanlasms Il at never can be describ-
ed. Morning dawned gravely, the first
faint gleam Of light showed me driving
cloud above my head-il was welcomed
with a shudder I hated light. | wanted
10 float over that heavine ocean, with that
form clinging 10 me, and my arms around
ii, and my lips ever and anon pressed TO
The passionless lips Of the heavy sleeper.
| asked no light. 1t was an intruder on
my domain, and wonld drive her from my
embrace. | was mad. II sIl ;t.sc1's,
l "Bul as | saw The face of my compan.
ion gradually revealed in the dawniug light;
as my eyes began 10 make out one by one
the features, and at length lhelerrible truth
came slowly burning into my brain, l
mourned aloud in my agony, i"God of
heavens, she is dead p And it was Mary
Sinclair. ..., I.,,gir, Z .... .sioss vi
:. ".But she was not dead. ., a. s,
"We 'Aoated all day long on the sea, and
al midnight Of the next nightl hailed ship
and they took us off,. Every man from the
Foam and the other vessel was saved with
one exception. The other vessel was the
Fairy, a. schooner yacht, belonging TO
friend Of Miss Sinclair, with whom she
and her brother and party Of ladies and
gentleman had started hut three days pre-
viously for weeks cruise. / need no,
tell you how | explained that strange thrill
as the schooner crossed our bow the night
before The collision, and when felt
again at the moment of the crash, nor what
Interpretation I,gave TO the wild iumult of
emotions all that long night, sl.l s.. .rso.
IL married Mary Sinclair, and I buried
her thirty years aflerwaId; and | some
times have The same evidence of her pres
eDce now, that used to have when she
lived on the same earth with me-" ,,. n,
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