The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-22
4 Night Upon The Coast.
BY VIZ. BESTl EY OLIVER.


sat beside his blazing firesde, one raging
! night in March, when the Storm h!nS had
rnarShalled his forces by the shore and on
( the sea.
! Amen" fervently responded the dear
/ old woman opposite, beside whom stood a
diminutive work table, on which lay an open
/ Bible and Il pair of spectacles.
81 am right glad tnat we are not expecting
Ned this uIon,h," said the captain after
pause. And yet they are often sale when
we think they are in the greatest danger !;
and when the winds calm and hu>hed
upon the coast they are sometimes IN tue
greatest danger. Only the good GOi above
knows what comes 10 the sailors heart In
the time Of peril"
Mrs. Carson looked up from her knitting
work, and caught an expression on her hus-
/ bands face, that madu her feel anxious.
surely, John. you would not think 1t
possible that Edward could be on the coast:
You will not deceive about it. deart
AID the lady dropped her work, and pat her
hand bcseechinsy on her husbands shout
der.
The captain returned her carcss, and
clcarin. his voice which was somewh hat huS-
Ky, replied, "ij is barely possible, but
h, pc not probable
'
some minutes before she aran spoke.
Mrs Johnson was looking through her
spy glass, just a. the storm came on; and
he declared that the ship which She saw off
Norman'> Wo, was the Cncunatus.
"DiI she: Wei, although as general
!lin,. she is wonderfully correct, | trust fsr
once She WAS u,l~,alc cn. N,d'o ship sails
slow; there arc three others expected be-
I ! -
NV Judgment "a little as well as old Mr..
J1hnsou'>, who, although she has watched
this bay for 80 many years, and knows all
the vcS>e'- pretty vel, yet she is liable to
mistake well the rest OF u. wish
had bera where ( could see II. ] Sh0 AID
have known Instantly, and then | could
put your mind at rest at once. Come, no.
thing better for Tow spirits than employ
msnr: VIII hang on the Kettle, and YOU
shall MAKE some cocoa and coffee. in case
any one should be needing it in the storm.
Thank Heaven that Ned rs not expected
but then there are other poor souls who
may Toe cast ugsa thc shore and need oar
attrut on
md they shall have il, for rny E!warl's
SWEET >lkc.' arsN"r-s the VIE.
"And 50 they shall my dear. Now jus;
try to think that Nd : ouiy half way across
the Atlantic, and viii not be h,rr tai ,uc
fn..rrb of ANIL I ,,i.b az ,b. ,.c5r FL
lows were as ,aic as lie is
Tj,.s- ,,,r,; 3 com r,r,..d The rro,lsra 1-,.f.
aai she went about her preparations. Sre
even unlocked chest aud ra,A ou' h-r
thichc~t blankets, and hung them or.r q
char. rUg~ei up fire uata more genial
warmth a. fused Itself through the room,
AMI then opened the luar i.aiiug To- the bed
r,,., tL,, fla. suru'us heat l.I-Lt warm
ia, TO
|. ~. tin. gr.a, eourro. .;i.I storm. Stout
,r.... HAT had borne rh. weight If raanv
.eu.r..,. before. were now bent almost T.
tic very -raunI. and some wholly uprooted.
SHEETS of binding rain delug.d ,Le -."-e'',
y; freezing into ice almost a. soon a. they
it'.i 49, every iA'"G on "hafEes of"Ae
'oo>r, a"' boards and even bH'e'S "s's
tAHe" e! ~ 'he "sf'' "'"u' anu 0@'' '''- -
urNn'Hn distances
T. "a- c''-en' ti.2t TO vessel near '"'
coast coui4 Tiss- "-t sttA = .i'le az. ca
J. /! the wind a"t ram hal not SuiHe'r'.,
horrors - aIfa' iN- s''l'e>' "'at - ''5.
cane on .va' ''' a., ''''l'". % num-.
ana - .'"'rs. u Df'"e uEe" t'e s''. -
aHH 4'' Hi.e-S "i 4 '"0''sh''Ft 'u'' a. u w
'l,t o' '"e >'','h "0'' '-"' 0'' 'N''''''' .
al ms EeiroaN al once
clements, the outer Loor was soI'y "!c""''
and woman whose lace was a. pa'e a. mar
h.r, entered SAe looked I"e one co4'.,'
from the shad'Wy land oi SPF''>' 50 c''."
ana Stony was ls' 'sse. iie' He' S''u'. '''I
scattered t'e ram drops On ,.'e MOO I.'1
"'I I't', "'S'"S ''''>' ''''' ,,"feS' "
We' ua'N hi"'! '"e carpet A. was - -
~ ,"''' '''' .'' "a ''''' U'''9 -
dwelling was Ju-' across 'ne harrow 4A''
th"' S'Fa''t,h Il rom h'S 'A'".' "o'S.
- me STOOD mere Win ".r WEI -H' Ia ~
cinG'ne /" hr' nSn'', ana 'he Ioi' = I' pug
i''r ""'c" h"i ca'apeu Oh ',S '''.-''C
ahl was haHE'tS ionNe'y o'e' ieI slou.' :,
she seemed more Ike the einooGie0 sii'' o.
The storm, ihan human oe'' :.
Capta.n Carson led her to i at beside
the blazing fire. why, Helen . dear gin!
how came you to venture cut on s9ci nlSht
as th's:
>he cou'e OF answer, but the look oil
compoSgre winch she saw ~ MS lace re-aS
sure! her. She lana her head III her no'nef
iu-law's lap, and then the tears came to her
relief.
20. father, mother she Whispered. !
have had Such dream about E''"a w.
lay down on the sofa, because cou'd not
think ot going TO bed, and ici' as'etP.
cahn"t tel! you what dreamed-It was 100
g terrible to repeat ihe o.d captain s""'h I
her, and she entreatea ti!eH 10 lei her stay
there by the iire al night 1t Is so o!'a'E
at nome, she s"'d' shuude'lng' -,
Stay, certainly, yes, dear. should
have come in for you, if the thought that
you might have gone 10 bed had not pre-
vented me; and l was afraid of disln' b;nS
YOU"
II this time the loud tiunUCr was S8ak-
ing the walls Of the dwelling, and the flash
eS oi light ing came sharp ami fast through
the windows. Oac peal that almost stun
nod ti,. liSteuCrS succeeded "A llIutluu flash