Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-01-04

The captain started mp from his chair. and
would probably have walked across the cabin
but at that moment a heavy caught the
ship and gave her pitch forward which
caused him to catch his seat as quickly as pos
sibe As soon as the food had gone from
the deck. and the vessel had struggled up
from the shock he looked iuto his compan-
ions face, and said. in voice made tremu-
lous by deeper emotion than he had before
manifested.
.'Grifiin. have something upon my mind
more than you know; and [ anxious to
communicate it too. | must tell it now. for
I have strange forebo6iug of coming i'll -
Something is to happen that will be great cal
au,ity to some of Us am not croaking-I
aln only reading what the unseen has written
in my soul However. you shall hear my
story You have heard that my parents were
both lost at sea?'
Yes" said the mate.
Aud perhaps you knew that they were
lost in this sea-
Z have heard so. SIR
"Ay--s" it was | was boy then They
were an their way TO Copenhagen. as we
should be pow. Ny father commanded the
slp-She was called the .Ciora, Jane' She
was named for my mother: aud she was -
in Troy; and when | knew that nay parents
were dead was well nigh mad wi'h grief
fancied ih-n.in ny Srs hours of "ri .'age,
that my heart would brake: and. Think such
would lave been the case If they had kept
me 1T school Bat some nf those who cared
for nae. came to see ne. aid il was finally
arranCed that | should 60 to sea. And
prospered -pro>rered well that. when
was twenty years old, they gave me command
of ship
The man who owned the ship which |
first conIuianded was ramed Thornton. He
had a daughter named Carrie-one of the
sweetest. purrst. and loveiirst creatures 'ha.
ever graced this poor life of earth She Was
four years younger than myself; but even
when first knew her-she was a woman in
intellect and grace. though child in simpli
CITY of love aud confidence. Mr.. Thornton
did not object TO my suit. so | loved her with
all my soul aud was blessed 10 know that
she loved me in return. IL hai been arraug
ei ;hat we should be married when she was
twenty years oid.-that had becu our plan
Tor more than tvs" years Mr Thornton: i,av-
ing set the bounds himself. 1t lacked two
months OF the time. aud had arranged to
stay at EcUne until married But
TlnrutnB had heavy ship IN. igitci fui Co.
could fad no one to take his place but me,
ans. be asked me ga | could not refuse:
but asked that | might be married first
Mr Thornton shrok his head. aud said nn =
But he had am.ther plan which he sail would
be better III been planning to visit C"peu
hagen. whert he hal TWO brothers ia buis
ness-they were in com! any with him-and
he said he would take the next ship. and
bring Carrie out with him. ai.d should be
married there finally consented to take
the new ship, and Mr.. Thornton. with
bis daughter. was to meet me III Copenhagen
an ib, re we ware To be married and all three
come hnu.e together The evening he;,'re |
sail. | spent with Carrie, aud wbeu | left
her tei; that MAS leaving ny very life
well" continued lester wipiug his eyes
i went TO Copenhagen waii-d month
then heard that the y 'ri4.iclu ship ifhic
F,srn' with William Thornton aii,i .iau h,er
board bad ;"nrh;d at Dover. ani that all
We're safe aud well when she left. visited
another week aud then or. ssc,i over ii I;u
burg; but could learn nothing th-re Next
| went 10 London and there | learned enough
To assure u,e that the ship had been lost On
The second day after she left Dover a severe
storm had arfi>eD, and several vessels had
been ~,portel lost / sent nv ship home in
In searching after the lost oDrs; but coUld
gain no trace of them Not even piece of
the wreck could [ fnd-uos Il mari; OF the
ship of one of its crew [ came houe
with a sad and heavy heart
Maurice Lrs'er stopped few moments,
and bowed his head upon his hands, for his
feelings had almost overcome him In lit
tie while, however, he looked up again, and
aided ic q touching touc,-
.'Ah. my dear friend, yoU 30 not knnx
what have suffered d-tnunge canu"t tell IL.
nor can pen write it That blow did break
my heart-broFe it in the rsndipg of it's .cu-
derest cords, and in the crushing of all It's
earthly hopesi DO you believe in dreaD-?'
The mate started. not much at the char
ter of the question, as from the sudden man
ner in which it was put
We'll" said Lester. iD lower tone Il
have had dream repeated many times; but
never has it come to me SO directly, and so
vividly as within the past three or four days
Carrie Thornton as not dead! | know she is
not.-sbe has appeared to me repeatedly in
dream, aud calls upon me to save her. To
night as L stood all aloue by the mizzen rig
ging. trying to peer out into the thick gloom
heard bsr voice as plainly as you now hear
mine, and she called out for me to save her
vi Wi!dl ioi.oNtu IHef0
though even that effected me much | thou't
[ saw her, stan ling not far eff, upon huge
sea, with her arms stretched implorngly to-
wards me-saw her then. with my eyes open,
as [ have often seen her in my sleeping
dream.-"
At this point the captain was cut short in
his speech by the cry of .'LIGnr-Ho!" from /
the deck They hurried up and found the
men crowding forward.
What is it:" Lester asked.
..I think il is light, sir" replied Parker /