The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-13

claimed. "a Nigh: have forcseen II. The tide la
risen, and the wind with 1t. The winti is driving
her seawnrd; but Will soon ovcrtakc her. Lily
| darling, Pm coming" !"
He sprung into tue remaining boat, pushed of
set the SAIL and hurried or in pursuit OF the girl
some sign Of her.
But when he reached The spot where the boa
had vanished, and, strnlning his eyes In every di
rccti0n, saw no sign Of the missing boat ant
girl, he was shaken by sharp and dreadful ap
"0h, Lily my poor little Lily! he groaned
with an anguish too great for expression. but with
out pauslnB In the earnest pursuit. What does
this mcanf Where can the bnat be? why does
1t DRIFT SO swnlyr Oh, Lily
Keeping his eye fixed IN the supposed direction
S eNeTy of s" It's % dif
4 yet he perceived no sign OF her.
Help help r. he shouted ,, at last IN DESPAIR as
that boat ii got loose from Shelter Island
Help!
Ills excited voice Immediately commanded Mt
tent'Gn. naturally enough, perllaps the fisher
men, Instead OF OF seeking the missing boat, drew
in brokeU words, tremulous with excitement
and rcvlvlng hope, ltichard told his story as
briefly Us possible.
Ieforc many minutes had passed, the Water
Lily was overtakcn and stopped. H,i
Richards boat fnirly skinned over the sound,
Ills veins throbbIng with his cxultnnt 10y his
heart trimming over with a mighty thanks.
giving.
tired. Will not wake her up"
-, The fishers looked ut each other In silence.
Then one of them silently took q lantern ana
flashed II over the Water Lily. -
The boat was empty Re
golden head had rested!
But Lily herself was gonel
"Where-wherc Is Lysn Dick gaspcd.
One OF the fishermen answered.:
"Slle IN, mus, & have walked up dazed.llke Most
little LiIy Lawrencel, We ail know'd her pre-! W. ,
sweet face, and we loved her never passed ier
pas place 'thout her wishin' Inc luck, and twas
SO with the rest. She was an ungcl, and she's
gone home to live, Master Dick, with the restof
vna "pead I dl DROWNED cried the boy, wildly. Yes,
He stood there, white. fearless and despairing,
"iler folks ought 10 be told" said one of the
Slowly and reluctantly lie trimmed his sail and
set out upon his crrand.
The remaining fishers then strovc in their rude.
kindly way, to comfort the stricken lad. But the
sound Of their voices jarrcd OH his tortured spirit
'I wnnt TO be alone. Let me 20 or by myself !
Oh, Lily, Lily Pie, eNli = 80, 's''
The fishers drew or silently ana sadly, dceming
III DesG 10 leave the lau alone with his grief nnd
soon Richard was solitary amid the shadows upon
the watcr.
perhaps am over Lily's drowned body =, he
sald, aloud, peering over into the dark waters
Ion, II might only join her cannot live with
. At length he sat up ana looked with haggard
facetownrd his homo. ~.
Lights were cleaning from the windows of the
dwelling, and lanterns were flashing along the
They arc looking for Lily and mc.n he muir
INJURED, laintly. "Fatlcr ana mother have come
nome. On can never, never facc them again /!
Iney TOOK cnre OF me NIL my life; they have show.
eIea communal blessings upon mc--and what q
return have made They left Lily In my charge
ana return 10 ilnu her drownctli They will loathe
!ie sight or me. 1t was through my carelessness
LILY was drowncd-Lily for whom would glndly
have laid down my own life cannot 90 back
oh, never, never |" ,.E :
With sudden eagerncss for night, he adjusted
bor, his only idea being to hide himself some.
where where the reproachful gIances of Lilyis
parents might never reach him.
NJ INC great lantern OF the whaling vessel drew
bor ~ , III ~ -" 40 ,'
AS he approached the vessel in the darkness
ana marked It's signs OF immediate departure q
desperate thought entered his mind -, = :
Of her crew,hh he Thought. "Thc wind is Fight.
she'll soon be OIL. Where can lose myself to
~ lie approached the vessel as quietly as possible
she was lying to, just without Sag I}arbor nead
ing toward Cedar Island. Tile night was dark
rI anu only few men were visible on her deck.
Tic liirid light OF the lantern enabled Richard TO
n0tc all these circumstances sufficiently for his
purpose.
tlngaic by n desperate leap, nud began TO climb to
the bowsprit, nnd thence, In the shadow or the
lit, creeping down TO the deck. lie paused when
lie had gained Il secure footing, and removed his
shoes, looking around and seeing that his arrival
was unnoticcd. lie then moved softly along the
deck TO The compnnion-way, slipped down, antl.
smelling cabin.
The Stewards pantry was or this, ana Richard
bchcld couple of individuals within It, engaged
IN imbibng hot liquors. Their backs were toward
him, ana tile boy crept along In the shadow gain
ell nn empty state-rOoIn Slipped H. aud concSn ct,
himself beneath the bunk. -fiIT[