The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-10-22
THE
SAILOR'S W00ING


or vhere, | really did not know, nor even wht
bad beeu the matter with me; except that lsy
on nv back upon ssomssthing w, other sofe
than the D ankS my head aching like 10 split
and .. stupid, | couldn't taks the trouble Il
chccee amongst the strange notions that cant
creeping over me. 'Twas pitch. dark. to-, snd
choking hot. The sole wish | had was for $
drop Il water but there | suck in the same
helpless pligbt nov like a nightmare hlr
al ht else all II h.lt IL 1t went BY what
l felt, why, l .u r., lAh then and DO
forc. i,ai. uu..e I.i ..1, th, Seven Sl@pcr
Asut 49, 49, however, begad 10 nc.i
plenty tfspunt. - - SOC -zing, aad rue
uing and ~ ui,nE r 90 ,rry ears, then ra
sway again. Coui.z,si ,uyugh | Wa a hnrrid
ies struck me as | tried 20 listen-ihS Pinch
and his und,rs'rappars hal put me shofc in
the vvcdS OF handed ms over 70 ~ ne u thsss
yllaircu. hlAck. Win ttc dl,d teeth; an the
Scungapstsm must De l,upc, heaven koev how
long Spddcnly, Il 20 clinch my notion,
started fr 4 manent at The load cry " bell.
hrv - | th,usht 81 irs Tut the nsNt instant
sert Il 'hick crust seemed ~ clsN Oft my
bearirx ana knew u Wa "tWo h,lls" going
CO dcck - that vN sill On boArt; after which
regular basic -. up Il q sudden overhead
hard p-eople running up the nearest ladder
trym hslcwJ cadets shouting AMI Gathering,
spparpnav uith muskec ari cutlNses; the
ersAk e the ilvt-b r;k. letting d,vn the
tSs's aa3 the chief ohtsf's w - alongside.
NANvith my bsul eu teSi 'h,ush, sud the
vast q All A1i vt'sr, I felt too s.,k ~ give
theui q h,ruc-f. ltws i.ns. eitheT. hotn-e
the vhcSe Ialarntn sequel e. - A. q1iet a.
oharrh rNcrp' ce sssvy par " fee; N the
qasr,s-'e,k s,.vs 'Asu -; ,rp3 4 Is we'll,
AID h.t-' fsipg bat he C44 sognj ot the
tte te-o,e' ~ task 1. e-.t. rh-ss yuJ.l,ny
NJ ~ g p.it "a g.Js Ike o. MAKE M msi
~ tkirsl -, - nv AA-4 10 my heti AMI
fpHtz NJ ha.- 20 oas sde al 'tickv. and ever.
81 vi.a crkr ace: 5u' though the very
t,acs d der b.sly ieAt's mtis nv hlo.,l
er~r A.. to s-sts-ss n. An 10 III With their
plncrr, 1910 ~ sruni I wts too weak 90 keep
trss. n t,-u svry s ~ taey sNIrmod about
t. ltu-thsve sen -s .la- s1rre sort OF sSoon
tanAGo,st.l,lw he 80 a. iia when heAri
nAns yo.., %: ter VI through tue still ness "
tie 'guesn decys 'eal-c A.Olt which | soon
raa5e cot 70 be NJ. HE ~lss the m ssionAry's
A.. iron tie k, q IL, trAs evidently the
RRle - vAs ryAiins. IN = lttle while he
gave - sol Ancthe. '. ies came in. that
ks.v En bst'er. ltuA' Yiole. Hyde's-loN
sag, Ia; - clear A. three. hat II sesmel to
cspe hs ihs dark where lay half ssnssiess
Asi af<x sArds | could even cali back one ut
TIE very vtris; thsn T. cane u a stans, and
hsrrt ssr t~o O thee times apparently answer
ing sSrs one e-1lin't h,u. All at once. the
zlsSOuEy sraCk up the first noe Of pslll
tEne and her lively VOICE aid into il, till there
wa nstbing IN the whole ship, as it were, but
tsG-snging the cid Evening Hymn-alone.
S1ch music thought nCver was on 80 or
Lst-shen dcun from some opening above
eat o, heaven, you might have fancied, fcl a
ehrrus like The sounds e an gels and chsr1bs
iCInsng in At the end, once and sgain catch
Tag y the air out q her swee. tongue, anil
crsvniAg 1t in . vAy N ravi.h onss oul, till
AJAX into a hush in which YOU could
Boar tee mtei nary : voice rise rs he prayed
Asad over the whispers Of The aides ami ch.
dea stealing away from around tbs skylight
VITA he slight creak o, the dido, nJE and
tArn in its caea ah.ft Erl N. Z ia IA
std iapplng ou'sle, irum the dsUl~Ooi At he
counter to the holo~ p apkin. am '.-riJa
A. for ne al hr.' bust ought it N at
o. ny queer vision, VA Nmsho~ or o'her
b .zn to revive = bit, and tel Tor tina dcor Of
the place they had DoI,d me up into. How.
ever, II WAS fast enough, and as aOon az l tri d
10 sand upright, syInething over my hsi
gave me shove down az ,l--it being evident.
~ one Il the stewards s,ore-roOms ailft OF
the cuddy. full OF bags AMI such like lur-
bT, where the b,st | could do was to stretch
my'ef on the heap Of old canvass again, grosn-
ing from sheer weakness and desp 'ration. Just
then heard ligh, step coming close past the
dor, out Of the large caiin, AMI gave an).hsr
groah. A drees rustled, AMI the foot started 10
the oher side Of the sage. "For Gods sake
open the door said |, in faint v".te, whit
-"ho-is there eNcisimet ais, Uyds any.
iOudy; but my mouth WIS so dry c5ui in'r an
he', Eat u.omant the was tying he
though TO 10 plrpsc; for u lttla after
'Csght the sound ut her tpp'y,cnl h,s'cnin,
OIL, and Onoe more my senses l1t me IL
couldn't hive bcel more th.n minute
O. two, however, for | hard tho miv
aOnarys voice sun paying beside q ipg ain
Wlllnmsons cot, when gu,h Of air sud ion.
~ revived me, and sat up w,nkinr; a, ,ll,rs
OF light, IN which Violet hyde, face seem a to
be lowering brighter than the lamp shs hil IA
her two hands, as she sood and gaLtd AZ m,
between wonder and ii may While the sic var.
- neld the door only hAli op,n bahind Le:, p 81
ing in al me with one eye like ielloT watch
ing hyenA IN cage. Miss miss ~ sal
ne trying ~ shove the door 10 again, TAX
cAre-hesa pirate, mlan, he is TIE Chri
officer " blow me up Tor II, yOul ladyihip!
"Mr. WestwOod ~ exclaimed she, pushing il
wide in 'pite Of him, "what-Fhl, il this =
you are all over blood, Mr.. WtstwUoi, o.
are you wounded what can be-rll
run fts something, said she TO tbs sowsrl-
where is the surgeon?" "Tlo do,tprs gone
With the rest Of I'm, msI, ;" slii he. With
this took ho,d Of something 10 scramble up,
bringing down a bag of cabin biscuit over me
and rot On my legs in the midst Of toe dust;
but grim enough must have 10 KIDD, with NV
face like a North American Indiana. and tho
cockioache, sticking in NV hair. as / stumbled
out Of the corner. The n tie lknev az A. s,e .
ard scanned 10 think me I,n ,srons a. All s,'.
tf him next moment WIS b;s str'n,S
ginRham Jacket yanisb'ng To,rJ h,iL
bea5 N ION - .,an IS aJ Jun
agn;ast a.. do1,.no., 49, - '.srluh
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