The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-10-18
THE
SAILORS WGOIMG

dow IRON the lamp, YOU mani NJ. nh'iln'
looked up the after ha'chw". 1t seemed SUI
quite dark.
But the moment get on deck, I -,w It wi'
ruailv liubter--thc heavy fg crop ug slowly
asiern Of the ship on both hands; The whi'e mis-
rolling faster over IL before he soa-brsc1e
asainst her bows, which had 'wuns .eawiri by
dis time from the tide. that rush ~ like mill
stream upon both her tight cable; while the
muddy riycr.water bubhlins, "id and
frothing away past, spread tat up D" ih' middle
into the dusk asiern.
One pass nger after another came popping
tleepily out OF the cpmrhuiu -ia',n, Il Tue men
clearing away the wreck ~ Joe spu- end sab.
him. the 1uaft deck Cow. lui -c,rcc Ia
smith. ciic It the you. w ,t,, ia lel the
10 n when he gave q shuU' at erred 10th
pccp Ladder IN no time, villa p,ul IS. ram ing
over each other 10 get up
There WAS the nearcsi s1o'o ~ ing out to-
ward our ttarboari buw.uk all ...s, crOsrio'l
with vet green woods up Ia s'e.,nin hugh
Cruund-ali TO eastward. "a daZli. Of I Eu', Sith
two O. three faint, norman Ie ik. ,hHo.in up
Ear off IT, and a woody blue bill pf - b, S'cn
while here and there a brad hnth, baz' ~ Ike
on the sun cAme cutting down int. the forest.
that brought out patch full Of long big leaves,
ten times greener than the rest, and lot You look
of the deck into tho heart Of 1t amongst the
stems over the hank.
The iahber IN the woods had pa,sei of all at
once with the dusk, the water deepening over
the lar, and the tide running slower, 10 that
every one 5 confused face turned brrdthloss with
delight a. II grew stil,er All stiliu..
The air was so cool and clcaf, however, from
the tornado oyornig not q cloud m he ky,
and the strange scon' oi the LAM ching US a.
the dew rose oil it. Oh could see Ia and wide,
with d,liciou feoliu- # il all, That kept every
Que standing nxcd on the ~ I where he first
gained the desk, even the men looking over
their shoulders WI h tie Z, b., IN thor u-'s AMI
A.. r.. a. in l.f.sn HalF
SURPRISED a. the IA. ,ou, 'or' Ntrr, nubydy spoke
awori except the ,Ir'c or i,ur chi lrcn ,hoI'-
ing, dancin.', and pointing fuss lof; without
being noticed, al all Hi once ~" whole % pal
burst into one CONFUSION # lues' lUns an eNcla
nations running hitler and thther, shaking
hands ano losthnt each other Ike distracted
people
m had .pygla,5 at my DYE making out the
0-her Nj, r., when, tuning round IN the m 4 lie
Of IT, the irst thing SIw wis Violet llydes
face, - she stood with one little foot on the stair
head Ueaird me, holding the rnl with one hand,
her eyes sparkling aud her parted lips ma .nur.
inn like uLc ~ dpam.
ss"Oh. NJ. C,llL,., exclaimed she, breatbloss
"what Is tht1 Where are wc--is 1t faryllni
AJirer"
'Ycs, in Africa, | said; "but whether H. the
DemhaTvogho or the
THAI fcarful, fearful evening"" contn ted sh,,
shudd,r ngi IL Jaw th; f'ishiiul sky, a al hsari
the SO IN, anu nuN.- htfC We not IN some We
great danger, sif?'
eyes. ma ',in. we were, replied !, rs s,hy
40 ! could; but happily is over now, and |
gave my cap lift TO move oil, uneasy AS | was
every mOm'ut, lest Sir Charles should each m
speaking again 10 his daughter.
However, Miss Hyde was gazing eagerly al
the land, aud bad 10 wait.
"What lovely, lovely green she half whis-
porcd: ION, y one cOuli only tread upon IL !--s'
un-Eugli'h those strange tai no b look az
they not CoCua-tr,cs, aud and
Suddenly hor voice fitord auI she turned
round with her bright blue eyes swimming in
tears: "lloW-how thankful We should bo that
we are not like our poor, p.or friends who are
LOST exclaimed she.
thoJght OF the poor captain below in his cot,
but next moment was eNl dning, TO her sheer
amAZemen' how the real ruth ot the matter
stood, though, tip sable, it seemed TO horr,iy
her sill more.
az cant thick what they may be-" | rappe
out; "but If ! had command Of this ship, / d ~
anchor this very hour, AMI 20 out-at least ~
soon as the tide ebbcd; but, at any rate, at tn,
Cape | mean 20 get hold Of some schooner O
other, and L II were to China, why, II cruis
after EN- till l."
Then you think" began she, AMI an arch
inquisitive sort of look danced in both her eye
IA she turned away TO watch the shore again
saying slowly: "lOu are "a naval genlomI Al
then, Mr.. W,st-Mr. Collinsl"
/ tried to stammcr out something by way q
an explanation, hut II wouldn't do, and SAID
al any rate, IN no better by this time, thai
an id!er, aboard hire, maam,'
AL NJ once caught side look from her eyes
that wasn't meant for ne, as she glanced Ovsl
the poop netting.
Half provoking and half sweet il was though,
and it made my brain somehow or other seem T.
spin round, till little after before well knew
what was about was holding the long spy
glaIs for her TO see the bank OF the river her
warm breath coming on my ear as stO ped be-
fore her, near enough to have kissed the muslin
on her shoulder, while her rCsy mouth changed
with every new spot that the glass brought near
and she had TO hold one taper fore-tnger ON tn,
other cyelid TO keep shut, 80 that could dwell
on her f,ce as ifshe Il been ssleep. There, thore
exclaimed she, "aIe actually flowers, with such
immen'e leaves Aud now an enormous tree
with roots banging from the branches, and Other
stems growing up into them. why, yes is
not that a banian tree, Mr. -, and she Looked
away at me- when of course tho tres was vac.
ished, and instead Of that, the rather undsnmblc
expp ssion u fellow in love, two or three
inches of, bent fair upon her. Violet Hyde GO
lored little, and looked in again. And
think - continued she, ~ see-oh, tw'
such beautiful crea'urcs-deer, think-comin'
out to drink from the river !" All this time, tn
ecstacies u the rest kept up the noise and COZ
fusion; the young lady's maid was gaping oper
mouthed at the shore, not even noticing ht
Young MISTRESS straw bonnet fall off, and
had lust picked it up with one hand,
nut Il quietly over that matchless nu
brown hair Of hers, shining suddenly
the sun like silk, when the Judges vol
rang out sharp from the other stair, "Viole
child, You'll have sun'trOke. ktmayar, yo
scoundr,l bs,Jee slhJ pHnkdh lao, Sirrdh'
held on TO the telescope like grim DEATH viii
that eternal punkah was hOisted over Us b)ti
the Judge cycling me somewhat cOOlly for III
first moment. well, well, NJ. Westwood
said he, however, you've got rid Of tn
proud freak Of yours ;-such behaviO! as you
yesterday, assure you, ! shouldn't have e.
uuIed from any one else young man Bu
my dear boy ADDED he, suddenly, "iro
what can gather, indeed saw myself last n 81
am convinced we owe YOU very great deal
even, suspect, the safety OF the entire We
sell" Miss Hyde had left of using tho gla'
and, as stood up, she gave me qul
glance Of smazement. Mere chance, sir,
stammered. why, said Sir Charles, 81
you at the Storage in the middle ct the hur
cane, when believe the actual officers OF I
ship had left II In dismay. tell you what, \
Westwood, you're a bold fellow; and your UNI
and nust soc in'India IL we can 'treward you
some way, my dear boy ~ All this fondll
style Of thing, and for little more than piece
luck would have disguised me, if hadn't be
more taken up with watching the side
Violet lIyde's face, as she listened
SOUNDS in the woods ashore. Suant
wasn't it, Violet, my dear eontinu
he to bis daughter, that my friend the Cou
cillOr's. nephew should have gone out IN
same Indiamsn, 80 fortunately - though
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