The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-10-26
The
SAILGn'S W00ING
A SRA sTo n Y;


rrady Close furlcd the Il iis all tho while ris'
ing away along our larbrsnl beam nor ~es' and
north, over the gray hank on 'hc h'-1 'p.
till once more you crrli scarce ~, which
point the wiild would come from, un css
by the huge purple heap Of y'pof al tue
midst The ar had got low, aud ne
shivered hts dAxsi4Ag spokes Of light behind
one edge of it, as u were mountain you saw
over come coast ~ other; ia ie Il, ,uu'd Ia .
thought the ship a'most shu' tn by land or both
sides of her which vas VIII seemed 20 teffify
the passenger m st, as they gathered about the
poop stairs and watched i, --irh'cA was the true
iAnd and shich the clouds 'iwis hard TO say,
and the "a sloomcd writhiny between them
Ike q huge lake in the mountains
Iau Sir Charles HYDE walk out OF the
round house AMI in again CLEANSING uneisly
about; bis daughter was staining with another
youns lady, gazing at the land; and AT sight Of
her sweet, curious face, Id have given worlds 70
lie able to do something hat might save II
fcm the chance, possibly, Of being that
WY night dashed amongst the brsak-
en- on a lee-shore in the dark-1r at bsst,
suppoee the Almighty Av,rel any Of Us 80 far,
perhaps landed in the wilds OF Africa. Had
there been Aught man could do more, why,
though never should get smile for IL, I'd
have compAssed H. mate or no mate but all
was done that could be done and had no hing
20 say. Westwoot came near her, too, appI-
rently seeing our bal case at last to som, eN-
tent and DO n try Ing to hr~ak Is 10 het an1 u
assure her mind 80 folded my arms again,
and kept my eyes ard fixed upon the bank OF
cloud ~ some new weather IN ark stole out In
h, aud the sea ret he'd br,a hless awav bslow,
like new melted lead. Ths sir was ike 20 choke
you-or dher there Wss none--as # W lter, sky
and every thing else wanted NE, and one would
fam have caught the first m 'h Of ths tornado
into his mouth--'he men EN- tying the dlpp I
on dsck from tbs ci.k, from sheer l'ithing. A.
ksr the la1d, 1t seemed to draw nearer of itself.
till every point and wfii HE IN the hcIil tnd of
our bow came out in a red coppery CLEAN zone
saw the waiteline e surf round l., ipl som,
blue country hey oni like iniigo; then back II
darkened again an | al aluf, was g-ttinS liyid-
like over the t,re rUya' mast heads.
Suddenly faint air ives felt to hutter f,om
landward; it half lifted the top -ills and "a
heavy c,uhy swell came into your n stills
the first Il the land breeze, at last; but by
this time ii no more than sort Of mock.
cry, while 10 a mtnut" attsr YOU nj Sht catch a
low, sullen, moaning souni far of throu IN the
emptiness, from the srnng surf tho Atlantic
sends in up1n the Wes Cast befOa a squat.
II ever ltnd men found out what land on the
wrong side Is, tbs passengers Of 'he Seringa-
patAm did, that momen the shulier of the top
sails aloft seemed tu pass into every ouo's sh Ill
6ers, and few walked quietly below. AS ir they
were safe in their cabins | pW Violet HYDE
look round and round with startled exprcs-
sion, ard from one face 10 another, Till her eve
lighted on NO. and | finciUd for a IN lmenl ii
was like putting some question to me.
couldn't bear iti--'twns the first time
I'D fslt powcrle's 10 offer anything; though
the thought ran through me again TIL
aim ut felt myself b no ing among the proak-
ers with her in my m. looked u the land
where the smoke we h al seen thre,quirters of
an hour ago ro-e again with the puff Of air, a
slight flicker OF II 'ms IN u, ss 1t Sceathsd III
the low ground toward he n'shei p,iut--when
all al once ! gave as art Tor some hing IN tho
Shape Of the whole struck me a. II IA seen it
before. Next moment was thinking Of old
Bob NJ Irtius par,iculr landm irks a. the river
mouth he spoke Of and the notion Of i's posi-.
bly, bein hsreabouts glance on me like a g0l
seDd. la the unsu'e dusky sight !
had Of II, certainly, it were som what
Of that look, aul It lay fair 10 loewari
e the weather; whls, as for tn" lead
specially said you'd never think It was river;
but then again it was more like desp ,rate
fancy owing 10 our hard case, and to run the
ship Straight for it would be the trick oi a bed
lamite. At any rate quick cry from aft turned
me roune and ! saw blue II are Of ligh ming
streak out Detwixt tho bank of gray haEe and
the cloud that hung ovo- then anp h-r, and
the clouds were btginn ny To r,c ,iOwly ia ne
mdst, l'avinS a wnlte glare be ween, as It YOU
could see throu. h il TOW Irls Whist wa con- ng.
Ine men couli pull no longer, hut ahead Of the
ship there was now only about olgh' or ten
fAtAoms water, with soft bottom. Ino DO .ts
were hois,ed in, and the MIN h"i to.IH O.
clue up and hnr' ~. rr.ai'- ~"
sd 90 .hc ca
no n .r KL., tps steward can,
~ --..y IRON below to tell him thai the cap
tain had woke mp AMI, being much lie ter
wanted 70 see him iin nedtately. Mr.. Fnel
- l.ttN Ia. .1aN
hurried down the hatchSay.
B The 81 nj which oil Of us who weren't bus,
gszod upon, over the larboard oulwark., wa
terrible - See; twas half dark, tho lgh the sun
dropping behind the haze hank made il glim
mer and redden. The dark heap Of clouds ha
first len, thened out blicker and bllcker, an.
was rising slowly in the ,ky like mi ,ht
arch, till you saw their white e'ges belo y
and a gha;uy white space behind, out q
which the mist AMI scud began to hy
Next minute long sigh came int
her in and ioresAn, then he black bow
cloud partly sank again, and blaze ot Oh
mig came GU AL round her, showing "
every face on deck, the inside Of thu round hOu
AFT, with the Indian Judge standing in it. h
hand TO bis eyes and the land tar away 10 Il
very swell rolling in 10 it, Then the III mi
broke overhead in the gloom, in one ieart
sudden crack, that YOU seemed to hear throu
eve'y corner Of the cabins and forecastls below
and tEe wet BACK ms 81 twenty shAr
or 40, that had risen out Of the inl
surface, vanished as suddenly. The Indian
had sheerod almost bfoldside on 10 q
clouds, her jib was still up, and know the nel
time the clouds rose we should fairly have
FlAh aftsr flash came and clap after clap
thunder, such as you hear before lorna 10
y,t the chief officer wasn't 10 be seen, and III
others seemed uncertain what To 10 first Will
every one began TO wonder ard pas along 0le
tops where he could be. In fact, he had dt.
appeared. For my par, | Thought il We
strange he staid 50 long but there wasn't
moment 10 lose. jumped down OH the p o.
stairs, walked forward on the quirerdeck an
sid COOlly 10 the men nearest ne, Run An
haul down that j'b yundir-sst the spluk
here aft. You1l have her taken slap on n,
beam quick, my lads - The msn did 20
once. Macleod was calling out anxiousy (,
Mr.. Finch. Stand by the anchors there :"
Fang out, $50 let 90 the stirboifi one, the M,
Hlent she swings head 10 winl e. The S3otc
mate TUNED his head Ricketts, face by III
next Hash showed he saw the good Of it, Al
there was no lei ure for arguing, esPe iGll
as spoke In a way " be heard. | walked
the wheel, and got hold OF j lcobs to take II
weather hslal. We were all standing ready,
the ri Oh Of expecting it. We,twood, too, ma
ing appel I'D agail by this time beside me,
whispered to him 10 run forward aud look ags
the anchors when some ono came hastily
the after -hatchWsy, with a glalei hat a.
pilot-c at on, stepped straight 10 the binna2l
looked in behind me, then AT the black binl,
cloud, then aloft. OF course | SUBJ lsei "
toe mate again, but did1't trouble myself
glance at him turther-when Hold on wi
the anchors - he sang gu in a loud voice