Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1864-02-03


'WhatY said the mate.
That barking noise sir, replied Bill
I've been hearin' it ever since We left
the ship
The mate leaned upon his steering oar
and listened.
1t is a seal, he said.
Beg your pardon, sir, sajd Bill, but
never heard seal bark like that
Good heavens exclaimed a Po-tu-
gese, SO loud that the mate was obliged
to rap him on the head with his knuek
| les. sGood heayensP he added in
lower tone, me think that one dog
Good heaven, Mil eel, me tink e
same, remarked another Portuguese
little fat fellow by the name Of Pat Plum
ket.
1T does sound mighty like dog, said
the mate, as the barking became more
distinct. Perhaps it is Blusco on the
ice cake
Turning the boat round with his steer
ing oar, until her bows pointed in the
direction of the noise, the mate now or
dered us to paddle ahead. We obeyed,
and the boat shot forward with an easy
speed. The barking sounded nearer ey-
cry moment, until at last we were quite
convinced by its popularity, that it ema-
mated from no other throat than that Of
Blusco. ..,
But where was Blusco?'
This was the question that now rose to
our lips We could hear him plainly,
but could see nothing of him. By the
.ound of his bark, we should have judg-
ed that he stood on the summit of an
iceberg we we're then approaching, and
was buta few fathoms distant Yet, not
withstanding this, no Blusco was there
visible. What could it mean? Had
some mermaid charmed the dog into in
visibility?
We continued to approach. The bar
king became much louder, and was now
full of frantic joy The iceberg-a IA
ther large one-trembled as though un-
der the influence Of an epileptic it Still
there was no Blusco in sight.
Our boat struck against the iceberg. A
pair of bright eyes cleaned at US through
a chink in the crystal wall-they were
the eyes of Blusco! The mystery was
explained. This monument of ice was
hollow, forming a rude little chamber, in
which the dog was suugly enscOnced.
My God! oh, heaven be praised! just
look there, exclaimed the mate, turning
to Bill, and mOtiOned him to look through
| the creviee, from which he had just drawn
his own eyes.
Bill did as requested, and he behold
sight which filed him with as much Joy
as it did with amazement. Reclining in
one corner of this Ice bound apartment
her long golden hair falling about her
pale face, and the silken lashes yelling
her beautiful eyes, he saw the unmista-
kRblo figure Of little Lillian.
With a few blows of our hatchet we
soon succeeded in efTecting an opening
in the ice wall. The little girl and Blus-
co were taken out and placed in the boat.
We laid back upon our oars with all the
strength we possessed, while the mate,
drawing a brandy flask from his pocket,
poured a few drops down Lilian's throat
By the faint pulsations Of her heart he
knew that the currents of life were not
yet frozen-that she had only sunk into
that cold, stupid kind of doze, from which
there is no awakening.
The ship was reached at last. The
mate ascended to the deck, and took the
insensible burden that Bill passed up to
him.
Captainr he exclaimed, as he descen-
ded the companion way, I have brought
you no whale, but something that I think
will be still more acceptable.
The chaplain and his wife both caught
sight of their child at the same moment.
Ny child My Liliaur screamed the
mother, rushing forward to clasp her in
her arms. Then noticing her pale face
and dropping head, she sank into a seat,
overcome by her feelings, and stretched
forth her arms, family murmuring:
Dead! dead! she is dead Give me
my poor little dead girlP
'No-no! she is not dead replied the
mate IF the proper measures can be
taken, she can be restored in a few mo-
ments' So saying, he laid her upon the
bed, and assisted the anxious father in
his efforts to restore the circulation of
her blood.
In few moments they had the salts
faction Of seeing Lillian open her blue
oyes, and of hearing her speak the word
mother. The next instant she was pres
sed to the latter's bosom, and covered
with tears and kisses. This probably
helped nearly as much as the other op-
erations had done to restore the circuia-