New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-31

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hen srst kfS- h;yr~ald she was not Ihea moro
ban foeT'esS~ -she was woman in nteiiect ana "a /
rAef ste> N child IN simplicity OF love and conn,
<fes NJ Thnrniou Old DOT object u my s'ns, 80 /
ps|l her with all my soul, aad was blessed . NhoW
: II she loved me in return. IL had been arHasco
Al we should be married when abe was twenty years
old-that had been plan for more 10 N two r,
Mr. Thornton having set the BOUNDS nin,I,s5 ~
lacked two months OF The u me- ana mao 'iaorl-
main AZ home uAa we we're married. -, ard |
- nod o besvv shio fTeiahted for COpeHuA5 -.
her eapa.r was d. ing He eoud ma 10 .,,I4 not
his riace hut ne aud be asted ne % go' ct "A, |
refuse; but asksd NAV nn1ns - mo- But be had /
'rhorntop sbook his head, shd - 49, III I'd
-, rIsn which he SAID would De sVSr' ne nIu
80 ol.ruioz 10 vst Copenhagen, where ne hal 20
- - h, b1.uelr-tley we're IN company wtn Gun
be ssjd he would tske tie next ship, and bring
oe,r;e out with him ano We should be marnei there.
IN ly consented 20 take out the new EMP ano NJ
thornton with Die daughter, was To meet me 10 20
peIhagep and there We were 70 be married, ana a,
three come home together The evening before i
sailed spent with Carrie, AID when left her Iei'
that wss leaving my very he: -,
"WeR,' continued Lester, wtppg hls eyes WsDs
10 Copenhsgen. waited a nonth--then | heara lDai
n. American ship White fdrR with Wiiliam morn
Ton aud daughter on board had touched at Doter, and
that al geYe safe and web when she left- waited
another week and then crossed over 20 hamOnrsi
bt eould earn nothing Irere. Next vent 70 Lon
d1a and there learned enough 70 9ssnre me thas me
slir lad been lot Or the second day after sse eft
T.nver severe Storm hid arisen, abd several vessel.
lad been reported lost cent ny ship home n charge
OF the mate and spent four months ia searching after
the lOst ones; but could gam no trace Of them. NO
even piece Of the wreck could iiud-ntt a mark o.
the ship ner Of u crew came hore with sae
ard heavy heart"
Maurice Lester stopped few moments, and bowed
bis head upon bn bands for his feelings had almest
overcome him In LILLE while, however he licked
OF aQasn and aided in a touching TONE
." All nv dear friend, Won do not know what nave
sufered-tOnpGe caDaOt tell t., nor pea write It.
That blow dc brea& my heaFt-croke It IN the rendDg
Of teDdere-t cords, and in the crushing OF all s
esttlly hopes DO yOn believe in dreams y
The mate started not go much at the character Of
the question, from the sudden manner IN which 1t
was put
dream repe ated many times; but has come to
NE 70 directly and vividy within the past three
or four days. Carrie Thornton as rs. dtddl |
know fbe IS not she has appeared TO mo repeatedly
~ a-dream and calls upon me To save her Tonight,
as stood all alone by the mizzen rigging, trying 10
peer out into the thick gloom, hearc her voice as
uslnly as Won bear NINE and she called out Tor
me To save her. OfcOurse what followed was mere
f1rcy though even that affected me much; thought
I saw her. standing lot far of, upon huge sea- with
her arms stretched imploring towards me-saw her
them with my eyes open, as have often seen her IN
Al this Joint the captain was short in his speech
by tie cry Of LIGHT-Ho!" from the deck. fney
hurried up and found the men crowding forward.
{" What is il 2" Lester asked.
Z u
sir-iust stand here.-Now turn your eye about fonr
points upon the larboard bow.-Wait now, ill she
rises.-Ia--there there See Did you see 1t,
sir y -
Yee-he had seen it; and be knew it must be ligh
upon the shore: but it was great way Oft. lie
watched until he bad seen it several times, and then he
remarked TO his mate that 1t must be light house.
The light was bold ana distinct, and evidently al a
considerable hight above the level of the sea- for had
il not been 80 il could not have been seen al that dis
lance. After short consultation, during which refer,
erence had 10 the chart OF the Northumberland
coast il was decided that this light must be upon Dor
ton Point To the north Of DOrton, "a the captain
knew from personal experience, as well as from the
egsrt, there war snug harbor, of easy entrance.
These things were settled.
As soon as il had been determined where the light
was Capt Lester made all possible he ate TO determine
hs course of action. Had the thing been practicable,
be would have laid his ship to- bat that could not De
done. No one even gave II a serious thought. 80 II
was determined that the ship should stand on at least
till something further was discovered.
At half past twelve the gale had moderated consid-
erably. The light was now 10 be seen very plainly
whenever the ship rose and the captain and his OH
cer felt that they right in their calculations
" At all events" said the former, I'VE have no
choice but to stand on, at least--"
He was interrupted by cry from the bows that
MADE every soul start with horror:
" BREAKERS! BREAKERs!"
Captain Lester leaped forward, and in very few
moments he was satisfied that the warning had not
been fslse one for he could not only hear the awful
see the cleaning of the white foam it few high in
the air. As quickly possible the topsail was taken
off and the anchors cut loose. The ponderous crap
pings plunged into the Kissing sea- and the iron cables
were spun through the hawseholes like lightning.
Snap went the starboard chain; and in moment more
shock was felt the larboird anchor found bottoms
but il could hold. The cable parted though II
had been heInpen string, aud ON swept the devoted
ship.
" In heavens name" gasped Griffin, " what does
this mean See The light is still burning "a brightly
Az everat least league away-and yet here are the
rocks directly under our bows What can it mean y
Maurice Lester did not answer; but an cid, weather
beaten sailor, who stood at the wheel, and who hal
looked Thousand dangers in the face answered for
him:
"Irs WREcKER's BEACON I've seen such things
afore There amt 10 in firm the gun, sir. That
light put there TO lead poor Jack TO hs death that
the coast-sharks might pick his bones y
"BREAKERs Rocks On the stayboGrd bor q!
No On the iar5oard i-PoRr
But it was too late for mortal help. The ship had
met her DOOM She went upon the rocks with crash
that sounded high above the roar OF the elements.