The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-08-23

the captain had been peering through his
glass. when he >a 4, at Is man"
Every glass in the ship was in regui>i'ion.
and every eve >,ranr.. towards one Joint
The excitement bero,nc almost frantic wien
one of the watchers >1ld..nlv exclaimed that
he SAW 'ir man move hi hand.
We approached: 50 near at last, that :he
plateau above and is dread object, were ~
last hidden from view ~ the brink Or the
prrcipice itself which seemed as If abnnt to
roll over and crush us we sailed along in
si'ie. frequently laving-tn. 20 eN'':orc each
nook and rurncr a> we jia>>ed. The farthct
end ot the island. whra rounded II. pre-
scrted quite a new feature !; ihc ha>e was sap
ped away and ur'l,iml red for abont half
nle T., >nr.e>>iun OF low ,a.erhouS hoiows,
extending inward farther than we could SEE,
while thu. sea rushing IN aud ont tumuifous-
". made 'be prnt-up AIR within howl an'!
whistle lik,. hurrirane. Altering onr course.
aHaIn, We -'err.i almost due west under the
>oltlirir ,iI.. where il vast shadows >iread
out far and vide over the ocean. II now
locke, even mrand.r. darker. more iear-i.:-
S,,rii.r. than before. with the sun tcaminy O.
yer IL ru.nrd ,le>f. or >hnII'g tbr. ugh tho
thinner lr,~fs and shown" all the prI>marIc
,o'or> @, he raii;.nw The form of ilI,. Irf-
i.ia,.,. Was thai oi an IRREGULAR Triangle. am:
IN ai,ou' fac hours We bad sailed completely
round IT, Eat ir..lc WAS 40 >,raie ,niint at
Ia D 4.
even had il bee, a dad .ali:i. and the STA AS
sill "a, nall -roni: mn h l.',- IN >nrh a heavy
surf a. Was then ioiiiiinw and rrcaiI,ihg all A.
round it, No SIGN Of living thing WAS seen.
excepting one great sleepy seal. that had
crc:,; into the ho!- i,,>, above wa!"r-nark,
and lax iher. a. i. he were in comfortable
quarters. Ne >i,n Of boat. or spar. ar wreck.
Ii was picture at u'irr dr,"lation-
w. hove Il, AN al the nearest point from
which the man upon tl,,. iceberg ca.,d bo
ten lie il, on h.s back with one arm fold
ed IN an unusual manner nittr Lis head. the
whole attitude being one OF easy rep'se in
deed had it na, been for ih.. martlv look OF
his ia I. arii hands. WE could have tanriei h.:
was sle-,inI soundlv lie was clothed As oI;s.
nt the better class OF >rtmen. IN rough biu.
pilot cloth with .ar.r horn buttons: he hal
no hat. and Il, his side lav small in'at hook,
tn whrh was tied strip of red wooden stuff,
apparently p'r,'r Il the same which he wore
round his neck This no doubt. the poor
fellow had intended planting. n he hi. .hts as
signal In >u,i, thin. clear aimo>l.hrr..
with The ai,i al a powerful tel'-,ropr. even
hi- '',tar.> nlici,' b. PLAINLY traced. and his
ron gri, hair seen nn,ing III the wind.
The >,.ron'; m,tc s'"lt.y DECLARED that he
re, ccn'zrd the m.n-he was quite sure OF
it-a,, cd ,hum aud s!lipihafc Of his with
whom he had sailed many long VOYAGE. and
some pant of whose Wild. varied history he
tol,! M. the next evening. What srrincd To
ron> IN e hiai more. tian AN, thing. ti,a
peculiar wa, IN which the dead mans arm
wa- slowed AWAY under his hrad-his old
>h.Ian,t, always slept 80, even in his ham,
. mork.
Num"r0u> an! STRANGE were 'lr roric,tnres
and remarks ,nilr hv officers and men. VIM,
and whit WAS he; IIow long had he been
there? How did he get there +: The o.nrr-
al conclusion was. that he WAS one of ilIe
crew OF Som. vessel wrecked uion ,ae ICE
b4r. itself OF which no v->,,.. remained
"Y,>. like enough" san. one ot the >ail-
or, she run into the 'ce in the dark. and
went j. All he u stone. same s> wr NAV have
done any tim" ms lat six weeks"
"p-rhaI> T." was al":t when n" struck,
and got ,itrheI mp where he is nov"
AS ,i..,i ia lie ,nic.c,l inia ti, MOON"
rrioincd another. roni.m;''ou-iy. "Why. that
there rr,riI,icr i, 'lirr. ',nr> aS lii.h as the
tarn;,>t mas: ever II igr.d.'
P,rha,.> now. >uc-..>',.l third. ITS some
awful cruel >kil per. uhn> been "A hazinc and
ill-u>inr al hi ,r,.w til ih'.v rnnl,in't hear
with il i.n ion"'r. ar. wa> drove =" mulnv.
aud ,ll. i.m ashore 'iI'r,. al acne. !a die ty
him>ct 10 a> 'h.v >hni Il nnt hav. hi blood
u,.on ih-ir hands. or ma, liz. h. Was mu--
,irr-r or YANKEE. >larrkrrprr."
) All Bill" .r"w'r'i ont "A ,.rc.io'is speak
rr. won vc a WAYS GOT a GOOD word to SAY ior
every o:e. ,un ave.
II WIS aver, Cd man WIN sIokr nex' one
who wi~ lor1c,i up "a a great auihor.-y ON
all >rch mat r. :.l;Doa.h h" w,- n~n i!lv
MAJ kaiiv ta-l'urn. and would nr,rr enter
into al, ar.un,nt. II" pr:,iiy d"ro~ii.d hrS
uuid ia hi- hai aud. n fii> Wa aiNi,> don"
preparatory :" h> making a u" ech. ms ship
mates w..i',h III >ilru'r Tor im to k,-ir.
"Iha; ih.-,.. i.ri>.,,d" he sad al last,
wasn't .au,n he'd YESTERDAY. ,inr Vet la>r v-ar
nnr ,sc year t"tnrr. prrh,p>: and t., the
looks II him he's been fnr a pretty lang cru,-.
in warm ii'itu :,.s-ii>f -r:n:nrr n,al h.-anI
then come back h"iil.. tor the winter. II yoa
look ava, ,oi.,.r-.hrrr- JUS, this side. oi
that high ,p,;rt ike church .i,i... nniv
lower .nwn. il",c> l,iare looks darker
than the rest Vow. ~ iu>i fl.r- | expect
that a sr"a, piece ha> been broken off 4
dri.,.l awav: aud lralcnla'- twas ipw-r AMI
more shelving Gi.-no >ir-,' an'! roxy like
a> il i now. Twas 'i,err the poor ciap WI Z
ra,i ashore rom 'l'o ar boat. IL. w,- tr,in.
TO make hi~ WAY ul to 'h- l'.ial'> 'r take a
.nok roini, AVID hos. q sisnal whrr,
mnk. a.ain oniy. VIII r b. y now. Won see.
mus, have len covered sSi'h then, or
hc -oul,int have kept hi> i'o.inc
Having said th, murl.. h" ,'I,'1 -ea III,
cud il. hi- mouth ard >Ink. no :nprr.
There vas no earthly Ne in waiting on-rr,
and vet the captain >.,ned 10th 10 give tL,,
order 10 fl aud bear awiv.
If III. poor fellow had a s, ark Of life IL:
him, he would have n.o.rd i.-inr- 'l.is .or
rs SIX or seven hours since We .ire' Jaw him
But If h. did move. il would "nl, he l., Sid.
down over 'he rrr,iIca. ior no ii.ins ihinc
could keep 'oo.ing or >nch s,o,'e As thar
And there arr any more OF them >konld
have seen them before This TIM. although W.
conid never get tn N Of II We t.:d'
Then rausil,r suddenly in h> walk on the
quarters, ,-.k he gave an order 10 oct a cur.
ready forward, ard rre>e,i'lv ramc the answer