The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-12-31
CHAPTER II.
WOLFGAyG.

| Maurice Lester was near the starboard gang.
way when the ship struck, having started aft to
| look at the helm. The shock threw him upon his
back, and he tried to get up; but ere he could
regain his feet the food of mad waters came sur
| ging over the bark, and he was thrown-he knew
| not where: He only knew that the food came
| it caught him in its giant grasp-that it hurled
him as the gale hurls feather-that his head
was lurt-that his body was tossed and bruised
and then the lamp of his consciousness went out
When lie came to himself it was daylight. and
the rays of ,he sun were besming above him At
first he did not attempt to move, any further than
simply to assure himself that he was really alive
aad sensibie but sought to recall the events of
OF the past which he did, very clearly, up to tie
time when his ship struck upon the rocks--he
could ga No further. Afler this he raised himself
upon his elbow, and tried TO gaze about him. He
found himself upon bed of sand, between two
immense rocks. He had been landed there in
that deep nook, and the tide had gone cut and
left him. In little while he to his feet, and
managed to crawl up, by the aid of a stranded
spar, over low part of one of the rocks
After seeing all that was to be observed from
this point, he moved or towards where he thought
he should soonest find an open beach, for he felt
faint and sick, and he wished to find help as soon
as possible. After toiling over slippery, smy
rocks and cruel, tearing crags, until his clothing
was all tern, and his flesh bruised and lacerated.
he finally reached open space among the rocks.
where many pieces of the wreck had been lodged
aud where he found the bodies of three of his
man. lie fastened to the spot where they lay
two of them being clasped in each others arms
but he found sigas of life
With a sad, heavy heart, Lester passed GA, ehd
presently he found two more dead ones, and one
of them David Griffin, his chief mate. He
kneeled down by the officers side and raised the
head but it was cold and lifeless and the skull
broken! Gently he laid it back upon the
saad, and then moved on again. And he saw
more dead men also. Could it be possible that
lac had been the only one left alive?
Ito ,-wait-Nhat is this. 1t moves-it has
life
Captain Lester hurried forward, as fast as his
feeble strength would permit, and found two men
lying by the side of heavy spar. One of them
was dead; but the other gazed up into his COM
mandets face, and stretched forth his hands as
though he would ask for mercy. His name was
Dick Mangle, and he had been one of the best
seanen on board the ship
Poor Dick " said Lester kneeling by his side
and lifting his head. "Are you badly hurt ?"
They've done it for US " the sailor answered,
in weakening voice. They've killed Tom
Amt he dead:'
1t was the body of stout Tom Bricket that lay
close by, and when the captain had made himself
SUE that there particle of life in it, he
reported the same to Dick.
slsns," he added, "what DO you means Who
has done YOU harmf"
Haven't you seen 'em 2" the man asked, strug-
giag for breath.
seen whom? What do you mean 7" demand
ell Lester, eagerly 4f+-e 8 II
Dick started up to his elbow, and gazed around; |
but be seemed to find nothing for which he was
h.. u,l he,
made this effort he might have spoken further,
but the act of rising had exhausted him. and the
last grain Of strength was leaving him.
What do you mean 7" cried Lester, as he saw
that the poor fellow was sinking Has any body
harmed your
Dick managed to raise his hand to his head |
to point above the left ear-and, as he did so,
he whispered
Look out--they asked for the capt'n. That's
where they struck He tried to speak further,
but his voice failed him. 84x ST
What could this mean? Maurice Lester start /
ed to his feet and gaxed around Who had killed
lis men!
The captain was disturbed in his meditation by |
the sound of voices not far oil, aud upon turning
he beheld four men coming up from the water. |
He who came in advance was tall, muscular |
man; with gaunt, heavy frame; somewhere |
about fifty or 6fty-five years Of age; and habited
in garb of blue cloth, cut into frock or shirt,
which was secured at the waist by broad pistol
belt
Maurice Lester was startled when he beheid |
the stalwart leader and his three rafianly com
parions; and, considering all the circumstances,
il Is no wonder that he was startled. However,
he had not much opportunity for reflection, for,
by the time he had fairly made out the party,
they were upon him.
Halo" the leader cried, a. he saw our hero,
" here We have another And, - he came up,
he added: g And / guess we've found live one,
too,-onc that knows something. Eay-who are
YEP .ssss. ss@ IS
This last sentence was addressed to Maurice,
who quickly answered
My name il Lester. Aud now. TO be fair,
what is your name p @
Well guess you've heard it before. Men
call me Ryan Wolfgang"
"WoISaANG y repeated Lester, with start.
Yea That Ia my name.
Then WoLvdASG Was not = myth after all
That mysterious wrecker, whose name was q
source Of terror TO honest sAilors, was being Of
flesh and blood, like other men. Maurice gased
upon him with wonder; and ~ he gaxed, he
telt that BE- looked upon 6end incarnate. He
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