Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-01-03


g ing SUI, closed in by the precipitcCs Stad
z don Heights. and the loity-rising green hill
OF Mount Edgecompe but it was 0nl
IS trayersed by u few fishing boats, for tn
force of the waves made it perilous re
!. gion until many a year later they wer
: qGelled by the Breakwater.
/; Having disposed of his horse, Mark tool
G a boat, aud caused himself to be rowed gu
to one of the two battered, weather beatei
e looking vessels that lay near the outer sid,
5 of the Catwater, which were centres of at
. traction to many another craft. some come
e Ing up for curiosity. Others Tor trfliac il
| provisions. and others with acqnautafct
of the crews, who were mostly natives o
B Devon. Thesc last were leaning over th,
!, sides of the ships. holding converse will
4 their friends. and purchases were going OF
under the upcrntendauce of a brown facet
\ stern old mariner, who reiterated his com
I mands that no one should come on boart
was at first deaf to Mara 3 demands to b,
.. admitted, and net over willing to accep
r his password, Even when it had beer
heard, he merely sent a sailor to carry tt
f Sir walters cabin the question whether th.
springalb should be admitted, The sor
OF Justice Lynch of Underclilf.' shouted
Mark after him. in some displeasure at the
epithet; Sir Waiter knows my father.'
Aftera few second. there appeared on the
deck a tall, SPLENDID figure, of noble stat
ure. and straight features, almost perfect
save thai the face was rather harrow. A
| hat o! some Indian grass was at once re-
moved from his brow as he discerned the
, homely but gcntlemanike figure ahd face
Of Mark Lynch, and he at once summond
/ him on board with q gracious air, and
countenaDce OF recognition otan old frie nas
son.
Delighted and honcred. and proud to
show himself no mere landsman, Mark
swung himself Oh deck by the rope thrown
, to him, and quickly stood by Sir Walters
side. lie was received with the c0rdiaity
that on rare occasions Raleigh could throw
into a manner usually cold, haagh:y, and
f supcrcilious; buta newly marines
could II t but be heartily friendly to the
first native OF his own country whom he
met after three years voyage, even
though it were a raw boy on busy day.
and Sir Wallet warmly inquired after his
good old friend, Mr.. Lynch
Well, sir; but it was oi Captain Stafford
that came to speak
| stafford, my poor Stafordi' said Sii
, Walter, sorrow at once cloudlng his brow
'alacii sir, an unhappy nilsehahee cut the
braye vouag man oitlnv ~ sight oi harbor,
hrye not griercd so much since lost my
:. dear cumradc, Edmund Trcssilian. And
stafford was nu Of man married hopes .Tfu-
. v this hath been but Wfetched voyage.
Not So bad as You think it. Sir, said
| Mark; Captain stafford lives, but he hath
met with !oul play.
Raleigh ut one ma1c a gesture os siencg
) as he led lie way down ladder to his cabin
! "a tiny nook indeed, with the walls ne;lrl,
covered With charts drawn by RaliegI.'s owl
hand. Il shelf let into the buikhead, studJe(
close with books, and a table searsc niprc
than u shelf, Nith writing materials. There
wele bat two chairs both screwed down tc
the cabn-dccl. and on one 0fthese Sir Wal.
. ter motiontd his visitor to seat himself, say
/, in, stafford living This is the best New,
nave heard since sailed Where is he?
AT Unlerel.f, sir and Mark proceeded
to rive the best acco ant he co Lll Of his ad
venture, bat it was somewhat b'underin2
and confused. though spoken with all tn,
rapidity ola provincial Devon so that 5 i
I w alter might have failed to understand has
! he not been native OF the same country
r himself. Indeed, such was the coutaglol
ofthe lialcct. thatin his answers there Wer,
( cprtain infections and accents which as
suredlv neither Queen Eiizbath nor Master
. Edmund Spencer had ever heard lfom thai
courtlv and scholarly mouth.
Yea! he said, poor Stafford had cvel
certain weaknesses oryonder dogs of Span
iards, sueh as might Do him honor among
/ Itot. in E,,yOnn hut ~
waste upon thcs worse than savages, ans
that scamen snch as yonder fellows canno
, sonuch as be i vein. A rude, lawless crew
, they are in the Elizabeth; nor had | pa
| auch fine metal 10 deal with such base pew
I ter, but that death an misfortune have beci
: basv among Us, and had none other lcf
i with head for the navigation of the ship
! Bat Simpson shall swing for this Wha'
1 said vou nf tins hurt !!
4 Ills severe, fear me,sir, replied Maik
. he showed no sign of sense till fg.is mornA;
nor could he then lift his head from the pill
e low ;but my mother is doing heEJ,cst for hin
e and she is great at cures
, 1T shall be looked to. said Sir Walter
e Il had meant to sail this MONDAY for tn
Thames. without SO much rs going up Il,
. see how matters fare at Farlel, but mns
e thank your honored parents in person 70
their goodness to the lad, and see whrthe
t he be in such plight that we could take hin
t dawn the river vita this tide.
And will you indeed honor oar poo
+ house, sirl' cried Mark, almost in an &C
stacy at thus bringing home IN triumph til
| h1ro If his Imagination.
t How serves the tide' asked Sir Wal
f ter, by way of Reply. Aud Mark was hap
+ py to be able To answer that il boat start
) ed within an hour she might enter the Lea
c my with the incoming tide, and settin
:. Sir Walter ashore at about Il mile fro.
; Underclilf House, could allow him an hou
t and IL half there, after which it would b
+ possible to embark from the garden. Th
exactly suited Sir Walters views, and h
= only begged Mark Lynch to partake Of
Q sailors fare, eyeusing himself for not pre-
d siding at tie manchet spread before hii
o by the necessity OF giving directions fl
If the welfare of the vessel in his absence
As to Mark horse, orders respecting
{ were despatched to the hostler by one
the mant iilers in the boats around til
1t ship. and n meal was set before Mastt
c Lynch. which was welcome to one huuge,
. cd by his early ride but would have bee
Il more weleome ii Instead of fresh mca
e bread, and clotted cream. and cider. it ha
- been veritahle sailors fare of tough sa
pork and crumbling biscuit.
d Having partaken of this Common plac
II meal with considerable appetite, thoug
If without the relish of fancy, Mark came 0
deck, and found that Sir Walter was giyin
IS orders to hoary old sailor. whose iat
m lealrnd os n IL had ham ont ont nf aol