The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-31
A Sad Story Of the Sea.

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story Of q citizen Of New Jersey
appears much like the romantic
tales found in our sensation week
lies; but the narrative is never
thclcss true, as the distressed
family Of the adventurer, who still
reside in Jersey City, can testify ::
Twenty years ago, q gentleman
in moderate circumstances, living
in Jersey City, determined to try
his luck in China. Accordingly,
he invested most Of his capital in
goods suited for that market and
embarked on board ship bound
for Hong Kong, via Liverpool.
Ills family, consisting Of his wife
and seven children, were left with
sufficient means for their mainte-
nance until his return, which was
expected to be within four years.
The ship on board which our Jer-
scyman was . passenger, had 4
fine run to Liverpool, where she
completed her lading, and then
started on 4 long voyage to China.
Oacc onIy, did the family Of the
Jcrscvnan hear from him after
leaving Liverpool, and that was
by letter received by ship
which spoke the Jcrscyman's craft,
after rounding the Cape of Good
Hope. Months passed by ar! no
further news OF the ship. She
never arrived at Hong Kong, and
nearly year after her departure
from Liverpool, her captain re-
turned to that port with the sad
tale Of her laundering in mid-ocean,
and his own escape. With most Of
his crew and passengers, from a
3itarful death. The Jerseyman was
not among the saved. \ dreadful
storm, which continued many
days. drove the ship far out of Der
course to the Southward, ant-tinal-
iy, after losing all her spars, she
went down, giving her crew bare
~ '''''1 mo,tn ~ vnsso, ,n,dc her fnaJ
,'',,r,.n rhr hoats containing
.""2u. n,a mos4 of his crcw
,"v ,".o, 'tI..s' .rsS;n,t nnon tho sca for sew,
Hr.,i ,I,ys finaI,v rcacbed 4 GROUP
ur;.r.HIs vbcrr thrv remained
>;x ~. ..n,.n, morths kindly trcated
49,. ,Ln ,.,t;-.s nnti] taken off hv
- r,;,.rt tr.drr and ,.,rricd to
r,i.,,,, wbcrs thcv secured q
>In.snrn 20 tl,is city Buttle boat
n Which were the Jcrscyman and
1;y. sermon was never heard Of
Since The tirst ni~ht after leaving
H., yr,.ch,
Twnntv years Of sorrow. struc-
<,|.. ,,l nriy.riou for the Jersey
4..,;}r PASS The noblc-hcartcd
v;Inu. and mother fought against
the Ills of poverty, keeping her
CHILDREN under her own roof:tree,
cIrca.;nr and fitting them we'll to
t;.ns The battle oflifc, and had the
napoincss Of seeing them become
hr;i;.r men and GOOD citizens, hon
nr.,},lr ,uonr the most honor,d.
Dur;Dr all these long years Of sor-
row and toll she clunS TO the hope
7hat tbc husband of her youth
vonII rcturn to her: his memory
was kent fresh in her heart, and
almost her only solacc was the re-
collection Of the happy hours
passed with him in their cottage
home. and the belief that once
more sac would be folded to his
heart. Twenty years rolled slow
j. around: children became men
and women; and strange young
iucrs were seen around the hearth
stone. The suffering wife's hair
WAS turni.. white, and her trust
in~ heart was well nigh broken
from its long waiting, when, six
weeks aco, came q letter from the
wantrrgr. .rcciting his sad history.
The second morning after the
wreck. uothinr was to be seen Of
4h, other boats. With but a small
>fo.', ur provisions, the Jcrscyman
md lis five COMPANIONS. hoping
.;.,.;nst hone determined to shane