The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-11

| Slowly down Jne rough sailors DfOAZeu
| cheek.
The shark had disappeared.
1t was useless to attempt finding the
| poor boy in the midst of furious squalls
| which swGp, continuously upon the yes.
sci, and no boat on board would have
| lived for one moment in the heavy sea
which was running. Mt man ON board
would nave shrunk from risking his ll'
Individually to have saved that of the
1 boy Will but all realized the fuLilty OF
the undertaking.
| The indeseribable feelings and sensa-
lions OF VIII LemOine, as ne felt himse t
| falling tr m aloft, We snail noC attempt
TO describe; but in that brief period ne
lived over his DoynoOd's days, from tue
i time Wlen he kneIt by b s molhe,'s side
| repeating his prayers, up to the moment
when he baue her adieu. Every unkiud
| word, all OF his misdeeus, tiasneu
| through his brain, and then, with a 81 =
| fled shrek, he telt himself SINKING in mat
wild waste Of waters, and his stTuggl,
for lie began in earnest.
lie was an expert swimmer, but be
knew that his skill would aVaIt nim bul
little in that wild sea, lashed ury b
the tropical gale. AS he rose t ie sur
face, he dashed the salt spray nom his
half blinded eyes-just in time Lo cllcn
a glimpse of the Expouuder disappear
ing i'll the gloom.
For an instant the graceful stern
stood out in bold rellet, and he almost
imagined he beheld the git lettering and
ornamental work. The VII IT, sans were
reflected back from the sombre sky, hen
Il whlrl OF foam euvelOped him, aud ne
was alone, battling with the waves.
Like nghlnIug The last conversation
he had held with Jack Thompson rela-
tive w the shark darted Jnrough his
brain, and as he rose on the bosom OF a
Kissing, roaring sea, l. g imagined he be-
held the raVcnOus monster uarLing fun
upon him. lhe pnospnorescent glare
from the water aImosC DeWIluereu the
poor boy, and in sueer desperation he
tnrasheu The water with d ms and leg
in an agony OF lrigut and wild apprehen-
SION.
A violent blow on his shoulder al
most made his heart stand SLll., aud ev-
cry moment he expected 10 lGll the
sharp, raZor-llke teeth of the mOnsteI
tearing LniOugn his flesh.
Again nc telt the blow, and, gaining
courage, he glanced over MS shoulder.
HIS delight may VIII be imagined
when, instead OF Il shark, he behe u the
lIgnt, buoyant sh;.lIOp uelonglng 70 the
II w,.indead on rurevno.tad fr,ard q,
,,,tt from Ienvsn Of vu,,,, ,la tyns moI
Sioy IN avail IIm.alf Win a urriug
hn nl,mnrau nv.r Ino e,,,rnI 1,,',4,v.,e
.nL Il,uy nrn.tr,tu in ihnItnrH'~ hant-
i,T' 'n ,''ravnH innw nn,I ,trvnm,Iv Enn
whnIher fn,f nray.r nf Ih. ho uoe
honrL or,-oI tb nm, ~ A. ,,Yii,,,,,
10 ride the waves, making eXcelIen,
weather, and bCarGIy suIppIhg a drop Ol
,yoIer All MINI In,,,y ~. he',I drf,s,
hntnre the rals a, tha mercv of wInI
mi snn wnI,a ali nurnusr,1ns of th,,
nntil ne was IN unmindIu, mI lha h,W i
i,Iv win,i anI raging 80, win, VII la
,,'4ino'ulart 49, 'I,9 Inn snIIl,,II' w.,
mi both mrnIaIIv ,un nnvs,raIiv tho
hnv nIorad his try,ot in fE3h ",,I' ,ond>
M tirInar atfnrt In ,aI,, bI,HsaIf
Wnen no atyors NO i.i,nh ,hnI ,,,, ,,o,,,
nod ,,n.asd ,,>,av no sn, -,',niL 'iI e. e'
mirror nnr,tli ri h, brenth nt air wnc
snread nnt h I.,r,a him in All iIs m,'u''',D
,.tso nrnnn1. in,e In ali diro,,,In,,,
nauyhi MI sEv and water mat Ma uny-
,nuu rala an,i No l,vIny nhin,I n,,a -,
~ Tnt Snve tow ,nomIe ,tivt, o.,,',III.
q, e. h',nHed thaIr 49,. &c tnav nfprIe,
sinwlv ahove ms hanI
Lne almost vertical ravs of the sun.
poured down upon him in unresIraipeu
lur,: the retiectIon was ali but unbenl.
able, and he sought in vain Tor relief.
shelter there was none, while A tho :
ougn examination OF the boat only
proved what his neart loretoId hlm-tha,
she was empty, mol a urop of fresh
water OF u crumb of breaI could ne
find.
Ere night set in he was suffering from
the pauEs of hunger ana thirst a, ID rn
TO The rising OF the not lurid sun. a.,
nlsht he was tormeuted by visions nj
running books and svarkIing fountains
which Dut aggravated his agony.
Finally he sank into a deem lethargv
A fresh breeze sprung up. and again did
the boat drift on unEuIded and uucareu
Tor. save by the eve OF HIM who never
loses sight of the meauesl of His suh.
lects,