The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-25
4 THRILLING TALE.
James a. Garfield i" shipwrcck


Financial Chlon!cic,
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! Sone"lat 'oi,hntu I,t' space pGIMecn thG DIN
na'it, "Iu % p"ll S-ustu IlGN pi top"tco
Mn,cm inr Ett1nu t, maj Ilalt ilal ley on tie
l'ort rllI, anu lheh went oelo" 10 consult
ms GhaIls.
me HlIuallon was lndeGu 'FIllcai one
loi tlle pc'utliul NtsSci' "nlGH IcSteu lkt
swan on o. 'ls tI lleINlns surface sur @ ol Miami
'Hila'' roI ihIGt t' n"uIS i SnG H"I occn nG-
Gained ny G9Iky niue. FrGlShtei with
cargo oi SoluGh-htiea pliiphlhS' IL was
important tlat mere should De no delay IN
rcachlhS lhe poTt 10 Which !hel were con-
Slghed henGe the SKIPPER anxiety was
natural Inc olach rioUdS tlal were
HhulI!inS "closS lle so,titrn Shi toIu 700 700
plalhlE lhaC STORM was "pproachlhg' anu
woo woe 10 tht NGSsel IL louhu IhPrepaTcu.
me tapIlln knew tnat III the present
sllutll3n oi ms sihlelS snip "IGch was
inevitable should the storm StriNG her. II
was an ANXIOUS moment, out MS cherh
never nlahGneu' III Golliuh l, ulllrSs wash
ed, ana ol tnis none VINO knew ohr nero had
any lear; HiahclhS haatlly AT tlle compass
ne ~" tlitt ihc ,Sssfl couisc was t"St y!
sou'i' ana IhaI tle lG"u lllule was Ut leasl
l,I 1Wo points ava! anu IT, On ms peaill chuS
IN, Il ne STORM NHs tnpiul! "pPLLo"chinS' In niI
.Hc olllihouH cllhSe VI cH ~ VI
iGrE was cNluClce enough tl"L ere long
thG placlu surface Oh lle cnilAl Noulu De
IaSnel ihto Wnlte capped n,loWS; any one n
OF OF Whlch Woulu ehSIllI u llG Mar! Ann 10
'iihh was 10 act Win thG captain. iaSlliE
selZlng agilllerihS 10y norm from itN pace
III thG ralilnSs, nc 'Iactu II quIchIS 10 HIS
NOUN ,n ana shouted
ne up thc COON.
~ was II wise move ne COOK was
llaDle 10 nave mysteries When anything
went WiolS' anu lrequehtl! uppcu over
'le supper. ~ ,,.,..,.
me CIpt"ln Hll lISnl; h"lu tos-
hoctoh Jot 10 lhc hhlp = carpenter,
y tall' atnlctc iellO" from beTea, whose
oraWn! arm hau often directed the latal
hsl-iluc III P'rNcteI st's9n.
A!G, a!G' ihessIlate, was Ihe response
anu tnouSn l I'm SO alcaTeu we IL never
see WliG Il anu tllllurSIl aS:lin' OF SteSi grapes
III tllG 9ah1usky Valle!, lts not l tllat WI
shiluk nach OF step ashoTe III II llllle like
tillS;
Ell, Haiu, my nearly, came III SruH
H., Hoicc from rom tlls snip N"isi' Our DlhhaGIe
llSHts may S3.out th.s hlSht lortNcF' ouI let
us ule IKE olloahs.
by lhlS lllhe lhe hrst puHs OF the ap-
pf0achlhS tempest were PIalhIy TO be telt,
ana tne snrlll holes OF thc b0ss mems on the
nelShhOrlhS larlilN showed that even ihey
hau scented uallgeF ana were seeking
shelter '..,,,
H. was teIIlpIe moment
lhe IluIe WAs aPP'ItnIiy lhC phI! am
mate thlnS thal ulu hot colnprenehu lhe
danger lie lay obliqueiy across the tow
path, occ9slohalIy Whi'klhg Hy from MS
ear WIN ms m Rlhd leet' out gave no other
cNIuehce OF ne;
Unless ne conld be S9tleh on ms icGt the
snip WoulI DC lost Nhat collld be done
Nhlle an were standing III SpceclleSs