Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-03-31

! ASd ASo'iy III tAC oay VI bisedN, anu
passed the afternoon under a sail on the
larboard quarter deck. Toward evening
fancied storm was brewing, and hav-
made all ready for it, smoked on the
tadrail till midnight, and then turned in.
VIII you believe me, l felt that strange
thrill through my veins, as / lay in my
hammock, and awoke with it, fiftenn
seconds before the watch on deck called
suddenly to the man at the wheel Port
port your helm sail on the lee bow
steady sou
| was on the deck in an instant, and
saw that a stiff breeze was blowing and
a small schooner showing n lights had
crossed oui forefoot within pistol shot,
and was now bearing up to the north
west. The sky was cloudy and dark,
bat the breeze was very steady, and |
went below again, and after endesvor-
ing vainly to 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
just motion enough to my hammock to
hull me into sound slumber. But |
dreamed all night of Mary Sinclair. |
dreamed of her, but it was in unpleas-
ant dreams. | saw her standing on the
deck of the Foam" and rs | would adj
vance towards her the form of Waller
would interpose-I would fancy, at times
that my arms were around her, and her
form was resting against my side, and
her head lay on my shoulder; and then
by the strange mutations of dreams, it
was not !, but Waller, that was holding
her, and was chained to u post, look
ing at them; and she would kiss him,
and again the kiss would be burning on
my lips. The morning found me wide
awake, reasoning myself out of my fan
cies. BY noon had enough to do
The ocean was reused. A tempest was
out on the sea, and the Foam went be-
fore it.
Night came down gloomily. The
very blackness of darkness was on the
water as VIC flew before the terrible blast.
| was on deck dashed to the wheel,
by which stood, with knife within
reach to cut the lashing if nece isary.-
We had but arag of sail on her, and yet
she moved more like bird than boat,
from wave to wave. Again and again,
a blue wave went over us, but she came
up like duck and shook off the water
and dashed on. Now she staggered as
a blow was on her bow that might have
STAYED man Of war, but she kept gal
lantly 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 howl
ing of the cordage was Economical. Now
scream, now shrek now wall, and
a laugh of mocking madness. On, on
we flew.
looked up, and turned quite around
the horizon, but could see no sky, no
sea, no cloud-all was blackness. At
that moment | felt again that strange
thrill, and at the instance fancied black
ness ahead; and the next with crash
and plunge, the Foam was gone. Down
went my gallant boat, and with her, an
other vessel, unseen in the black night
The wheel to which | had been dashed.
had broken loose and gone over with
me before she sank. 1t was heavy, and
| cut it away, and it went down in the
deep sea above my boat. And seeing
spar, seized it, and p thrill of agony
shot through me as ! recognized the
delicate figuer Of women. | drew her
to me, and lashel her to the spar by my
side, and so, in the black night, We two
tloatcd away over the stormy ocean.
! My companion was senseless--for
aught | knew dead. A thousand emo
tons passed through my mind in the
next five minutes. Who was my com
panion on the light spar! What wasthe
vessel | had sunk Was | with the
body of only human being, or was
there spark of life left! And how
could ! fan it to a flame! Would it
not be better to let her sink than float
off with me, thus alone to starve or die
of thirst and agony.
| chatied her hands, her forehead, her
shoulders. In the dence darkness could
not see feature of her face, nor tell if
she were old or young-scareely white
or black. The silence on the sea was
fearful. So long as l had been on the
deck Of my boat, the wind whistling
through the ropes and around the spars,
had made continual sound; but now
heard nothing but the occasional spark
ling of the spray, the dash of foam
cap orths heavy sound of the wind press
ing on my ears.
At length she moved her hand feebly
in mine. How my heart leaped at that
slight evidence that | was not alone on
the wild ocean. | redoubled my exer-
tons. | passed one of her arms over
my neck to keep it out Of the water,
while | chatfed the other hand with both
of mine. | felt the clasp of that arm
tighten, bowed my head towards hers
She drew me closeto her, laid her cheek
against mine. | let it rest there-it
might warm hers, and so help to give
her life. Then she nestled close to my
bosom and whispered, Thank YOU"
Why did my brain so Willy throb in
my head at that whispered sentence?
She knew not where she was that was
clear. Her mind was wandering. At
that instant the end of the spar struck
some heavy object, and we were dashed