Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-07-28

| lOOkout. And after several days OF
shifting gales and darkened skies, Karl
began to get impatient. Scrabbling one
morning 70 the deck, he found Auke as
usual n the helm.
Are we far from Revel now?" he
inquired Of the sturdy skipper.
"lf the wind holds fair" replied
Auke, "~e shall make its harbor be.
fore noon. ionder is the gulf away
to leeward."
Karl could see nothing in the direc-
ton indicated but q waste Of foamy
waves, and on the right the distant
outline ola high and rocky coast.
There was roaring sound OF winds
and waters all about them but through
ltcame the deep boom of an alarm
bell.
That's ship in Distress" said
Anke. Hans, take glass and try if
you can make her"
His mate, a gray-haired, but activ.
and fearless seamen, had scarcely rais-
ed the < lass when he shouted, Capita in
shes fishing smack ashore on Divers
Shoals, and her crew are clinging to
her rigging"
Boys, we'll save them" said Auke !;
"the case may be our own"
"Av, Captain" replied Hans, but
should we lose this wind, who knows
when "Frisian Vrow" will drop an
| chor
1--WE shall miss the market, too :"
cried Karl. ''Don't be fool, Auke I"
This ship is called after my good
mother" said the young skipper, put
| ting about the helm. Before | left
home she told me Gods work had sure
wages, and believe it. Bows. well
save the poor fellows y
"Well done, Captain" :" cried the
crew with cheers, and while Karl went
below to grumble at AuAe's i'll luck. the
"Frislan Nrow" bore down on the foun-
dering vessel, AMI Aukc Stralen, with
four sailors, were gallantly rowing the
ship, only boat through the breakers.
The little bark was fast IN the sands
| 4 heavy surf broke over her. The
crew-thc master, three seamen and
two boys, all Swedes-clung Y the
| spaTs and rigging of the hopeless craft.
They were all rescued, wet, cold. and
nearly famIshed, aud taken on board
the "trlsian Nrow," thankful for their
preservation, but unable to speak a
word Of Dutch. The skipper gave them
dry clothes and a breakfast, anI has
tenei to look alter his ship, which was
alread, in trouble. The wind had yeer
ell due west, aud there was no gettin.
the right course. The sailors tackled
and rcefca AMI hauled up, but the
''Nro~s was utterly unmanageable
agsinssthe gale, and there was moth
ing but % run before il.
Yes grumbled Karl, II knew how
il would be. The market will he lost
and We shall all be shipwrecked.'
But nobody was in the hunor TO
mind his gloomy representations be-
sides, hc wa, not the only one upon
whom fear fell when the vessel went
speeding at a rate she had never sailed
before, straight up the Finnish Gulf.
Geographical knowledge was none
of the clearest that day. Karl had
studied the voyages of the Dutch trad
ers. Re,el was 10 him the end of the
world. Beyond these, cheeses and gin
would be of no account. No wonder,
then, that the worthy man took refuge
below. 10 mediate over the fact that
Auke Stralcn was his fathers son, and
would never come to anything but ruin. !.
From this contemplation he rose to-
ward evening. The wind though it
still blew strong, was steady. and the
snip went bravely on. The crew we're
manning the rigging. The rescued
Swedes gave hand. Hans was on the
lookout and Auke was at the helm.
They had just passed an island where
huge piles Of stone were shaping into
embrasures and walls, and where pen
nant and bunting were flying from
poles and masts. Before them lay a
swampy shore. On the right was the
mouth of baoad river, into which the
'.Frisian Vrow" was standing.
Where are We now, Auke? ask ed
Karl holding his breath.
III | read the chart right answered
| Auke, this must be the mouth Of the
| Neva.'
Il never heard Of such place in all
nv life rejoiLed Karl, nor any one
who traded there
May be so,' replied the skipper, but
there is q report that Gar OF Russia
is building = town somewhere on this
river, and perhaps he will trade with
US.
Trade with us 2 cried Karl he will
take our cargo, and make us work on
the walls
At this moment Hans cried out from
the masthead.
A town ahead, Captain. and boat
putting off,
The Gar Peter was in the midst OF
that work, which had been called the
great enterprise Of the modern world.
Fins and Cossacks, Calmucks and
Swedes, were at work by thousands.
Piles were sunk into acres Of dismal
swamps. Solid ground was formed
here and there. A bay was excavated
on the west. Half dozen small hOus-
es had been erected; streets and
squares were marked by lines Of tim
ber driven in the mud. French en-
gineers, English carpenters, and Dutch
boat-builders superintend hordes Of
Wild Russians. The Gear was in ill
humor. No bottom had been found for
tue piles on which the imperial palace
WAS 70 rest. Bad news had come from
the north. The soldiers grumbled 70
lose their boards. Sweden was rails
ing another army. Peter the Great
| faIt thot on -. <xro~sDu had whon