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

claimed. 'I might have foreseen it. The TIDE mas
risen, and the wind with it. The wind is driving
her seward; but will soon overtake ner. Lily,
darling, I'm coming"
He sprang into the remaining boat pushed of,
set the SAIL and hurried or in pursuit OF the GIRL
straning his eyes through the darkness to discover
some sign OF her.
But when he reached the spot where the boat
had vanished, and. straining his eyes In every Ill
rection, saw no sign Of the missing BOAT anu
girl, he was shaken by sharp and dreadlui ap-
prehensi0n. -...o,
"Oh, Lily my poor little Lily" he groaneed'
with an anguish too great for expression, but Will
out pausing in the earnest pursuit; VIA. MA 1ooS oos
this meanf Where can the boat De! why ooc'
1t drift so swiftly? Oh. Lily J" ,...,o,
Keeping his eye fixed in the supposed directlon
of the Water Lily, he strained every nerve; .;
spread every stitch Of SAIL In his VIII frenzy anu
yet he perceived no sign %, at last in despar as
his course led him past group OF nsnlhg @ noa.s
returning hOmeward from Sag Harnor' St9P
that boat 1t got loose from SHELTER lsianu
Hi Ills excited voice Immediately commanded at
tention. Naturally enough, perhaps, tne hsier el,.
men instead of seeking the missing poat, ure"
to question the tppsmans p1TS%er with excitement
and reyiying hope, Richard told his story as
briefly as possible -, -.,,o, .ho Ua+ar
Before many minutes mad pasSed, tne water
Iiiv was overtaken and stopped.
Richards boat fairly skinned over the sound,
his veins throbbing with his eXultant JOY, MS
heart brimmng over WIFI Hieh'y 'nanhe
giving. uc, .,, VOW,
tired. will not wake her up"
The fishers looked at each other In silence:
Then one Of them silently took lantern ana
flashed u over the Water Lily.
The boat was empty! ,.
There was dent in the cushion where Liys
golden head had rested
But Lily herself was gone
"Where-where is Lilyf" Dick gasped'
One Of the fishermen anSWereu:
sSbe must have walked up dazed-liRe. Most
likely she didn't know where she was. as, fPaps Pps
Ihf Ittle TiIy Lawrence! We ali know'd her pretty,
sweet face and We loved her never passe,u , mel
pa's place 'thout her wishn' me luck, anu twas
so with the rest: She was an anger, anu s sue %
gone home to live, Master Dlck, WITH the ies' VI
SDead drowned % cried the boy, wildly. Eyes,
she is dead ln
like statue OF grief.
"Her folks ought to be told," said one Of the
fishermen, in low tone.
Slowly and reluctantly he trimmed his sail, anu
set out upon his errand.
The remaining fishers then strove, In their rude,
kindly way, to comfort the stricken lad. But the
sound Of their voices Jared on his tortured spirit,
and he cried:
~ want to be alone. Let me go Off by myself
The fishers drew off silently and sadly, deeming
it best to leave the lad alone with MS grlel, anu
the water.
"Perhaps am over Lily's drowned body ~ he
said, aloud, peering over into the dark waleTs'
"Oh, If might only join her cannot i've "i'l'
out her p
At length he sat up and looked with haggard
face toward his home.
Lights were cleaning from the windows OF the
dwelling, and lanterns were fashlng along the
beach and over the lawn.
"They are looking for Lily and me-" he muir
INJURED, family. "Father and mother have come
They took care Of me all my life; they have show
ere7l continual blessings upon me-and what a
return have made They left Lily in my charge,
and return TO find her drowned They VIII loatne
the sight OF me. 1t was through my carelessness
Lily was drowned-Lily for whom would gladly
have laid down my own life l cannot go back
oh, never, neverW
With sudden eagerness for flight, he adjusted
his sail and directed his course toward Sag Har-
bor his only idea being to hide himself some
where where the reprOachful glances OF Llly's
parents might never reach him.
The great lantern OF the whaling vessel drew
nearer and nearer, as did the lights Of Sag Har-
b0r
As he approached the vessel in the darkness,
and marked its signs OF immediate departure,
desperate thought entered his mind.
"She is only waiting for some of the stragglers
Of her crew." he thought. 1.-THE wind Is right.
She'll soon be of. Where can | lose myself 10
father and mother so completely as on whalerr'
He approached the vessel as quietly as possible ,
ing toward Cedar Island. The night was dark,
and only q few men were visible on her deck.
The lurid light Of the lantern enabled Richard to
note all these circumstances sufficienty Tor his
purpose.
he crept under the bow softly, seized the mar
tingale by desperate leap, and began to climb to
the bowsprit, and thence, in the shadow OF the
iib. creebing down to the deck. He paused when
he had gained secure footing, and removed his
shoes, looking around and seeing that his arrival
was unnoticed. He then moved softly along the
- x,tnv,t &
found himself in q dlmly-lightcd, disagreeably-
smelling cabin.
The stewards pantry was Off this and Richard
beheld q couple of individuals within it, engaged
In imbibing hot liquors. Their backs were toward
him, and the boy crept along in the shadow, gain
ed an empty state-room, slipped In, and concealed
himself beneath the bunk.