Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-01-10

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ind"-
She was interrupted by merry laugh {
from her husband.
"Come back, little wife, come bach
Your thoughts are too swift for me. They
have carried you away on into the future.
How old is Miss May, pray you, gentle
lady, that you talk OF sending her to
school2"
1.-Two years. laughed the young
mother. ''Why, how foolish | am, Harry,
to be sure !"
1t will be time enough to think OF n
school for our little darling, six years from
now" and. she added, more seriously,
.'who knows what may happen in that
period? Let US 90 down to our s'ate-
room, Harry, the air is growing very
damp
1t was dark, gloomy night, and as
the hours wore on, the heavy bank OF
clouds that, at sunset, had scarcely been
visible in the horizon, crept upwards,
stealing slowly nearer and nearer, until
the deep blackness that had settled down
upon the sea, seemed to become yet more
palpabIe.
The strong breeze which had borne the
gallant ship so rapidly on her course, sud-
denly fell away, leaving her tossing on
the long, heavy swell with barely enough
of motion to give her steerage way.
The mate ever and anon paused in his
steady walk to glance upward at the
threatening aspect of the heavens, shak-
ing his head the while, as il i'll satisfied
with the result Of his observations.
Another glance and another, and then
as low murmuring sound from the far
distance struck upon his practised ear, the
mate with startling energy summoned all
hands to furl every sail.
Nearer and nearer came that strange
murmur, growing louder and louder each
passing instant, until it arose into one
swelling roar Of terrible import-the voice
of mighty monster seeking its prey.
Death challenging the angel Of lie TO
mortal con bat.
I'VE shall have it in moment, sir, D."
said the mate, as his commander came
hastily on deck. "Ah! sir, fear this
gale that is racing down on us, do old
salt that | am. | fear it. We sailed on
Friday, aud besides there was a rain
bow this morning, sir and that bodies the
sailor i'll, you know. Heavens I! what a
terrific peal of thunder that was"
"HoId on, men, hold fast for your
lives" shouted the captain and even as
he spoke the tempest burst on them in
all its grand fury.
The Starlight trembled from truck to
keel as she bent beneath its force, until
she lay almost broadside upon the waters.
For an instant it seemed that she could
never right again-that her statel y masts
would point heavenward no more.
But her hour was not yet come, and
ere the captains mandate to cut away the
masts could be obeyed, she slowly rose
from the seething waves, and then, shak,
ing like an affrghted steed bounded
away before the gale.
The seas piled up around and behind
her, and the wind snatching the wave;
from their tops, hurled them fercely ovel
her decks.
Briefly and cooly the captain ISSUED
his orders standing by the five sturdy
men at the wheel as they struggled to re-
tain command over the driven, storm-toss
ed vessel leapipg over the great billow'
and never pausing in the race, the terri
), BILE race with death.
All! who should win God only knew
1t was fearful fearful night, the braves
: heart trembled as the tempest howled anc
shrieked through the rigging in fendisl
exultation over the prey which it claimed
for its own.
In the midst of the turmoil Henri
Shannon crept upon deck, in the vail
hope that he might CLEAN from the cap
tain's greater experience some "crumb
: of comfort" with which to cheer his younl
; wife's shrinking heart.
s But the stout sailor shook his head
IS ave are doing our best, sir" he said
: IL wish | could say that | beliere all vii
end well. | hope it will; but the issu
d is with God, it must be as He wills"
e So the young man went sorrowfull.
down to the cabin again; and as the wild
l. mad night wore away and Christmas morn
}, ing dawned upon the world, it found hin
:, still at his post, forgetful of SELF inten
= only upon soothing the dear wife VIII
e clung to him for the protection he wa
J. powerless to afford, their one eve lam
o clasped tightly in her arms the while.
Christmas morning! All! it was har
to realize it
y Hard to believe that while all over tn
e world millions were rejoicing and maxim
" merry, they, they who had thought to re
oice as we'll, were being borne onward
IN their death, amidst the mad turmoil of tn
D. elements.
II Christmas Day! Could it be2 Dar
the winds shrek iu wanton fury, the wave
is leap in unhalowed glee. the lightnin
I'd fash, the thunder roar in wild exultatio
t. at the dire extremity of those whom Go
u has called His children?
On and on fees the doomed ship, c
lg and on until, close ahead, is heard Il
~ deafening roar of breakers.
OF And now comes the greatest strugg
It, of all, hand to hand fight with Deaf
ey Every nerve of the Starlight's stur,
nd crew is strained to the utmost, but ala
in vain. and at length they desist in utt
gu despair.