, 1869-02-21

ptfTt-he placed the child In Lee empty cat3t,
Wtcre no shark could barn her. He now
that everywhere surruurde hirl, md, TO the
surp.iSc ef every one. vas picked up by
boat which wes sent to his assistance. with
orly TWO slight wuuuds-one n the dda and
ore In the a1m- He wished to place the IT.
lie girl he had saved SO gallansiy In her
mothers AIMS himself but nothing could IN,
tfure tho child to so near him, and she would
shrink aw1y wit b frightened look he at
tempted to apprpach her. This was terri
bic blow-to 3poor Eobble- AID he said I
might a. we'll he dead, as living and whatI
an. There Is curse upon me. soo l haTe
never done ans thing 70 deserve CURSE 1t Is
From the moment he eaved the little
girl, Simon Gnbble WAS hero In the
estimattcn OF the of1lce1E; but the men
akc1ibcd his success 70 the tntErpodst2a OF
the dcyu, and trpm that time believed him
evl one- They dreaded him, u anything,
more than ever, and Simon Gobhle WAS As
much alone On tie crowded decks Of the St.
lawrence IS he Would have been IN the midst
of the Desert Of sahara- In week We sailed
for Valparaiso, SID forr days Afterwards were
struggling toF 6stGee IN the track OF
One night simon Gobblc aud Terence
HAlune were stationed Ut the lie buoys- I
vaa midshipmzn of the quarterback, and
Terence came To lie aud said; t"lf Simon
Gobble Is to remain 1t ono Of the life buoy.,
sir, respectfully AZ to be relieved. Ihayeu't
the pluck to stay, sir-" relieved Gobhle and
sent another man In hls place Shortly after
wards walked forward 10 speak to the officer
OF the fofec1sGe- On MT way there heard
veritahlc 1oe. The sob came from the aching
heart OF Simon Gobb1t- l told HIN to cheer
mp, and aaked him to come ait aud have u
| talk with me. He replied that be ''fels too
| bad to talk with any body, but that some othss
| CT time he would like To tcll me bis history
l Poor fellow, the next morning he WAS found
black and dead IN his hammock. The ship
WAS rolling acd pitching at such terrible
| nate, that it was Impossible for the surgeon
to examine into tho causa of hts death but
he determined to wait little while 10 hopes
that tho hurricane might abate. Night cams
IN. ha f6s eoas of 1a
turning white rapidly, but tnis dld rot ex-
cite any particular comment at the time.
The orcer wa4 given 70 prrpare tie body for
hur1sl, and 1t wAs immediately seEed
pound shot Al the feet. It was then
placed tetUeen couple OF guns,
where it VAS intended to let It remain nutli
daylight. Tbs men seemed TO be gathered
In groups al over tac shrp, and to Be discuss.
irg somc subject very earnestly. One ot The
impression lcls upon his mind was, that they
would rather 20 down with the ship than 70
aloft with The body Of Gobble on board. This
WAS quietly reported 70 tae Captain, and he
sAvu orders 70 bury tho corpte without de,
ii WIS 0 o'clock st Eight and pltchy dark
The wind howIed and sbritked through tue
rigging Is ueyeT wished to hear 1t again
Occasionally deatermE crash OF shundei
would burst upon our cars, or dash Of lrrld
\ lightning would llumin The sea for mile:
| around. The gallant old ship In her strug
l r1lA ha MO f,1$ .hRNn Nd foI{nA Mn
every timber moaned and qrlvered. In tht
J midst Of ali. every one Was startled by ihs
order tall hands bury the teAd'' passed by
tbs boatsualn IN full, clear voice. Thel
his mates stationed about the ship, one h1
l une, took up tie order and repeated =" Al
The corpse WAS carried up to fhe earswaj
and placed On \ plank ready for launching
The mFn hnddled together forward OF til
gan2way, and the officers assembled jus
abaft T. When evsrJshing vas ready, th
vicr, but occasionally the thunder would b
80 loud and long continued that he woui
have 10 stop and wsit until It was over, be
fo1e b. could be heard. Then again lusi
fash Of lightning would blind him so CON
rletely, that be could not see to read nut
site. the effect OF the lightning had passe
away. At such times the eyes Of all were s
strangely REected that everything assumed
weird, rnnaturAl ehspe. Tho faces Of ii
ships people looked Ike tAces OF the dcae
The corpse seemed to mona and
glsrs a. us through lis canvas eot.lr
and the st. Lawrence herself looked like
phantom ahip. ene MN touched anothk
to attract his atten.ion, but he ded not dar
1 10 look around to see what 1t Was T..
touched him. ectnebodY's hat bicW out
bis hand, aodis struck Lang YcBlther
the tace. Larry ssnk 70 the deckla fair
ing condition, and none q the others dare
about The mystery Of poor LarrT. As Il
a chaplain rad, 4!Spw. therefore, We comm
the body Of our deceased brother to tt
deep' the corpse vas launched. and as
that 1t chilled the rerJ malEQa
!, the faint echo Of another sariek ths
:. Was hushed forever IN the serthinl
! roaring waters, rose upon the gale. s
: mon Gohb'e hn been tn trance, aud We ha
, buried him alvc
! The hurricane listed seveu days. On Il
I morning of tho seventh 1t commenced
{ abate, and toward evening II wzs alrno
\ calm. IN The afternoon an !tome1se saas
: Was observed to follow the snip. INC NJ
E All said II was the spirit Of Simon Goeoi
. thres days and three nights, when tho VII
: fell to dead calm. One Of the nIcsnlpm
= deciced to :" fish for Gobclt," ss the sha
;. was called, and IN 1cfs thxu an hour he "
trtctd up oFer sEuttle On eoAlu TIC 0ss Lo
Is | renee ready for dissection.
{ Larry NcBlather, who felt ashamed Of
.e conduct on the night Of the burisl, voiu
Ie ttcrcd his scrv1ces to the midshi panan, "
i wanted the sharks backbone for cal
i. | Larry commenced by cutting
II sharks belly open from the tip
h his nose 10 thu end OF his tail, q
r then, as is cuftum2ry on Euch occasion
n !. reached Into his stomach to find what v
e there. The men wexr all interested spcc
1c tors, and were cracking all kinds Of Jokes
II poor Gobble'a expense. Larry sung out
trce up 4 llttls on tho shark. As they {
ID 20. he pulled something out Of the shas
/; 6tomach-that Il, he pulled It partfy o
le ard then with ono Wild look dropped
"a | knife. and both be a1d the men who VI
II looking on took to their heels. The II
lr who were tsaeiD9 up, lat 20 tho ropc, and I
shark went down through the scattle ID
"a the sea- Larry McBlAther had extract
H. from tbs stomach Of the shark tbs horrih
hIdeuuy hxlf-dtHetted head Of Simon Gobb