Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-04-28
,&bsSlofl Ear{g..ss
THE ARCTIC PRISON.
a ThrIlllag STORY of ths Sac.

long yards creakiug sud shivering upon
the riasts.
The wiad whistled witha shrill weird
sounsksmcEg the shrouds; and the shroud-
bent inwerd IS though unseen bands Of
heavy ffsd men were ascending them
l. was KdAsk nighs, but NOT so-dsrk but
what we could see the lofty iceberss by
whichaws weFs surrounded. Z Looming mp
like spectrss Through the 81 oom. We
were 'tossipg sbodt on the watess- of-thsl
Atlantic Ocean and subjected TO heavy
sea and Rals Of wind position was
dangerous ono. We hsd already begun
to prepare rafts. and to hoist our cheets on
deck +-expecting every moalsns thar the
ship would b stove BY the ICES Heavy
masses mere continually crushing. against
ths bows. aud thun lering under, the coup.
ter. causing the vessel to culver from stein
to1fsYn. ssthough every timber was about
70 &ss way. at times the concu ssson
would be so violent that. al hands would
be thrown of their feet AMI thmbie on top
ofApdyHhsxp 9 nsnsss that was fAs.
ION ss1eattss &ttnt5 white face
with glaring eyes and quiveiing lips. APP
pssrcd among ne., Il wa, that Of the Cap.
tain's wife. She had her hand upon her
6dshand's arm ~. lse stood near the, bow
"Lilianl Lilianp' shs gasped, f'whors is
"Eiiiaat Good he. scnsp~fs. whasaS
yon m0an'5 / lett ,hss.i in the cabin with
you'll"
"She Is not there now--l have looked
in all the rooms. On. Godi my chilii! my
ehildr AID the m other vruug her. hands
IN anguish. while her white face grew still
whittier.
"Wifsl wi.er' exclaimed the captain.
hsi sisypfy.,ssLih an. was with, you when 1
les$e koht side at such time as thisl'
'@Yes. yes!' cried his wife. in accents of
tbs ,6ost pissciax srief. sslt is all my fault
!xhs y ipela Ny i'ssls On.Eis io.., and !
ana the causep'
-a.:Fof Goas sake. explain yOurself!r
gssped the captain. .-l@Adcl4 u
-s"I left her down IN the cabin" faltered
the sgonized mother, sand came on deck,
rs WANTED 10 speak to you. th,ught
you we're in the waist. so CROPPED my way
there and tried to find you Not seeing
you. started on my return. fearing to
leave Lillian so long alone. Bot when
reached the cabin again she was not there
--gone! gone! God only knows WHERE :
Lillian! Lillian! has any one seen Lii
iausOooH AT ~ q
Fore and aft. from every lip. in start
hing accents, the cry ent5up amid the
storms aaAH hun si0ozA
But the lohd wind onl . answered. with
. deeper howl. The Tong yards still creak-
efupon theirfusty rivets. The heavy ice.
bergs crashed upon the bows; ana the tim
bers groansd and shook IS they hal done
before. The Jsilyery accents of Idlian's
voice came NOT our, ears. and we felt a.
though it was hrshef forever. But the
waiting tones of the poor mother. and the
despsiring shouts of the faher-both OF
whom could nh bear to give nptheir child
continued long after our own voices hal
ceased. Then we-rough hearted. child
less men tnstOwe wsre-forgetting our
own danger. gathered abou, the afflicted
psir and tried to console them. don't
think we srecssied very well. forsour vol
c9traablsda great deal, and the tears
would coraesto our eyes. though we kept
wiping them away with the cuffs of our
heavy jackets Not one ~of us. but had
loved little Lillian almost as well as the
parents themselves She was but seven
years Of age. yet theesrnest glance of her
Urge blue eyes would 60 to our hearts.
and make us kind and good towards each
ether To utter an oath when she was
near would have seemed like sacrilege--
Like lilly. she had bloomed in our midst.
shedding heavenly influence about her.
Il was while we stood, clustering near
the binnacle~ Offering what consola alton we
.18F 70 thescsptain and 6iswife. thst one
of the ships crew--an old tar, by the
name of Bill Butler-came towards US.
holdingGfew tittis piesss OF torn. cloth in
his hand.
al found these ere hanging on a hook
en- The outside. ot The bulwayk , !" said Bill
: in modrnhil voice sse'Jf'Ns J -"
1T is part of Lilian's dress!" shrek
ed the captains voice. s.-.
TIE captain buried bis face in his hands
with groan, and we looked at one anoth-
er IN sad silence. There could no longer
be any doubt s5eut the matter. Lillian
had fallen overheard.
-. The few remaining hours of the night
wore away. The gale subsidized. Miracu-
lous as it seemed to Us, the ship had es-
carsd beng stove. aud as the sea had gone
down with the gale, there was now no
more dsngersssO yerwhelmed~ with grief,
yet feeling II his duty 20 console his wffe,
the captain descended 10 the cabin, leaving
abe management OF the ships affair In the
I hands, of the mate. ef bsyisss1 s q
Presently the steward came on deck
He wished to know if any of the hands
had seen Bluseo that morning. This was
the name of large Newfoundland dog.
which had been q great favorite with Lii.
ian. ana she had taken special delight in
feeding him. The dog had grown ex-
tremely fond of his young mistress. and
/. woufdpsh0vzt his attachmsnt ifzmany .wsys
peculiar to bis kind. Now that their dar.
ling was lost. the captain had ordered
The steward 70 bring BInscoE to them
thinking that the sight of him might afford
a melancholy consolation to his wife
HuNng Be6re}sa-shssesbinr through with
ont being able to find the animal. the stew
ard came on deck, as we have said. to en-
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