The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-11-01
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1ERMS-s2 In ADVANCE
II / !. s,as.s,s s:..s MO. alg.. a

proving to be Small air ttigiit iiia Jan. ss1H
Il part Of a set ofsucll used as "a, lifFo
prcseryer, siczed hold Of II ass 4 All I'd ID
dilional token Of tie presence & OF q
protecting Providence. a7 9s'ss'is' 'etsss ss Y
cut out one end Of It with nv
pocket knife, and found it answered
tho purpose Of what Iabovc anything
else ! then needed baIilig pot-atid
by which | was enabled to keep my
little shelter clear Of water. and SO sao.
ce,table as . protection from the cold.
and damp blast, did find this iittleWil.
low house, that SOON found InIllysclf
cramped down into the inside, thus
Keeping not only my feet and legs, bit
the lower part of my body5 something
warm. Iii this; sort of situation Iworo
away the Tedious night, and the break I
ing dawn relieved to my sight nothing
but the thick mist the unccasinfg rolling
waves, aud my own little bark. Not5 !,
u single vcstis Of all that the NIGHT
closed upon was now to be seem
About midday the sun cleared awaythe !
mist, and the heat Of his rays was tru7
ly grateful; but oh how desolate in
It's very chccrtulness seemedi tho pros
pect nc thus unfuIdod.a QFerSiffe
whole broad cxpansc of waters notsa
sail could. be Seen nothing save z the Ia
figures Of the two. fireme1, about a.
half miit distant, still standing erect 4
aud SLOWING themselves at: intervals.
as every. heavy swell would 1saisc,
thom nn1its crest. had not vet felt
either hunger ar thirst, for which l.
was truly thanktul, fur.t had but ass.
handful of dry broken crackers in nv syssss
hat, which ie!t determined: td,Is.iaaS .l,i.S4
to tho last, and of course no wat
dreaded the cravings of either. 55E;i's S.
The dHy wore On still clear Until
about an hour botore night fail, when,
the two lireinen, (wilhin hailing dis.s.
tancc of whom | had worked tlIvs
way again. discovered far to tho s,
southWard y ship under full sail, broad: 81
SIDE towards US, but it was with faint
hopes of SUCCESS that | hnisted nv NY
handkerchief, tied TO tie end. of the
strip 0fWoad fwas using asa paddle. /:
the tlfomen doing the satne.l sWitlits
shorter piece Of wood In their posses,
sion. I9lc ship at ono limo, we Snoti. t,ti
cod, laid to, or altered her course fur
Il moment. giving us hope that she
had discovered something but tho
night closed in again, and with it all
hopes Ola rescue. ,-v:.ur iillr
!passod this night in a doing, dreary,
slIivcrins, haIf.scnsiblc sort of state
with all sorts vt' fincies before INV
drowsy and somewhat disnrdered
mind, and all sorts of pictu ros II, nv
wnkcinl maments, l,oth ofa pleasing
and revolving character, fleatjil.r be.
fore me OH the dark surface of the
water. Now and then duriaa the
night tancicd myself hailed Nv .yafi-
Gus surrounding Partics, oonyi,;6ed'asI
was ut the same time tllatnonc others
were within laiIins distance but the
two fremcn my disordered fancy.
however, kept me for more than half
the night in M agreeable state Of ex.
citement, under the firm belief that
companies of boats crews were on the
search tor IA, and most lustily did 1
answer every iancied or real signa|.s a..
The morning dawned agaiiiSi ana
with its horrid scene ofdcspair atsttlle
Sl"omy.piosprct Of the Same dense
togsgy atmosphere now and then fully
developing to view the sanc atwo
erect figures dancing about on The
rolling surf, and in my selfish libesaIi-
ty J hargained With myself that +
would endure sill during tAisieday,
seeing that my two celnpanionss,FGre &
obliged to be on their feet ,ppottag &
each other in y very precarious look
ing back .to-back attitude, wefe saahls
still to exist. ! felt q littlss hungry
this morning and cat halta hisepikE-
~ Atls warming myseltl,by aboutst@o
hours padding up towards then,,5dur- "
ing which tho fog partially cleared
away and while nose tastlae,s,dWe all {,
bccauc excited at the sight of o. sail
Tar to the south, ASH Thoughts hut
broadsidc iowa DIS us. y3d,, af91mt:5 Z
Like the one on the prepipus.daY, l
had lutte hope of her eoinils s5,lscla
nearer, but,hsipg determi,scd ilos leave
no effort untricd which might possibly
attract their notice, ! stfipaed myself
aud taking of my shirt died tit}l,Yaihe
sleeves 70 the cad ,ofinyapaddlc;iand
with my handkerchief gn % stnals Strip
oflwood icd Oh aberet56, ! lhuaghti
had p tolcrahly coasIjoHoussigaaf, ,and
waved it,o and irof fof moro. 9ihAsa,r,1
hour, until tho ship was 'icarlY lYseps Of !.
sight--and just Ms 4 had lowereatit, ia
utter hppelessness, We alL deserted, at
tho same instant, in theepRosittsiigec.
tlYon, sanether sail--epd on, fsF4j,ist
entering, rs It were, y{into ,t,urs ,tHand ;;
amphith, atre through, q eaud of!lnist
j.hat SCENE y riss and eleaF Is AMY AMY