Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-02-04
= ARMY LIT IER5.
The Storm al Hatter2s---a Land
lu5her's Experience.

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Jan. ID, ls52.
Writing, as | do now, not knowing how
this Is 10 20, or whether Ii Will 90 at all,
and with 10 prospect Of knowing that It
wi. reach you, Is ike tlik'ns ln the dark
to enc that can answer You. However,
as the wrecked seaman, expecting every
moment TO 60 down, writes has message on
scrap, seals II IL bottle, aud casts 1t In-
to the Ocean, if lerchsuce some passing
vessel may see it, or some friendly tide
may bear Il to the shore, SO |. more IL
faith than NJ. write this +, you. IcsD't
Lsra c,u.rs,,ir, nv feeling. last SUNDAY
ev.njo-.sb5a, .gas,t. with nv feelings il.,
NOW. Then .tagdir- On tie hurricane deck
af,io C..s,n, - .f,a went b,YnIio. over
r5,iro wares. | w,s I,al.fr, q, the o,i.t.
lovely sunset. t,e cold and crsp,e arch.
r,owjur. i..t above The low reach Of sand.
on which stood the uat,rras licb-.bor.e.
is white shaft ,isr.;7r the centre of the
ar,b and ngu,l.. cl., :, T., 500, NJ. n
tree or shrub nor tbir- Of Iif.-nau N.
s,s, seen N rho vbi.. tsach s,vs rcrs
aud .b.r.,, ,rro,,,. # r,ss.Is thor bI,.l,
l,,ls df.i,in,,i r;b. anil ss,.,.r,l s,,r.
st,,r-n., ria. ,bo .o-,r,, of o;r;r;v,,i,,.
r,ss.s ,tis r,- ;r.s-so :, - ohio, ,,l
lopei,aess-;n s.r,pr c,n,r,s. t,o with
IL, t,s.;Dr of tho water. Tb,. col1en
Glowing arch. semeed as if itw.rs above
the gateway leading to the ha?2;cr land.
Oac thought of the visions of his early
boyhool, when be sat aud watched the
western SKY az suusct. The fact that We
were an armed expedition, r,carr-d only
as vague dream Tonight, in 4 crowded
feet IN the small barbor-in constant dan
ger Of c1llision-wea'ber varying every
hour-wind blowing al! the time and from
every point Of the com?ass-sclFceiy free
from one collision, and breathing Freely,
until some Other brig, or schooner, or gun
boat comes boring into us-for two days
watching the terrible breakers, which We
have happily past-watch;ug the stranded
steamship Gin Of Neic logk-,he seas
a,.bing oyer Lcr-tba s.ilors c,;,cioc n
-1' '1s'"s Qua NoH' uii'Ns ~
venture TO her watehing hall our
feet living outside, rolling, pitching and
tossin, amonc ,ba mad waves-o,r mart.
'"0 '''' '"' mum N0'
llfInS 10 come !h-ih as mucA oahgef
ou'side-ho!ding our breath when they at
tempt-aheering when they were through
safely. Indeed the constant recurrence q:
1.,,c. ,rd J.,,,-,,, soaoos :. r;r:lrr
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nat evening We steamed gaiIy up past'he
lighthouse : the little Picket, on which we
could see zen. burnside steamed round
Us onee-aye' sAe looked 4 eaiiah' oATA'
as she PlougAed through 'aa waves that
seemed eager to swallow her sae Is own
el ana c'niliilGeu py cap', i''S' man
-. C"na,,,a,. -, va, an3 raoa,r,i ~ -,
c7ramis.iou Bevopd us mile or more
perhaps, we saw the black hull Of the
A,rtberner turn and come baek-we little
hne", tn4'' e as sne 'ufhea urn. 80 p'Vuaiy' sne
berto the bottom-breakiDp her bay frame,
one of the arches that hold the ship TO-
scth"r. No other vessels were IN sight.
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u .,,sr.s +. NJ. 10 c,9.i - bg,, r~n .,n la
die BY. Rough at al times. constantly
occurring winds make it most uncomfort-
.o-e pace to seamen even. Ihe winds .
',"-11 @ '"' E.'i9 h,5"'' -. l u ~, nun sun
,sso5 an3 r,oyoa .nd roo.ro3 a., IN A.
rum
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