The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1860-01-05

tho storm. Near score were left; but
how many shall see the light Of another
day?
AT nine O'Clock Captain Lester went
below. He took down chart Of the
North Sea, and having il spread it upon
the table, he sat down to txamnc it. He
was titus engaged when Mr.. Griffin came
down; but he did not look up until he had
finished the calculation.
"How is i,?' the mate asked, as he
saw his commander lay down the divi.
ders.
Il have hecn making n reckoning, and
find that We have but little more sea.
room LETT The course we have made
since we wore. has been near as can
calculate, north st-by west, SO that We
must have been driving towards the coast
Of Northumberland. think we have plen.
ly Of room to stand on until milnlgM; but
we cannot stand on much longer. If the
gale does not abate by that time l know
not what VIC shall do
The captain started up from his chair,
and would probably have walked across
the cabin, but at that mom' mt heavy sea
caught the ship, and gave her pitch for
ward, which caused him to catch his seat
as quick as possible. As soon as the
food had gone from the deck, and the
vessel had struggled up from the shock.
he lockcd into his companions face, and
said, in voice made lremulous by deep
er emotion than he had before manifest
ed:
"Gri(fin, l have something upon my
mind more thanvou know; and am an.
ious to communicate it. too. must tell
it now, for | have strange foreboding Of
coming i'll. Something is to happen that
will bear calamity TO some Of us. ! am
not croaking-I am only reading what
the Unseen has written in my soul. How
ever, you shall heai my story. You
have heard that my parents were both
lost ct sea-"
AYES" said the mate.
"And perhaps you knew that they were
lost in this sca?"
II have heard so, SIR"
"Aye-so !, was. | was boy then.
They we're on their way 10 Copenhagen,
AS we should be now. My father COM
manded the sh;p-she was called the
"Clara Jane" She WAS named for my
mother; and she was a s,aunch. noble
craft. Twas at school then, in Troy;and
when | knew that my parents were dead
| was well nigh mad with grief. fan,
cied then, in my first hours of orphanage
that my heart would break; and. think
such would have been the case it they
had kept me at school. But some Of
those who cared for me came to see me,
and it was finally arranged that should
90 10 sea. And I prospered pered
so well that. when l was twenty years old
they gave me command Of ship
"The man who owned the ship which
I first commanded was named Thornton.
He had daughter named Carrie--one
Of the sweetest. purest, and loveliest
creatures that ever graced this poor lie
of earth. She was four years younger
than myself; but even when l first knew
her--and she was not then more than
fourteen-she was woman in intellect
and grace. though child in simplicity
of love and confidence. Mr.. Thornton
did not objectto my suit, SO | loved her
with all my soul, and was blessed to
know that she loved me in return. II
had been arranged that we should be
married when she was twenty years old,
tina: had been our plan for more than
two years, Mr.. Thornton having set the
bonds himself. 1t lacked two months OF
the time, and l had arranged to remain
at home until we were married. But
Thornton had heavy ship freighted for
Copenhagen. and her captain was dying.
He could find no one to take his pla'e but
me, and he asked me to go. could not
refuse: bnt asked that | might be mar
ried first. Mr.. Thornton shook his
head, and said no. But he hs another
plan which he said would be better He
had been planning TO visit Copenhagen,
where he had two brothers in business
they were in company with him--and
he said he would take the next ship, and
bring Carrie out with him. and we should
be married there. finally consented to
take out the new ship, and Mr. Thornton,
with his daughter. was to meet me in
Copenhagen, and there we were to be
married, and all three come home to-
gether. The evening before sailed !
spent with Carrie, and when | left her l
felt that was leaving my very life.
SWELL" continued Lester, wiping his
eyes, Il went to Copenhagen. waited
a month--then heared that the Ameri
can ship. "Whitc Fawn." with William
Thornton and daughter on board, had
touched at Dover, and that all were safe
and well when she left. / waited another
week, and then crossed over to Ham.
burg; but could learn nothing there
Next Il went to London, and there !
learned enough to assure me that the
y hi. k.d ho,n l~.si ~ tho .a~orJ H.