The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-02

joyed the quiet lonely rocking oil Oul
yacht, the golden mistiness OF the moon
light, the lazy Splashing of the water OF
our sides, and the low indolent aepping
now and then Of our canvas. A din
broken line and hazy ray OF light ID tht
west were the Jersey shore and light
house, Sometimes my ear caught very
low the hum Of the distant surf. No
whars seawOrd was there sail in sight
until suddenly, or greatly TO my aslonlsh
ment, as wheeled in my march, I dis
covered close on our larboard, and moi
four hundred yards of, large brig, hel
sails hanging, and she as idle in the calm
as we. She was not there a minute be-
fore; of that I was sure. AS gazed ID
utter bewilderment, heard voice COME
clear from figure on her deck:
"'Ahoyl yacht ahoy! Is Archie
aboard? Tell him
AT that instant our master sprang from
his doze, crying out, Who called me
Was 1t you, Mr. -Y
"Aiy attention distracted, l turned again
quickly to the brig. There tcG1 nothing IN
aght!-not q mast nor sail on the whole
clearly.lighted expanse.
"'Did you call meF continued Archi'
bald, repeating his question, and ther
with little surprise, added, No, It wai
not a bit like your voice.
"'No,' l answered In amazement; !
have not spoken a word; butt hest
tated whether to say more, when he con
tinued, with short laugh, but some sur
prise or concern:
"What q dream-vivid as life Right
of there pointing TO the spot where the
brig had seemed TO me ride, right there
l thought was brig as lazy as our little
craft, and fellow on deck, whom | saw
as plain as / see you now, Mr.,
hailed us exactly In brother Ben's voice,
hut husky bit-"Ahoy! yacht ahoy
Is Archie - aboard? Tell him"
and then wake up, and find 1t all gam.
mon. Well, what's the use Of being
awake, if that's q dreamY
"0hoV answered l, trying to hide my
uncomfortable amazement under light
Bpeech-,0ho! skipper asleep and with
"He laughed and loaded fresh pipe,
while stepped forward and asked Of the
watch, ANY sails in sight tonight?
"Narry q one, Sir. to bless my eyes.
Generally they Is most plentiful of here,
Only seen a steamers smoke away off
3tarboard an hour or better ago; that's all
this watch, so far.
"'How strange!
"What's that, sir!'
"Ahem. Strange: Why, SO near
larbor, you see, and no sails
"' Yes, sir; rather So
1.-THE captain called upa fresh man to
relieve him at the wheel. and he and l
lecended TO the cabin. | said nothing
10 him OF my mysterious dclusion las
much so to him as to mel. aud we soon
turned in. lay awake some time that
night, turning the matter over in my
mind. 1t puzzled me greatly, and many
lines since have | tried to study II out 10
Iome particular solution; butch, | made
IN entry Of 1t in my diary the next morn.
1t Is"
From an inside pocket he drew out
mail notebook, and turning over lis
pages fora few seconds handed il 10 me.
It this item:
"9lst July, 1S7O.-AbOut 11:l5 p NJ,
II Barnegat, hailed by IT.
Merely a memorandum, Of significance
o no one but its writer.
Twelve hours aitGrward," he con-
inued, as | returned the notebook, 1--WE
we're landed in New York. Returned 10
ny usual work and these almost daily
rips by rail, sometimes recalled that in.
,ident of the yacht trip, but, as l have
aid, l never repeated its experience TO
my one. 1t was nut for leasure crack.
nc. l wanted to keep 1t all TO myself
Until l might pick OF its meaning. And
low to q chance compaion l had 1t for
lis consideration. Is 1t an intuition or
mere chance that brings US so en- rapport I
However, 10 resume my story"-Ihad
bowed my head and smiled recognition
II his implied compliment, but, much
absorbed 10 the narrative, and supposing
t unfinished, had spoken no words to
ielay its continuance TO resume the
story. One morning, early in September,
IS ran down in the seven o'clock train
% New York, bought the 1TmeI, as
usual, and my eyes happening accidentally
Oh Marine Intelligence, l read at the
close Of It's column this paragraph" Here
10 again handed me his diary, marking q
page with his finger. On this page there
vas pasted a printed slip under the writ
EN- date OF September 9th. 1t read: "The
orig Racer, - master, lost at sea July
Isl, in command OF Robinson, first mate,
rom Singapore and Padaug, arrived Cd
md anchored on the bar; came uplthis
\. n, and reports passed Cape Of Good
Hope June 81, and crossed the equator
July 1S; then had light winds from n
9. 10 N. W. to lat. go. On afternoon Of
list took a hurricane from W. s. W.
1eering continually until near midnight,
when Il struck us fercely from E. W. +.
Shipping heavy seas that stove bulwarks,
rails, and bow and stern. The rolling
broke loose a top spar that struck the
captain and knocked him into the sea.
The binding spray Immediately shut him
rom sight, but no boat could have been
oWered in the sea then running, and
probably the captain was instantly killed
1y the blow"
Forclbly impressed, l looked up from
he book 10 my companions face, mutely
lsking him TO proceed.
"Do you notice the coincidence Of
lates in this and in my former entry ?"
le asked, and stretched out his hand for
he diary.
"Yes," said; 60 on"
"Well, what remains Is meagre and
yives no clue TO the unravelment we de-
ire. Soon after I.calied on Archibald in
Tenth street. BE was settled for the win
er at his studio. his brothers death had
wounded him deeply. He gave me all
be particulars that he had obtained from
2oliinosn, the mate. They we're but little
more complete than the newspaper para.
yrsph. What surprised me was he had
orgotten his dream ON the yacht, or had
allied to notice the identity Of dates. At
nv rate be said not q word Of those
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