New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-23
The Captains story.

nc ANItaiH StOESs
have never been believer il the super
natural Or Il -aple-:ilp.Lg, although nav
| ing followed tie sea bCrn il the cabin acc
the torecss:le, and listened 70 navy ''long
yarns" ct stormy night de we were gath.
cred under the zee O; me ioEgOoet, Willing
away q G.ea1y e Oh: watch, or around the
| forecas.le LAMP, listening % some weather.
beaten veteran as he recoID:ed a tale Of
suffering and Disaster. or some marvellous
narrative CT horror wei calculated 70 test
the s:conges. nerves or shake tie faith OF
| the mos. .EcreGClocs GouDtecs. Among
MaLy which remain lE tie memory. though
years have elapsed since tLe.c rehearsal,
give yOu the Captains S.o:y,' as ole EN-
gula. a. ,east Il rs co.uciCence:
We So .eG .-oIL Baltimore II tie gGOC
shin Cha. ieEce,' On me fourth O.. August,
1873 Gre very year IN which Miller. che 40
vent prophet, LAD projected the enc of tie
world. VIII d crew CT co,OreG seameI,
bound Tor RIO JaCe:ro with "a cargo Q: + our.
The owner. M. D.. came Gown 10 the
wharf as We sailed. aEG 80 we passed &C.
ciai hour II Ike cabin lie seemed in splendid
spirits and heath, ard said 20 NE. Gap
taiE, # you will reach RIO Ers: ar0 Gis pose
OF youT cargo 20 aCvaL tage. l WI make
you handsome present remarked that
his !n:e-es: was IDENTICAL with my OWE. and
MY best efforts shoalt rot % wanting to
sucn q consuImario TIE ..nee were cast
ii ard the usual gccC wishes exchanged.
and we dropped COVE tie EVER and bay.
passed OF. C Hamp.o Road. with fresh
anl lar VIC. auo soen -et. .ce cares OF
Virginia Del nd Us, sIc cEer re lguts
in the Gin as ECe, and. taking nv de-
parture IRON .Lese last, / weL: below
about mionigG. ard .u-Fea n.
i had beer pacing the DECK u al unusual
ly Thoughtful mood. and. tired OF, VIII the
fat;gCes OF re Gay. soon tel Tito pro-
iound sleep. / c:esmeG-aLt CT awaking
could hardly persuade IL yseit that !. was
not rea,. go VIVID rad icy I!nd ueeI .n.-
pressed. l .to-gn: u saw .Ee owner. Mr.
B. ,:Glrg AFTER re. l.:e sseG IL .he same
euit Of bach is lad worn -Eac day. mount.
cd OF wh.-e horse ,!teckCc!Eg. with the
mos. t:Gr..c gestures, tor rs 10 stop. !
was :.ou sled, tn. ] ribbed ny eyes and
determined 20 3.spel tEe illusion, AID after
tossing awhile Z DISCUS. again / sept. But
l dreamed second time. ana the white
horse wss ga.cpirg after us over the
vhi,e-cappeC oI.icVs w-.Lou: apparently
we::irg hoo. src al the arts o, voice.
less par ton ne we've Used oy tie rider 70
arres. our progress, ard, as ! .l.n.bieG on.
of .te Der:r, ! cIieG O.: .nvo!altarily,
"Resve aoack tie raic yard arc bring the
ship to-
AS consciousness cane and ! found my
sell awhwacCly standing N ny s-aterooM
addressed. Eatt ashamed and MALT fright
ened, Ii: OF lLy clothes, arc, peeping out
OF the gaLgway, found all CU.et on Geek,
anG tie stars shining oIt % al the serenity
OF an Angus: n:gE-. ! returned TO my
scate-rcou. arc, after another season Of
nervous WaEe.u ness. went 20 sleep. ard did
not awake Until ICE morning wa.Ch were
striking seven neiis"-ha!tp pas: sever.
On taxing NV sea. q. the nreakias. table
could 10: refrain from relating ny dream
10 TIE maze. He lstereG with spparen, ill.,
tecesc, end remarked ira: = was singular,
for the men LAD teen frightened n The mid
die watch. art declared they had seen a
ghos.. AS before stated. :Le crew were all
coloreG Ler, ard as sGrerst!.ious as their
race usaa!ly are. beng tU,l believers in the
doctrine CT Miller, IE&r .he word was to
come 20 an eld socC; and tuiiy believing
that they had seen q ghos.. j. haG ght-
eneG Their previous religious belief irto
state OF ID! .eesar-; rot 10 say dangerous
excitement.
On go.rg on deck / noticed tie crew
gathered uLGe- the Zee OF tie galley, appa-
rentv n solemn ccnclave, evidently dis
cussirg some topic OF great 1n omeIt TO them,
l gave orders 70 sway ap the main .opsail
and brace the naln-yarO, 20 break II upon
their gloom: and as the men came aft eo.-
emmy TO obey. ore OF them remarked: Its
no use, Massa Car'n, she IS a co omed ship"
VIVA. j. :t.e mater, Jack! What did you
Ca, rquired. 'Isaio De ship IS Laurted.'
1--WE saw CHEST exclaimed zlo.Esr. "A
ghost, How was he dressed" asked l. In |
black, solmn black, s.T; back as tie ace Ct
spades" "Pch!' replied l, ghosts always
come in white" This time the steward |
came 10 the rescue. Il don't care what |
ghosts dress il, Massa Cap'n, but seed one
last nj ght n black, right close 70 your state |
ROOM "Wry ala not YOU call mel" said |
[. Il was atea-G 10; re locked so Ike the |
owner
I was obliged to use al, the etoicism |
was master CT IN irdeavoring 70 aliay their |
fears; aEG when sending oEe below. for any |
thing let another n AZ 60 with him tor COM |
pany: ard after few days their fears and |
sabsited, On. they were ex-
pious and orderly; in fact. they |
proved to be an excellen. set OF men. who |
knew their duty, and with their stalwart
frames and Iron endurance they bore up
ander rough passage exceedingly well.
Nothing worthy of notice occurred during |
The long passage, except rough weather in
The extreme, and, OF reaching port, soon
OunG ! was the Tvs. vessel IL with new
Jour. lerg az we rad beer OF the way.
disposed of the -four to good advantage,
veil pleased 10 think ! should give the
::
cargo Of hides. and sailed for Baltimore
without getting any letters from home.
A short passage, with pleasant weather,
ound us in due season wi:hiu sight again
# the capes OF Virginia. Here we took
,ilotboa. and mad zone newspapers. Soon
.f,er getting on board, said the pilot: II
suppose you have heard OF the death of
,our owner, Mr.. b" Imagine if you
AN my as.oEishnent. and yet can not
ay l was astonished; for, although tie in
idents Of the dream had passed out of my
mind, they had lef. an impression which
low excited some strange emotions Of
most painful nature, ard our passage up to
ne city was mere Ike a funeral procession
han pleasant sal up the bay.
On reaching the wharf went imnedl-
Itely to the coun.;rg-roon, ard there OBJ
aimed the full particularly Of Mr.. BIS
Ieatn. Il seemed that ne was taken sud
lenly i'll in the night after We lad sailed,
md, Notwithstanding the NEST eminent.
MEDICAL skiii was obtained, he died IN less
han three hours after he was attacked!
So much for The Captains Story and.
Though the supernatural had 10 terrors
or me, mus: say It lett az impression
which tcese many years tina: lave elspeed
ave not wholly oDliterated.-Corresp o.d-
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