The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-01-26


Poor thing she was far from hom,
fricndlcss. unhecdcd, neglected. with
ont one of her cwn kitL or kin t,
cheer or soo,he her in her last mo.
mcuis. without one TO holl a li.ht al
the entrance OF the dark valley where
her feet where slou to tread, and sh,
was very thankful for what |. s,,an
ger could do for her remained
with her just two days, when Sic
died and died, too. without one word
in regard to herself. We only knew
her name to be Miss Cameron.
At noon the following day we worc
all summoned upon deck to witness
that most solemn sight, burial ~
sea. A dead calm prevailed, not a
cloud distracted the sch,rchirg tays
of the noorGay sun not even n tiny
wave chlivcucd tie bosom Of the sio-
lid deep. The bat blinded ly the
glare. clung tcraciously to the mast
the DO phin settled under the stern
OF the ship the great Clyde droprei
her sail and stood still, whi'c the
beautiful nautilus hoi,tci is gos-,-
mcr canvas aud n,a'"i g,accfulv by
Ike the char ct OF Of fairy queen.
The dead body wraircd in lts co,l -
shroud and odId with Cordngc. laN
still onl ghast'y upon Il long rhuk
which Ua5 supported on the side oi
the vessel, Every passenger was on
deck, but not mlymUr broke the
solemn silence as ihr minister read tie
bari1l service IN low impressive
voice, aud for few mnmcuts after the
Amen" had teen uttered the still
ness WAS oppressive. Then II hand
was stretched forth, and the body
slipped oil is rough bier aLi sank
with Il plunge into its waterv grave
forever.
At the sane moment the nautilus
folded it, sails aud sank from view,
aud the dolphin rolled away in ai-
fright (; bat in a fcw moments all was
again as it had b,cn-thc nautilus re-
appeared, the dolphin came buck, tn,
dist urhcl waters grew calm. the
llecks Of foam melted away while the
dead girl went down, down, down,
shaking and quiv,rins aud following
Der trembling shallow.
Towards evening slight breeze
,Praug up, aud with feeling of rclicl
We quietly moved away from the place
Of burial AMI just two weeks from
that sunny afternoon We sailed into
port rs an emigrant ship is usually al
lowed to sail, All on board was bus
tie and confusion, preparatory OF lea
wing. Every passenger was busy 1T
something or another, while ! stood
listlcssly leaning against the side Of
the ship, intent on watching the move.
ncnts Of great dragon Ny that bask :
ed in the sunlight rs it lit on piece,
oforangc peel, rotten apples, melon
riuds aud the various other refuse
matter that loatcd in abundance up
on the water. had become 50 very
ch interested that never noticed
lltt!c boat that had como f ON the
ne, untll it settled under tho side
Dur ship, aud s'alwart, athletic
my man. with IA hlndsome face H.
ued with Scotch cap, stood up,
catching hold Of the rope ladder
lily scaled it aud lcaped on board.
evidently had como in search Of
some friend or friends, for Lo sooner
did his icct tDuch the deck than he
looked around aud anxiou,ly scanned
the faces Of all the visible passengers,
then STRIDE briskly to where the cap
tain stood, anl made some engcr in
qnirlcs.
That he was sadly disappointed |
could plainly Sec, although heard
none OF he conversation. The bright
tight died out Of his eyes, the expc,,
,ant look from his lac., an, drawing
his cap down over his iorohaaI, rs ii
to hide the asuuiz,l cYprcs .ipn that
had crcpt into his face as much as
possible, he sprang over the shipt
cd.e and rapidly descen led the lad
der but Instead Of dropping into hi,
-kiii rs | had expected to see him
do, he either from intent or accident.
sank beneath the water the small
space lying between his boat ahl the
ship opening to receive hlm, and then
quietly closing above him wirhou
even the sish Of u cry ior assistance
ora sroan Of anguish having escaped
,r,m his palii lips.
1t was only for u moment that |
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