The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-12-02

foot of the manmast. 1t was a new line
OF stout manila hemp, and its strcngt
was put TO a fearful test \ hundre
iathoms astern OF the ship, it held tn
monster carcass; and, as the vessel role
heavily to the sea, the strain on the lin
was terrific. Standing forward OF it,
laid my hand on the line as the stlai
came, and | felt it stretch and contrac
like rope Of india rubber.
Mi ,joseph's boat had come alongside
and the captain, standing on tile stal
board rail, was shouting to him throug
Il trumpet The line from the whale
passing from astrrn to the brace 1orwar
and back to the bits amidships, made Al
acute angle, inside which the captain wa
standing. | saw and noted this as pass
rd forward. and noted also in the dark
tail man who seemed to be leanin.
against the line. Il hope he's forward O
1t, l said 10 myself, as | went on witt
what | was about
| had not taken six steps from the spo
when knew something strange had oc
Cured The ship steadied rs if the win,
had ceased. | heard no sound create
than the storm; but instead, | seemed t,
he4f Stiffness. ran amidships an,
grasped for the line IL lnttS qoHc /
rush to the rail and all was clear. Th
strain had torn out the brace. The might,
pull Of the whale astern, nad lerked tn,
line straight, like the cord OF q gigantic
bow and the captain who had been stand
ING on he rail, was struck by the flying
rope. and thrown sen,elesS tar into iii,
sea-
All lhs had been seen by the men il
the boat before any one on board hat
realized The affair. In less than ! minute
the cry of Saved T. reached us from Nj,
Joseph; and. in shorter time than can bt
imagined hy Il Ianossman, the boat wa
hanging at the dtvitS, and the injured
commander was being cared ton in the
cabin.
Hard rubbing and rum are the potent
remedies on Wl1lef; and by diut o.
these the captain opened his eyes in ;
quarter Of an hour lie had been stunned
bat not seriously injured
lie was amazed at titst at seeing tho
mate and myself standing oyer him with
the rum bottle But without n word Ii.
realized the situation.
How is the weather ?" he asked
'''l'he wind has gone down." said Mr.
Joseph. "We're under toresail, lib. anc
reeted topsailS, aud running right away
from the whale"
'"Gone?" said the old man
'Tonc," answered Mr Joseph, rucul
y, Stanchion dragged, and the limo
parted, and eight thousand dollars Went
without an owner"
Tell Chips To see to that broken rail,
said the captain, closing his eyes tirowsi
Is. "Ay. ay. sir" said the old sccon,
mate, us he stamped on deck
heard him stop at the after hatch
where the boat sleerers and carpenters
lived, and call - Chips " two or three
times. AT last there was an answer, ii
another yoice--not Chips's; then u rount
Of hurried feet on deck, shout down the
iorecastle, and a shout back in answer
There was no Chips there.
Two minutes after, Il heavy foot came
AIT to the cabin stairs, and Mr., Joseph
with Il white face entered.
! knew what he had to tell knew
now-just Us il had seen it ali-Who the
man was " hon mad seen leaning against
the line
The captain looked ut the second mate
''Chips is gone, SIT" said the old sailor,
" ffh Il frrmor in his rough voice; "Chip>
was knocked over by the iIne. ana we've
gone Tour knots since it parted I've put
Her about. ana we're running down
again
There was dead silence We all knew
the search was hopeless. No man could
swim III such 4 Sea; and we had u thought
though no one spoke it, that brave strong
Chips had been killed by the line before
he struck the water
All night we beat about the place where
we Thought it had occurred The wind
and the sea fell, ard the moon came out
in great beauty to help our sad search
Every man on board stayed on deck till
the sun rose aud then we looked far and
Vainly over the needless swell of the un-
broken sea, Chips was dead. The rough
Portuguese lnds found it hard to believe
that the Kind heart and strong hand OF
their friend We're gone forever We all
knew that the best man in the ship was
taken away.
Two years atterward, when found
myself in Boston, took from my sacred
liliilGN u INit'Ei t!itit lii'l ltuilu III
Chips'5 chest. Ii was addressed to wo-
man. with the name and number, on
Cambridge street. | found the place-a
small frame house, with lots of Chips,
handiWorIl around it, His mother met
me at the door, an old whita-hai,ed wo,
man She seemed to have been waiting
and watching for somebody. A few word,
told the hopeless story. The letter was
for her, and She read it oyer--thc letter
of her only boy, asking forgiveness fol
his one great and only disobedience--an
as she read, the white head bent lower
ana lower till it met the thin hands; and
| turned and lett the little room | hat
darkered-with all its POOR ornament
worthless now--and, as | walked toWart
Boston, | could not help thinking tha
Gods ways are often Wofnlly Tar iron
being our ways. Appleton's Journal.
DoN'r WORRY ABOUT YOURSELF, L,
regain or recover health persons shout,
be relieved from all anxiety concerning
Diseases The mind has power over thu
body. For a person to think that he ha
Il disease, will often produce that disease
This we see effected when the mind is in
ta,,,,1,. concentrated ,1nou thn III iSnoca y,