Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-02-11

three or lour points OH the lee DOW
Hailing the deck to keep off for it.
very soon made out fragments of a vessel
-spars, water casks, pieces of deck and,
as | came nearer, boat, but | could
see no signs Of any one in her.
"Decer ding to the deck, | ordered a
boat to be cleared away, and running as
near as possible TO the wreck backed my
main-topsail, and took a long and earnest
survey with my glass.
"All hands were watching with an
xious faces the expression of mine. |
handel the glass to the mate. and he
carefully examined every fragment which
!appcarcl above water. ! looked at him
Hinquiringly, but we neither said q word.
lie handed the glass back and shook his
head sorrowiully.
Il looked again. long and earnestly;
the mate looke again; again he return
ed the glass; Poor ie.lows-wc may as
well Gil away, sir '
"Thcre WAS still considerable sea on,
and the mere launching Of boat was
attended with more than ordinary dam
GER added to which was that to be en-
countercd from the broken spars and
fragments of wreck drifting about.
thought of all these things, and was
abou. to orlcr them to all away the
main.yard.' when something seemed to
say to me, 'Mcrc is some one IN that
boqt.'
Il don't know what it was, but it
made me feel very strangely, and l or
dered my Hoat to be lowered at once
Jumpir into the siren sheets four good
oars soon brought me within the little
fcii of fragments, in the center ot which
the beat WIS Aeating.
My God | wondered not then that
noac were lott-thc water was alive with
sharks.
"Stanling in the bow with a boat
hook, | warded off the pieces of wreck
and gradually made my way to the
strange boat.
The sight which there met my eyes
was something | can never never forget.
1t comes up to nr now as wildly as
then. Lying in the bottom Of the boat
was the burnt, blackened, and bruised
form Of man. which with same difficulty
recognized as the handsome stranger
who visited me the previous evening.
+ C.n.ing to him, with her arms clasped
i tightly around his mutiatel form, a
clasp which even death could not break,
with her fair face pressed close to his
/ HI eknnal features vas the hOIv of the
most heanhtni woman | nay ever seen.
! Bat, on God the look OF a5onY,ot COM
misefatioa, OF tenderness, q pity, OF
horror an4 despair, which was seated
upon those iiieiess features 1t hannts
me sill. Bat satdest spectacle OF all, a
chi'd. a little girl of year or more. was
/ Ie'insinS to It's mother breast, and look
/ Ing al Us silently with wondering and
/ Iili5RfHHed gaze.
Il knoW not how 1t was, but when
met the eyes OF that l.tIe innocent only
'hoaSh: Of my little one, my little Mary
At home.
Il entered the boat carefully, feIt OF
each cold BODY. la!d my IAN upon the
silent heart, ani waiting IN VAN tor an
answering signal to my toaca U2oA the
pale.
IL Is all over, | sad, and sitting
i7%n IN the stern saeets OF taH boat, /
took the child IN my arms, aud sent my
men back tor sheets and $hot, and palm
and reedlc and prayer-book 'IheY
shall have Christian burial, | SAID. ana
they went away au left me a oae with
tie dead and with the caiId.
"4oa never can know how that c"ltd
seemed to cling to me from that nom
cnt, and God only knows the strange tie
~ which become bound to it.
The time seemed very short until my
men returned. We wrapped the two IN
one shr9nd, one winding sheet; IN llte
they had been much to each other; we
would not divide them then. The heavy
shot were we'll secured at their feet; |
put the little cGi" i4PS to Its mother $
saw my men brush they fouSh sleeves
across their eyes ana fe-u'"S' WIN
somewhat OF broken voice. perhaP'' '''he
last service tor the dead the Shfona was
closed. and the opening waters received
them. and bore then away tosethef 10
they last restlnS-pIace, ,,
Jumping INTO my roat'with tue h''!e
stranger nesting IN my arms we were
soon aboard OF my own good brig and
With a fdlr wind and sunny SKIES once