The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-10-19

the man at the helm, a brigIt-eved little fellow
calicd Darkey on account of Iii, gypsy-Iile
| complexion, who was washed away from his
post with part of the wheel i'll his hand. lie
had refused to leave it until the word to save
| himself was given; but the captain never lived
to give it. There was a very interesting newly
married couple called Mr.. and Mrs. Riddle. Mrs.
| Riddle had waited for him for eight wears. and
| me poor mau was frantic at the prospect of
| losing his young Wife, Mrs. Mobile, another
| young married woman, behaved with great
| hefolsm at the wreck. At all times Il merry
| laughing creature, and kind to every one she
| tried hard to save the lives of some of the
| children but without success. She was heard
| to ask, SIS there no hope"' None" Then
throwing her arms around her husbands neck
she said, Il win die with you.''
70 return to the island. Next day Walter
| smith, the >aiimaker, and Mike O 'Reartlam an
| 4. B. brought me Il suit OF manly garments
| Nike giving me the shirt from his back. Trous-
! els, my flannel petticoat. and Il monkey jack
! ct" completed my outfits but either the trousers
| were cullouSlF made or else ! WaS, for we did
| not get on We'll together. Kept them, though
ana they We're most >eful to Charlie aterward.
4 | VIII now only give you a few incidents Of
! our island life, Il, Charlie is writing Il full ac-
| count, winch you Will receive with this letter
| | was very near death several times had it not
| been Tor Charities constant care and tenderness
/ should really have &one--it was such a long
| time of suffering aGd endurance. The cgg>
/ saved my life twice, and there was Il little of
! The famous 'Rctiheart rum put away for the
vs. oi ~ Sch pl MI. refers, Whirh dlu me
ncalculabie good. felt could not last long
| One morning, the DIST of January, awoke
que cheerful and bright, saving, "Charlic, I've
zen we snip we never dreamt OF any but the
Vht tha1 WIS 10 take US OH j. IN the afternoon,
a. ltle "tnt az o,lt o. our own lltlic shahty
ne shouted. 'S;tll no. and Immediately ran to-
ward the flagstaff | sank on my knees AZ the
| thtl9lce' ana Nent teafs ol JOY. soon 1 saw
the ship turn toward our island, aud then to
plepart' murine came 'acE 10 give me one or
m a. tNleS u alpIei, tti'l lhl-ht IGok some
"na' more ftspeelapie, !or my Wafdfobe was
| ltu,ce9. ~ j. Haiihel Silit ahu pelticoat much
| the worse iot wear ana (WhHt considered
! Wy 7t'h") nc potohalSt YOU poughI Inc
tNtlA th'd7 as ven as h'ESeH niark' greasy, ana
>''ici'i'9 IipiS hSn trough We uld llot no.
lice 1t III th;'t !!he. nat moments OF deItsht
WHY 'hrSe " HlSt hurried 70 one slde ol the
,Sl"'i"' thCh ~ "'o,iiel seiaihbliS over rocks,
i'ies' |in! SllIiieIho easy ilattef' ~ iast we
~ i, illNe'' "t our oIl lahoth% pace. cou'd get
u"Nh !" actftaih part oi tle rock III SalCfT' put
from 'hgie nag TO oe lowered INTO the boat IN
! po" llhe. 10 lhe enlhlilated this bovine
loohF yer! cafeHSs ih''''e KNOT put IL Is strong
ho'" "ltu9tahuu'S'
When was hanging above the sea | heard
''Sais" shout out, "'Don't Scrapr her; rather
throw her into the water" but mcrkiv rx-
postulated that | rather preferred being scrap
ed. Poor sails was ready 10 jump III for
me, being half stripped; and the last thing |
cIung to on the island wlS his smooth tlt neck
| hung in mil-air, and when the boat rose on
the swell | was lowered into Capt Gittord's
arms and placed safe ll in the boat. The ship
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considerable time already, with no prosrcrt of
seeing home for many long months. Five harpV
tlas- we stayed on board bound for the Muuri-
tits, though the captain, by thus taking Us out
of his way, was losinr il fishing season, Il ~cri-
o,is matter for Il Wlaicr, and he he'd not been
successful already. Curiously enough not Iou.r
i, l. Il
vessel, numbering about thirty, so far aS can
recollect. On the fifth day Il ship hove in sight
We spoke" her, and her captain agreed to take
twenty of US. | preferred stopping: but the
second mate, Mr. Peters, and most of the pas-
sengcrS. went With her. She was the Sierra
Mortua | was exceedingly sorry to pAlt with
MIR. Peters, who all along proved so kinU To-
mo In the afternoon Of the same t;ty. Il. C3t1-
tain Clifford and were comfortably chatting in
our s}nill ..sanctum" Jose the little >tpWard
came down with the news that there wis aii-
other sail on the 'lce bow" tp went the c,ti,.
tain on deck; and |, very sorroWiu!, was urr-
pairing to get ready to be tri,n>hipped, when
was told not 10 siir till we learned more pariic-
uars IN the meantime | SaW the captains
wife buSily emp0Ncd packing up a whole lot of
her best things tor me to take, but would only
accept from her Il change Of c0mmoner ones Il,
she had previously given me Il very handsome
rep wrapper, and various articles, including a
water-proof and lovely shoes and stockings
9"th Nh'VS' t1AS - i''t i'o't't t''iti IlitH L.
yet her feet are sma!leI; ana mlhe, you know,
are not very large. BESIDES though she docs
all on board OF the vessel. her hani~ are small
and beautifully white. We sigma led tn, ship
as we HAD done the oiher. aEu II was arranged
that the remainder OF Us, tWenty-four ln Hil,
should go ON board The new vessel we were,
without exception, exceedingly sorry to part
with our American irlthus; Mrs. t'lllord erred
when | left her, and would scarcely let me 90;
and Capt. Clifford, at the very last. said if Had
the least objection to gong, that Charlie and
could remain with them, ami they would be
very glad to have Us. However we went away;
and the last saw OF Leanor ''lIiord, leaning
over the side with handk@ chiet round her
head, a tender, hali-sad look IN her eyes, re-
| called to my mind the sweet lace OF my vision
on the island. All honor to the American flag.
We should most likely have been on the island
now but for their humanity Captain and Mrs.
clifford are pure Americans. ana IL | am able
in other years when they return to New Bed
ford, shall almost dare cross the ocean to see
them once more. Captain Clifford is as tall for
4 man as his wife is for y woman. lie has the
rather long face OF the American, but he is very
| h.In1snlnp They had Il fine l1rmOniiitl M