The Kingwood chronicle. [volume] (Kingwood, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-01-26

I tHsueu! Tie SnTleks anu laIncIlilloIls ~
women the cries Of children, and the silent
anguish Of men, as they behcll the fears and
danger OF those dearest to them. On none
did the blow fall heavier than on me for
had delicate wife on board, and Of my two
little ones, the younger was an invalid. -
Meanwhile no time was lost There was no
space to lower the boats, and the pale terri
fled passengers were huFiedly passed down,
by the boWsprit, upon the lee It was touch
ing to sec some snatch cloak Or wrapper as
they passed, the sole rclie Of Ill their worldly
possessions; while others, inther terror. de
parted without even that. \ fssV provisions
were next sent down, quickly followed Is the
crew and then W. stood i Wretehefl, cover
iil4 group upon thu ice-tirld that had wrought
Is 50 much evil watching far tie last mo
lnent st tic good ship, Which lad brought u
in peace and safety more t|l;n two thousand
miles Il was not long III caislin-5 Sudden
! ly the bow bent low. a. il to salute the waves
and the stern rose high in the air; then with
a rapid forward movement the stately ship
passed silently down into the bosom Of the
i deep. every tall mast and tapeiing yard il it
III .a;l m,,.,.,a ,,tta,,na.t
and cleaning Whitley III the moonlight. lln
III each III its turn passed from our sight -
For a few moments there was / troubled vor
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elaak willie through tAe lisclen4 neht +
tsaSssI IN ansi fD besides them Mitls Tile Iittlc
nn.. wr.fss4t III tl1 ava4t ot Nm coat ,triA Hill.
Ii vain til stilI iis cries anl Ill walked NV
feet eltn4 to he frozen paySnett beneath
i ttem. and the cold shot np through ylmhs
like al iey IRE. causiue rt4Ieralls. pain
Is enielt passed ou tie cold increased
ol e-,s wc isei{ i more; and n.anx times Us
looked 81 the sliyo1ine Feis4S cTouthing
around ly.. thou@lt Ilat tn ot' them wolll
efyne tilt lnor;4ur IHt tAas8kS. itulvr
4 I'sayitleuee tp THU officers III tl@ -ilp. Who
.aixel ottt i: short iueis.ils. SIisall aiaNan-
ees of spirits the day .iawnel 81 al SAKE i
f.es small cllildrcn my own dear babe among
them. And truly when looked on tie
wide waste Of waters around is. dotted here
anI there ly ~iivcrv iee-fields. hut unchcered
IS i sn4le sail aud thought OF orr de~oation
OR misery, and probable fate felt it wa~
neleitully called away from the evi ID come
Iilt the mother could not feel ~ and amid
her own saf',,,rin@s her tears fcl Oh tile sweet
/ placid face that would never weep again.
With the u,o,n;po the .hip.s con,,s,nv and
nassenae,.s ve,a n,ustaroa - n,se..,.t.;n ;l ,n,.
were ,,i~s;no and .,,e,t WAS o,,r ,,reaostnrnat;on
q find th,t NJ 1,r,,t w,s ,hsent l,,.arv
ip.,a;,1 Nh made ana every sr,rb ,,pona
fhr ,rcvira4 and cran,,irs af III. ,,,.sa,J ;,.n
craft III III II ,.,;n II, Ill, .f,,.;a,, anj
misery of t|,e niuht nann h,5 missed In
nor was AN race of hm Il ha faun1 and !.
we're ii ]cnath comnclcj - believe ar lind
friend and ,,,aster had either ne,;sbed = tba
wreel - = h;S n,s~,a, e. tba ce
Mcnvhile MANY ,xere tl,s p.,@,.r eras CON
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search TT i friendly sail. IS tie dav wore
o., the sun shonc brilliantly oat. and lis
beams flashed ii i thousand dazzling ras. Oh
or ice raft, until We we're almost blinded IN
the radiance. VT they she'd i warmth