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was commonly II u.t hlahed across me there
was aonethlng extraordinarily wild an1
rnisoi Ia his pale vi.age, strange as
the air about US made every one ap-
pear lie gave a stride towards me shout
inc "Who are'-whcn the thunder-clap to ,k
tho words out Of his tongue, aod next moment
the tornado burst upon us, fierce a. the wind
from a cannons mouth. For one minute the
| Seri,l apatam heeledOver TO her starboard streak
almost broadside on, and her spar, tow ard the
! land, all on her lean was long ragged white
! gu'h Of light and mist pouring out under the
| black brow Of the clouds, with a tramplng
,ddying roar up into the skv. The swell plung-
I'd over her weather side Ike the first break OF
n dam, aud "a we scrambled up to- 'hs bulwnks,
10 huld on for hsro life, you saw fOllcr, NJ 70
swamp u.s. coming IN out Of the sheet oil loan -
when crash w'nt Lnzen't opmSt ana maui ,''
illsL..mas the .nP ptyed swiftly on Nv
| 4 In Of her hcaG-s,il- aud with a leap like
| p.tIs,,n.,' what. n - rove fair before the
| [ elend' us swo p Ot the blaS,
| The leaat y.a IA her course, ard she'd have
never riien, unless every stick went out Of her.
| I laid my shoulder 10 the wheel with Jacobs
and Captain William.on screamed through his
trumpet mo the men ears, ard waved his
hands 20 II 10 down the freshosts a. far as they
go; which kept her right before l., though the
sal could be but half set ard she rather flew
than ran--the sea one breath of white am
tuo higher Yet.
Had the foresail been stretched, 'twould hav,
been blown of like cloud. looked at tho
eptain; be was standing in the lee Of the round
hous", straight upright though now and than
peering eagerly for sard. his l p, firm, ons ba1d
on a Delaying pin, ths other IN his Drsast-iUth.
ing but determination IN bis manner; but oncs
or twice hs started and glanced isrcely 10 the
after bstchway near, as If something from 10.
low might chance 20 thwart him. / can't ex-
press my contrary feelings, betwixt sort Of
tope and sheer horror
We WI diving right towards tho land, at
Tint Ell or fourteen knot, TO the hOur-yet co id
there actually be some haIbCrLge no ca way, or
thst aid river the q1art"rmaster Of the / il
mentioned, and Captain Williamson kro y ofi'2
Something struck me NJ wot dcrfully strange
| in tho whole matter and pulling g. desperation
still trusted to the c'pain's experience.
The COST was scarce 10 10 Seen ah' ad of u.s. w.
| ing black against an ureven stroak Of glimmer,
A. he rushed like fury before the doaf,ning
howl Of wind; and right away bcf no our lea
lean could see the light blowing As IL were
across, beyond the heidl nd had noticed, where
the smoke in the bush seemed 10 bB still curling
half ,moihertd along the u At in tho leo Of the
hills, IA u in green wood or sheltered AZ vet
from seawnrd, though once or tw,co qu ok
ticker turst up in II.
All AZ once the get Of the tornado W - seen
to pour IN u, like a long blast from some huge
lnlloys lup it Il 'ed--the yellow flame
blazei n % the smoke, -pread away behind the
pom, and the ruddy brown smoke blew Wilton.
irg of over it:-whon, Almigl e. power wha,
Id see a. II Length, I'd in, but port If er part
o. old Bpb's lin1mark- creep out ink bla * be-
fore the flare aud the I eak uf sky t0ge'her-
first tic lor line of rrnund, then tie not n in
the block, the two rtcH like steps and the sugar.
loaf sbFpc Of the headland. to tho very mon
headed knot Of trees OF 4 ris'.
No doubt Captain Williamson was steering
for 1t; but II was FAR too much on our starbolrd
bow-and in al an hour at this rate we should
drive right into the surf you saw running along
to the crast ahesd-so | signed to Jacobs for
Rod-sak to edge her of as nicely as was posi-.
bic. Captain Williamson caught my motion.
"Po-, p,rt, sirah!' he Gang out sternly
'bdck with the helm, dye hcar2" and pulling
out pisto', he levellsd II at me with one hand,
while he held a 'cond in the other. "Land!--
land, by =. shouted he, and from the lee Of
tho round house, II came mCrs like II shrek
han shout-"lll be there though thousand
uu,inc,r -"
Iii. eye was like a wild beasts. That mo-
mcni The ruth glanced acros' moths was the
green hIf 10 oim, the Scotch mate talked 81
mvse iously of Toe man was mad The lard
| Gvsr WAS up0r him, ~ IL seen il before in men
long off the African % 1st; and he stood eyeing
me with one foot hard stamped lief IRE him.
| Twas no use trying to be heard, and the d,s-
| Ierat ON 81 the moment gave me a thought Of
| he sole thing to do.
took of nv hat in the light OF the binnlcle,
bowed, and looked him straight in the face with
n smile-when his eye wavered, he slowly low
cred his pistol, then idughed, waving his hand
towards the land 10 leewdrd, as it, but for the
gale you Il have head him cheer. At the in
,taut spraug behind him with the sla,k of a
ope. and lrapped his arms fast, though he'd
tie furious power Of a mailman, and during
alt minute, twas wrestle for lite with ~"
But the lire was round hir I'm and .sy o.
| | made u CT tlrtH..ITu T. ~ ga H.''
t' ms" Nv. ,s c,. ~, ms'o-, wj'b sons or
-y S,gs struggling a oy Leip OF the
o. Wing pin, -gAnst the hurricane, having
caugnt glimpse o. the thing by the binua;le-
ight.
They looked from me to the captain. TIL,
lelg t0pman made a SIGN, rs much as TO say,
knock the fellow down; bat the whole lot hung
hack before the couple Of pistol-barrels han.
He'd.
The Scotch mate seemed awrully puzzled;
and others Of the msA, who knew from Jacobs
what ] was, came II owing along, evidently
aware wi at case we were in. A word to ia
sobs served to keep ! i'm It e-ing her anxi,usly,
')tsio head two or three points more south
EAST in the end, furiously as the wheel jolted
80 there we stood, the tornado sweeping sharI
~ knife ON astern over the poop leck, viii
force that threw any one back If he left 90 hi
a hcld to get near me, and going up like thunde
G | Il f. in the sky.
!, Now and then weake a are Of lipl tring gilt
!, ,eI,d across the scud; snl b ack as it was over
a. head, the horizon TO windward was but one ag
ia ged white glare gushing full Of broad shifin
"a ''reaks through the drift Of foam and the spra
!, hat strnve TO rise.
# Our foro course still held; and took the helm
n from Jacsbs, that he mi. hi 20 and manage :
get pull taken on the sta board brace whic
"a would not orlv slant the sail more to the blasts
=, but give her theIbetter chance 10 make the sol
n point Of salvation, by helping her Storage wis
IA most needed.
L Jacobs and Westwotd together got this done
and all the time was keeping my eyes fxe
f AZ xiOusly a. man can fancy, on tie last CLEAN
: fthe fire ashore, a. her head made fairer lin
O with Il: hut, by little and ittle, ii went quit
q nut and all was bl ck-though had taken ii
: b, arings by the compass-and kept her TO tina
Tor bare life trembling at every SILVER in tn
oresa edge, lest either il OF the mast should g
A Sud denly we began to get into a fearful swe
r. the Indaman plunged and shok in ever
4 5par len her. could see no hing ahead, froI
a the wi 81, and in the dark: we we're gettin
r rlose in with the land and the time was CON
r log; but s., i'll held south cast by. east TO III
i mark of her head in the compass box, as nearl
n AZ might and main could do il, for the heayt
| hat made me think once or twice she was
!, strike next moment.
Il II she went ashore in my hand! WHY, II WI
= like 10 drive one mad with fear; and | waite
4 fr Jacobs to CON back, with brain ready
v urn almost az if I'd have left thu wheel TO III
. other helmsman, and run forward into the bow
G % look out.