Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-12-23
vi l sc T. l. 1. 4 NY.
IHE WHITE HAND.

"Ciew % the forvsaiI,- shouted the iir,i
mate Of tle Iisron.
Ihis orsler vas bot given a moment toc
soon Ihe gale conn,snoed in the morn.
Ing. End had been gradually Increasing M
al eight bells IN the Erst night uafch. sisbt
o'olock. ~hsn q scemcl n have reached -
chmsK. aad bie- great guns from ths
Dorth-west.
There as also a trciscn,Ious sea. which
made csery thing crAck In tbe OH craft. a.
she rceied and plunged in the stormy "a
Ibc fore and mizen topssils ha,i been tax.
en- IN. and nothin- no~ rculaine,i. ~ith ths
cNccPiiou Il a eloss-rcess-l top.ai. tlse top.
mast sfas All. and lhc fore.aii. ibc last u,er-
toned 81 uhioh -ss already gi,in- orainou.
rarning. q A. BE- intention- 60 part company
18th The Oh slT. and ~ OF ia iafters 70
isesarI.
Bui. ss we lave seen. thc mate was de-
tsr'niu,d not ~ perInit cafastroph- of this
nature. In ob-,iicncc O. his order. the men
'prang % thc clc~hne.. buutEa--. and
sheets Tben. a. The ship gave sd. lurch
70 -'nd-Ard. ths shcc;, we're D. %. and by
quiek. Sigoro1s -ork. the asppiag SAL -sas
cieved 20 ere q began AGAIN 90 fu.
ia les timc thAn j. oocuPicd IN relating
'hc fact. The men -~rr skipping ont ur,on
bo'h yErd-aruas. and prescntiy they were en-
sagvd IN puiIinE up thc san. Sadleniy.
ho~cscr. the shiP raais iarious plangr.
;he sail fe~ up. and i osn l.ca-ari. the best
s>snsn an most ioyiai shipmate that ever
hIndied a raarlinspike. Va knockci from
thc ~caibcr yart-arn inio thc trmpestaous
So
"MaH overheard. Man overheard. Ton
Lcavarl b. overheard o. came from tie fore
yard IN sid. ringing tones.
'' A ROPE = roPe -- va shrickei from the
ja~s ofthc rcrnor-cisss wavss.
SPring,nr 90 The main rig-ing. th- mate
snaicbed q c,il from pm. ani hari,,i r. Co.
ward The -hitc face. uhich b. coud ju.t
distinguish rhrough the gloon that -hrouI-
81 the viid ~aier,.
Tb~n b. darted a AL thre~ himself .n-
% tho miEeu CHAINS.
Ton hasi sucoesde,i IN grasT.ing The rope
thrown O. BIN. a, ibe ulaie percciscI. upon
gaming the Position q which - have al
la1c4. rcesins lnto ths dark ~aves be-
meath ban. b. bchcll thc irownr,i- sszunan
elinging 90 The piecs % rs=ing With ten
a-ious crap.
SsIdenly ths ~ ip rolled over % thc wind
wari. bringing Tom - uesr thc mate that
ihs latter mi ght have touched him TIE
next moment a hucs va,s broke over tb.
bad of tLe struggling man. and b. thrcs.
Up one ~ BIS lands. That had .he mate
might ea.iiy have grssPed. ard thus sasci
ths iif- Of Tom Lea-ari But instead %,
dong 90. b. drvv back. ulst,eriar sorac-
thing between his teeth. uhii- the r.bosphor-
escent CLEAN Of The uater lighting his tea
tur~s. revealed darx and almost sends n
oppression IN his syes.
~ Instant aiter-ari. tbc ship rolled baek
's le,~ar,i-ari Tom vas seen ro uo-e
Whv lad the nate rcf-sed 80 -ra.r ths
sVtea,iel han1s S-rcly some demo. must
have been near O. su-re.i the dark though,
to h.s hra,n uiieh hai prompted h.m % a.,
In this manner to rcmini hin that h- ul- -it
tlus aseugs hluseii upon she aian Tor whom
l.acy Nantes had rejected Ices. conf-.sine
a. thc iin.e that J 9m LeawarI vas her a.
kuo-leigci lover.
But now the nate stood eiarinr upon ths
dars usfers hat rolled un,ier BIN an q
terrible feeling % rvrorso came over bi.
spirii. oaas.as big drops 90 fersr,iration "a
STAR ort upon BE- ior-hcai. uhiie he f.it a..
thouFh a sultlfe vas rnasin- 81 BIZ heart.
Oh. we-r BE- pussibls ior Ioui D. make h,.
arrearance a-a.n. to ra.-c Lis hanI on--
aorr shs,,e tbe .ont-niiug saves. hor -iai-
iy hou eagerly uu1il o. l.1i. hlsa grasp
slihe Iuisenag fnrers ard ..,,lt.. ta..-
m,an's hie,
Hat ,ifs' fh,' .-.'l rrser happen a'i
'i. ru- t.rt,i be fl.e from o. dark .ea.
-iih O. eroan aad q sbaIIr- o. seii fta'
rons, ienoe uoali destroy ths peace of ti.
lifetime that D. c1uiI nerrr again I..s a
feno~-crcature on the cye 9TH steal,
glance.
As Do rrssred the sirolis f,- o. -a-.
po-e ~ retarnfre to tte deck. o. t,hslI a
vbiie. boyish fac TeerirE 81 BIN over f.
rsH A. eseian-sfien of ho--1r esrarel tf.
iips of ti~ este. for he believed char ft
rerson had ieen a vitnrss to fte event tta
had rcc,nfly taken r.tre
"Wbo b. fiere p ~ tstcl. ir honrs
F"I.e.