New-York tribune., 1872-04-23

Noor hoovo like nm corthouohc and her WHOLE frame
,rembc tie scream of the wind sosnong ev npEv W 'o nv
intense darRness. Toe doctor ana shd "GooFJyoi
OF @si %GfRS tn ye ten sga a N 0oa' ~
Nor should We II the vessel had been deep ladch N
edge OF the reef and suuk in deep water AS u VAS
every sea drove us further and further oa to tc coral
The courage and s,eadness Shown by al hlhus "as
very striking. Rraund Uhc m0stoD heha,el US no
always does in times of danger. his checrl voice rngns
ont above the internal din. ana his honest lace III Wy
quiet smile whencvcrn II became visible in he glare 4i
the sS,Ight, Tim Bougard 0he mael backed h,n % ur ~
cool. smart way, and the men dd al lDat 'nen eU.
do. There was no confusion or unnecessary snOuii
the boats all got over to the eesde ana hsGc Ta
difficulty when the angle of the slippery decks anu '1
perpetual jerks and pnnges oi ,no ed nvse rond not
help being amused hy noting that WIN at he aT1 & &J 0
death and wonder about what was To come was mlhei
kind Of sulky irritation at being turned our OF my ~",
bed into the cold water, and feeling or uhuieiae va
gust at the destruction OF AL my khicKkhaehS anu ouf
And when I succeeded in realizing the end that
thought was coming soon, host OF Ola ianlal Ians
from All parts n the world fitted swiftly before NY
mind never viyidy reinemnerca' ann hcnpl @ pa
better loved than ut that moment, suihihS hio VIZ"
sharp pang of sadness , ,.,u , ,or,,y ad
The skipper up 10 u.s. and kindly ana genlly % ao
vsed ms To- 90 below and get dry clothes while there was
vet time so down we and sat talking at the fo0t
0f the companion, cheeruly enough All thngs eohs ,
TO the mmnent danger OF their bones to collect lew
provisions and necessaries before was soeu
by the water that was fast fing the vessel. - ~
Then alarm that we were being driven m wee WS
the reef and snou9 ihk on % 1 ~ tke TO the boats
Soon il was discovered that the quite shallow
We went below again. 1t being determined to STICK
TO the vessel till daylight II posSDie anu aov men
CHEEKY at repreve. 1t is wonderful nov soo liv
oef GcSsfome being in danger whether IL Is uncoi.
scious fatasn nerey the natural careiesscss VI
human nature don't Know. The saloon was now & ge.,
ting fun of water obliged to cram Ourselves @
into Mitchelis little cabin up 70 wa uShed and
passed rather terrible night, thongh We "
toked as much as we could 10 keep our spirlts up.
Our prospects certainly we're not pleasant tne nip m
conId not hold together long, and might nave 10 go
many niles i'm the strength OF the gale in open boats be
fore we could IeaGn an sl @ nnd anu" be nearly certain
10 be killed and eaten by the inhabitants.
Of the old ship and the mournful toll of her bell over
head and TO the decks opening and the bulkhead
mats and u hundred odds and ends floating about the
cabin But everything pathetic or Iaglcai mas com
steward scranbnng about collecting various articles for
preservation, and continually slipping up when heavy
ioeward. TO make it better he had my matches ana
their appurtenances, my pipes ana TOBACCO I'D ms POI
cts; their appearance when produced was rdlher
Occasionally the skipper came down TO report the
state of affairs or advise what should be provided and
though know he terribly cut up, he talked cOonY
and cheeriiy and was very gentle and considerate.
He told us that he deck when she struck look
ing ont amidshps LOuey was dong the same ioIWd.u
and old Nelson 1.-THE second nate) on the quarter
deck hnt n was so dark that none saw the breakers
til she the coral and was dashed upon IL proaude
on. The night seemed TO pass away slowly about every
ten seconds came awful jar and crash that woke me
| whenever began TO doze, and made us wonder now
long she wonld hold together. Collecting provisions and
necessares and longing iOr light the weary hous pisse
| away.
| The author discourses at largo in his wild way
about the missionary operations in the Polyneslan
islands showing curious mixture of tlippancy and
prejudice which casts dstrust even upon his recital
of apparent facts. lie condemns the whole system,
whether Catholic or Protestant, as tyrannica mode
of spiritual government, and applied from that in
tense love of power which is often the failing OF
| the prestly mind" The conversion of the ma
| tives he contends, is a matter of appearance,
rather than of reality. No reliance can be
placed upon their professions. They are apt to live
two lives the church life and the natural life, which
are by no means the counterparts of each other ana
the former of which only is taken cognizance of by
the missionary reports. The author was much struck
with this in attending divine service on Sunday,
when he saw the chief ladies Of the land dressed In
the bravest Christian apparel, demurely taking
| notes of the sermon with big pencils on fooscap
PAPER and looking the very picture of sancuty; as
| he gazed sadly on them he regretted that he had
not visited the island fifty years before; but the
next day he took heart of grace as he saw the same
sanity creatures mady executing the most wonder
| full gambados, and transformed into as wild set
| of Bacchantes as any in the days of Captain Cook.
We notice that literary earl is never disposed to
spoil good story from any fastidious scruples and
has no doubt freely piled his gift of embroidery in
| this recital.