Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-15

ness OF demon. Oh, what woe and torture
what unutterablc agonies appeared in the des-
pairing glance of those faces--faces twisted into
spasmodlc contortiOns, while the souls that light
ed them were writhing and struggling for life
| needed not the dangerous sea which, even
when we touched the steamer had slightly rolled.
Down in these awful depths the swell would not
be very strong, unless it should increase with
ten.fold fury above. But it had been increas-
ing, though had not noticed it, and the mo
tion of the water began to be felt in these
abysses Suddenly the steamer was shaken and
Eroeked'by the swell.
AT this the hideous forms were shaken and
fell The heaps Of people rolled asunder. That
demon on the table seemed to make spring di-
recty towards me- | fed, shrieking-all were
after me, thought rushed out, with no
purpose but to escape. l sought to throw of
my weights and RISE
My weights could not be loosened-I pulled
at them with frantic exertiens, but could not
loosen them. The iron lastcnings had grow n
stiff One of them wrcsted off in my convul-
sive efforts, but the other still kept me down.
The tube, also, was lying down still in my pas.
sage way through the machine rooms. did not
know this until had exhausted my strength
and almost my hope, in vain efforts to loosen
the weight, and still the horror of that scene in
the cabin rested upon me.
Where was Rimmcr! The thought flashed
across me. He wasnot here Ee had returned
Two weights lay near, which seemed thrown of
in terrible haste. Yes, Rimmer had gone
looked up; there lay the boat, tossing among
the waves
rushed down into the machine room, to g
back so us to loosen my tube. had gon
through passages carelcssly, and this lay there
for it was unroIied from above as went on.
went back in haste to cxtricate myself coulC
stay here no longer, for if all the gold Of Col
conda was in the vessel, would not stay il
company with the dreadful dead
Back-iear lent wings to my feet. hurried
down the stairs, into the lowcrhold once more
and retraced my steps through the passages be
low. | walked back to the place into which
had first descended. TWAS dark new fccliny
of horror shot through me; looked up. tn
aperture auaS closed
Heaven was it closed by mortal hand Ha
Rimmer, in his panic fight, blindly throw
1nwn tho fror .1oor ,yl,i.h |
to have seen open when descended or som
fearful being from the cabin-that demon VIII
sprung towards me!
But | could not wait here must go;
must escape from this den of horrors spran
up the ladder, and tried to raise the door.
resisted my efforts | put my helnetcd hea
against it, and tried to raise it; the rung c
the ladder broke beneath me, but the door wa
not raised; my tube came down through it an
kept it partly open, for it was IL strong tube
and kept strongly expanded by close woun
wire.
seized bar of iron, and tried to pry it up
raised it slightly, but there was no way to g
it up further. looked around, and foun
some blocks; with these raised the heavy dool
little by little, placing a block in, to keep wha
Dor Gus, and had worked long while beiol
I had it raised four inches.
The sea rolled more and more The submcrg
ed vessel felt its power, and rocked Suddenl
it wheeled over, and lay upon its side.
] ran around to get on the deck above, to IL
and lift up the door. But when came to tt
other outlet l knew it was impossible; for tt
tube would net permit me to go far, and then
would rather have died IL thousand deaths tina
have ventured again SO near the cabin.
returned to the fallen door sat down
despair and waited for death. saw no hope
escape. This, then was to be my end
But the steamer gave sudden lurch, aga
acted upon by the power of the waves 81
had been balanced upon rock, in such WI
that a slight action Of the water was suficie
to tip her over.
: She crcaked and groaned, and labored, al
then turned upon her side.
rose clung to the ladder pressed
trap-door open, while the steamer lay with h
deck perpendicular to the ground. | spra
!, out, and touched the bottom of the sea. 1t W
!, in good time ; for q moment after, the mt
went over back again.
, Then, with last effort l twisted the ir
fastening of the weight which kept me dow
, | crked it. 1t was ooscd, it broke it fell.
moment began to ascend, and in few n
mcnts was footing on the water for the
, which is pressed down for the divers consum
: tion constitutes buoyant mass, which rail-
him up from the sea.
+, Thanks to heaven There was the stro
boat, with my bold brave men They felt
). rising they saw ME, and came and saved me
Rimmer had fled from the horrid scene VIII
Il entered the cabin, but remained in the boat
lend his aid. He never went down again,
h became q sea captain. As for me, | still
h down, but only to vessels whose crews have be
!. saved.
|. 1t is needless to say that the Marmion "
never again visited.
10 We spend our incomes for paint and pap
h for hu ndred trlfles, know not what, and