The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-06-17

on ,be caaH. Ibis baai SAID DAN
she'll aaa, 10 q heavy dew. And be
besan singing a song he liked
caa ay Ice 81 Largo BaE.
Ana 6sae esngai W4c
There ia % hi ad iifoe e. irg,
ANA ftrae m hall sht ms
AMI Mr. 6abFierd never hcarl Il
before aed ho mals him sing Il again
aud again.
rows. the bn
.t t1ate lows 8sgst
repeated Mr.. Gahficl, and lie said il
was tie ouly oag be knees thar held
thg cliuk 81 the oas ID the rowlook.
9he liuie birds went skimming by
us AZ We sailed. ilcir breasts upon
ihe water and we cauld see the gun
ncrs creeping through tile mar.hss
beside them
ihe wind changes, said Mr. Ga
bliel Tho equinsx lreads close tc-
hind us. Sstl Is Il ilat you 40 not
feel is breath ? lN.u yoa hear moth.
ingT
lis the soal ofthe bar. said Dan
aud he fen 10 telling ps enc of tie
Wild stories thai fishermen can ten
each other by the lantern rocking ou.-
side al night ii The dory.
The wind was dead east, and now
we few before il and now wc tackled
in it up and Up the winding stream,
and always a little pointed sail came
skiaming on in suit.
What sail is ihat, DAM kal !.
II looks like the onc that AFed ahead
this morning.
L is the one, said DAn,-fof he'd
brought up a Whole horde of sugcrsti-
tious memories, and q gloom that lad
been lowering Of and On his iace e.
lied there for good. As much Of &
one as that was. lis no sail at ALL
lis q death sign. Ard I've never
leou down here sad Scent but tronb'e
was on its hccI.. George there's
two Of thomH 7
We MI looked but It va, hidden III
Q curve, and wien Il stole in sight
again there trert two Of them, lilmy
and faint as spiff's wings, ,-and while
We gazed they vanished; whether su-
pernaturally or in tie mist tisat Vas
rising mast.high | never thought, for
my blood was ilozci rs It ran.
You Lave fcsrf asked Mr.. Ca
br.el, his face pcrltcIly pale, and his
eye almost lost in darkness. II tits
a phantom, it can d you 10 harm.
Faiths teeth chatered--I saw wthem.
He turned "a her, ud as their look
met, SPOT Of carnstion burned into
li5 check almost "a a brand would
have burned. lie seemed to be bal
ancing some point, 4 be searching her
and sitting her; and Faill! half rose,
proudly, and pale, Is if his look pier
ccd lie with pain lbe look was long,
but before Il fell, glow ael sparkle
filed the eyes, and mcr his face llcre
eurled the deep, strrga smile q the
morning, till the long lids and heavy
lashes dropped and made il sad. And
Faith. she started Ii new surprise,
the darkness gathered and crept of.
her face as cream Wrinkles from milk,
and spleen or venom or what.not be-
came absorbed again and lost, and
there was nothing il her glance bu.
passionate toreedolnss. Some folks
are like the wl,iie iter lilies,-lXed,
yet floating; but hIf Gabriel had TO
firm root anywhere and was blown
about with every freeze. ike leaf
on the food. lis purposes melted
and made with lis moods.
The wind got round more 10 he
north, tIe mist fell ppon the waters or
blew away over The meadows, and il
was cold Mr. Gabriel wrapped the
cloak about Faith a1d fastened it, and
tied her bonnet Just now Dan was
50 busy handling lie boat-and its
rather risky, you have 10 wriggle up
the ere K so---that he took liltIe notice
Of us. Tien Mr., Gabriel stood up,
as ii to change lis position and TAX
ing of Ills hat. he held !, aloft, while
he passed the other hand across bis
forehead. And leaning against tie
mast, he stood so, many minutes.
Dan, ! said, lid your spiritual
craft ever hang ont q purple penaai3
No said Dan.
Well says /. aud VIC Al saw a
little purple ribbon running up The
rope and streaming on the air behind
Us.
And why DO we noihoist our own?
said Mr. Gabriel putting on bis hat.
And suiting the action to the word.
little green signal curled up and daun.
ted above Us lke a bunch Of tie weed
floating there 10 the water beneath
and dyeing al the shadows 10 that
they looked like cool emerald, aud
wide of and over them tie west burn
eli smonlderinely red ike a furnace.
Many a time since, I've felt tie magi-
cal celor between those banks aud
along those meadows. but then leh
none Of ii every wit | had was TOO
awake and alert and fastiixed il
watching.
is it that the phanioms can be
flesh and blood Z said Mr.. Gabriel
laughinsly; and hfiing bis arm again,
be hailed tie foremost.
Boat ahoy Wha, names z said be.