Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-03-30

the dead reckoning OF his misdoing tailed
with the observation.
"There-meet her. uow-and keep that
clnmp of trees on with the bluff point,
Steady, so. Jump forward. Rawley, aud
see the anchors clear. We must be smart
when We clear the first leage-or-" he
made significant sign.
The Arrow had low got the passage at
all times dangerous, but not i.ariu) open.
Ii WAS 80 narrow that the surf from the
rocks whitened the whole. and LETT no
smooth part TO indicate the deeper channel.
INC long roll of the sea rendered steerage
u'Hlcut, and the captain. standing on a
small gun abreast the wheel. kept his eve
steadily on the trees, occasionally warning
The helmsman OF the coming sea, which he
heard roaring behind him but never deign-
ed 10 look at.
The crew were all on deck. und fully
awake 10 their danger. TIE first line OF
breakers was passed, and their courage
rose a. they witnessed the cool bearing of
The captain. once only he betrayed emo
non. turning deadly pa,e, but without
changing a muscle. 1t was when the sea
caught The Arrow on her starboard quart
er, ahd she threatened to broach to before
ths helsman could stop her, But Jones was
good hand. lie checked her at the crit
zeal moment. and kept her head well in the
centre. Ii Was when thi, sea, which lifted
the Vessel aud sursed along with her, sub
sided that tile vessel, as she tell into the
hollow, just touched the ground. II was
but Tor moment. The next sea lifted
them clean of the passage, and the helm
vas c'appcd hard a-starboard, the point
WAS rounded, aud the anchor let 20 In
"hht was comparatively, mill-pond.
Saii> were iurled. She was as safe as ia
Dover harbor.
w hat about the ebony" asked Rawley
oi ms chief The sioop must see our
MA>'s above the rock. aud may Try the
passage Ia that case were trapped"
'Shr Il be lost Tonight" replied the o a.
eE. coohI. she could Heycr claw on Ia
TINS sea. and i too close IN 10 escape II
Sue dtits 10 iec~atd only a mile au hour.
she 81 De hard and ia>t and battered to
emp, by midnight. send "a hand ..ion, and
( let me know what the fellow doing. Re
/ port WAS presently made that the sloop
"a> Oh the point, some seven or eight miles
carving press OF saiI. yet apparently
/ dropping shoTe"ard.
han salI the captain. rubbing hlS
hands, shes not to have the picking OF
the Iiitle AFRO" tins tFIp, anyhow. Well,
now about the uiggers. Ia these climates
4 the WIND chops round IN a second, and
then We should have her boats In the cove
/ before We could land our ebony. They viii
Always Keep the passage Open-ior. II il
7 blows, is their only chance,
NV ell, sIr, they il have more luck than
/ oitc" fal> 70 such sharks, ii they get in
here, said the mate.
well, land the bcg.4r,, aud away with
them 10 the r"ar Of The hllock, where the
- ,"' ,I'",4'' 0HAVA'c thch wei a"H
/ land half the hands 10 watch them. Look
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III. na..age-wsre oricLly IanSaJ arJ
poadrd alone n tbsir destined hidiry
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and sold by the conou.rors tor ,,las. head.
rum. looLiug ,,Ia..r,. and a lirila hard
cash. not to mention an occasional cooked
hat aud some metal buttons. at that great
slave mart. Loango.
The hold cleared. the captain, with
somewhat mors gentlenes- than might
( have been expected from such rufilan
uncovered the cruuching figure. and as
sisted il To stand II was uegre,s, and
I let II not start!e the rcader-a beautiful
one
H. a. Burke asserts. beauty consists IN
/ curved lines and eschews the straight this
Young diugr Venus deserved the appclla-
ton. Her head was small. OF the real Con-
90 type. not a straight line ABOUT il; her
hair curled: her nose was slightly arched;
her lips we're round; her form symmetrical
and uululatin.. Judy wa, now Al the per
lection Of negre.s womanhood-,iXtrcn
She was cheerful and Intelligent; 80 quick,
indeed. of apprehension. that in the short
time she hal been a captive. but di>tiu-
gushed by the captains favor from her
fellows IL misfortune. she had learned
much English. and began TO read.
Poor JUDY beheld sith uuea,ines. her
only compsnions with whom She could
freely converse. and il was only by the iu
dicious administrator of a few comtit.
and finally a small mirror. thar sbe con-
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