The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-04-24

lHcy nave DOt peTlsntu-uO.
Kind words, remembered voices once 30 sweet,
Smiles, radiant long ago,
And features, the great souls apparent seat,
All shall come back, each tie
Of pure affection shall be knit again
Alone shall Evil die,
And sorrow dwell prisoner in thy reign.
BIRTH OF VOLCANIC ISLAND.
The following narrative by d. G. Wright, pub.
lished in the Western Christian Adyoente is
asserted to be entirely true BY its author:
IL was a night Of pitchy darkness. At four
bells in the first watch not breath of air was
stirring, and the drenched Sails wet by the after
noon and evening rains, hang heavily from the
yards or tapped agans: the masts and rigging,
as the ship rolled laziy the long leaden swells
Of the Pacific Ocean. number Of days had
passed without observation of the or
stars and they had to run by dead reckoning
and we're not, therefore, sure of their latitude
longitude. They might be nearer danger than
they thought. The captain had gone below at
eight, but'feeling troubled about the pOrtentOus
appearance Of the weather. was unable to sleep
and vas on deck again, walking nervously fore
and aft, now looking on this side and then On the
other side of the quarter deck, looking anxiousy
out into the darkness, then aft, then at the com.
pass, and then at the barometer which hung in
the cabin gangway. Round and round went the
ship, needless Of her helm, and the mercury tod
the same tale it had told for hours before. In
vain did the eyes of anxious men peer into the
darkness; only inky blackness met their straining
gaze everywhere. Thus matters stood till six
bells, when the mercury began to fall rapidly
The quick, jerking voice OF the captain was then
heard:
Mr.. Smalley, you may take in the light sails. ,
'Ay, ay, sir and stepping to the main mast
he called out: FOr'ard, there, and was immedi
ately answered For'ard SIR Stand by the top
gallant anG the flying glib halliards.'
In moment he heard the report, ready, SIR ,
Let 60 the hslyards and clew down, let 20
the sheets and clew up; that'll do; belay all !;
now jump up and furl them be lively, lads
While this was going on the captain took An
other look at the barometer, and found the mer-
curry still going down fast. Thoroughly aroused
now, he caught his speaking trumpet from the
brackets and sung out, Hold on there; down
from aloft, every mar of you, call all hands,
Down came the men again. An hands ahoy,
was called with great strength of voice at both
the cabin and forecastle gangways, and then fol-
lowed one Of these scenes which defes such
description as would make it ineligible to a
landsman, but which any sailor readily under
stands. The top sails were close reefed, a reef
taken in the mainsai, the glib, the flying glib, and
all the light sails furled, and the ship made
ready for the expected gale. But yet no breath
Of air had been felt moving, while an unnatural
stiffness and heaviness of the atmosphere was
observed by all. Several of the seamcn saw a
dim purple streak suddenly appear right ahead
Of the ship, and called out, Here it comes, sir.
Where " said the captain.
Right ahead, SIR
Hard apOrt your helm
| Hard aport it is SIR
Brace round the yards
Gay. ay, SIR
| The yards were braced around and the ship
was got ready to receive the expected blast on
the larboard tack. That dreadful streak of cloud
grew almost crimson; and there was heard what
they thought was the heavy roar of the coming
gale, and every man seemed to hold his breath
awaiting the coming shock. Good men and
courageous sailors were on that ships deck, and
they shrunk from the terrible onslaught like
frightened children. When God speaks in those
storms His voice is awful to the ear, and many
strong man has quailed before it. And the storm
itself s scarcely more trying to ones nerves than
dreadful suspense
ened into hours, and the only change perceptible
was in the deepening color Of that lowering CLOUD
OF crimson light At length eight bells told that 4
O'Clock had arrived and daylight was looked fo
as those men in the ship with Paul looked for i,
when they wished for day. But the strugglin,
light Of the day seemed only to reveal the thick
ness of the darkness to the wandering vison.-
just at daylight their ears were stunned Will
successive, quick reports, louder than who'll
broadsides from q hundred guns, the whole heav
ems we're lighted up with fiery red light; tn,
ocean was stirred from her profound depths
great waves, without any visible cause ran in tn
most awful commotior, now striking together AM
throwing the white foam and spray high in tn
air and parting to meet again in fearful embrace
. schoo! Of sperm whales ran at the ships bow
making every exertion to escape from the strange
ly troubled water; within q few cable lengths q
the ship an immense column of water was throw
mast head high, and fell back again with q roa
, ike Niagara; deep mournful noise, like tn
echo of thunder among mountain caverns, va
constantly heard, and none could tell whence
came; the noble ship was tossed and shaken lik
plaything. Great God, have mercy upon US
. cried officers and men. What is this? Whi
is coming next! It is the day of Judgment
The royal Psalmist described them accurately
They reel too and froe and stagger like drunl
en- man, and are at their wits end Soon tn
. mystery was solved. when right before their eye
about one league from them there arose tt
rough side Of . mountain out of the yieldn
water, and reared its head high in the air; the
from its summit flames burst forth, and melte
> lava ran like river down the declivity, and {,
: like . cascade OF fame into the seething ocea
1t was birth throe Of nature, and an island VI
. born which wac miles in circumference.
Two years Afterwards sailed right over tn
IS place, but the placid waters gave no intimate
= that IN island had been there; yet no man b
At said that he saw the death and burial of til
land whose birth have thus chronicled. 'Th
90 down to the sea in ships, that do business
In the great waters; these see the works Of q
Lord, and his wonders in the deep
Il NKwsPAPER.-James B. Sheridan Co. q
the parties about to establish at Washington
n new paper, to be called the Sunday Aorni
= ChsonieIe. Sheridan is the reporter who
;" companied Mr.. Douglas. and took notes of
lspeeches during the Presidential campaign.