Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-12-31
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rHE wBEcKER's BEACON.
CHAPTER T.


| - - - ,,y.,- 80 70 azi.a /
80 "a. sA.A. =,
Ins gooa mp s IAIsSIsDkE, 4,, o. New iork,
ana oeane W oopenn5seS, nad sn.ered the
North Sss, having ien the Straits OF Dover two
DAYS oenlno. -
Ihe commander OF the snip was young man,
not over e,ght-and-tysnfy, and his nane was
MAURICE LksTsn. ne STOOD ~ the ssnrai!s
ever and anon raising his hand above his head
to feel there wss any Wind stirring, and ~
often ossung MS eye aiott 20 see DOW the can
FAs nanS. A ne stood taus MS mate ssp-
prosensd, and spoke TO n,m. .oe
Mnst ye think OF tnis, captn .
tniuk vsTs IN lot storm, ar, the mas
, asaaa.s AsS ~, 80. y0S mnss ~ = Gr.i
again with ns eye, wnen n comes U viii be
an carney s one; NSns o your erosd 'ooes1
Pans, slsn s,,',nk ~ ..set 70 nstcn Wino
TOE, oas VEL nsve ~ ngns tresn RON some
o. .nose psacss "hefe 'hey kno" now 70 make
uinzs In e, o.o. y. a.. ..,nx. - -
"a anr;@n 's ~ = A@'s = 'haf0 one
s&d unm.
1ns.sied me cspsaan; with sinsst :
snaadsr, Ieei u In ny bones - *
y In me meanume, Japan Lester hsd been
vnscmnS .ne see ana ~ . before, and he
.no,sa G sa.s - 'ae shs 2, ne storm we're grow
ang more ana more paiPaple every moment
Lnsun - golns ooynln tnies 1snk, giving
20 G me noe mss.e5s ;,s eor,soo dall psrpilshj
reo, oioody nue., WIN mere ana tnere spos 81
darker tlsge, like ePsnins., through the fiery
e'eea, .oo..as upen .e1rIui olsc .ness behind:
~ .1.-t:ys 80 - .ttooAs ON tnere.
,a;nt .hsre ,hs .nr - ss,,;ne - tne
Aye returnea 6nmn, have been
Watching those dark places"
And others noticed the same thing, and spoke
OF TOO r.sszFs. - :. f2gyT
seven o e.ock came and went hight O'Clock
- a 1ot
Don't 60 below, !" said the captain. L the
men of the last dog-watch LETT their stations.
= This cali can last great while. You had
better batten down the hatchss now, while
there II nothing else 70 do; Tor am sure there
will De need OF having them close before the
The men had had no thoughts of going be.
low. for they could see and feel and they were
not wholly ignorant Of what Bas coming. %
they went st work and secured the matches with
thick tarpanlins; and when this was done those
Who bad no Particular station collected about
the Wheel Another hour passed awsy-snd
breath. The ship lay upon the water like
dead thing, with the ropes, the blocks, and
saiis, rssti,ng and Mapping as she wss swayed
sr9 ITO y sns iszy srsifs OK the sea !
VIVA, does ~ mean y cried 6rifin, 90 the
ooy .ruc1 nve oeis-
ar IA saia a sns espsaT,a, a.. almost instantly
N - - --1,r -~~f $50 ySe1SSA tnet
Hs-and that!"
rsa pun Of Wind, and a light lying ol
sprsy. or, perhaps it was spit Of rain. At al
events, the puf was felt; and the drops Of water
tel! nPon other cheeks than Msurios Lestsr'S {
sne esss,- sesr than his bsard t6s dulf nluan-
Hnscn osns cser tne dark uators. 50
o.ssr ssn nes9 sns resr which followed, end
otnef oooies quyered beneath the shock of the
si.ns vnen ne came In his might
;s-Ssne 'osn nin come. 1t came with
sino ana rsn, ana with An angry hssyipg of
- c.me Win asrkness Ike Erebus,
sae 5i.n tne VOICE o. tnunder. The gale con
unaee 70 incresse IN fufy - the long night
passed aSay when the morning came the
rsns 80 one o suLni grsndeur The wind
.ns VIC .eEnnc tnry, and the broad
.sneo mo hnge mountains, thst
ned, .nc ,um1ied, md ieaped along over
n ~ sne eseP. seeming every moment
say 70 wns,m ana enguif the fraii ba<k that
s'rWHfslea si.nm ne de9on grssp, .s4s. q
.nen OsPtetn Lester 6sq obeerved the signs
a.,;.s noan'ns, ne . issrsa snstthe storm .celd
men. The :ky wore : hue q horror, ssd 'rsil
sss now driving down. minsling with the lash
ing sen At noon e was stili worse. q
AtleBgth night shut In again, sndI not I sieu
!. yet. Of the passing away Of the storm T6e
hlghdul bowling q The tempest seemed rather
TO have increased than sbsted. The men
gAthsred upon the quarter-deck, clinRinR for
support TO the racks and rsiIs-for the life -Ines
swsyed % mnch that they we're afraid Of them
gsthered ~ near to ths light of the bipnacle-
lamp - they eosids ss thoseh even ffou eudb
feeble beams they night Ind sons .eonforf.
Bat not all we're there. No-not all! Yesr
sfoat, trns-hsarted men had been swept ausy