, 1870-08-21
UNDER THE SEA,

UNDER THE SEA.
TLer we're =crambling down tue rocks, \
gey, chattetinE p1ocession-pratty Kate viii.
her captain; Or. Graz supporting his invalid
wife Helen, Label Tom, aud their midnhip-
man cousin; last OF Ill. Esther Vane-
alone- It seemed to her morbid fancy right,
that it sbou'd be 60. Hcncoforth she must be
aloue--always.
The little guide trotted On in advance-hls
round ton-year old fscs wozing the vacant
Maine coast With isa glonous scenery There
tho oceAn is considered simply vast depot
Of behring's and ''porgy Of, :" and tho noun
tAius Is untouAtd obstacles In the way OF
primitive hnsban0ry. t>b,Ast 'am, wish
they w aat,s The % natives say, a. shsir plow
they. look aloft At all, it il to caEcu1ato the
peschea Of rnsdder iand." which might be
made to occupy the sams area, il they were
gut Of the way.
Newport, With its wonderful roach of sapphire
esa the hln1s, the tkes, In their netting Of
dark blue hill, weru still 10 them the iunages
OF things net seen. Thjs, their Asst excaE-
sien, they had dedicated to the ''Grosto," or
= rort u submarine eave, unvsiIea and .cces-
slb!e At low tide only. aud great wonder in
its way.
THO p.th grew sleeper. Carefully they fo.-
lowed its NindinSs, step BY step. surcfootod
kasa seccpsiug the help she didn't need, for
And noz sho little guide pauses, md with
fyeckled {oEefngez points round projection
Of rocks. AL crowd to the spot. All! thore il
IL. The cayo Of tho motmaids. A Bhriek OF
mingled zu1pr's and enchans1ent bassts
from tho party 1t the sight.
Deneaththe 1ow-.roved arch thu rocky Ao0E
rises. terrace after terrace. ill in ita highest
recee6 it meets the roof above. floor for
the nereids TO dance upon b door Of pink
caroline, gle.ming hero and there through
pools of emerald waseE leit by The setseating
tide. Ard each Of these tiny lake'cts seemed '
! htirnmiug with h1io.crs-tho iiowata Of OCEAN
green ~laosl.. Ike chcstnut flowers; ancsnoncs
With their d.hla bloom brown and
so.y wosset. nmmg whose tendrlls
liant dye s~ayiuy and uudu'asiug with the mo-
ion Of the prol. minute spccks Of life flashing
every iri!esccut hue. No earthly garden was
cvcz 80 gorgeous. The rocky shelves werc
dimr1cd With hollows-sofi!s, crqui.itely
erryca: No fancy OF the Old el.sssc daya
Tie imagination instinetivcly kinilled into pic
! tuseE, as.A saw the sea nyaphs sporting in ian
4 foam; hold tritons rin 1ing tlleir shelf; mct-
| maids l'shsins nt hide and seek niaies anl
/ knocking VA .er sfrites pecoing from the basins
all dream land a:1 wouler land opening, aud
I Tie cou,tnon earth put aside nuJ far away.
With cries Of delight the party made their
way '!o"n aud reaitssetl through tho eave.
Theirs was room for an array. 1t mas hard to
| realize that viii. the returning tide tho .p1cs
! usurt Gil, the gateway close, aud leave 10
resting place fos = human fout.
SON. little hey5'
| 'Yc-alt.'
! tYpWse suso?'
| syc-al,
That's nicc.' cried Isabel. Then VIC CAL
stay an 1ong al We like. Oh: do somebody
Gem" here and tee tin..'
She WAS lying with her fsee almost touching
the ancmnrts. Sohouy responded to ht- call
each lad found some other puiat of iatera,t
| Tom had ihtied up sca-urtiiih aud Was ex-
llilasnG il. k.te anil tleir captain. in u uchc
Of their OWL, ata safo Whispering distance.
were ahsos.sed in each otl.er. EstAes had
climbed to III" tnrtuo-t ledge. anu WAS sitting
| there alouc. Fu- the first time in eix weary
months 4 sensation of pleasure had coma to
| her. aid the Has con =ciol1s oF but one longing
---that they would all 60 away at,l ae1yo her to
realize i. With some saEna lo;'e she got on.
sketch. At least it lclt people oN, and far
| ltished Al excuse for SILENCE
And 10 an hour CT mure passed by. Sao
heard, n in dream. the chatter Of tue otuers,
their Questions TO tile little guilds. lis short.
jcrl;y replies. Tie Iuais wore all explored ;
tho i,.rlinr and arcu1ouea had becu tick1rl
with paraeof., and male Ia shut aud open aud
el,nt Again: tlIu y..ii,g peopto began to eis!,
for further worlds to conquer, And Mrs. Gray
tn consider it very damp.
''Iittle ls,y. i,nt there something else near
| by which We should like to acc =
's&iufas st,.
"weit, what IL It: Tell u-. please
''Thrre'a tue lIe.ds, I Eness."
| ''Oh! hn~ far oil il tllat2 4 mile, .Ga you
! say That's not far. r1pa, the boy says
away. au.i We wait TO 80 and zee it. Can'.
I We gns You know the way; don't you, little
| "ye-al,.
ii think tlia place IN very damp. sighed
3rs. Gray pion!l really bs g1al to go
| begin to have the creeping chitls- suppose
wo let the boy show us tho way to this other
VERY we'll. Get your things together.
gifla. Enme Esther, We n going"
Esther reused tesseif as frunl a dream.
20. Mr. Gray. must l go I'm in tho
! middle OF u sketch. yon zee. Couldn't yon
leave me here quietly and pick mo tir as Tou
como back l sho'lsl like Il 20 much"
Well don't know. Tho tide il Eoit,.
ont tho hoy rays: there won't be any trouble
! chilled or lonely
80! quite surc." ........ ....,-
:. rrnIniec mo that il you arc, vou will 60 IL
slc cottage at the bend ani warm ynac-e1f.
or sit OIL The rock- in the sun. Wen look fol
sou in Que rlaco or tho other. Good tyo, n,
.st;ood ivc. sir
And, a. Esther. ynn must have so:nt
lunch. yuu nil! hn starved before NC c,u,t
back" cried careful Helen.
SO s!,s NuA T,'lr n:sl tho ha-ket mtis thsi
| Hay upward. aid le,,ortt OF ra1..awiches AN
TOR: wine was left in convenient crcyie'
within re,ch.
"Gooi iye dear. hnpo the sketch will \
1oyeIv. Ard they we're son.-.'l' the cid
sulc-Ms-. Gray last, leaning upon hcr fus
..rons clit.'' -hc raid. it mikes nv l,ea.
ache to see lcz look 70 sad. Didn't yoEl Ill
tire how rho WAS !oagice to have Is So. II
TO as alone:
..Ansl The vc1r worst thing for her. Sh
; needs Inuri1E, aud all this morbid thinaln
! deer her hsrn,.'' -..
. The voices died away. Esther caught Il
:: words, aud she smiled at thcm-a I.il
emile. Ihst was Whist all Of them su
+ t,uce her trouble came, She must be rou
= ed-amusea-aan1 taeE had erow,aef bnsine:
: tlat sbe could bear it no longer. This was I'll
first time in many weeks thAt tllo had fe
: really fres-tree to he eilent, TO look sal. I
4 csv, il she wished What luxury it WAS: J
: anxiour-eyed nosher-t these comparssi'
: strangers vithdrAHn--this cool. dazkling I
{ in the very nature Of her trial, which made
c | necessary to veil her grief with reserve.
1r black dress the might weat-Taui WAS conai
1. and aome show Of mourning is allowed 4
l. eecopd cuusinhuod even. and Tor irtius
u friendship eueh a. theirs had been. But no o'
know Of the avout-d engagement which Ii:
J. hound them sinee that hurried farewell lett
u in wlicl, his love fonna utteranee. aud whi'
J. ! o,l1v tescheiher after he sAilca--tho sa.sit
IL from whIch there WAS to be no retufn- )
If one knew, as they tslkel compassionstely
Ut ller having had = dreadful shock. poor G1rl
ii vouns teliow-:hat her heart was weasit
r widow g weeds. and mourning its dead ~ {
T. c,eAt loss Of life 1t wouldn't bear ralki1
h sboat- She had kept ailence, aud tried
NJ wear brave face.
,u At DIR; there had been little hore as I
s- mors came of one boat load escAring from
midnight collision. bat that WAS over no
r. and tic terrible suspense Of hops was OF
Ill anl everything hAl faded into sort Of 6,
in acrep,ance OF soz1ow. The Light hsd 50
% out.
lis Left alone. she found, with some surpri
n that she didn't want to CRY. All the norni
II sbo lad felt that to creep awaF someEh'
tol and weep. and reep her heart ont. would
ed 10 gcod but tears are contrary things. $
:as rat locsed, with = calm thst vas almost ]
T. eontent- She Was thinking OF tie time vt
his Paul had visited the island and climbed sb<
u. that very cave. On the very bookshelf VIII
h's size SAT 10 might perhaps havs rested $
nd liked To think so. It brought him nearer.
She put her sketch 1wAy = little later. 4
&c, ercpt down to broad ledge. where, throu
NJ, tho asch. the exquisite skS -liae was visit
ma The surf ttstnttel, and clImed like dist'
ns, bella. She lay as II fascinated. her eyes II,
ne upon the shining horizon. Somewhere
les beyond il was tho spot where the good =
Wlhcl. hcl.l her all went down. Down whel