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

"And SO speak the truth"
"The ship Proserpine was destroyed
wilful."
1.-The men had more allowance than
they signed for"
THE mate was always plying the
captain with liquor"
1.-TWO days before the ship leaked, the
mate got tho lonG-bOAt ready"
"When The PrOserpine sank, we was
on her port quarter, aboard the cutter,
was me and my mesmate Tom WEIGH. F."
I'VE saw two anger holes in her stern,
about two inches diameter"
"Them two holes was made from
within, for the splinters showed out
side"
"She was good ship, and met with
no stress of weather TO speak OF, on
that voyage"
"Joe Wylie scuttled. her and destroy
| ed her people,"
"D-n his eyesI"
MIR. Hazel was shocked at this finale;
but he knew what sailors nre, and how
little meaning there is in their set
phrases. However, as a clergyman, he
could not allow these to be Cooper's
| last words; so he said earnestly, Eyes,
but my poor fellow. you said you for
gave all your enemies. We all need
| forgiveness, you know"
"ThRt is true, sir"
"And you forgive this Wylie, do you
not?"
40 Lord, yes,'' said Cooper, family.
az forgive the lubber; d-n him!"
Having said these words with some
difficulty he became lethargic, and SO
remained for two hours. Indeed he
spoke but once more, and that WAS to
WEIGH; though they were all about him
then. "Messmate," said he, in voice
that was now faint and broken, "you
and ! must sail together on this new
but" lin whisper of Uncomfortable
tenderness and simple cunning) "l'll
lie outside the harbor till you come out,
my boy" Then he paused n moment.
Then he added, softly, "For love you,
Tom"
These sweet words were the last ofthat
| rugged, silent sailor, who never threw
a word away, and whose rough breast
enclosed friendship as OF the ancient
world, tender, true, and everlasting;
that sweetened his life and ennobled his
death. AS he deserved mourners, SO
he had true ones. His last words went
home to the afflicted hearts that heard
them, and the lady and gentleman,
whose lives he had saved at cost of his
own, wept aloud over their departed
friend. But his messmate's eye was
dry. When all was over, he just turn
ed TO the mOurners, and said, gravely,
'Thank ye, sir; thank ye kindly,
body decently with the spare canvas,
and lny quietly down, with his own
head pillUwed upon those loved &c
mains.
Towards afternoon, seals were oh.
served sporting on the waters; but no
attempt was made 10 capture them.
Indeed, Miss ROlleston had quite
enough TO do to sail the boat with Mr..
HRZel's assistance.
The night passed, and tho morning
brought nothing new; except that they
fell in with seawced in such quantities,
the boat could hardly get through 1t.
Mr.. Hazel examined this sea-weed
carefully, and brought several kinds
upon deck. Amongst the varieties,
was one like thin green strips OF spin.
ach, very tender and succulent. His
botanical researches included sea-weed,
and he recognized this as one of the
edible rock weeds.
There was very little OF 1t compare
lively, but he took great pains, and, in
two hours time, had gathered as much
as might ill a good slop- basin.
He washed it in fresh water, and
| then asked Miss ROlleiton for a pocket
handkerchief. This he tied SO as to
make a bag, and contrived to boil il
with the few chips of feel that re-
manned on board.
After he had boiled it ten minutes,
there was no more fuel, except ii bowl
or two, and the bOut-hook, one pair of
oars, and the midship and stern thwarts.
He tasted it, and found 1t glutinous
and delicious; he gave Miss Rolleston
some, and then fed WEIGH with the rest.
He, poor fellow, enjoyed this sea spin
ach greatly; he could no longer swal-
low meat.
While Hazel was feeding him. a flight
OF ducks passed over their heads, high
in the air.
nt
"Ah!" said Helen, "if VIC had but
their wings !"
Presently bird was seen coming in
the same direction, but flying very low;
il waddled along towards them very
slowly, and Mt last, to their great sur
prise, came Tapping and tried TO settle
on the Eunwale OF the boat. WEIGH,
with that instinct of slaughter which
belongs TO men, struck the bOat-hOok
into the birds back and IL was soon
despatched. 1t proved to be ono of
that very flock OF ducks that had pass.
ed over their heads, and II crab was
found fastened to its leg. 1t is suppoS-
ed that the bird, TO break its long flight,
had rested on some reef, and perhaps,
been too busy fishing; and caught this
Tartar.
Hazel pourced upon it. "Heaven
has seat this for you, because you
cannot eat turtle" But the next mo-
reason. "See," said he, referring TO her
own words, "this poor bird had wings,
yet death overlook her."
He sacrificed n bowl for fuel, and
boiled the duck and the crab in one
pot, and Miss Solleston ate demurely
but plentifully OF both. or the crabs
shell he made little drinking vessel
for Miss Rolleston.
Cooper remained without funeral
rites NIL this time; the reason was that
WEIGH lay with his head pillowed upon
his dead friend, and Hazel had not the
heart to disturb him.
But II was the survivors dut Y TO COM
nit him to the deep, and so Hazel sat
down by WEIGH, and asked him kindly
whether he would not wish the services
of the Church to be read over his de-
parted friend.
"In course, sir" said Welch. But the
next moment he took HaZel's meaning,
and said hurriedIy, mo, no: I can't let
Sam be buried in the sea. Ye see, sir,
Sam and l, we are used TO one another,
and can't abide to part with him, alive
or dead"
"Ahy' said Hazel, "the best friends
must part when death takes one"
SAY, ay, when tother lives. But,
Lord bless you, sir! l shan't be long
astarn of my mcssInate here; can't you
see that?"
"Heaven iorbidr' said Hazel, sur
prised and alarmed. "Why you are
not wounded MORALLY, as Cooper was.
Have n good heart. man, and we three
will all see old England yet"
"Well, sir" said WEIGH, Lcoolly, "I'll
tell ye: me and my shipmate, Prince,
was a cutting at one another with our
ly wonder, when L think of that days
work, for liked the man we'll enough,