The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-03-03

49, vs.
profession" returned |. but for all
that. am not prepared to say ihst ]
colld meet sudden death With your
resignation
That | suppose is becau.e it don'l
All thr lime stare YOU ~ tie face, a.
it ,lo.s US, rrioin,i the old fisherman.
e Wien you leave your friend So
your wife ald children il you've gd
aey-you proDai ly calculsie tie
chances TO be in your favor uf rrturf-
ing 10 them agnin bat always h.l
mne good.byr will a hope based u!,
on geeai uacertainIy; and though
l'se lived, rs you see, TO be mei4y
well in years, i has always been with
"A sort Of expectation that every cruise
would be my ia.t. ] link ~ hr>t
10 be prepared f,r the worst, and len,
ii ihe &or t don't rom", we're always
the happier for il. yon kios."
But TO return To the dangers Of
this Matlsirom, which ! have an al-
most irresistible desire to visit" said
|, do you think | might venture near
il without any unusual risk 2 | will
admit, to begin with, that there is dan
ger IN Tie atlempt-and 50 for that
matter, there was in my coming here,
AID will be in my sailing from here for
my native l,nd--bnt What wish 10
know is, it may venture near tic
whirlpool l--ne,r enough to behold il
IN all its t,rrifc sob,init -wiihout
la,irg my,e'fopen to the censure of
fuo'- hardness n
Yes, think yon may" replied ilre
old fisherman, thoughtinlly. proyil-
ed you have a g, cd, trim, easily man
aged schooner. II fayorahlr breeze and
a careful, experienced pilot
Where then can ] fad and char
ter such a craft r.
/" Why. if your honor wishes il"
said the old seaman. dolling his hat
and quietly smoothing his silver locks.
g think might furnish YOU som-
thing 10 your liking. and offer myself
as pilot, providing we can agree upon
terms, Which shall not be al all exor.
biant.'
! looked steadily Cor few moments
al his calm, wealher-beaten face and
clear eye, and felt that he was lie
man for my purpose.
IL will listen to your ierms,' said
/.
{" After little reflection, he named
them, aud considering Them too reas
enable for objection, accepted them
at once. This matter bring settled,
preparations were i'm Immediately hasten
ed for setting iorih on the curious aud
10 me faliul adventure and the
qexl day saw me king the deck Of
a snug, wcl-rigged schooner. on my
way to sublime scrne Of peril, tlIat
for many long year had often come
mp in my fancy, witt a strange Kind
OF fascination. ! need not descriIe
my voyage down TO the Ma'c.trom,
for HAT is OF no moment in this con-
meet on. II had its excitement and
even peril, a. all rni.i 9 must along
tht rHgsel and dangerous coa.t-
steering sharply among rocks. lhro gh
a ioanlug. .la,hing s,a--bui all thought
of minor dangers was swept from my
mind, when for the first time ! came
within hearing ot sal On, heavy roar.
that my Norwegian friend informed me-
proceeded from lie awful vortex We
were on our " y 10 visit A sudden
trrmor seized me AT this announce
meni-which, though the visibl- effect
OF excessive awe seemed rather that oi
terror 10 the simplr.minde,i fisherman.
who al once declared bis wilIingtn s.
to return If ] feared t 90 forward.
f" No !" said l. regaining my wonted
conp1sure. and beroming more en-
pllatic through a sense OF shame At
my physical pertnrtafion--''let Us for
wari 70 the very brink Il destruction
las far as tie bolde,t ever dared y
Well, there Is no danger, after AL.
or such day a. this and with slel, d
breeze" he repli j il re-assurng
tone and ihougi the novel idea i.