The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-12-25
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CHAPTER XNIII.

The breeze declined nj sunset; but il
rnined mt intervals during the night;
and by the morning they were some
what chilled.
Death had visited them again during
the night. Prince was discovered dead
and cold; his wounds were mere
scratches, and there seems TO he no
doubt that lie died by gorging himself
with more food than his enfeeblcd sys-
TEN could possibly digest.
Thus dislnalIy began u day of COM
paratively bodily comfort, but mental
distress. especially to Miss ROllestOn
and Mr.. Hazel.
Now that this lady and gentleman
were no longer goaded to madness by
physical suffering, their higher sensi-
bilities resumed their natural force, and
the miserable contents of the blood
stained boat shocked them terribly.
Two cOrpses and two wounded men.
Mr.. Hazel, however, soon came to one
resolution, and that was to read the iu-
neral service over the dead, and then
commit them to the deep. He declared
this Intention, and Cooper, who, though
wounded, and apparently sinking, was
still skipper OF the boat, acquiesced
readily.
Mr.. Hazel then took the dead mems
knives and their money out of their
pockets, and read the burial service over
Them; they We're then committed to the
deep. This sad ceremony performed,
he addressed Il few words TO the survi-
vors.
my friends, and brothers i'll afllic-
ton, we ought not to hope too much
from Divine mercy for ourselves /; o.:
we should come soon TO forget Divine
Justice. Bnt VIC are not forbidden to
hope for others. Those. who are now
gone, were guilty of u terrible crime {;
but then they were tempted more than
their flesh could bear ; and they re-
ceived theirtpunishment here on earth:
we may therefore hope they will escape
punishment hereafter. And 1t is for us
10 profit by their fate, and bow 10 ueav-
EMS will: even when they drew their
knives, food in plenty was within their
reach, and tie signs OF wind were on
the sea, and of rain in the sky. Let us
be more patient than they were, and
place our trust - What Is that upon the
water to leeward? A piece of wood
tioating?"
Welch stood up and looked. "Can't
makeit out. Steer alongside miss if
you please" And he crept forward.
Presently he became excited and di-
rected those in the stern how TO steer
the boat close to the object withon 60
ing over it. He begged them all to be
silent. lie leaned over tue boat side
as they neared it. He clutched it sud-
denly with both hands and flung 1t into
the boat with shout OF triumph and
sank exhausted by the effort.
1t was Il young turtlei and being
asleep on the water, or inexperienced,
had allowed them to capture it.
This was indeed a godsend: twelve
pounds OF succulent meat. 1t was in
stantly divided, and Mr.. Hazel con-
trived with some difficulty, to boil n
portion of 1t. He enjoyed it greatly;
but Miss Rolleston showed n curious
and violent antipathy to 1t, scarcely
credible under the circumstances. Not
so the sailors. They .devoured it raw,
what they could get ut all. Cooper
could only get down n mOuthfui or
two: he had received his death-woupd,
and was nanifestly sinking. 80
He revived, however, from time TO
time, and spoke cheerfully, whenever
he spoke at all. Wclch informed him
OF every incident that took place, how
ever minute. Then he would nod, or
utter a syllable or two.
On being told that they wer passing
through seaweed, he expressed II wish
to see some OF IL, and when he had seen
some OF it, he said to Hazel, "Keep up
your heart, sir; you are not hundred
miles from land" lie added gently,
after n pause, but L am bound for anoth-
er port"
About five in the afternoon, WEIGH
came aft. with the tears in his eyes, to
say that Sam was just going to slip his
cable, and had something 10 say TO
them.
They went TO him directly, and Hazel
took his hnnd, and eXhorted him to
forgive all his enemies.
"ua'n't II got nome" was the reply.
Hazel then, after II few words OF
religious exhortion and comfort, asked
him if he could do anything for him.
"Ay," said Cooper, solemnly. "Got
pen and ink aboard, any of ye?"
az have IL pencil said Helen, earnest
"; then tearfully. go dear! IL is to
make his will" She opened her prayer
book which had two blank leaves
I'm der each cover.
The dying man saw them, and rose
into that remarkable energy, which
sometimes precedes tho departure oil
the soul.
"WritOI" said he, in his deep full
tones.