The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-31

The ship Raven, bound from New York TO
the Fast Indies, wss crossing the southeast
trades, with all drawing sail set. IL vas the
last dog watch the time, bot ween six and eight
o'cloSk, and several u the watch who ought
to have been ON deck, were b.ow listening TO
| yarn which Tom GRAY was spinning. Catch
That pigeon" said BnL GRAVES, interrupting
the yarn, and sprins sing from his seat, "ea'ch
that bssuiiful pigeon before II flies on deck
again I" "What pigeon 2" demanded half
dUzon voices, i've don't see any thing
In the meantime, before the sailors could
make further inquiry, an order was Issued from
Il the quarter deck, to haul the main topmast
/ stay ssil down. 1his brought the strasgiers OF
l The watch on deck, and those hollow, requested
| TON 20 continue his yarn but TON apparently
| unconscious Of their request, sald, Ia a sorrow
full toDe-" PooR Bill, be Is not long for this
WORLD" The wbite pigeon which hs saw was
the angel Of dea b, Who appeared 10 me as he
has done before, like young man with an hour
glass in bis hand, the sands Of wbsh bad nearly
run out. He was rugged In white, fastened round
ths waist with band ike fire, and the name VI
Bib SRAvas on it."
| hardly hsd be finished his scdptioo, when
The thnLjng cry rang fore and aft, man
ove,bosrd!" In an instant all hands were on
deck, the ship hove to, and the les quarter boat
ioweTec. But oil 10 vain poor BILL GRAvss,
who bad been thros n overheard by the staysau
shset, sank 10 rise no mors. by the tima the
boat was hoisted up, aDd the sans trimmed, the
i dog watch was out. AZ or tho exchange OF ser
rowful regrets, tho watches separated but ths
/ fate OF GRAvRs vas the theme Of their eonver-
| r,tion even afsr ihs watch below had turned
into their bAmmocks they spoke Of him and his
many line qualities as a seaman-for he was q
general favorle.
The watch on deck formed q group around
TON GRAY, who said that he h.d frequently
seen the Angel of death tefJrs. ''The irst time,
sbipnates, | saw him, was " hen belonged 10 the
British ten gun psltsr VultuIe, ins IN the harboi
| Il Sierra Leone. We had the fever on board and
over thirty men we're down with II. ] was SICK
al the time myself The Angol of Death CANE
down yhs Dsin hsIchway, AID waikod dsiibs'
raieiy forward among the hammocks. lie wa
then dressed In q long, do sing robe Of orang
/ yellow, and In bis right hand he held scroll
/ With the names 0f dozen men on IT, and In hi
/ ieft was the same hour glass that ] Aaw thi
evening. He was very beautiful, had long
curry hair Of raven black, oneiTcled by q ban,
On which the words Angel OF DsAih' sssnled 4
blaze and burn. lie looked A. me as he passed
i Our eyes met, snd ] thought know him. III
SMILED, and said mot yet. Thsa passing iron
hsmmock 10 bamnock, he r~tracsd his stops to
ward the main hAichwsy, followed by tho me-
l ~h0se aAmes were on the scroll. A dozen mel
died that night. lie paid vs. visit almost ever
day, sometimes taking ono or more from Oh
number, until We had lost twenty-five men.
The next time sew HIM was In chsrch !
Bermuda. lie entered the pulpit, and stood bs
side the minister full i've minutes, looking !
, the hour-glsss- couid 80 the sand Gistiectl
i running, and whsn Il uAs out the parsoo sta,
: i Eered and fell. was tho first to rush TO his q
/ Sistsnce, and as raissd him In my arms, n