The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-06-29

unfortunately, uedIu III O1lcu. nave ais
heard nearly all the others, from "Break
ers under the bows" to "Fire" But nom
ever % painfully impressed me as that o
'Manoverboard.
MIN overheard y How instantaneous
ly the cry was caught up and echoed BY
twenty voices! What a state Of panic
and cenfusion the passengers were in
All tie crew came on deck in an instant
even they who had been in their hunks
"Where?" [ cried, bounding back to
the poop, and running aft "Who is it?
armstrong. Mr. Armstrong"
"Hsrd down the helm, hard down, my
lad y [ said as l seized a life bouy and
threw it as far as I could towarl where
be was padding about in the water, a
bundled and fifty yards astern. Although
the buys were close at hand, strange to
say, 70 one had thought of throwing one
overheard. The one threw did not go
thirty yards from the ship
Hard down the helm All hands on
deck Let go the maintack and bowline,
main sheet, back the manyard. Mr..
Green, take four hands with You and
clear away the small life boat; get into
her and lower away as soon as you're
ready. Jones" to a MILDLY, Jump into
the nlzzcn top, and keep your eyes IN
the man overb:ard.'
II very short time the ship Nua stop
ped and the boat travelling as fast as four
cool men could pull her toward the place
where Armstrong could be seen from
alot swimming about Unfortunately
he lad not reached the life-buoy. 1t was
nov question of how long he could
keep up. The weather was fine and the
waer com paratively smooth; but there
was good deal Of swell on.
One good thing, it was daylight, Ifhe
was only a tolerablY good swimmer
tlpre was fair chance Of his being saved
Btt-could he swim well? None Of u!
knew!
| 1t was most anxious time. The sus
pnse was terrible. Most of the passen
gers, certainly all the ladies, were literal
ly in fear, and trembling for human
fife. Presently Jones sang out from thu
mizzen top cts all right the boa
sees him. They are pulling straight fo
him." A minute or two later the young
ster was at my elbow on the deck, yer.
much TO my astonishment, for I had no
seen him come down.
What the deuce are you doing here
Did I not send you into the mizzen-to!
tokeep look out on the boat and the maj
inthe water %
Il saw the boat pulling straight 70
hin, sir, SO [ thought might come
down"
"DId you Sc him taken into the boat :?
eNo, sir
Then you ought to have stayed up"
i We could only wait the boat NJ
pnach. All hoped and expected that h
had been picked up, but no one was sur
oft. He might have gone down, cN
hausted, just as the boat was getting t
him. 4 few minutes would solve tn
question.
y Louisa Bellamy was on the poop wit
q the Others For the first time [ observed
something which told me that she, toe
perhaps, might have had her feather
scorched from futtering too near the flame
There was no installing it she was pro
foundly agitated; her distress was rea
and very great, though she strovc to- hid
it.
The boat was returning Had the
found him? YES" said one, II ca
count six No-stop Bit It's only fiy'
Armstrong; lost"
mo; he is saved" said the captain
"for I see him. Thank God" And wit
the good words there arose a sudden con
motion and futter
"What's the matter with Miss Bellamy
Oh dear! Miss Bellamy has tainted"
1t was true. They had to catch her q
she was falling. The strain on the mel
vous system had been foo great. Notl
ing was thought of it she soon revived
laughed it off, and called herself stupi
for fainting cat such trifie." ~.
The boat came alongside, and Arm
strong scrambled up the side-laddel
grinning. His appearance, to say tn
least of it, was not elegant. Having d
vested himself of boots, coat and yes
while in the water, he now appeared o
the scene in wet shirt and pantaloon
that clung about him in folds and pleat
Down he Owed to his cabin; had
stiff glass of brandy and heavy ru
down. Meanwhile the boat was hoiste
up, the sails were trimmed, and the shi
kept on her course.
The weather continued fine, and In
few days we entered the Mozambiqu
Channel. Here we got fine southeas
wind, which sent US bowling along min
or ten knots, with stunsails set allow an
aloft.
All this time Mr.. Armstrong and Mis-
Bellamy seemed to go on as usual. II
was constant and demonstrative in hi
attention. IN fact, it was plain to ever
one on board how matters were with him
She, on the contrary, appeared As in
different as ever, and leased him like
child. Sometimes I fancied this differ
ence was only assumed but, if so, it wa
cleverly done. Events, however, wer'
I hr;uo;ror On q crisis