The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-10-26

lee one-ahl that "a II thetf life hung up n II
when Westwood caught me by tho arm. |
merely shouted through my hands tut bis saT
10 20 AFT to Jacobs and tell him 10 ksep her hsa
single point up whatever might hspsu 10 tno
last, then pulled with the men Al the D1lce till
Il was fast, and scrambled up again TO the bow
spirit heel.
JJve! how she surgod TO H. the little canvI's
we had strained like ~ burst; tho mast tfcm
bled, and the spars aloft bent like whip shafts,
everything below grooming again; while the
swell and the blast together made YOU dizzy
AZ YOU watched the white eddies rising and bod
ing out Of tho daik-her cutwatcf shs iring
through II and the foam, as II you were going
under it.
Ino sound Of the hurricane AMI the sur s,emsd
to Je pfoSing together into ono awful roar
tny very BRAN began 10 turn with the pitch
Wa wrought up to-and 1t spPsarod next mo-
mont w. should heave far up into t1e Savsrc
ublub Ut biekers. was wearying for the
crash and the Wild confusion that would follow
when all Of sudden, still catching the tisrc,
rush Of the gale athwart her quarter in the FORE
coure, which steaded her though she shudder-
ed TO it-all on sudden tho ark mass Of the
land seemed as II were parting ahead Of her an
CLEAN d pale sky opened below the dusk into
my very face. ] no moro knew what | was
doing, by this time, nor whore we
were, than the spar before me-
I'll again, the light bros!en glim;,
meiinR low betwixt tbs high land
and a lump OF rising level on tho other
bow. hurried sft past the confused knots OF
men holding On TO the Ice uf this bdlwafk,, aud
seized a spoke of the wheel. "lOiu" IN utoi
! 10 Wotwpsi, "run aud lot froe the splnker
on the poopl Down with the helm--doEn with
IL, JaoOLs, my lad |" / sang out; never mind
spar3 or canvass |" Down went the helm-.he
spanker helped to luG her to tho strength Of the
gust--and away she went up ~ pore, the heavy
swells rolling her in, while tho rush into her
staysail and fore course came In Ons terrible
fash Of roaring Withdrawing first one and then
the other clear out Of the bolt ropes, though the
loose spAnker abaft was in less danger, and the
way she had from both was enough to take her
cueening round the point into its lee. lea.
vens there were tho stroaks Of soft haze
low over tho rising moon, under tie
broken clouds, bevond a Far line IT dim fringy
woods she herself jlst tipping tho hollow be
hind, big AMI rcd Shen right down from over
the cloud above us came spout of ram, then
a sheot Of it li,ink u tke blast as it howled
across the point. " Stand by 10 lot 20 the lar.
board anchor !" | sing out through the trum-
pet and jacobs put the helm fully dom at the
mom,n', till she was coming head Ia wind,
when made forward 10 tho mates and mon.
" Let-go ~ | shouted; not look turnsd
against me, and away Numbered the cable
through the hawse hoe; she shook TO IT,
sheercd sstcrn, and brought up with hsr anchor
fast. by that time the rain was FLASHING down
IN perfect deluge-you couldn't see a yard
from you-all was ono white pour e II although
il soon began TO drive again over the headl4nd,
as the tornado gathered new food out Of it.
Another anchor wis let go, cable pIyoi out,
and the ship soon began TO swing tho o:her way
TO tho tide, pitching all the while on the short
swell
The gale still whstlod through her spsrs for
two or three hours during which il began by
degrees TO lull. About eleven o'clock IL was
moonlight TO lecward, the air fresh and cool a
delicious watch II was, too. ! was walking the
poop by myself, two or three men loungng
sleepily about the forecastle, and Rickett below
ON the quarter deck, when raw the chief Off
Ger himself rush up from below, staring wildly
round him, as IL ho ihO1ght we were in some
dresm or other. fan,iel at first the mate
would have struck RiOkett, from the way he
went on but | kept aft where | was. The
oddics ran past the Indismsns 81 10, and you
heard the fast tbb Of the It'd. rushing AMI rip
ping sweetly on her taut cables ahead, pl ish-
ing about tho bows and bends We were in old
Boo Martins rirer, whatever that m ght %.
"Well," continued the commander, his voice
making use Of the breeze as he STOOD aft Of the
group, " could not have slept more than three
or four hours on a stretch, when ! was pwOke up
by a fellow showing his lantern in my face, and
saying It wasn't me he wautei; for which gave
him hearty objurgation, and turned ovor with
a swing Of the cot to go to sleep again. The
sailor grumbled something abou the plrs)n DO
ing wanted for the captain, and all at once II
flash ID on my mind where we were, with Oh,
whole a last nights ticklish work-seeng that
hard rub as il was, it had clean left me for the
time. "Try the atteunost berth, then, said |,
slipping out in the dark to put on my trousers.
The fact was on going below g our s'ate-t DON,
I had found my own cot taken up by soma ono
IT, a aNN
~ IA, e ugh ttes va, '-r missionary
= . .l'uuio o. two . hsa'I W.,.-Vy,. meet the
mate, g. - sa,d he thought the captain
would like to see him, and hoped they
hadn't disturbed the other gentle
man." Oh no, dlrssiy not" said West.
wood, rather neryously. guessing | dare
say, what he was wanted for while Finch
slipT ed quietly past to listen AT my stite-room
door, where he and might hear the "Othcr
gentleman, whoever he was, snoring pretty
plain. When the first officer shut the door 10,
however, turned the KEY, and put It In hi
icket, ! nearly gave vent toa whistle; 81
II see, thought |; "bu., my tie fellow, il
seemed you never were meant for a good jail ",
anyhow - He was no sooner gone than
walked forw'rd towards the cipain's cabin,
| near the after hatch way, ANXIOUS enough to se,
| how the poor ian was, since had such a sh Ar
in bringing him 10 point, one way o
| Il
light out of,he open door, AMI looked in aloal
with him, A. the cot slung high 10 the be Avn
like lump Of shAdI w, the la mp striking acro'
leloN il On all the captains litle Rffnrs-1
glazed hat and his wet coa, the name OF tw
"a three old books, even, hanging in shelly,
against the bulkhsad-and into the little st It,
room of the cabin, where the sur yeon was stool
ing to mix driuRht. The hard atured Scotc
mate stood holding the captains wrist wit
one clumsy fipper, a. II trying 10 feel his pulls
fumblng about his own face with the Othe
and looking more concerned than I'D though
possible tor him. well I've slept a-gOo
deal, " said the captain, in a weak voice, putin
up his hand slowly to rub his eyes, but seeming
ly quite composed, and knowing nothing
what had hippvned-which rid me OF the horri
no. ion could scGce help before that he ha
known what he was about. His head was clos
shaved, and the look Of sailor clean gone O
his face with the bluff, honest oak-color
Gently in his bed thousands Of miles OF
with women slipping out and in; only Il
blood frorI his arm hanging down on the shoe
with the sharp point of his nose and the shap
of his knees coming up OF the shadow, kept
all in one with the wild affair On deck ie
hours gone. Shes on her cOlrse, you sayg
sdded he lsilessly. "Must be rsry lSh
breeze though, Mr.. Mac lood.'
$50 it IL, sir; so II is no iolbt, replied tn
second mate, soothing hum did ye say wei
peHi the ship, SIR
GAY before we go into port Mr.. Ma 'loOd,
he sue" said Captain Williamson, trying
put a cheerful tone into his voice; "she's had
good deal of buifeting, but We mustn't let o.
see it, you know Dldn't you lose mizen-to
mast somehow though No Of lcleCd2" "Dse