The Newtown bee., 1878-01-03

three points, the cluse.rcefed muintOpsail and maiuspencer tugged and slalled with he force of giant, while the ship rocked to and fro in the trough of the sea, and the darkness became suddenly intense.
 Then it was that WAS awakened by the noise and confusion on deck l heard inc male roar out for one hand 10 jump below and cuIl the captain, but l was already groping my way through the Wet. dark cabin.
 Owing to the intensity of the dark ness, the deluge Uf Tain which blinded them, and the difficulty of keeping their feet, the uen were delayed in obeying the orders of the mate.
 Just us 1 reached tue deck, the gale suddenly burst forth afrcsh upon lhe poor old Panther, and from the quarter directly opposite to that from which il had been blowing, taking the ship all ! aback, and throwing her on her beam | ends, while the man al the wheel was thrown aside as if he had been feather | The men, with the, mate, were hurled in | to the Ice scupperS, up to their waists i'll 1 water, and for few moments did not | know whether the old craft was sinking | or not.
 'As quickly as possible l sprung for I he wheel, with tue intention of putting it hard up, but the bowling of the gale, the hlinding cutting showers of tue rain and salt spray, and the horrible dark uess prevented me from working rapidly.
 With crash that made me shiver, the mizzen mast went over the side; the maintopmasl had leen snapped short off and a its pounding about aott, but il all tended lu right tue old Panther, who us she fell off before the wind, sped on the wings of the gale at fearful rate We cut loose trOm the wreck of the spars pounding alongside, but it took us close on To daylight before the Panlher's deck vas put 10 rights,
 1 "l should have mentioned 10 you neishuors, that alnpug my stores in tne l hUld WAS few casks Uf fine French brandy which intended for the better class Of natives They paid literally for it, and it formel no small portion of | | fl ,E '.
 ''lL Was jus. in the gray of the dawn as ordered Lhe male to Loist o@e out of the main hatch, and 10 have it put in the caLin. It was difficult task, and some wha risky, the ship was rolling so heay. fly, but managed il, and all hands We're called ait to splice the nmu-brace.
 "The last mn had filed out of the cab in, and l was ou the point of asking the mate 10 join me in stiff glass, when a sharp cry of alarm caused me 10 hurry l oa deck to ascertain the cause.
 Il found the men clustering aft in a body, while at their head stood the Car. penter with d sounding-rod and line in his hand. Terror and dismay were plainly discernible in he countenanceS of the men, and lhe cause WAS but tou apparent.
 "'lt's no use..siruggling, sir exclaim ed the carpenter, whO, by the why hailed from Newfoundland Fate is against us, and his ship is sinking. There i: six feet of water in tue hold. We are bound 10 Davy Jo0es locker, and Vt may as well die happy. A short life and merry one Eh, boys?'
 And the man lnrncd to the crew wht | ill hOarse roar echoed the rascal's sen. liment
 Well, neighbors, felt that the silua ton was desperate One. and upon my Iirmmess depended the lives of all on board. What would not have given al that moment 10 have had a pistol, or | weapon of any kind, in my possession but it was too late to call upon the stew ard. The men, their eyes glaring with s terrible excitement, were crow ding upon me for the purpose of gaining access tl the cabin, wneic the internal barrel of brandy held forth aluremeuts which reused the;r worst passions.
 | Snatching up q capslan bar which had been washed from it's rack, cleared { space about me. h language sharp. and to the point, 1 exfortes them to be men and not give up the struggle while hopt remained. ordered them lo man tht pumps to test Ihe strength of the leak and they wavered, undecided whicl course to follow
 The sea was rolling after us with un diminished fury, bul the gale had lulled the heavy clouds had broken asunder the bright cheering rays of the morning sus pouring down with an inspiritinl vii 5or The mist rapidly dispelled, an. loud, joyous shout from forward, ii which recognized the mates voice, prJ claimed that land was in sight
 Do you bear that, boys, land in sight and we running on Io a le shore, wiI' this sinking hulk. llouray iur she bran dy, aud d--n the odds