Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-11-25
Misttllantous.
From Glcason's Pictorial Battle Ship.
THE SAILORS PRIZE
OR
The Orphan Of the Wreck.
BY LIEUT.. CHARLES r. MORGAN
Err I.

A passage across the Atlartic. say
from Liverpool to New York tr Boston,
is hard one at any time. but more es-
pecally SO in the fall and winter seasons
of the year. and tnen not in il re:nl .r
packet but in one Of those dull old
drngher, built to stand and Garry
that is, To stand anything in the way OF
sea and wind and ice.ani 10 carry every.
thing IN the shape of c al, lumber, rail
read iron. anl aeavy fiei-kt in gene'ai
1t wa, ON bo,rd OF su,h vessel rs fnis
owrver. cal ests-the SKY ark ",''at Mr
Arthur NilIing;,n. r tir Il l.r,doR
merchant. found nm>clt embarked A. n
passenger. whilst tn snip IN a. st on
was prosecuti < n vWa.c from iNvti-
poo. TO Res or. IN sihe cold. bie,a. WI
try month OF November. 1877
Ath ush he Vas tir m,'r a fin
! nkin. mn !. about iive.,ns- rty sc IL
oil ago. Mr.. WilIn.toa', % 1,e srs
eenerally Wore a ,r"uhIeia !'~'sre f.
expression. as thou .h som y 1t an ]
eveiwh lmin, gri al "ver ~, no
m nd, ,anel steady Arti 81 p>; con- =-
a,c,nd nty. Hour afi-thnl would Il {
y &C tn deck oi the >kv.luS ,lr>'Jd
sill nee. thea stop ani gaze Ats'f liv -
oat mon the hou II - a. IS ii Ia
were Nv >iazt es,'rzt IT >b.nt tr',55
a4i i'.a or t 49, At "!-t-t' tsty '~
to,.r tn. a.,
o. -aaeof "a ore >,,g.. he stood
So In. IN pu-ft o..=S Ia nll.1iti
noucr 0 a3.l-a.. -'-r.i-41l, h. "nI,
pt->en.es a.i= t=l y II ~ao
accn>tei .4n I'M
At ~ it IL. y attr et> your Al e.
ton:
a. lin - real rI the mercha t
with MS laAr >tni fIvr,ri IN 'he spmc
direction a. hct.re. Il ,hink ! see u,y
much-iu, ed. lon lost daughter Emily
no, as She would b. WERE she i'>n: now.
ba, simple and chili'tke. a> sic Was
when stolen from her parents.
Are ,uu sure, sir. she WIS stolen
"lrlr the facts. aud then julie t r
yourselt. Iwcnty.onc YEARS ago, WAS
married to one OF the best, n ost be.ui.
full and virtuous of women. Two wears
afterwards tniIi was born beneath our
r. rf. a, tn" rrrnie exp s'"t It, m"tn
,r', hf .i Il Inc s'run. IT ctiun oi my
troubled heart twinei atol"d that infant
daughter with an intensity doubled by
the ath of one whom had loved dear
er than nv life. Alter my wif. was iai.i
away to sl.ep tn, sleep thai. in this
world. can never know another waking.
l seemed TO live only for l,tle Emlly.-
The best OF nurses were hired to attend
her. and ordered to anticipate h'r every
want. Through the period of her earl
est int,ncy. her every ohildisn act ami
motion was watched with jealous and
untiring care. Two years had passed
over that dear ones head. and she wa,
as interesting and beautiful as child
of her age possibly could be. At that
ine | was re>iGin, at country seat OF
mine. some fifty miles or more from Lon
don."
Here the bercaved father paused, to
brush away falling tear, ani then re-
sumed as iollows
lone day was suddenly called on
urgent business to the metropolis
was absent from home but two shor'
days, and then retu he'll to find my
hearthstone d s"late. Little Emily, the
angel nt my house. the d'!.star OF my
lie was gone As u,ual-so the rurs.
said-she vas taken out around the
par. on the afternoon Of my departure,
simply for an airing. As the nurse,
dragging her precious charge along in
its tiny carriage, passed by the gard.
er's cott.ge house. he eardner's wife
called her inside. and she went, leav.
ing the child in its Garage on the
graveled walk outside. AZ ord'ng TO
her own statement she was gone bu
a few moments. and then returned To b ID
the carrisge empty The child had d :.
appeared and 40 one could be W
who knew whittier it had gone,
"1Vere there no gipsies or other vae-
abonds barking round the premises :
inquired the lady, as Wellington paus'
ed, d, ift suppress the intense emo
ton that agitatrd his troubled mind.
"Not that l had any knowleds se OF,
Wsr Willinoton's reply.