Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-09-27

1ou are unweil, Mr., Stuart, are you not {
Your face became suddenly flushed, and your
hand trembledyo 90 to shake the curtain Y
Iwasinexplicable 70 myself; but was startl-
ed at the announcement Of Mr.. and Miss sin
clair I turned and saw her entering on her
brother's arm, moro beautiful than ever. How
! escaped I did not know, but Idid so.
Thrice afterwards | was warned Of her press
ence in this same mysterious way, till Il believed
that there ssas some mysterious lisk between US
two, Of unknown, but poweffal character. III
have since learnedto believe in the communiob
of spirit, sometimes without material intefsens1
ton.
l heard of her frequently nowas engagedto
q Mr.. Weller. a man whom Iwell knew, apd,
was ready 70 do honor,as worthy Of her dove Il.
When at length, saw, as supposed, satisfac-I
tory evidence Of the rumor, left London, and
saw them no more. The same rumor followed
me in my letters, and yet was mad enough to
dream of Mary Sinclair, until months after
awoke to the sense Of what 70 l. had been.
Convinced of this went aboard my yacht about
midsummer, and for four weeks never set foot
on shore.
One sultry day, when pitch was frying on
deck, in the hot sun, we rolled heavily on the
Bay of Bisca, and passed the afternoon under
sail on the arboard quarter deck. Towards
evening fancied storm was brewing, and
having made all ready for it, smoked on tafrail
till midnight, and then turned in. Win you
believe me, l felt that strange thrill through my
veins, as lay in my hammock, and awoko with
it, fifteen seconds before the watch on deck
called suddenly to the man at the wheel, {" Port
port your helm sail on the lee bow steady
Sol"
l was, on deck in an instant, and saw that a
stiff breeze was blowing, and q small schooner,
showing no lights, had crossed our fore-foot
within pistol shot, and was now bearing up
to the northwest. The sky was cloudy and
dark, but the breeze was very steady, and Invent
below again, and after endeavoring vainly to
account for the emotion had felt, in any rea-
sonable way, at length fell asleep, and the
rocking of my vessel, as she few before the wind
gave just motion enough to my hammock to lull
me into u sound sumber. Bet dreamed all
night of Mary Sinclair. l dreamed of her, but
it was in unpleasant dreams. saw her stand
ing on the deck of the (" Foam," and as would
advance towards her the form of Weller would
interpose. would fancy, at times, that my
arm was around her, and her form was resting
against my side, and her head lay on my shoul-
der; and then, by the strange mutations Of
dreams, it was not I, but Weller that was hold
ing her, and was chained to post, looking al
them, and she would kiss him, and again the
kiss would be burning on my lips. The morn
ing found me wide awake, reasoning mysel
out ofmy fancies. By noon | had enough to
do. The ocean was reused. A tempest wat
out on the sea, and the " Foam " went before it
Night came down gloomily. The very black
ness of darkness was on the water, as we flew
before the terrible blast. was on deck lashet
to the wheel, by which I stood, with knit
within reach to cut the fastening, if necessary
We had but rag of sail on her, and she move'
more like bird than boat from wave to wave
Again and again blue wave went over US, bu
she came up like duck and shook off the wate
and dashed on. Now she staggered as blow
was on her bow that might have stove man-of
war, but she kept gallantly on; and now sh
rolted heavily and slowly, but never abated tn
swift fight toward shore. 1t was midnight whe
the wind was highest. The bowling of the COT
dage was demonical. Now a scream, now
laugh, now wall and now a laugh of mockin
madness. On, on we few.
Hooked up, and turned quite round the hoi
izon, but could see no sky, no sea, no cloud--al
was blackness. At that moment Ifelt agai
the strange thrill, and at the instant fancied
J denser blackness ahead; and the next, with
J crash and plunge. the Foam { was clear gon'
Down went my gallant boat, and with anothe
vessel, unseen in the black night. The whe
to which had been lashed, had broken lool
and gone over with me before she sunk It W.
: heavy, and cut it away, and il went down j
! the deep SEQ above my boat. And, seeing spa
| seized it, and a thrill Of agony shot throug
| me al recognized the delicate figure of w
t man. L drew her to me, and lashed her to Il
spar by my side, and so in the black night v
y two foated away over the stormy ocean.
q My companion was senseless, and for aught
6 knew-dead A thousand emotions passed thr
Q my mind in the next five minutes. Who W
It my companion on the slight sparl What W
! the vessel had sunk Was with the body
: only human being, or was there spark
" life left! And how could fan it to q fam
n Would it not be bettcr to let her sink than fio
off with me, thus alone to starye, to die of thi
ID and agony! rs ss es
rs chafed her hands, her forehead, her shot
h ders In the dense darkness could not SCI
~ feature of her face, nor teliif she were old
N young-scarcely, white Or black. The silor
IN on the sea was fearful NJ
he So long as had been on the deck Of my boz
At the wind whistling through heropes and arou
n the spars had made a continual sound \ but n
% I heard nothing but the occasional sparkling
of the spray, the dash Of a foam cap, orthe hea
1 sound of the wind pressing on my ears.
ct AT length she moved her hand feebly in mi
at How my heart did leap at that slight evidel
in that was not alone on the wild ocean,
doubled my exertions, I passed one of
~ arms over my neck to keep it out of the wat
v while chafed the other hand with both of mi
n, felt the clasp of that arm tighten I bov
by myhead towards hers. She drew me chose
y her-laid her cheek against mime. Ilet it ,
as there-it might warm.her's, and so help to 6
her life. Then she nestled close to my bos