Connecticut western news., 1880-04-28
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 But there's no prospect of storm yet, and there is plenty of time for any ship to get an ofing if the skipper can read the sky as we'll as you. Atany rate I'm quite safe here. .
 "Aye, aye, for that matter, safe enough. But ye see, MT. 'Enery--well, well it's all right; come inside. ]
 We ascended through the bedroom. There were three beds between the win dows, a cuckoo clock, an almanac, the s5ove-pipe tending upward, some cloth ing, and two telescopes, and some other nautical neeessaries were visible at a glance. The bedroom was plainly and rather scantly furnished. Some books were on the single table, and in a. cup board were some blue lights. A pair of i pistols, three cutlasses, and bayonets were also noticed by me, and I wondered why firearms were kept there. As I gazed round the room the cuckoo burst open the little wooden door with tremendous energy, and z: cuckoo'd ten times, retreating again only just in time to escape blow from the door. A sailor descended from the upper floor. He was rather astonished to see me, think, but in moment he touched his cap, and professed himself glad to see "a friend of his mates, who was 8 friend of his, and welcome "-so he said.
 ss Mister 'Enery's goin' to take berth here tonight, Judkins," said Dobson. You and me will arrange about a shake down. It's my watch at midnight, so he can turn in as soon as he likes.
 {" I should prefer being up with you, Dobson,' I said sI want to see the sea, and how things look in the dead of night. It must be very weird and very grand here in storm.
 "Aye, aye, sir. You'll have storm enough. Better. sleep while ye can, and let the sea take care of itself.'
 "But I came to sit up,'' I remarked, 'and unless you object"
 Me, Mister Emery! Not bit of it. Come aloft if ye like; I'll. keep ye con- pany."
 We went up to the gallery again, and I stood leaning over, gazing steadily, half-dreamily, at the heaying water. The sea was evidently rising, and yet the long, heavy, booming swell rolled in without breaking till close upon the rocks. Then the roar arose, the spray dashed up in vain attemps to reach the beacon, and fell back exhausted on the Whitened sea.
 As continued olook across the moon lit waves, a stror g sensation of the un- reality of it all came upon me. could fancy it was all unreal I knew and felt that Twas in the lighthouse, that all was right, that I was in good health and spirits, and yet all the surroundings ap- peared as if I were in dream. I could see shape in the water beneath, dark form, and To! suddenly it was clad in white, a female shape, ascending to the gallery. I knew the face in the lantern light. It was Agnes. Strange illusion !! Ircalled out; the form vanished !; the spray splashed heavily down to the water, and Dobson approached me quickly and anxiously. Din you call, Mister 'Enery?"
 s'Yes, I did" i" replied The spray very nearly came up into the gallery. It startled me- :"
 "That's nothing," replied Dobson /; "you'll have 1t over the lantern afore to- morrow. Hold up your hand. Dye feel the salt on it ?'' I put up my palm to the wind, and then touched my tongue with it. It was quite salt to the taste.
 ''You'n excuse me, sir, but you's look ing pale and wore out. Turn in, and come up at daybreak. That's the time to see the sea, and sunrise too." | I knew the well-intentioned sailor was quite right. I was over-wrought my nerves were highly strung; I wanted rest.
 "Will you call me early, or if anything turns up?''
 | 'tI will, sir you shall know. One of my mates is goin' ashore at dawn; I'll call ye then for certain sure."
 So we bade each other good night, and descended to the sleeping room in semi-darkness. In ten minutes I must have been sound asleep the noise of the waves dashing outside, and the rushing sound of the wind, far from keeping me awake, were soothing to my troubled spirit. I slept, nor did the restless cuckoo in the clock that whirred and chirped the hours through the stormy night awake me from my dreaming. l I was half aroused by touch upon the shoulder, and opened my eyes, but the semi darkness was still before them. Then voice I know said:
 "Tom's just off, but the mornings wet and stormy, sir. Be advised and stay below you--''
 I had lain down again, and was asleer once more before he had completed the sentence.
 l must have slept some time, when 2 dull sound aroused me. looked about and it was not till the clock-door burs open and the bird came out that recol lected where was.
 "Cuckoo p I counted six strokes Then the dull and distant sound cam, down upon the wind, and began t. wonder what 1t W as.
 A third time, louder now, and "fiat ter,'' so to speak, as if the wind hac caught the noise and borne it harc against the stone-pillar wherein lay. could hear Dobson and his companion hurrying to and fro, and in few mo ments, as the former passed the door, called aloud, and he came in hastily.