Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-09-18
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aud Offers little Inconvenience 10 the praciiced
leye.
Fishes in crowds were around u.s. Fishes
Of every shape and size met our eyes. no mat.
Her where ttey turned. They swan swifiiyby
Iuss they raced and dtchased one another, Ia
every direction. Hero sboar Of poFpoises
hugbied along jB clumsy gsmbals, there
Igmmpusl might be seeu rising slowly 10 thel
lsurlace; here an lu:negse number Of smaller
fish flashed past Us, there some hugtop With
lponderolis forms, Goated in ihe water lazhY.
three or four placed ibemseve .di.
iTecliy before us Staring at IFS and solemnlyI
working their giils. There they would teman,l
Hill we came up close them, and dithen with
IA start they wOplddasi away
+ All this time we were walking onward along
the bottom OF the sea, while above US, like
black cloud in .he sky, we.could see our boat
moving slowly onwarduponth the surface of the
watef, and now moi more than ahundled yarts
before us, we could see the towering form of
THAT ebony rock which had OF fssi greeted OUT
leyes from afar. AS yet we could not be GER
tain thai this was the place where the M9tmii
on had struck. But soon The object became
tdisernable, as we glanced atthe rocky base.
Rimmer struck my am and pointed
Isigned assent, and we moved. onward more
1quickly.
< "A Few moments elapsed, we had come nearer.
lThe black object now looked like the stern Of
dayessef whose hull lay there.
Suddenly, thinner struck me again., and
pointed upward. Following tbe direction Of
bis hand, looked lTand sawsthe surface Of
1.-THE water foomy and in motion, There was
a momeutsry thrill through my heart but il
lpassed. We ,werefin dangerous condition,
4 A storm wos coming onla. "a
But should We tIiIn back now, when we
lwele so near the ,objectofour search? A;rea.
fldy il lay before US. We were close beside it.
i No, iwoudnot, Esigpalized 10 Rimmer to go
forwatd, and westiil kept aln course.
4 Now The rookfose up before us, black, rug.
j ged ard dismal. lis rough sides wereworn by
! the action Of ,he wafer, aud in some places,
Iwere covered by marine plants and ndmeiess
Iocesn vegetation. We passed onward, we
.tclambeted orefo spur, which jutled from the
Icli(fs and there lsy,the steamer
i Thereshe ayupngbt,with everything stand.
tling She had gohe fiahtdowu. and had set
,ItlediasucIl position among lhe rocks, that
Ishe stood upright, Just as though she lay at hei
\ lwhaff, Wecrushed eagefIy aad clanlbered up
y her side. There was low moanin The water,
\ which sounded whfnlgglY lYin,our ears, and told
lus ofa swift Approaching dahger. Whit was
lilo. be done must be done speedily, We rusled
4 forward. Rimner rushed 10 the cabin. |
4 went forward 10 descend INTO the hold. / de
igcended the ladder. Iwalked into lhe engi.
4 Eneef,sriom. All was empty here, all was wa
4 ter. The waves Of the ocean had entered,
Land were sporting with tie werks Of aan.
II went int6gtfle freight reoib. Smide6ly,I was
SIstartIedby an appalling noise on deck. The
i heavy io1l steps OF some one, running, as
Though in nortai fear, OF most dreadful haste,
Il sounded in my ears. Then my heurt tlaoBbsl
4 wiidly,for itis iearfll thing to hear far down
fEin the silent depths ol The ocean.
Il Pshawl ii's only Rmmer.
II /, hurridly assembled the deck by the first
Eouet That appeared When speak Of hurry,
Il speak OF The quickest movement poss ible,
lwhencovered with SO much amor But this
Il movement Of mine was quick, / rushedrGp.
4 wards spfaag out on deck.
4 itwas Rimnef.
ii He stepped forward and clutched my arm. =
a He pressed il with a c6nvulsive grasp, aul
poinied 10 the cabin. Iatlempteii 10 90 there
4 He Stamped bis foot and tried 10 hnld me back
/ He poiaied 10 tie bost and inplored me, with
a frantic gestures, 10 20 up.
i II Il appali.ne 10 witness the horror. slrucI
(. soul irving 10 EXPRESS ils,If bysirns His6w
lful 10 sse,tbese signs when no lace is plainl,
visible and no voice is heard. i could not set
!, his face plainly, but his eyes, through hi
a heavy mask, pIowed like Goals or FIRE.
| snI will golp | exclaimed. sprang from
.lhim. He asped hls hands together, but dare,
,lnot follow. ~.
!. lis berei What scene can he so fearful as K
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