The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-10-12


pocket, which he handed 10 tbs mate, III com
prind, sare-monsieur le capita ne d. la fregette
AnRltiSe wants One-vat you call-peppfres-
VOLTA have I'D le h1nneur messieurs, 10 be
already sirch by yun oil vOs crusoes pour des
rctd',s' vous imagincz ceid, messieurs |" and
here the worthy frcnctman cast up bis hands
and gave grin which ,med meant for limo
cent horror
"Sldfs! chez 10 brigantin Louis Bourbon,
Capitane Jean Duprez1 Non :" said he, talk
inr away like wndmill, ode Marseillos lIsle
de France, avec les wins chosis-'
"Yon mistake, monsieur" said j, in French;
'thc ship is an Indiaman, and we have only
come for our friends, who are enjoying your
wiJe, daresay, but we must" ''COmmeDt7"
said he, staring, 'uhat, monsieur have de
goOtnoss to-" Here the mustached passenger
suddenly raised himself OF the mast, and made
one stride between us TO the bulworks, where
he looked straight out at the Indiaman, his
arms still folded, then from us 10 the French
master. He was noble looking man, with an
eye never cav the like OF In any one else,
twas so clear bold and prompt,-it actually
went INTO you like q sword, and couldn't help
fancying him in the thick Of battle, with
thouands Of mon and miles Of smoke. "D1-
PREF, said he, quickly, iu French, 81 tell you
again, debaTk those wretches, we will fght!"
Then, mon ami, said the surgeon, in a low,
cool. determined tone. stepping up aud laying
hand on his shoulder, 'In that way, Vol
simply ciip he Eagie's rings Hush, mon
ami, restrain this unfortunate madness Of
yours lit is very i'll timed at PRESENT. and
he Whispered something additional, on which
the passenger fell back and loant against the
main mast rs before. "Ah ~ said the French
master, shaking his hoad and giving hs fore
head tap, lie pauvre hommo-la lie has had
n coup-de-solol, messieurs, or rather Of tho
moon, You perceive, from sleeping in its rays -
No (Oi," exclaimed be, ON my explaining tho
matter, 'c'cst pos. siJloY-we did suppose your
boat intended u visit US, when evidently deter
red by the excessive undulstion. MY friends
resign yourselves TO misfort-" Great hca-
ycnsl Mr.. Stebbing," said l, " the boat is
iod!' "Dy George what tciA the captain say
them replied he however aS soon as told
him the sal truth, poor Stebbing, being good
hearted fellow, actually pat his hands TO his face
and sobbed. All this tins tho briggs crew
were Cabling anl-kicking up a confouuded
noise about something they were a with tho
spare spare, and in throwing tarpaulns over tho
halclcs; for IL was fearlully DARK, and going
TO rain heavy the slight swell shOne AMI slid
up ictwixt the two vessels like OIL, aud the
cloud, 10 south westward had gath rel up to a
steep black bunk, with round coppr hnis
like smoke over town on fire. "Wli you 20
down, mossieurs, said the frsnchman, pilite-
ly, "and tSte my rim de- 80 sir, said
I, "wo must make haste Off, OF clso-Oc,ijos
by the way, we couldn't, for you've got all
your ha'chcs b,ttened down. 'Dablc, 50
they arc ~ exclaimed hs, 'par h1nHsur, Eonlle-
men, regret the occasion Of-ha :" just before,
glazing brassy sort Of touch had seemed to
come across the face Of the immense cloud and
though everything, far and wide, was as still AS
death, save the cracking Of the two ships
Yards, IL made you think Of the last trumpcts
mouth Bu' Mt this moment . dazzling flash
loapcd zig zig out cf II, running along from
ono cloud to anp,hcr, while the hugo llh mal',
as Il were, tore right up, cha,. rim, and turn
. Ia. iV4iI.. Ittp fugt mi ~ sua
/ far away under it, heiyinR from gll.sy blue
/ into unu ttural- like bruwn-whCn crash broke tho
thunder over our ve'y heads, AZ If somt thing hal
| fallen out of heaven, then a long bounding roar.
The young mate and tumhled down the brig.
side without further TO de- and pulled fact for
the ship, whore We hardly 10. aIol'd belize
there was another wild flash. anoihS trrmon-
dous clap, and the rain fell in ons clash, more
] like stones than water, on sea and decks. For
half an-hour we were rolling and soaking in the
midst Of it., the Lightning kissing through tho
rain, and showing lis gllttei; while every 1--WE
mnutcl .Mo a burst Of thunier and then rat
tie fit 20 spit ones ears. At lo1gth, just a. the
rniu began to slacken, you could see 1t ilt codi.
", the standing sheets Of il drove right against
/ our canvass and through the awnings,
We made out the French brig with her jib, top
sails, aud boom-inain- sail fall, leaning over as
she Glove through II before the wind. The
! squall burst into our wet topsails rs loud as the
uiundcr with flash almost like tho lightning
itself, taking us broad abeam; the ship grolncd
and shook for minute ere gathering way and
falling oil, and when she rose and began TO 20
plunging through the black surges, no brig
was 10 he seen; every man on deck let his
breath out almost in a cry, scarce feeling as yet
but II was equal TO losing sight forever of our
late shipnates, or the least hOp3 Of them. Tho
passengers, ladies all, crowded in the compan-
On-hatch in absolute terror, every face aghast,
| without thinking Of the rain and spray; now aud
then the sulky crest Of bigger wave would b5
caught sight Of beyond tli bLlwirk', "A ;hc
sea rose with its green back curling over into
| white; and you'd have said the Shuiler ran
down into the cabin, at thought Of seeing one
or other Of the lost boats crew come wcltcring
up from tho mist and vanish again. | knew IL
was Of no use, but held on in tho we Ither
mZzcu-ri yging, and looked out 90 westward,
against a Wild break Of light which the setting
sun made through the trOughs OF the sea; once
and again | could fancy saw the boat lit keel
up, far of betwXt me and the fierce gimmer.
"Oh, do you see them5 DO you not see it yet,
was passed up to me over and over, from one
sharp-pitched voice 10 another; but all |
could answer was TO shake my head. At
last, one by ono, they went below; AMI after
what happeucd, must say could easily fancy
what chill, dreary like, awful notion Of the ssa
must have come for the first time ON u lindsman
not to speak Of delicate young girls fresh from
home; at sight of the drunched auarterdecl
, spray battering bleak against the round-hous
> doors, where had secn Miss Hyde led sobbin
|. in, with her wet hair about her face; then tn
ship driving of from where shc had lost then
4, with her three strong lower maSts aslant int
: the gale, ghasilv white and dripping he
soaked sheets IF canvas blown gray and sti
into the rigging and hstmined taut As iron; Will
a you saw little Il her higher than the tops 10 III
= scul and the dark together closed aloit. Poe
Miss Furtescues mother was in ts below in h,
h borth-tho two watches were on the yards aoi
j. where no eye could see them struggling har
y 10 furl and reef 50 altogether il was "A gloom
Il enough moment. | stayed awhile on deck
wrapped in peacoat, keeping my feet an
J. hanging on, and thinking how right down |
II earnest matters could turH of a sudden. | WASH
remark ably thoughtful in these days, | dlresal
e but there did keep, straning my eyes into ii
e mist to zee | couldn't tell what, and Iepcatin
y over ard over again To mysof these few wore
oH Of the prayer book, I'm the midst OF life W
r, are in death, though scarce knowing what
Il taid.
After sunset the wind grew from soe west in
regular long gale. Al midnight, II blew gre
a gans, and as both the captain and mate reckOne,
II we were near st. Helena on our present cours
~ when the lookout men ahead sung out Land
u land close to sarboald' "Bless me, sir, % sal
n the mate to the captain tits the Rock-we
81 that wa did Hard up. hard up with III
" helm!' yelled the men again, sits a ship :"
~ ran to the weather main-chains and saw broll
y black mas, as ii were, rising high aboam, al
: seeming Ia come out from the black Of Il
night, with CLEAN or two in 1t which the
r lad taken for lights ashore in the islam
4 The Seringapatam's wheel was put up alread
" hut she hung in the gale, doubtful whether