The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-05-27
THE FEARFUL MESSENGER !:
Oh, THE. .sAlLOH,ssDOom.
saz BY LIEUTENANTr LITTLE.

s-rTf5-3fs-E affl1 ~ Z
The lgbt1ines flashed with, vivid glare
over the boiling surges of the main; the wind
hewlrd with terrific violence; and the dark
hucs IF night fellIdrearily around tie. White
4SfeeP and her gallant crew. aAllt sail had
been ztc ken in, if We except the fcresail, a
close -feeted maintoFsail and fopniast dysaiIA
aud this Captain Richards swore he would car
ry, come what might, especially as there, was
land somewhere to .leeward of the sh.r. The
old vessel pitched madlyAeroaned fearfuiy,
as she aulped down great quantities of salt
wafer and with number OF drunken lurches,
tried to pitehI Che snasts out Of her-sU caring
that she Was sicK and couldn't bear SO much
sail. ,<ssesss
F Its no use, you cid she levil,' exclaimed
an old tar, you've got 10 belr it-theres no
more ssil goih, to be taken in to-nightf
Z OF course, i it Is NOT likely tKesWhite Steed
understood wbat old Jack said, although he
has told me since that he believes she aid,
certain it is, however, that the vessel at that
ipstant gave violent lrrch which produced
sound very much resembling the words No,
con't,' and pitched the maintop gallantmast
with loud crash clean over the side.' A
corple of hands were then Sc Mt 'aioft to- clear
nway some of the rigging which had got foul;
and this having been done. the tVo seamen-
one of whom was our friend Jack descended
him was young man by the name of Soaring
AS the two. CAME forward, old Jack turned to
Sea ing and said: 3-t,s s@ii - si,5
We are goin' to have hard night of it.,
Bill
~. Yes, answered Soaring, in husky tone of
voice -
se Struck by heTstraneeness. of his voice, Jack
paused abruptly in his walk, aud looked at his
sliipm At mat instant, a vivid fash of
lightning illumined the decks, and revealed
the lace oftbe young man hTid as that Of a
eo,Pss; Es X H. za = 80 ), as
quired the old tar - saod 2sgf =.
.Nothing,l hothing-oniy- T hare sse, 1t
again,' aDs~ered the young man, gloon ily \.
Seen what 2 81 so s5f3sgL
The young sailor answered not; but old
Jack could ste that his breath came hard and
thick. The two men stood side by side, near
the bulwarks. = l. . 10 s. = : :
Locke, here, young man said Jack, taking
the hand of Soaring, which trembled like q
leaf sycu know I've always. been friend to
sye now then, for God sake tell me whas it
Is that friehtens you SOP "A dismal croaking
was heard at that instant directly over their
heads. ssssA = II 80 :
sbiy God Eear. it - groaped, the your e
sailor, while his whole fame shosk. =. :
sWhat, that noise Why, that's only the
raven that has followed the ship ever siI;ce4-i
sg. Ever since shipped in her. groaned tho
young .saiibr.a HoikoIeS
4sis We'll, yes. believe so; but what of that p
80 Loot took suddenly exclaimed Soaring,
cIutching The arm of the old Tar eonyusiyely;
there il Is, looking right at me with its. great
black eyes T. Oh, God do 45ous seeil y 5iasa
! As ahe ypnng pan spoke,a vivid fash Of
1iglitning again iilunfed deck, and, boxing
in the directioh pointed oht by the tEembling
hand of Soaring, the old scilpr could see Q
large blsck raven sitting on the forsyards-