Smyrna times., 1865-11-08
1T is part of Lilians dress p shrieked the

1T is part of Lilian's dress !" shrieked tho
z captain wife.
The captain buried his face in his hands with
groan, and We looked at one another with a
SAD silence. There could no longer be any
doubt about the matter Lillian had fallen
overheard.
The few remaining hours of the night wore
away. The gale subsided MiraculouSv. as It
seemed to us, the ship had escaped being stove;
and as the sea had gone down with the raI,,
there was no more danger Overwhelmed
with grlet, yet feeling it his duty to try and
console his wife, thecaptain descended into the
caDlh, leaving the management Of the ship ;
affairs In the hands of the mate Presently
TIE steward came on deck. He wished to know
II any ct the hands had seen Blusco that morn
ing, This was the name of large Newfound-
land dog, which had been great favortc with
Lillian, and she had taken especial delight IN
feeding him. The dog had grown exceedingly
fond OF his young mistress and would show
ms attachment Ill many ways peculiar to his
KIND Now that their darling was lost, the
captain had ordered the steward to bring
BluScO to them, thinking that the sight ofhim
might afford melancholy consolation to his
wife. Having searched the cabin through
without being able to find the animal. the stew
ard came on deck, as we have said. To intmire
If he had been noticed by any of the hands.
We all answered in the negative None Of us
had seen the dog since the previous night.
! dhercup0n the ship was ransacked fore and aft
Tor the missing animal, and although We
searched IN every nook and corner, he was not
to be found
While we were all wondering what had be-
come OF him, the man at the masthead sung
out that there We're whales astern. The mate
instantly ordered the boats to be lowered. and
before We had scarcely time to divest ourselves
OF the IDEA that we were looking for the dog,
were padding swiftly i'll the wake of great
| lat bow-head. The whale made straight for a
field Of ice in the distance and went down when
he got IN the midst of it. We followed him al-
most to the spot where he had disappeared.
ana then lay mOtl0nless and silent, waiting for
tnc next rising. Large masses Of ice haShinr
glorlousy In the early rays of the sun. and
moulded into thousand different shapes, sur
rounded our little craft on every hand, floating
by with majestic slOwness, and now and then
crashing against each other with force that !
caused some OF them to be rent asunder.-
Strange, beautiful monuments are these. fash !
l0ned by the hand of nature-monumcnt of
inc frozen mariners that sleep below
1here 1t goes again" said old Bill Butler, |
in whisper.
'''What?'' asked the mate.
The barking noise" replied Bill; ''Tvc
been hearing it ever since we left the ship, sir"
Ihe mate leaned upon his steering oar and
listened.
1t is a seal, f" he said
Beg your pardon, sir, replied Bill, ''but
never heard a seal bark like that
Good heavens!" exclaimed Portuguese
so loud that the mate was obliged to rap him
on the head with lis knuckles. Good hcav-
ems - he added, in lower tone, "me think
that one dog
Good heavens, Mikell, me thinke same"
remarked another Portuguese-a little fat fel-
low by the name Of Pat Plunket
said Kanaka. "
1T does sound mighty like dog" said the
mate, as the barking became more distinct.
Perhaps 1t Is BluscO on the ice cake -
turning the boat with his stecr-oar, until
her bows pointed in the direction of the noise.
the mate now ordered us to paddle ahead. We :
ODeyGd' and an the boat shot forward with an easy t
speed. The barking sounded nearer every mo- {
ment, until at last we were convinced, from its !
pecullarty, that 1t emanated from no other '
throat than that of Busco. !
but where was he?' :
. This was the question which now rose to our
bps. We could hear him plainly, but see no. i
thing OF him. BY the sound Of his bark, we |
should have Judged that he stood OH the sum G
mt OF an iceberg we were then apprOachinr T
md was but few fathoms distant. Yet, not d
VT this no Blusco was there visible. t
" hat could it mean? Had some mermaid n
charmed the dog into invsibility? .
we continued to approach. The barking /
Gccalne much louder, and was now full of fran G
t 1lc Wy. Ihe lceberg-a rather large one h
1rcilDieu as though under the influence of an
epleptic fit. Still there was no Busco IL oiobt %'
Our boat struck against the iceberg 9a;r =,
ot bright eyes cleaned at us through a cbinL T. !.
m the crystal wall-they We're the ewes of Rim
col The mystery was explained. The mon|-
nent OF ice was hollow, forming a rude little q
'hamber, In which the dog vas snugly en- f.
conccd. =" =
My God oh, heaven be praised lust look n n
here, exclaimed the mate, turning to Bill q,
md motioning him to look through the creyice ~
rom which he had just drawn his own eyes. e, n
Bill did as requested, and bchcld a sight n
Which filled him with as much joy as it did with II
mazement Reclining in one corner Of the y,
apartment-her long golden hair fal- 81
ing upon her pale face, and the silken lashes h,
ei ing her beautiful eyes-he saw the unmis- W
akable figure of Lillian. i,
With a few blows Of our hatchets we soon
ncceeded in eifecting an opening in the ice
'all The little glrl and Blusco were taken out .
nd put in the boat We laid back upon our m
ars with all the strength we possessed, while oi
ne mate, drawing brandy flask from his pock- pl
T., poured few drops of the liquor down Li- M
n throat BY the faint pulsations of her pl
cart he knew that the currents of life were W.
Sltb ShC lidO OHIy SUNK INTO 4
hat cold, stupid kind Of doze from which l.!
here is no awakening. wi
The ship was reached at last. The mate as W;
ended % to the deck, and took the insensible 9aI
uTden which Bill passed up to him. 1t
"Captain" be exclaimed as he descended M
ne eeompanlon-waay, II have brought YOU no
hale, but something that think will be still
lore acceptable ~ '''' SUI
The captain and his wife both caught sight a
f the child at once and at the same moment be
My child My Lilian!' screamed the mo- wa
her, rushing forward to clasp her in hernrms. tn
hen noticing her pale face and dropping head. ii,
he sank into seat, overcome by her feelings fol
nd stretched forth her arms, family murn1r, f;ls
lg: dir
7'Dead dead she is dead Give me NV ole
oor little dead GIRL" fas
t.No-nol she is not dead replied the mate. "a
If the proper measures can be taken. she can
{ restored in few moments" SO saving. he
id her upon the bed, and assisted the anx- ter
us father in his efforts to restore the crcula act