New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-30

were stOoped into q dark hollow and Washing ND TO
our knees IN oar 10 t , IeaPPers while the brig
spars that brought the heart OF the close recfed top
sail with kind Of yearning thump against tho
mast; the corpse on me ran ready 70 TIT oh,
are. with the lump of hOystOne in the clewsl the
meaning Of what's inside stealing out through tho
rounded pointed shape-and the seas swapping for
il under the bend and the rugged Olive-ETeen OF
the horizon waving and slantnR close m the DIM
which will open q BIT at times 10 inc squat
that has rushed with q shrek through the wet
mass and hies white into the gray smother 70 Ice
ward.
Glad WAS | when the ceremony was over, and the
body gone You saw poor old SOmcrs stare with
sort OF wild wistiulncss beyond the rail when tho
hammock flashed out of sight and the brig rolled
YEARLY to wndward with hundred cries IN her
rigging, and long, moaning sob OF water washing
fair along her lee bends AZ If his tough heart hi
gone overheard with his dead hpnate and he wa.
waiting for j. 10 come back and make man of him
again. And, staggering aud lurcLing, but all as
quiet as mice, the men were mar King their way for
ward when / sung out to thcm to man the fore and
main braces. and stand by to haul tie yards round
square the he N was put over.
IN tell you Why / called to them. thinking an
exnlanotion was due to them, and guessing they
wanted it from the look in their faces this wind
has been blowing for three days and nights and II
it hasn't drfted us pretty near to -. Pauls, yOn
NAV take it, my lads, that that and Amsterdam
Island are not far of. It's useless thinking of Aus
traa in the face of an easterlY wind, and IN brig
that won't 90 to windward. 30 the 9osnn, and
SOmers and | have come TO the conclusion that We
can't do better than up helm, and let this breeze
blow ns west-nor'west for the Cape OF Good Hope
or, rather for clear weather and the first ship we
can signal that'l take us off this scow-bank. That's
it, boys. Wheel, there! let her go it-luietly;
watch her she goes my lad, Ease away your leo
fore and weather maln-bIaces.'
And ran aft to the wheel to watch the SQUAD hnn
as she fell Oft With the f0re-tOpsall oleetsd nome,
and the foresal loosed ready for setting se rolled
and wallowed round on her old heel dryly and
handsomely Every reef was shaken out and mo
wards mastheaded. the topgallant-sall set and tho
mansa with the weather clew up; ana WIN
Ii 81 o,n1t UaTI on
for had not the least idea OF our postion' haylng
seen nothing of the sun for three days. and IN
capable of Judging our drift. owing 10 the unguess-
able send OF the seas which had helped her along
faster than the wind had showed her-the Sarah
Jane yielding to the pressure, went staggering Ioi-
ward with fierce sputterlng and creamlng OF foam
under her bows pitching so heavily as TO make ones
legs useless without ones hands, her course west
nor west and the wind yelling IN hall q gaze over
the weather quarter out of the impenctrabe INST.
Well this turning tail proved wise course alter
all because for there more blessed days and nights
did that east wind blow thickenng sea ana SKY 40
times till the brig was mere phantom IN H. swept
onward never got an observation aud within
ffty or a hundred miles, maybe, did not know
where we were but this did not trouble me. be
canse "a we knew to our sorrow, we had countless
leagues of searOOm before and behind ana on elther
hand of u.s. and as we steered, were bound 70 rnn
down rho Cane Of Good Hope If we cOuld only hoid
on as we were long enough. I'd congratulate nysen
heartily on having determined to make uSe OF thls
wind when Pd come on deck and ma the caran
lane still swirlng before il. with her bOwsprt az
northwest and the tall, dark seas chasing hSr wiIn
q gray albatr0ss, perhaps screaming III luo holiom}
and think If the picture we should nave maze htu
we still kept the brgs at the surges-the yardS
against the lce-rgging nothing showing put y mar,
band Of topsa the decks Serc e AMI bnoy S
that's gone adrift. This regular sailing moreover.
put ms all into good spirits the tan sides OF inc
Vessel kent her dry the men were no longer being
washed ont Of the deck house by the tons OF water
which the brig when hauled, had taken over
her weather bow '9o o nnSt'0 swe e seethns
swing up, followed bya santng; floating rush
down then a kind of staggering roll m the trough
upon the halfsea there, and bit OF lnll on deck,
with the canvas shouting above, and SO on and 30
on as rhythmical in its way as the stroke OF PEN
dulum; and though there was no lack OF d 9
fort vet great deal of heart came INTO the faces OF
all / noticed; more hope to Aunt Dalnarls :, more
life and light 10 my pets, as hour after hour wene
by and found the old brig with her clumsy wings
Ontstretched thrustIng through the snow OF tne
surges if she were as anxious to sIght cvilZed
coast we were, and knew the road 70 II no" 'h@'
In All those DAYS nothing was sighted nor was
that surprising, in the midst OF smother thaO
w0nld sometimes make the near mastleads appear
dim: vet for al that bright lookout was kept, and
there was no need tO,te the men to skin their eyes.
either as the whalemen say; for all hands under
stood the case exactly; our dependence was upon
rescue by passing snip our SIN wseEa ta
would soon be "A months then fortnight 8 then
DAVIS; and all hands had seen enough OF the SaIah
lanes weatheTly qualities not 10 need instruction 10
nerceive that unless we taken out of her, Why,
long after tho last fragment of biscuit lad been de-
youred and the last drop of water Suppcd, we mghb
still be a thousand miles away from port -,
Well, the night of the sixth day. dating from mo
first Of the easterly wind, came and found the glie-
for il was half n one yway-moderatlng, with a
clearance around the sea. | turned III AT mdnIght.
very anxious, wondering what we were to do II 10
shoull come to blow from the westward, or even
from the north: and for half hour lay, desper-
ately restless and anxious, under the ola Dlanket
that formed my bed-c 0thes, TILL being tired as
sailors say fell asleep and slept TIL DAY preah.
The thumb of something against the deck-hOuse
outside aroused me, and hearing the soutd on voices
singing out and of ropes flung down, instantly
IN
wards round To a light sOuthery wind. Astern me
Sky was Frightening fast ana the PINK OF the
coming sun was sitting mp into tho blue from behind
the sea and floating along the water there. Inc
weather was clear as glass, lew stars lahSusn,
ing low down past the bows and sontherly swell
| coming up in indigo folds Tutfled by the breeze
! Well said | TO SOmers, who had charge, thank
God that the wind isn't west or north anyway.
| Here's wonderful change since midnight. Any
l. thing in sight | wonder 7
| | was looking astern as said this, and the sky
there was burning hercely. On sudden the rim OF
the SIM shot up like gush of flame. and IN breath
! it was brilliant daylight, and the trm9msnt q dome
of deep blue with a wreath or two OF cloud III the
south and Frightening of the azure INTO the east
till it all white glory. took my Nig1t Oh tne
dazzling quarter for il more than could bear,
! and looked searchngly along the sea-lluc. All at
| once man who had been cOlllng down rope close
IN whore was standing cried, IN GREATNESS sort
of fashion: Why. whats that there SMOKE, Is. ~
With one hand against his forehead he pointed WIN
the other little way to the right of the SUM- staring
wi thout blink at the dazzle. Low as ms cry was
others n little way beyond heard HIM, ana three o,
them shouted in one vioce: steamers smoke, sh
and Joined us. pointing and pending and peermg.
| Then could see it plainly enough fine. wGb'Ikee
dark line breaking away out OF the maze Oh ign. aH
| floating into the north Get me the glass | CRED
Ii was brought and placed in my hand. pointed i,
TO where the line of smoke terminated ana grauu-
ally worked the lens along TO where the Napor
issued from the sea, by that means accuStomlng my
eve to the brlliance there; again and again had
10 drop the telescope 10 clear my sight al the WAFER
! which the brightness brought into u; ana an tne
while the men stood around me 50 still that cout
hear their deep breathing. At last sprang out Oh
Men, she's heading our way. Her tunnels and
spars are lifting quick she's coming Ilong H H
over hand | shouted. WIZ chceI pIVAo hVH'
them. y,, ,r;,1;. o,1
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