, 1876-02-05
4 STURM At SEA.
Tnfk 'Cyyntn,a Kccnl1rclfOnA Of IT.
Tho Power VI individual Infln

augmentation Of the Etorn. Nobody did any
thing hut cling to the bench. backs under tho |
dismal glimrner Of tho lamps {tho1o van no
ollcr light, although tho morning VAS well i'd |
vaBcsd). and fsten to tho acop booming Of the !
soas as they hurled thema"lvcs 'galnat the ships
distant bows, By ha!f.past hardly any support
was sufficient to enabls . mhu to keep bis feet.
At this hour ono OF those sckcniug lulls ono Of
thoae dtoal Suspensions Of all motion which tells
that the; ahipa ccnsto ia pinutclod on wasery
down On tho other aido there is going to To
trouble-aud while every creature ho'd his
breath, sle 7uiyered q moment, aud down
.he geh! And I'd Tt Taa. h9f P,v" wont ovefynoay
csAsh a. II she struck tho rock Of Gibraltar,
aud in that instant neA went bodily over her,
breaking a aky-ght on the upper deck, bending
M thsx osIT q 10 renee sn III 9g
half Of ahost board inchcs thick, that Was
laslted high away upon the bridge, aud pAssing
into the ocean AGAIN from the nppeE deck On tho
other sldo Of tho vessel, riddod i strong life-
boat 10 spinters, and swept it overheard, aloDg
with one of ltH great Iron dasIts! And dovn On
our deck 1t smashed in tho atarboard bu~arks
flooded the desk waiht-dcep. entered the galley,
sozed the smoking hot bsoakfast, washed every
vestigo Of it overheard. crushed in the saloon
door aud cAtns pouring along tho carpets, bring
Ing with It with iinsl crasb) the bar atoren,
ami sptoadiny ruin Of champagne and Irish
whiss Nv bottles alt around And In the next tu-
lnc . btoad specimen OF tho bulusrks nioug
with It, stoyo In tho port door OF tho saloon,
and yet the Luggage atloas In all The statc.roons
on that side.
'Welll" 1T vas the only remark that came
into my mind, and II did uos AppeBr TO meot tho
caAe, elther.l U' to that rnonont bad felt
li.tle Or no eoncarn. But, judging By jhe mighty
sire that the ships sides had beon crushed in.
and possibly. By collision with another ship;
and therefore. As ours was a., iron vessel, htle
must go down with tho prompt facility Of M Iron
! pot. tried to make up my mind Is 10 what plan
| Of action to pursue, and was getting along very
| well With it considering that had bcou At 1t
only tLirty-fifth o. forlbsh part Of second),
when sts!ws1s young nan at my side e1-
claimed:
Were gone! :. 0, my noaI e.. :.
We'ro gone, re'ro gono!"
lie scared me, nnd 20 aaid to myself. Nov CT
mind tho plan. I'll get q fife-proeervor. I had
| seen couple on the door. but tAeI were not
there nnw. I went Into my room, saw though
these hal been mlne, ,--tha p.nuginR Of tho ship
had thrown thom out through tic yensiletor:
Then thought would 60 mud borrow one of
lie cardln Giant las We callod bim}; and 'ein
do mysrIf tho credit to say tllat inrHnt to got
| both Of his, Allt save some woman with tbs extra
| ono. At the time, It did not occur to mo that
that would be ltt!c nnIonorous to the G'nut;
aud even nov am not sorry for it, bocauae
| 1t wns tuch splendid uEconscious cotnpli-
mert to thai Blk Engtlshulau's manhood.--it
ignored tho possibility OF ANY difficulty OF any
| peril WHICH no COulQ uuE E1LElGAlQ N1kUHElk
from by bs own strength and bis own cour-
ago. Az fought my prccarionS way along the
careantpg floor. dlamAy sat npon almost avery
face encountered: and II had beea the spirit
OF tho atornl, I could mt have resisted the ap-
peai.nE looks that spoke fiom somo Of thosa
eycs. shall alvats fcsnnnbor tho sofyowful
picture tho dim ghnht1iness Of the lamps teyealcd
at that momeut. pnt my hard on the Giants
moment that he was inland just tGonl = mighty
unke Of the ship sbot me clear actoHs his state
room bead iirot. voice said:
Ifallu-wlat's wanted 7" ...~...
locked up from tho floor where vAa hold
Ing on to something-t peercd through tho
gloom, and, as am 4 alnlcr. that calm, genial
iceberg WAS standing up On bis Lind legs s1ao.
tYt ,
his foet mover carca 10 inquire. All shat
thought Of WAS that waA unspeakAbly ashamed
OF my erraud. Ho sa'd:
Sorry you tel lid you hurt y0usaslt' Any
"So,' saIj; II only came to borrow a.
match"
Il bolievc sons people will lie cven ip tho yer,
rrcsenco of the grave, II 10 tell tho truth Hoult
, ! Inhho them h1unh.1
, Got a mhtcn {hsd abont a Thousand in .us
. pockot1, aud camo out. thinking 70 myself tta
II could uos BE- r,ucli Ut stnrm nftor oil. Thus
! ono man had scared mo, when tue soa failed t
! my tranqulty-and neither had Employed NOR
/ THAR look aud word. What dorio hlAvss o
j outhite Influence men htel !.
And now catno another specimen Capt. Mo
. fand had followed ono of tllpsa Seas In. tfa
, smashed tho saloon doors. and with bright
, | checrY glnncc, and breezy word or two hat
, swept shesr terrorB away almost rs completely a.
I II lIe had brought sunstino Ia Lily fsco. at's
summer Zopeyrd In his breath. And get. ct thR
moment, the ship Was In tho Ereatcat danger
, When tho Giant came out. wherever he woht. hi
, bravo. Tranquil face wrought III miracle. Th
reinforcenents at the courage that sarss wayer
I AttH% t,Afff Han fF&1 firm
i commanding oIilces. aa from fostrvor.
t Tho I.lluouce which ono individual may o1cr
cHs manly "as happily Illustrated in ono 0
il tho Eseat battles OF our Civil War. For month
q less i1slll. Tho manual lad become 10 tnechan
. cal with them that no order delivered IN tn
d martial rnustc Of bis ,spleqdld voice cnnld tux
them Y s.,t nsaas as s.1
Onco we'll into BATTLE solllcEs will t1sht etead
It lily On, ohiEous to everythlug.-thH tad AMIN
% ,.i.iun gires out. Then thcy wilt Into q tani
0 lilo str.exen things. Thus particular rcKi'nen,,
II day i'll our history, loading aud firing With miEi
i, and msin,-tho opposing guns almost touci
Il Ing. Al! Mt .nuce tho colonel Haw, = qulys
' ruiz down tho llro.-e1porioueo told lii
q moro thoro would be Wild stampede. the rc'
ia tnaasea would tako 1t up,. tho day would be !os
j. Ho would give the world for Saving otspod
q ont. Ths happy thoueht flashed upon him
m peaiod ont aboye tho clamor Of tho gnns:
"Atic1,tionl Orlof-AnMa" Down cam
tho muAkots.1 - 4Hbouider-ARMa!" up she
n wont again! MARX II t'mo-by tho loft HANK
And with drums beating, and colots 1ylns tho
stepped away as s1!lsntly through Tue stsf h.
ID oil urOhg.raTade. They dri,ycl in aafety III III
y" re1r, without brcaltilig ra'lks. To that mG
o really belongs llo honor of tho great ricto,
t. that waa wun that dav, MARK TWAIN.
ot Where Ivlnstusv Can 0o Without Dnr
~ Eer Of Arrest.
~ Trcatiu1 Of extrad!tIon e1ist 6otweon Il
~ Uuitcd States and Great Britain. Frauts. Go
!. mnny. Ywedtp, aud Norway, tho Swiaa Uonfode
T. ntini,. Ycuczucta tho dominican Republic, Mic
~ rsurus, Austria. Italy. Mexico, Hxyti. And BE-
Ia GUM. Wlnslow thosetors will have slleyt toI
IA Gu tho Continent Of Europe, II h1 wants to leu
in Holland. lie cAnhot 60 into Belgium OF Go
nj ln.uy without lapillty to Arrest, hut he c,
III travel At his leisure ~ Depna.k. Nussia, Al