The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-22
MrsCELIANY
THE ICEBERG.
BY A. STEWART HARRISON.
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..Just as we were going over the
side q lad we had on board wanted
to 90 with us. He was the owners
son. and had been sent aboard to cure
him of desire to go to sea- There's
as many gets the desire for sea life
that way as gets cured. Captain said
he couldn't go, but he begged so hard
that asked leave for him, and said
I'd take care of him; so he came with
us three.
eve traced the lane till night, and
then got under the cliff, lit bit of
fire with the drift-wood, pulled out
the coffee and biscuits, and so did
pretty we'll. We laid down round the
fire, one keeping watch. found it
precious cold with only the blanket
and my pea-jacket; and I was obliged
to hug up the young ster, he felt so
bad. I don't know but what both
were warmer for it. In the morning,
we had some more coffee and some
pork. It got light enough about
eight bells to go on; and when we got
into the wind, it was dead South and
and had some dinner, and started
again; we could see the watery sky
ahead, so pushed on. The lane was
open nearly ali the way; here and
there we should have to cut bit, but
not much.
'About 2 o'clock, we sighted the
water itself. There was a good deal
of surface drift to the edge of the
pack, but the thaw was going on fast;
right ahead, there was q biggish berg;
SO we left Sleepy Sam at the bottom
and climbed up-I and Sands and the
boy.
'ssCan't get back tonight, if we
try for it, said Sands. anyhow,
we'd best stop, and make long day
Of it tomorrow
II thought this was good plan; so
We went down again, expecting to
find Sam.
"He was gone-clean gone not
trace of him anywhere: We shouted
and fired our guns, But could hear
nothing in return.
Must stay now,' said the boy;
it's getting dark, and we shan't do
any good stumbling over the hum
mocks tonight.
$50 we stayed.
"Best get up on the berg again.
said Sands. Hell stand more chance
of seeing us and we him
''We got few sticks and lit fire
again; and I said I'd watch for the
first spell. Sands and the youngster
lay down, and I watched.
II never knew rightly how it was,
but was walked up by falling right
on my face. I crawled up and found
that the berg was adrift from the
pack, and had risen at least ten feet
higher, and all on one side.
Sands and the boy woke up as
soon as I did, and says Sands,
GO She's adrift, Stevens!'
''He looked awful pale, he did; for
we could see it was just morning.
True enough, she was adrift, and
knocking about in the small ice in
way that made us hold on fast to any
thing to keep our feet.
"She kept slowly drifting to the
Bastard along the edge of the pack,
breaking it up as she went; so that
there was no chance of our getting
off it on to the main fast ice, to reach
the ship.
"About an hour or two after she
started, the yo,1ngster says to me,
"'Mr. Stevens
Drop the Mr., says L; it don't
sound natural
"' Well, Stevens, then; there's
Sam
"True enough, there he was, run
nlng along the edge of the pack like
a race-horse; but he soon stopped.
We signaHed him that it was no use,
and motioned him to go back to the
ship for help, though there was small
chance OF his finding his way there
IN time to do us any good.
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