The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-05-09

| knew at once what she meant, and
rushed to the bows, where | met Clarke
coming to me. | could not see MS
face.
'Ol' he said, in q low thick voice.
He is gone,-gone overheard, poor
wrotch-and with all his sins on his
head !!
l could not speak for a,socond
Put the vessel about quick !! l said.
shall save HIM
You will sink US the villain said.
If we turn a hairs breadth from this
course we are lost
Save him :! said he, almost con-
temptuously. That is beyond as.
The Almighty may do something for
him. Why, do you know how far be-
hind the poor wretch is now ! | suppose
three miles
Put her about 1 said, furiously.
This is too famous
You will sink us !! , the william said.
If we turn a hairs breadth from this
course, we are lost
Put her about = | said And the
boy at the helm did so. But Clarke
was right for as her he'd came round,
a tremendous sea came tumbling over
h1r with the force of discharge of
stones from a mountain. There was
a sound Ike a smash. | thought we
were gone at that moment and for
a moment more our little boat was quite
stunned. She recovered herself slowly.
We found our bulwarks heap of
laths. Uriah was right. We saw it
would not do Poor, Dan
Go aft l said to him sternly, but
in voice that trembled'
He did so camly. Fanny and I held
a hurried consultation. Ofcourse, now,
nothing could be done until the storm
abated, if 1t qcas to abate for US. We
tould not do without such help as he
could give us. So, until we reached
Cherbourgh, if we ever dill reach it,
we should dissemble. This was the
only thing to be done though Fanny
was for no such temporizing.
| cannot look or speak to the wretch.
IO lllllh VIC arc SluI up lClC Win
She covered her face
| went to him. FWhat do you think
now ? I said, forcing myself to speak
calmly.
Another hour he said { if we pull
through that, there might be change.
That poor wretch he went on > what a
judgment ! | knew | might leave my
CT 'e to the Lord. Yet poor Dan, my
heart bleeds for HIM, and do repent-2
He stopped We should leave our
case in the hands of him who rules the
storm. There declare, there is
break youder !
That long and dreadful night at
length me to an end. Morning
broke at last. But though the storm
broke at last, the wind had not gone
down through the whole day we had
to go before it, and were blown on
steadily. Clarke was, it must be said,
admirably in regulating our vessel.
Indeed, we owed our safety to his skill.
But Fanny, in the daylight, now kept be-
low. She could not bear to look upon
him. 1t made her shudder to speak Of
him. We beat about the whole dav,
and towards evening the wind began to
fall, though the waves remained very
high and then we saw land, and lit
tie port with arms streaching out, as if
made of basketwork. Clarke came to
me.
Dieppe, SIR he said. We shall
be all safe ashore in half an hour And
let our first thing be to think of thanks
giving to the Almighty, who has liter
ally and TRULY plucked us this night
from the jaws of death ,
was confounded at the ruf1ion's
GOODNESS. : And poor Dan, l said, with
my eye on him. what had he done
that he should not share in this bene>
ft2'
Ah, sir = he said, those are the
unseen mysteries. Poor Dan though he
injured me, from my soul forgive him,
| do indeed And he turned up the
whites of his eyes to heaven, with look
of piety that was really appalling,
As for going ashore l said, that
shall be seen. You stay in the boat.
You mustn't stir. These are my orders.
and shall be o beyeGs" and touched
a revolver that had placed in my belt
l am prePared,.you see, to enforce what
| wish
With all my beart,' he said, with
out the least surprise, and walked fors
ward very carelessly.
Here was the wicker,work pier at
last, with the great mariners crucifx
looking out to sea, anu some women in
caps and red petticoats- With what
delight we saw land again We got
within the wickorwork pier, came round
a corner, and saw the little town There
we dropped anchor As walked up
the wet and battered decks (our poor
little, elegant craft was now all beaten.
bruised, maimed, aud dragglcdl. NV
eye f,ll on black rag lying in pool
of water | nicEp1 # mn n u..,., ,