Wabash express., 1860-01-04

ftul. ana We shoul0 Oe married tnere- L
inaly consented 10 take the neS snip, aud
Mr.. Thornton. with his daughter. was to
meet me in Copenhagen, and there We were
10 be married, and ali three come home to-
gether The evening before ! sailed / spent
with Carrie. and when left her felt that I
| was leaving my very life.
"Well," continued Lester, wiping his
eyes, 81 went to Copenhagen. waited a
month-then i heard that the American
ship, White FapE, with William Thorn
ton 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 Hamburg; but
could learn nothing there. Next vent
TO London and there | learned enough 10
assure me that the ship hadbeen lOst!iOn the
second day after she Left Dover a severe
storm had arisen. and several vessels hsd
been lost. sent my ship hcms IN charge
of the mate. ard spent four months I'D search
ing after the lost ones; but could gain 10
trace of them. Not eTen piece OF INC
wreck could ! fnd-not mark ottne snip
cor of one of its crew. came home VITO
q sad and heavy hear.
Maurice Lester stopped few moments,
and bowed his heal upon his hands, Tor
his feelings had almost overcome him. In
little while, however. he looked Up sgsin'
and added, in touching Tone
"Ah. INV dear friend, you DO not know
what | have suffered-tongue csnuot tell
it, nor can pen write it. That blow did
break my hesrt-broke itin the rending oi
its tenderesi cords, and in the crushing o!
all its earthly hopesl-Do you believe IL
dreamsl"
The mate started, not so much at The
character of the question. as from the sud
den manner in which it was put.
"Well," said Lester, in lower tone, 81
have had dream repeated many times
but never has it come to me so directly and
so vividly as within the past three or fou
days. Carrie ThorntOa is dead 1 krov
she is not she has appeared to me repeat
eddy in dream. and calls upon me to saw
her! Tonight, as stood all alone by tn
mizzin rigging trying to peer plainly a
you how hear mine, and she called out 70
me to save her. OF course what followe'
was mere fancy though even that affecte,
; me much: l thought l saw he. standing no
far off. upon huge sea, with her arm
stretched imploringly towards me-saV
her then, with my eyes open, as have o
ter seen her in my sleeping dream!-
At this point the captain was cut shor
in his speech by the cry of "LIGHr-Ho!
, from the deck. They hurried up srd foun
the men crowding forward.
"What is itl" Lester asked.
II think il is a light, sir" replied Pal
ker. "Here, sir,-lust stand here. No
turn you eye about four points upon th
larboard bow. Wait, now, till abe rises
Ha-therel-there?-See!-Did you see i
sir2''
Yes-he had seen it; aud he knew it mus
+, be light upon the shore; but it was grer
D way off. He watched until he had seen
several times, and then he remarked to hi
3 mate that il must be a lighthouse. TIL
light was bold and distinct, and evidentl
= at a considerable height above the level ,
the ses; for, had it not been SO, il could M
have been seen at that distance. After
Z short consultation. during which referenC
]. was had to the chart of the Northumbe
e land coast, it was decided that this ligt
q must be upon Dorton Point To the mort
s of Dorton, as the captain knew from pc
r sonal experience, as we'll as from the cha
G there was a snug harbor, of easy eptranc
s These things were settled.
i As soon SIS it had been determined whe
the light was, Captain Lester made all po
e sible haste TO determine his course of a
y tion Had the thing been practicable,
: would have laid his ship to; but that coul
# not be done. No one even gave it a ser
e Gus thought. So 1t was determined th
: the ship should stand on, at least till som
o thing further was discovered.
g At half past twelve the gale hsd mode
S ated considerably. The light was DOW
|, be seen very plainly whenever the sh
e rose, and the captain end his officers fe
It sure that they we're right in their calcul
K tions
cat all events" said the former, "v
e have no choice but 10 stand on, at least
C He was Interrupted by cry from the bo7
:, that made every soul start with horror:
a "BREAKERsl BREAKERsl"
2 Captain Lester leaped forward, and in
{ very few moments be was satisfied that Il
warning had not been false one; for
1t could not only hear the awful rear of Il
e breaking seas, but he fancied that he cou
e see: the cleaning Of the white foam as
d flew high in TIE air. as quickly as poss
e bic the topsail was taken off, and the anc
e ors cut loose. The ponderous grappiinj
d plunged into the kissing sea, and the ire
= cables were spun through the haV se-hol
i like lightning. Snap went the stsrbosl
a chain; and in moment more shock vi
d felt as the laTbosrd anchor found bottor
= but it could not held The cable parted
d though it had 5een hempen string, az
l. on swept the devoted ship
y "In heavens nsmsl" gasped Grifi
what does this mean7 Sec The ligl
: is still burning as brightly as ever
h least a league away-snd yet hero arc Il
2, rocks directly under our bows! What ca
IS it mean Z"
II Maurice Lester did not answer but :
old, weather-besten sailor, who stood
the wheel, and who had looked a thousau
" dangers in the face, answered for hin:
"IT's A WREcKEE's BEACON I've sec
d such things afore. There amt no use
firm the gun, sir. That light was p
e there to lead poor Jack to his death tn
n the coast sharks might pick his bonesl"
e "BREAKERs kocKs l-On The aarbod.
II bo,c.-No!-On The eiarboaTd!-PoRri'
i But 1t was too late for mortal help tt
= ship had met her doom She went upC
e the rocks with a crash that sounded hip
above the roar of the elements