Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-06-22
H. NO % PARIS MAINE FRIDAY JJTNF 22 ISee

she can bear Il. replied the nate the Grst
tiue. think. that ever heard bira offer a
rernonsirAnee.
" She ~asf bear Il. sir,- vas the reply
" send The people aft to tbe mainsbeet. and
le, some good hands tend the buntlines.-
Well. When she bad got the sheet aft
and the tack down. I hoped he N. salts
fed The sLiP certainly vent faster tbroash
The water. and held better uind. bat she
eareered over. - that our lee chains we're
under water. and she trembled all over a.
the seas struck and deluged her deck. fore
and AFT Thus we kept carrying on all
night. ~eAring shiP about every two hours
or 80. and mostly With an lands on deck
The hight wAs toler4bly bright. excep;
when the heavy ei0Lds drove across the face
Of the moon bus no ship did ~e see. Al
seven bells IN the morning watch. the wind
had risen 80 much that Captain Harrison
very unwiiiiugiy gave orders 10 hand top
gaiianS-sails. double reef the topsAils. and
haul up the mainsan. Under this short
ened canvas NC still kept beating 70 wind-
ward. and knew. by the constant. anx-
ioas lookout kept by the mates. that they
calculated we we're some where near the
spot where The distressed ship vas las,
seen ; bot no. the day dawned. the sun rose.
bat The clear eNpanse all arouad as was un-
broken TIE sap sras goneg Without or
der. Mr.. Mousell took his telescope up in
90 the main-toP-mast cross-trces. and there
b. stayed Tor quarter of an hour or more.
When b. came down, Captain Harrison
asked him no questions There vas no
need, the grave look Of his face told is own
story.
Al that forenoon we kept stretching 70
VindEard. though every soul on board. not
excepting the captain. must have known
that % was too late bot about midday Cap
tain Htrrsou said 60 the first mate (and
BIS voice seemed hoarse and strange). ''You
can put The helm up. Mr. Gilbert. square
the yards. shake out the reefs. and keep hcr
away on her course With that be came
down below. and went. without speaking.
INTO tie after-cabin. A. irsi / did not ven
turc 90 disturb him. but after waiting about
quarter Of an hour I fancied that heard
him groan so. by way of an excuse Tor M.
truding uFou him. got hin vine. and tax
ing it into The cabin. asked hrm 20 take
some. saving that I Knew be must feel in
want u some Refreshments. lie vas sitting
With BIS elbows resing upon the table. and
his face hidden bet~ccn has hanas.
When ! spoke to him be looked up and
stared AZ me A. IL be DID not rigbhy under
stand What said. and then dropped bis
head between bis hands again % 7 laid the
vine in the swinging tray and left the cab
in Iron my life pitied him. 4 nan NAV
make mistake and rcciiiy n.-he nav
commit 4 fault and atone Tor it. bet Cap
tain Iauison's case was a terrible one.
lie bal ieii gnlone What he ought 20 have
done and in beating Bis ship 70 windward
under dangerous press o. sail. We al had
witnessed bis desperate cndeavors 20 set
right What be had DO, wrong but ~ho can
describe the depth Of his sorrow. and tLc
bitterness of bis sen reproach. whel De-
found that those efforts we've made in vains
Too late. A. ii is bitter word % say.
Homevard sailed thc .' DryaI. " with tol.
crable weather and fair wiuds. aal every
thins on board went on smoothly a. before /.
ost che mates began o. perceive somethir-
peculiar in The Captain's coulact. lie uas
usually a very reserved and silent nan. and
sllent man. and after what had happened it
was only natural o. sgppose that be should
De less lively aud faikaiiyc dian usual but
n0v b. scarcely ever spoke o. any ore
He never bal becn vhaf b. called 90 iollv
skipper. that b.. De- ncgcr cared mach about
good eating and drinking. but nov r.
vould hardly taste food o'iener than once
in TO- twenty four hours AnI from seu
sight cVpressi7ns heard iet hn between
Gle ofEeers. concisIcI thai they tLoueht
their sa7er.1r was j ghi beaded, or n1t quite
r1it in his n,ini.
They might easily consider so. for BE
conduct uas certainly rran.e IT, would
Del on deck al. day. ani great part of che
highs also. DIS glass a'uays in his hanI.
Ih.' lc vas constantly u.ior. boxing t1
uirlaarl. i1sf as he ca slen ~ were
uorsing up to the SPOT Hhers We considered
tae lismasted ship to be The. at frsf.
90 noi atiraet much a,,ent.on. bat ubsn Be-
treame be constant rractice ali dsy long.
o. o.icers--ag. ani tle men. too-bcean
o. eu-ss hos BE- uas. Indeed. Mr Gilbert.
to try him. one DAY stii 81 hia. ila eheerv
sort 'f voice. o. ] don't th.nk yo1 neei BOOK
oat f'r che Planet Captain Harrisoa'
h Geo four iI-. 'ir. shc hasn't zoe ie-s o.
travel uifh us '-