The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-12-07

the midehipmsn, iesnt W himself with his
head on the capstsn, as " to keep out the isht
Of II all; the schOOner's whole dusky lenIh, in
fact, viii every black figure on her dock, anil
hef shspo up to the lightaet stick or ropo of her
aloft appearing strange enough in the midst Of
the broad white glare TO daunt any on, tn At
wasn't acquainted with the thing. "Sfr. Jones'
eaid qoickly, on going up 10 him, "what ia
this7 III be hanged n didn't begin to believe
in witchcrRn or something. Where are we get
ting to2" "Noibing, nothing sir, said he | n
ing his head "'tis natural enough only the
milk sea, "a they call 1.-THE white water, sir,
that comes down twice a-year horeabOuts from
God knows whore--yOu only ace IL so Att
might" ooh, then, according 10 that 1
faid, " We shan't I've long of sighting your
breeze freshens at all, keeping our present
course, the masthead ought TO hal II In two
or three hours but Cod knows Lieutenant
COllins natural though the sight l., here's
something man can't get rid Of, especially IT,
lilo stood up, walked to the side, and kept
facing tho whole breadth Of the awful-look-
ing sea, az II were till 1t seemsd to
blind him IL tell you what, sir, said he
slowly Z" IL that water had any use, a priest
would say, twas sent 10 wash that same Island
clean Of what's been done on it, but II couldn't
Mr.. Collins, it coulnt till the day Of lad yment.'
lie lcant over till hi' dark face aud his shoul-
ders, 10 my ion, made the milk-white surge
that stole up to the schooners bends take a
wIiei lu,k. "Ii that water could wash M,
now " muttorcd he, "av, IT It could onl, tsko
the soul out Oi me, curse me, hut Ia 20 down,
down This moment TO the t1ttom!' wi b that
h. gave u sudden move that M id- me catch him
b. the ann. No, no. Nh Collins" sii1 he,
turning round The tiJth is, | mean 10 e,
through with 1t I'll let II carry N, where Tn
bound for WASN'T born without asking my
l,uvc aud I'll kick the backet the sans wav, It
II was on "a blas'ed dunghlli' "CUme, come
Mr.. Jones, said !, IN "a soothing sort OF way
ego below for little, AMI sleep; when we hail
the land, ] II have you called I'D rather no,
sir, said Jones quietly; 'the truth l., II s'rika,
me here something stan &c In my happening.
90 be- abroad here, at this particular -eisIn tDE
and see that same island, nor, | must lta
fate Lieutenant Collins, aide he; land must
say think its the more Likely som thing may
turn out there. Either yOu'll slc thu ship, or
the mcr, or ol.c III bc there myself in svno
WY o. other -
Aboutf uro clock or 50, the appearance or tho
NY near wher. tue hOuzuu uugut 10 be, r,ht
ahead, 'uCk Wc- wool aul me ~ stranger
tlan eN = ONiug On long lump Of shidOw, a.
II we're, |, iuI nor Inward like Il shape Of bow
or the round back OF a fish milcs loig tuun IN It
ST cnod of at or and into the dow nj the air,
and the q, am o. the white water broke pat the
Other ,sc the srcak. Of Inc northern liyut3 ia A
togtv .. "a, toward the Pole; save 1T the thin
staoow y tins Of il, and tho stars shining plainly
throut h, Ia have idnricd Il was high lipd
when suddenly the hall-moon was scon TO OO1e
Ike y,ii,,. sDot GU Of tbs shapeic's sort Of
sirum 10 cislwafd, like n LIN, ho'''v h"e"
she III ~ u fart brown q miner far bclng where
You h dnt 'een there wa, water nc all. TIE
bank Of snadOw sOltCncd away tOwatds her til
in lii le more than five minutes the dark rip
ping line q the sea was made out, d. avn across
thu dusk RS IL il had been the widc rt0utn Ut a
iii Il In the polar lie, opening far ou oar wealth.
cr how. \ soft blue skimme ing tint stole out
on Il 10y contrast, leaving the milk-white glare
sill spread everywhere else. astern, ahead trd
on our lee beam, into the VII shtlcss sky twas
I q Ill lluo water We cIught sight Of once
NOR, with the natural night Bui the
STAR hlugng over II and the look
out slUlt reported blue water stretch
lug de on to tue norarl. There vas one lull
hurrti from the se,nci in the bows, and they
ran ul themselves naturally enough to the
rope. stand ny by TO laul tho schooner On a
wn'-iO head I'm for tho old al sea ~ .irrrt.
" Lieutenant Collins Said Jones' in a low
voice, " do you mean 20 steer tJr iu,, i.LII,,
sir p Yes, | sail, " certainly, NJ. JIlcs-
| shall see this matter out whatever the up,hui
may to- - Then keep on sir, said he, f,mly,
X cp white in the wittr--- Il, your only u N to
near % safely, siri' Tm, | diin'r WI an o..
aud Tut tbcro was ~ much out og the com.
mon way hr,sbou,s, that 1 had made UP my
mind 10 'OllW h.- Bdvtce. Adu,uer uIu ,,u...
ulult, at nugth--" SIuicthing TIA X on cue Ice
low, sir--right in the cy, ct the while it l.,
, sir ~ " were now running fast down jn the
direction where there was least possibility ui
seeing aht al at all, although, Ia iHe,, the HIGHT
mo nshnc We hat evidently he an to max
this puI Ing hue Of IA, surface L.. dl,tinc .-
ton l. +; a. ri u queer ,shv drah m ,rr AMI macs
Ike the bro n we noticed at day. lie VIII |,
the liih. sc,mcd as II were -uJtp ca.
tbs hollow OF the sky aluf., whom a dlik
Ia ola. - 'Y..s L..
DICK, d,t.l, the milky splce over ono bow
you ,oudut say Whctucr In the air or
| tue wa.Cr, as they hung bia"kpums aud
growing g,thor before u, lhgough helpw the
foot ~ The jlb. Llrgrr ari Larger IL loom a rs
We s;OOd loior" the breeze, tai there WIS no
, doubt We had The bulk Of smlll low island
! not far to wiuiwHrl OF US, y couple Ot point or
thonH' out on our lalb ard bow whel sh, tell
oil a It'll Ing with the ragged uu lane OF u
ri ing TO a. 4 near one cBd, its shape stretched
blIC. aud distinct In the mi Al Of thi pilo ssl;
! while the white water wa, to be seem takin 2
c.u-e along tla edge Of ths Island, siowingcvery
! ~ k and point # il the shadow IRON the moon,
| ill 1t So med 10 turn ava, "a ola sudden like a
clrren intoi the broad dreamy glimmer that still
Ly gouth-,R,twaTl. GA the ,thyr side OF the
bland you saw tue dark searipples tlclNsfing 10
the flint mpOul ght, aud sons two lr three more
Iat,h.s oi HAT laud just tipping the horizon,
with tn, IN / csc nut trees on them like reeds
against the Stars ana the dusk while The one
M, ar 3, us " Suficicn ~ marx d out to b we
saved me the trouble even Of the look gave
JJres which he an wered by an0 her "Yol
have seven or ii yhL iathom- water here sir
added he; and " ssOn as she rounds the Point
yOnder, we can snoal il by degrees to any an-
chUTHge you like, rs long as We keep in the white
water hut we must hold ~ A. ! was Accord
| ingly found so with the lead and rIo long hav-
, ing kept past the point, the same milky hue
could Ice Noticed as II werc tagging UR throu. IA
the darker water, and winding away hithor an /
luther all round the other side, till You lost il.
However, here we trliled up and hinlei down
everything, letting 80 an anchor, little moe
than halt milo from a small slopiu.; beach,
where tho strange water actually surged an
through the shadow Of the llnl, ia Ons glitter.
log sheet like new fallen sni w, while the back.
/ wash settled down into It all along the ell ~ IA
| p riect fire.. Nothing stirrtl on it, apparently:
, not Il sound came irem il, save the low-wash Of
the surf on that lonely bare beach; aud YOU only
made cut thai part Of the island was covered
with tree, with the ground rising 10 a hat
topped hammock t0;""aard one end. So being
pre- ty wcaried by this time, 49, ~, "a lent though
wds ior clearer view Of matters, mos, nt us
tuTred ~ leaving the decl. to a strong aGcbor
watch In charge Of Jones--,specially as il was
toWaTdA morning, and the reele BLOWN, fresh
over the island through our ropes. But il ever
a man walked the deck overhead In a fashion 10
k, p you awake, II was Jones that morning:
fIs ct and faster he went, TIL you'd have though
he IAN; thea there was stop when YOU ielt
him thinking, ana of he posted again. no wol-
der ! had ugly dreams
could cc belieycit wasn't one sill, when
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