Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-01-13


times but never has it come to me $
directly and so vividly as within tn
past three or four days. Carrie Thor'
ton is not dead! / know she is not =
she las appeared to me repeatedly i
dream, and calls upon me to save hei
Tonight, as l stood all alone by tn
mizzen rigging, trying to peer out il
10 the thick gloom, l heard her voic
as plainly as you now hear mine, an
she called out for me to save her. U
course what followed was mere fancy
though even that affected me much
thought saw her, standing not ia
off, upon q huge sea, witE her arm
stretched imploringly towards me-
saw her then, with my eyes open, as
have often seen her in my sleepin:
dream p
At this point the captain was Gu
short in his speech by the cry o
"LIGHr.Hov from the deck. The,
hurried up and found the men crowd
ing forward.
"What is it?" Lester asked.
81 think it is a light, sir" replied
Parker. Here sir-just stand here
Now turn you eye about four point;
upon the larboard bow.-Wait, now
till she rises.-Ha-there there
See Did you see it, sir?
Yes-he had seen it !; and he knew
it must be a light upon the shore
but it was a great way off. He watch
ed it until he had seen it several times
and then he remarked to his mate that
it must be lighthouse. The light
was bold and distinct, and evidently
at a considerable height above the
level Of the sea /; for, had it not been
so, it could not have been seen at that
distance. After a short consultation,
during which reference was had to the
chart of the Northumberland coast, it
was decided that this light must be
upon Dorton Point. To the north OF
Dorton, as the Captain knew from
personal experience, as we'll as from
the chart, there was snug harbor, of
easy entrance. These things were
settled.
As soon as it had been determined
where the light was, Captain Lester
made all possible haste to determine
his course of action. Had the thing
been practicable, he would have laid
his ship to; but that could not be
done. No one even gave it serious
thought. So it was determined that
The ship should stand on, at least till
further was discovered.
At halfpast twelve the gale had
considerably. The light
was now to be seen very plainly when
ever the ship rose, and the captain
md his officers felt sure that tEey
we're right in their calculations.
at all events" said the former,
we have no choice but to stand on, at
cast"
He was interrupted by a cry from
he bows that made every soul start
With horror
"BREAKEPs BREAKERS y
Captain Lester leaped forward, and
n very few moments he was satisfi-
d that the warning had not been q
alse one; for he could not only hear
he awful roar of the breaking seas,
,ut he fancied that he could see the
leaning of the white foam as it flew
Ugh in the air. AS quickly as posi-
lie the topsail was taken of, and the
nchors cut loose. The ponderous
,rapplings plunged into the Kissing
ca, and the iron cables were spun
Trough the hawse-holes like light
ling. Snap went the starboard chain ;
nd in a moment more a shock was
cit as the larboard anchor found hot
ON but it could not hold. The ca
lie parted as though it had been a
empen string, and on swept the de-
oted ship.
I'm heavens name !" gasped Griffin,
what does this mean? See. The
ight is still burning as brightly as
ver-at least league away-and
ct here are the rocks directly under
ur bows. What can it mean
Maurice Lester did not answer
ut an old, weather-beaten sailor, who
TODD at the wheel, and who had look
d q thousand dangers in the face,
for him:
"Ir's A WRECKER's BEACON. I've
cen such things afore. There aint
o use in firm the gun, sir. That
ight was put there to lead poor Jack
0 his death that the coast-sharks
hight pick his bones"
''BREAKERs. RoCKs.-Oa the star.
oard bop NO On the larboard!
-PORT."
But it was too late for mortal help.
he ship had met her doom. She
tent upon the rocks with a crash that
ounded high above the roar of the
lements.
CHAPTER II.
wOLFGANG.
Maurice Lester was near the star.
oard gangway when the ship struck,
aving started aft to look to the helm.
he shock threw him upon his back,
nd he tried to get up; but ere he
ould regain his feet the food of mad