Daily globe., 1882-09-17

futile attempt to regain the Royal Sow
ereign. Finding that we could not gain
au inch, I seized upon the first lull in
the gale to put the tiller hard up, when
the launch swung of, and, catching the
next sea broad on her bow, careeoed so
heavily that she half filed, when the
second caught fairly astern, aod FORUM
ately righted her, bearing off some
eight or ten fathoms on it's boiling, bub-
bling crest, and leaving us In a proper
position to scud with safety.
The brinv bath exercised o reanimat-
ing effect upon several of our insensible
cargo, one of whom-af -afemale-betraye
the fact of her restoration by loudly de-
manding her child.
"My child my child! Where is my
little Edward ?" she demanded, in tones
of thrilling anguish. "Ten ne, for the
love of heaven, if any of you have seen
my ohild?"
"Merciful heaven what do I hear p
the voice OF my ybenefactress?" exclaimed
young man who sat on the front part,
supporting the form of young woman,
who had evidently received fearful in
juries prior to her rescue from the burn
ing deck. els this Mrs. Cliford?" he
asked, gently relinquishing his insensi-
BILE burden
cit isl responded the lady, instantly
adding, ,''Whoever you are, you evi-
IDENTIFY know me, and must know of my
darling. Oh, have you, saved him? Is
he safe? Tell me, / conjure you.
''Would to heaven I could r ex-
claimed the man, passionately. s'Bill
Hunter would be only too happy to prove
his gratitude to the benefactress of his
wife"
.Oh, Hunter, my CHILD, my Edward,
and my husband"
ebay, madame, Capa. Clifford mulst
be safe," rejoined the nsan, hastily. 81
saw him myself actively employed in
removing the insensible from below, and
he may have saved the child
May have" she repeated; "but yen
are not certain, Hunter? Oh, you are
not certain, and this suspense is worse
than death" !" And the poor ,bereaved
mother groaned in her anguish, and,
clasping her hands over her eyes, sat
rocking her body to and fro, and utter
ing that deep, convulsive sob, which be-
trays so fully breaking heart.
"And she interceded so eloquently in
our behalf that my Susan might accom-
pany me p murmured the soldier, in an
audible tone, as he resumed his seat and
his former burden. on the pallid brow OF
which he pressed fond kiss, adding,
"My poor wife Would to heaven you
had remained with my parents; you
would have escaped this suffering, and
perhaps, death !" And the gallant fel-
low bowed his head, concealing his face
in his hands, probably to hide the tears
which were an honor to his manhood,
since called forth by the suffering and
probable fate of one who had forsake1
friends and home to follow his uncertaiE
fortunes.
A inmate later we r0unded to undea
the counter of, and received line from
the Delmar transport, alongside OF and
into which one boat was already dis
charging her freight OF rescued.
"Ship ahoy! Can you accommodate
twenty more?" I demanded, as my bow
man made fast the line.
CAV, my lad, hundred p was the
trumpet-toned reply. "Haul up, hau
up at once, and clear the track fol
others -
We obeyed. gaining, with difficulty, 8
position beneath the gangway, when the
debarkation of our freight commenced
the insensible wife Of the young soldier
being the first attached to the whip by
which the helpless were taken on board
Mrs. Clifford was the second, the soldie
having devoted himself to her as soon a
he beheld his wife in safety while I
seizing upon the first opportunity
bounded into the Delmar's main chains
and gained her deck at the moment tina
the bereaved mother was relieved from
the whip, when, recognizing me, sh
rushed to my side, and, grasping M
arm, exclaimed "What shall l do
How shall I discover the fate of my hus
band and child? ?"
"You must be quiet, madam" re
sponded !, gently. '.It is impossibl
to learn anything regarding them jus
now, or indeed before the gale subsidies
when I have no doubt you will find the1
safe and sound. They may have reache
some other vessel ere this. Indeed, tt
more than probable that they have don
SO, since, to my certain knowledge, br
few of the Wellesley's company al
lost"
"Bless you!" said she. "May Heave
bless you for your consoling words
Yet I arprehend the worst. Do yo
think that they have reached this We
sci ?"
Probably, madam, but will asce
tain" replied; and. advancing a fe
PAGES with the trembling woman sti
clinging to my arm, was about to az
if any of the rescued answered to th
name of Capt. Clifford, when the your
soldier elbowed his way through Il
crowd, exclaiming, "Mrs. Clifford Mr.
Clifford have found him !"
"Found whom ?" she demanded, vii
| ly. "Whom have you found @
ssCapt. Clifford, your husband, ma
ame-"
! ''And my child-my Edward? Speal
, What Of him? But lead me to my hu
band, he will tell me ALL"
, The young soldier guided her throus
, the crowd in silence; while, deeply il
: terested in the meeting about to tai
place, I followed to where gentlem,
in the undress of an infantry officer |.
3 partially supported by half-naked sc
dier, his countenance expressing at On
tho kaonost nhvsica1 anouish and a. a,