Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-01-02

are secured, the mOvables all double
dashed, and the S,Srm-siay-sails made
reads 10 bend on.'n
'"rhen we shall only have TO keep a
good lookout, and If il blows, let il blow.
Give the watches stIiet orders not to lose
the Ellen. Mr.. keison.'"
LAY, sy, sir The Lord grant 1t isn't
a cyclone | don't like iem.
''lt wSs about niGe O'Clock that night
that heard slight ripple Sgsiust the
ships side, and moment after the creak-
ior Of The yards as the rising breeze
moved them slightly. | at once went on
deck, and my first glance showed me how
fortunate was in having such first Of
tcer AS kelSon. The night was black a
pitch the wind came in little pulls and
flaws. and then tor q moment die away
altogether. There was a low, ominouS
Inurmer in the distance like the signing
OF a pine forest. and now ana then faint
lnG,terinRs of thunder. Suddenly there
was sharp, Jagged q ash which seemed
Ia run halt Way round the horizon, toll
lowed Instantly by a rafting peal Ike a
running ire OF heldpieces- silence
anda ,illint IS followed this opening over
tura Ike that OF the valley OF death.
Sprsry 70 the pilOl-hOuse aud seized the
wheel, for ] knew that everything would
deDend on that, but as ye, there was Meth
or Ice nor weather side, tor il was imp; $
sible 20 guess rom what quarIeT the Wind
would strike Us. There was oriei pc
rod OF suspense, which seemed 20 me m
hour long, the dead silence broken only
by the cherry ring OF Nelson's voice Civ
ing his orders with a promptuess and
decision which WAS sweet music 10 my
cars A moment moro and the whole SKY
was one blaze OF dazzling light IN 3 sec
ond OF time | saw with almost Superna
tural distincinoss every rope and spar.
every brace aCd STROUD OF the ship;
saw the illimi,Sb,e black eXpanse OF wat
or on the port side, and the Ellen, mile
distant on the starbOard bow. her out
lines a sharply defined as in Silhoueitei
I saw the figures of men ascending her
shrOuds, and With utter Amusement saw
her topSSilS were set. But IS l glanced
away from he- | saw dark wall OF wat
er on our S,arbOard beam, crested With
Sliuering foam and twenty feet or more
in height, bearing right down upon Us.
lizard s-'ec " came the voice o, kel-
son, drowned in @ crash o. thunder which
words sre pOweJiess 10 describe, sud -
the good ship swung round responsive
10 the touch Ct the helm, al was sgaiD
Fyvu.ian darkness, ard the Wiad rushed
uDcn Us with The bowl and roar OF thou
sand hungry Wild beasts. The Ariadue
answered her helm Ike q tender-mouthed
colt. tut she Was not QulcS enough Tor
the enormous sea ~ arch The next moment
oroAe uu her slarbOard quarter. The
decks were jC.Ugcl Wi,h water, which
mus, have Swauped the ship had not
rvrry hatch DeCl securely bSueCet; The
starDoarJ 4uavter-aOaJ was ctushtd Ike
an egg-SheI. and swept from her GSNils
With the WvecS Ci the bulwarkS wLlct
were stove in hEe cigar-5ON the mas;>
bent ike reeds and quiycred 90 toe Keel
son. and Tue Suoug mzZtn >-o;n Sis}-
ssh, lg.s. with The report oi twelve
r.uul,r The AJi8dne Carccncd unu
nor t,- .ar,inys dipped into the sen. bat
lIsLted herself Is she came before The
Wi-u. snd ike q tUck on the back ct The
au.rY swch,. 81 was iealili night.
auG every incident OF % IS pholOETaI he'd
iulcuo.y on ms memory. Iltre was
not q 100 OF canvas on the ship eXCtp'
heavy main s.aysal.. and Vet one after an
olLer TIC ,opms IS >PIu,ered and lei
hampeT.DE ;Ae lower Tisein. and litter
inc the deck WIKI The wreck, the bro Ser
ROYALS making terrible work IS they whIl-
ped about 10 The storm; but Il was utter
is impossible 90 cut them loose. Well.
n, getting i,". aud / must bury to Oh,
end Of rs >toly. Tho stoyw lasted ah'u.
ihcc hours, and the wild hi a,uCs. g.
-.dj,n., SIS it r,>c.
"N hen day light came there was no
trace ot tLe tremendous coumouol G.
the nigh, tSccp, The heavy swell OF ,1t
wear.ed sea. We had wCaihervd the gale
IN Ssiety. and although the Adsdre was
dIeSGlu'ly battered and her rigging bad
IL tGt Up. there wss 20 damage which
We weIC no; able 10 repair Sufficiently
well 90 continue our voyage.
Oucle Joseph paused aS II be had no
more 10 say. waited q moment, and
then ven.ured 90 ass. How did the f.
len get through Il 2"
'When the sun rose clear / swept the
horizon with nv glass, but she was not
10 sight. She has never been heard Of
since
Again the old gentleman paused. bui
This time | dared not break tee silence.
At last be dropped the stump OF his cigar
into The aSh-hoider and ssid. Il never
made Uu. one more voyage after that,
and hat was to bring Johns orphans to
Charleston after their moth e-'s death
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