Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-12-23


he sPrang 70 thc dcvk. e Go down below
and never say that sgain,-
The lunstic. for such be was. shrank
away. muttcring. e The hand The hand..
A right roval sight was the had raised up
over the water
GO below. I tel you - cried tho mate.
fercvly. A. be snaiched a bsiA, ing pia from
the rail
AZ this sight the boy disappearod through
the companion-vay With a ~ill cry. And
~ith both hands elaspcd over the top of b..
bead. For therc. on the croSn. had BE-
been struck. few weeks previously. b.
block which had fallen from aloft. iniuring
him 90 badly that reason deserted hirn.
>carcely had be di,appsared ~hen The
men. sho had oompletsd their work upon
the foreyard. cane 80 tunbling- AFT in a
body 20 bear abost their sLipmste
Ii's no use - said the nate. not daring
10 in has eyes; ' you'll never see poor Ton
again, lie let 20 the rope the moment
va about 10 seize him. think -h-n the
shiP iurched u mas; have strsck hira on the
head
This explanation satisfied the men. ubo
returned 10 the forecasile q bold usournfsl
di'cus'ion upon the fate Of their shipmase.
shortly aherward. the other watch vas
called AMI -hcn the mcn coDposing it -ere
made acquainted nth The fate of Tom Lea
ward. The meiancholy new. cast a shadow
over ihc spirits Of al. While many oi lie
older seamen actually she'd tear. - mucL
Eas the yoang sailor beloved bv the crcu.
Tie larboard watch having been relieved.
tbey vent below, but not one OF the msn
ooah sleep 90 soon after tie al event
Which had taken place
At thc end off eve hour. they vc-o again
on ieeS o. rcheyc rhcir Aipwaic. Tie
weather hai not changed since they seat
below The gale oosiinuel 70 s~ecP 18th
dismal shrek through the sbrouds. snd tie
Oh shiP plunged vildiy iLrough ihe hea,y
seas The gloon voald have been Intense.
but for 'he strangc. pbo,Phoreseent light
emiuel by the waves. Spark. OF Ere seem
cd 90 Hasa among the white clouds OF foam
A. they lrifted over thc ,ea 4 child 70
have seen thc spcotaele might have fancicd
thii ;he stars had fallen from the sky iato
ocean.
Poor Ton Leavars. IIis grave is
among these hre-aics % The sea- thougbi
the sailors. A. taey gazed upon tbe Wild va
ters.
>liJcnly they ~erc startled BY cr,
from ihe mate. who had been leaning over
the qlartcr-rah ~ith his eyes fxel 20 the
turtu'ent bi.o~s.
Oh. heaven. heaycns o.
The men rushed az in a body. whcu. by
the hght q rhc ships lantern. they bcbelI
their otEoer Staggering toward the mizen-
mast Ike drunken man. his flcc A. pale
a. death. hs lips coiorir.s. and be eyes
bsising from his bead. With an exprc.-ioa
of terror.
wLai is the matter. .irs- ingaireI one
of the men.
Tiere tberc.- saspel tbe mate. point
lr- Oh che weafhcr-raii d" 1nlcr the ships
quarter .a~ &C. Isaw &C. Oh. heascns ,-
The men sprans to ihe buivarks. and
prereI over thcm into the -. Al first
they could Gee nothing. BOT tie next mo-
nent. asa huge save swept a-ain.tthe .iI-
of the ve..el an8 .-auerei into I4uii f-ar-
mert.. they uttered sinuitaneols cry Of
saperst.tious horror isr thev now di.tiuctly
beheld rliie h4af raised Stove the uaisr.
Sbuddcungiy my started bsck. = AMI
stood gazing 80 each other. ~tb pale faces
ani woa.lering ewes. Not a word ~as .pok.
en Or some moments. ~bsn one of them.