The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-05-22

without once straying from the path of
rectitude. She was indeed very charm
ing girl, with fair share of personal at
fractions, and well-stored mind, which
she lost no opportunity to cultivate.
Reynolds, having taken charge of the
Indiaman, set the crew at work to clear
away the wreck of the fore-topmast,and
get up new one, and then unlocked the
doors at the head of the companion-way
and descended to the cabin. There he
found the fair Honoria, pale, agitated
and weeping.
"What was the meaning of all that
noise and confusion on deck, % short
timeago, and why was L fastened up in
the cabin p'' inquired she. e.
"Your father took it upon himself to
strike me when 1 was at the helm; L
returned it; the mates took his part, the
crew took mine. The consequence was,
that we overpowered them, put them in
one of the cutters, with a considerable
quantity of bread and water, and set
them adrift And being master of the
DnlD hOW3 ~ 10 my uCSlIC W ICllutI NOu
as comfortable as possible. lJ'f.L
" How horrible" exclaimed the fair
young girl =" and my poor father adrift
in an open boat in the midst of the wide
ocean What will become of himp 2"
"Give yourself no uneasiness, lady;
the boat is right in the track of vessels
bound to India; he will be most likely
picked up before twenty-four hours have
passed."
MY poor, poor father L have often
warned him what the ending would be;
but he would not heed my advice. But
little, little did dream that my pre-
dictions were so soon to be realized. But
what do you propose to do with the ship
what is to become of me 20 And the
young lady shuddered. tr
You are safe with me, lady; would
not harm a hair of your head for the uni
verse. You will be well taken care of
and kindly treated; but as to what I am
going to do with the ship, that isa thing
which remains to be determined. My
idea is, that had better navigate her
into Canton, where she was originally
bound, and there give her up to her con-
signees. am no pirate, lady" I.at
Z" L am rejoiced to hear it. You could
not do more praise-worthy act than the
one proposed" gaim .f4. uri
1--WE shall see," quietly replied Rey-
nolds; "and, in the meantime, make
yourself as easy as you can under ex4
isting circumstances, and be assured
that / will protect you from harm and
insult at all hazards y a,pl Yn
" You seem kind-hearted young
man how could youahave treated my
father as you did Y'' ..u q l39 1o
4" Because he provoked me to it. A
blow for a blow has always been my
maxim. But 1 must now 60 on deck
the men require to be overlooked at their
labors, and the weather looks somewhat.
threatening ~ staUt bG
Saying this, young Reynolds bowed
respectfully to Honoria, and took his de-
parture. ls'W u9 VoI u
'That is singularly graceful youth,'
murmured the maiden ,as the doors were
closed behind him. g 1t seems a dread
full thing that poor father should have
been cast adrift; but, still, cannot help
admiring the spirit of the young sailor.
He Is very handsome, too. How could
father have assaulted him in the way he
did pnm0s aan.i nsHt fieg fs.4s
In the meantime, Reynolds had reach.
ed the deck, where he found all hands,
with the exception of the man at the
wheel, busily employed in clearing away
the wreck of the fore-topmast, and get
ting ready to send up another. Casting
his eyes around the horizon, he noticed
that dark clouds Were gathering in the
West, and on going to the companion
way, he found thatlithe barometer had
fallen to an alarming degree. <..tl
:" Come down out of the rigging, all Of
you y cried he; bear hand and let's
get sail off the ship. We're going to
have sniffier from the south ard and
west'ard, or I'm much mistaken.'' wy.
In an instant, all hands were busily
employed" Sail after sail was taken in,
but before the topsails could be reefed,
the tempest, which had come down with
terrible rapidity, burst upon them. All
at once the air was darkened; torrents
Of rain came pouring down, and the
storm king opened the bali with energy.
The sails were torn from the yards as
though they had been but shreds Of