The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-03

faded ont Of nv vision, but 10 their place
,here came the thousand voices OF the
shtn. Each voice was q platnt, pro'es',
nm suathema, listened 10 them Tor
time. comprehs ending Thea, as a WHOLE
and iaboring TO estch their meaning IN de-
tail. could Interpret many Of them WIN
cut the smallest effort. There was away 10
the rear, the regular piungcs OF the P,stons,
aud these seemed TO repes; necessarily w
h,deous monoieay, "Ont on The deep! our
ON the deep.v Each joiat gave ou asnr'iI
lament as II In pain; aud the sougo'ng va
the esesping steam took The character OF Tue
Iugubrieus graans OF sosie one III ueauH
suffering. ,,. 60
IL was Will. listening ADD cndeavef'ng 10
comprehend ell the voices OF tn's sou'pic
chorus that Z was suddenly arou.oa W tpc
Mo hest tension by beartrg what fbou"ht
wes the voice of a woman In the gsnsway
;n.t outside ms room. lt was the voice OF
.ome one who seemed to he enduring most
uncontrolla,ge agony. She drew In her
breath with 2 gasping, intermitting sound,
and then brcgahed out with an expression
which was n sigh expressive OF the most
deadly sutferag. ! crawed out into me
pangway, aud found nothing. had
scarcely regaiaed the berth when the same
effective, casp,ng moan. followed by Inc
long. drawn sigh, rang isto the room Al
intervals OF a minu:e or 20 II made Itseh
heard. and was always the voice OF q wo.
man. as distinct as that Of any j ever htaru
in the sanest mOsnent OF my iSfe. lay ana
listened TO is suffering the whiie ~ VI
were by the .ide OF some one VINO was dyih.,
whom / wished 90 aid. but whom some pa
ralysis prevented me from reaching. BY
and by. As the hours passed, the location OF
the voice changed, aud seemed TO be on tt'e
outside OF the ship, close to the port hoie'
| There. all that night OF infinite hours, 1t re-
manned. as il that OF some tender woman
who was there, exposed TO the buhcllngs OF
tie tempest wet b. its chilling waters, ana
moaning for admission 10 the warmth ana
the light within. Nothing more <ll, no.
thigg more distressing. nothing so acera-
ting. 30 infinitely sad and depressing. nave
1 exeg experienced on ans other oeeSsioh'
| An the liyelOng night the voices OF 'Be
shin elamored and complained. ana me Wo-
man Miih the drenched ifesses ara Tue
shIinkiog form.On the outside moaDed ior
admlttance. | wanted 10 die. 80 dfanly was
the nausea, so hellIsh The environment.
boped that each wave which numbered
against the vessel would submeree Der ana
| send her 10 the depths, where there Would
be peace and rest.
AIS WELL THlT ENDS WELL.
In due season the deadly nausea hghtened
It's grasp. the voices OF the ship grew fainter,
the sohbing means Of the storn-beaten Wo-
man became hushed, and in couple Of
days took nv seat at the table, aud my first
and last experience Of sea'sickness bad be-
come only hdcOus memory. ] found The
origin Of the sObs OF my eXclude1 sea-
uymph to be the passage OF the air through
an office for the drainage Ct the @aDgway,
and which was forcedin and ont Is the YES
sci dipped to the lecward, and then rose
above The waves. The shelves, with their
part-cOlorcd contents, became wooden
frames carrying glasses from out which |
drank TO the selIcompOsed sentiment OF
middleton TO that monster OF the deep
| Sc ,-sickncss.
We had what some English gentlemen on
the ship frequently refeIred'o as "nawSty
weather; but the City OF Chester is a s,auDch
craft. and despite her wonderful symphony,
and her sea.nympbs, which clamor so dole
fully for admission from out the storm, she
j. palace in every particulars land her Of
fcers are men who are entirely worthy the
onerous tasl; with which they are entrusted.