The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-25
A Ma aEdnlen's Death.

Magdnien's Death. n
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eQsfsSJdy SE @ Ma Ia aask his sGa ssaS s4iy Ssrs
Line TO Hb#bIfis abt6nibhiug.e; WhysItif
ten you Something about Fisk. One day,'
just as we were starting from New York,
trim little girl stepped aboard aud took
state-room. saying she was going
through to Boston. She wasn't dressed
loud, but mighty neat and rich, wearing
Turkish hat. velvet sack trimmed with
lacet dress with a.tott- Of soollops and
satlH trimmings around it, and about the
most bewildering foot ever saw on q
called me- 'old father at supper, and car
ried on in way that soon showed what
she was, though she deceived me at first
with her baby face and girlish manners
She was eta9ding On the deck about 7
o'clock, ditch having Mortified the ladies
and amused tho gentlemen by her roll
licking humor, and becoming quiet for
o few moments, while sha looked far out
at sea, she turned round to the captain
and putting up her small white hands
and taking him by the whiskers on,esch
side Of his face, she looked up at him
and, says she, very solemnly:' Did you
ever want to die. oaptain?' well, no.
said he. Don't think ever did, And il
you did, 'saia she. twhAt would you do?'
'Well, in that case,' said the captain,
!oosing her hands and turning away, Il
think, as have plenty Of opportunity,
1soIa shonla 9i inpp into % the sound q and drown
''The words were hardly out OF his
mouth before she turned rodnd like a
fash and; putting one hand Oh the rail
ing. 1eaped overheard. Che; 1rael gone
before person could stir to catch her,
and terrible scream arose from the pas
sanss5l #ss a. TsS s5eaaBg oas aft
and saw her come to the surface. She
had taken off her hat, and her splendid
brown hair, which abe wore loose down
her back, hoated in o mass on the water.
I fanoied she looked straight at me with
herl childish 196e HC aha 1ama tpJ and
there was nothing wild or struggling
about her, but she seemed to smile III
the same iaunty way:thnt she did when
In another; she was swept rapid
ly astern and disappeared: I'VE put
about and lowered the boats, but we
never 1ou1d,sheF. IEia strange how the
women, who had been 30 shocked at her
conduct before, now pitied and even
wept for the little girl. when they found
what loed there mnss have been in the
foolish baby yssSheaft while sHe was laugh
ing the loudest. Sho had left small
reticule in the cabin, and when we
opened it we found some verses, written
in q little oranaped hand, on q folded
sheet OF note pnper. They, ,ran about
this way and wer8 headed as above: .-.
can olonger endure this polEnting,
Thfs festari1g breath; n ",
Gladly, ;4y tq tha refuge thAtia;left me, "
- Mprcl5hl death.
Not sadly. tear;r1t4,
Bgt gtadly. Shsasrmly,
Pries1 hAJEafh SO 50 grant sahcaaed burial
Father Tes5s sspH aptS %sesi ms be.s.ns !, .lv.,.
.sDetd9 II; ao.toata r
ays,aa ays, e as aIs Esssss salsfsss ss9iia siooaa.
.. = Blessed 10 tho sea. l:,i, !, ~ --:.s..s,I
Welcome, 9 seal With thy breAkiugs End dash-
THAT never hall oeaee: ~.
Down In Thy angrfestj stormiest waters
OF hide mo In peace. f'' :f.i77 -.
Say 10 She weary fnoe,
Come 70 thy resting plaoo.
slumber ID peace.
The Mathodist: eanp.mestine at Salt
Lake. haBl oommenced .merdiless raid