New-York tribune., 1884-03-02

CHAPTER XXXVHI-CoNGINrTD.
= 4Wbn- that to lccwa3d tlerc'' called out Mr'
7I,crnfoa rrnm the weather side of thc poop. an
evorod aud approached him; then Daniel, who
stood near the foremost quartcrhoat, joined u.s.
eTbo CAPTAIN has told me your story, Mr.. Scy-
7,,,t " aid the chci mate. You must let me
-bsl, o.. old brothcr-saor ny tho hand. never
r,nld la,c guessed from your behavior that You
bd Lec,. one Of US. and Of this employ, too in your
ti,no 49, shook hands. Sorry, indeed, that your
Grand romance should have chapter of Shipwreck
" it,"
Z Man we MI bc spared TO finish tho story, Mr.
Thor1trn"
aWhv do you douft it, Jack % exclaimed Daniel;
Nr. Thornton told mc you had noticed the shift of
tina cour,c. I'm trying for yoor isand-its our
only cE,uc" noT.
GTbe bnlhhead'- >tanch enough believe; if not
the pur,rs could have kept Hs DRAWINGS under
s,id III, chief mate: " the mischief 10 abaft; the
.ten, Of hat cursed cOwardy steamer has shaken
the cid fabric open
4What water have youf
-Four and half feet was the last report" an
ageercd Daniel speaking quietly; 81 am only wait
ing til daylight 70 get away
4The whole business of the boats IS ordered In
SIOUX mild suppose = asked
"Oh ytsi I'll give you tho programmed first, you
will Iqye charge of the GIG; you can have the
tO1fSNHLN ana i've bt INC tICN buO WV A''''H'
yourself-une; that's her freight; she's good boat
md sails nicely
% am quite sa tiSfied.'
u shall take command Of the lonc-boat, with five
eAamen and twcnty-onc passengers of all kinds.
Mr.. Thornton and tie second mate will have the
two port quarter boats, numbering thirty souls;
and tho third mate and carpenter the Starboard-
quarteI boats. nmOcrinG thirty souls
" How DO you reckon -. fauFs bears, DaniolW
About south By west now
GIi Tear south at dayLreak, :" said the chief mate.
Il suppose the boats are all ready therell be
NV'obt GOb they'ye been seen to-" answered Daniel
have you been bitten hy that impudent naval
officer that You ak such . question You hgaTd ara
could Iut how many sailing ships show their
lights in tho midst of such An ocean as this
and he then told me how the disaster had hap
poncd The second mate was IN charge, there were
Two hand. stationed on tho lookout forward
aboard. AID then al three Of her lights seemed to
iuylp out OF the darkness at once; The Strath-
lnore'a helm was put hard M, The second watee
thinkir.. from the position of the steamers red
light tia! she would cross our bows Sllnuiane-
oUsly The helm OF the steamer was st1rb0arded ana
ike 4 cash her stem took the ships starboard bow
close 10 The cathcad, steering the vessel round aud
heeIiug her over as have described. The fellows
forward sprung over the forccasle, 10 get clear Of
confusion, and when the steamer was looked for,
sho had utterly vanis shed. Il had hoped TO keep
ROY aIOat" .ad Daniel, always talking quietly like
man who lad made up his mind, and saw the idle
ress Of worry and any further trouble; but, rs
fhat Car't be, why we must turn TO and save our
!iyes jack and that hope may he done
@Hha' di,taucc do YOU make st. Paufsr p
GIth be about scYenty-liye or eighty miles when
We start lor it
Thert's an Improvement IN the glass; small
one, 'tis true, but enough, to prove that there's
WcIl. Cod preserve us al~ said / four and
bali feet Of water in the hold in spite OF that fierce
pumPmg Oh aud with knd OF n ilyeT ,.i0 ior tGe
marrow whom one has had no sleep Tor night l
won't below Just IN time TO escape a heavy shower
that ratified upon the decks like hundred buckets
Of sniie- -shOt CapslZed from alo1t;
q Wei what's the news ?' said Captain Jackson,
in his nGi,v voice as / sat down in my Old place,
while Florence put her arm through mInc as II hhe
would keep me there, now that she had me again
felt that it would be- cruel aud useless to conceal
the truth 30 answered: " The water gains Slowly
upon tht ship in sltc of the pump, and the captain
proposes 30 ieayC her at day break" .
Mr.. Thompson Tucker daS she'd hs hands TO ms
face. and Vroaned and wrIthed like man IN tor
nent; now shade of pallOr came INTO every lace.
and Aunt pamaris SAID, N a choking voice, What
@Why" ! replied chccrfuIly, ave shall take
refuge on =. pauls Island, where are bound, III
averY short time, To make existence known to
passing vessel, WHO Will convey us To the Cape or TO
ooh. Maunadulc. what n friqbtful what a
frghtlu' position tor u to bc in shieked the young
wife fngug both her arms round her husbapds
ueck and staring wildly round at MS.
No. no, don't call it tughtiul, Mrs. Mortimer
said l. Think hOw much worse II might be-;
have gOt boats, the weather Is full of PROMISE we
cannot lc long delayed
But could not comfort them. Captain Jackson
rosred out the widest abuse OF the ship, her cap
tam and officers, damned them as unproicssonal
ranrali who Lad brought all hands INTO the worst
neD, flat Lad ever bcacu q vessels company, ana
swore II they were saved he'd have them tlled at
fhe Old Bailey. Mrs. and Miss Grant moaned and
Syept together, Mr. ard Mrs Marmadukc Mortimer
sobbod ~ each others arms. the children woke up
aud orrd bitterly, utterly dstracting their unhappy
parents tho nurse grew hys cTlcal, aud Mrs. Jack
son Cronched down the sofa with her face buried
IN her arms. The most heroical of them was Mrs.
O'Brien; she erred to Mr.. Thompson Tucker:
We're not TO be saved by weeping. Let's be manly,
for God's sake or what'l we dot Ye all hear what
Hr Egprtcn says, that il might be worse Let's
think OF that and instead of grooming ana cursing
like Captain Jackson yonder, who, as sailor.
should b. helping our spirits instead of terrifying
Us with lis w0ru- put our thrust III Captain lhomp-
s0n and lis officers and ask God 10 watch over u.s..
9Brayely spoken Mrs. O'Brien," said.
awe shall have tn leave every stick We own De
h,nd Us" roared Captain jackson, shaking ms
Gst at the sEylght.
Floronco. leaning on my arm, said nothing; Aunt
Few indeed In those days ard few enough In these,
fh6ugb the necessity has increased hundrediOd since.
swing u tb6 enormous number OF steamships now anoat
.Lree.see rlsht 70 Ksd lttoGto0 IN Am1teG pureassa
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