New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-20
CHAPTER xxx.
SAVE A CHMD's LIFE.


II is not always blowing at sea, whatever ladies'
may think: though to be sure, have known = ship
leave Adelaide ana carry storm with her from
abreast of Cape Howe to Ushant, where, after a
hundred and forty days Of grinding and tossing,
there fell n calm with light. battling breezes from
the eastward which kept her cropping about the
Chops until passengers and crew made up their
minds that the tormentcd hooker they were aboard
of WAS lust the Flying Dutchman that was doomed
never to reach her destination. Nevertheless 1t II
not always blowing at sea, IA mercy sallor-nen are
grateful for; aud. with us, it happened that the
gale. which had swept lis south distance of eight
hundred miles in scyenty-two hours, expired when
the last of those hours had come round, and left us
rolling in dead calm, on the verge of the Horse
Iotitudra We were i'm warmer weather now. and
the sun climbed mp over the calm very hot indeed
with sea like hcavng quicksilver, shot with scores
of cOlors a daguerreOtype plate Is when yOu slant
if about to the light ! remember that particular
forenoon we'll though we had many others like 1t {:
the awning was spread over the poop, aud the blue
sky between 1T and the rail made frame, whose
tender azuro was here and there pcbald with Jumps
of white cloud, ono pccrng over another, Ike lot
of bald headed giants fOrkng up over tho sea me
The shin had spread every stitch of plain sail be
Ionoug 10 her TO catch the gatherings of air that
crcpt along the water, blurring the polished folds
with streaks that had look OF Ice III the distance
and she was managing to sneak along last enough
10 leave few holes IN the sea underh cr counter ahu
to keep her course steady at the lubhcrs point
allowing for the swing OF the swell, Everybody
but the watch below was on deck, ana II was enough
TO make man thoughtful 10 stand at the break OF
the poop and to turn his eyes forward ana thtl art
and observe what n mob of people were beng Kept
alive bv nothing more than few Callkcu plaukS
The stcctaes and twcen-dcck passengers lllcd inc
quarter aud main decks aud iorccastle; theY
walked about in pairs, or convcrSrd IN groups, or
sat summing Themselves IN the ardent beams, 10 tho
cuioymcnt of which they would bring particular
relish after their long confinement To the gloom ana
noise and hGwildcrlng motion below the Ghln!i'h
~ ,a
The wonderful ocean distance as II seeking 10 create
upon the remote and polished line some image OF
the Pacific shores, whittier they Wcro bounI III
search of bread. if not of fortune; WINE HiIoiS
were at work alOft in jobs II would be lde 10 de-
scribe and a spun-yarn winch was rafting on the
fOrccastle. aud the sail-makcr ana ms llltcS Houl
ishcd their shining needles ana larry tN'nc o'el
some stretch OF foTe-and-ait canvas.
The cuddy pas,rngrrS were scattered over tho
poop. Captain Jackson and his wife IN american
arn-chairs with books in their hands; Thompson
Tucker Oh his back on "a hcn-cOOp cigar III MS
mouth. and his head on coil of rope; Mis-. uIahi
and her daughter knitting or DONG SOM WoIh VI
that kind aud the Joyce chlldrenpretty litlIc III
fants. with long. fair curs down thclr pachS' au
blue eyes all as like one another "a peas arc or eggs
-playing bopccp round the cOmpass-Stall prloIo
the foremost skylight; Aunt DdmarlS am l"lrlcc
were on chairs near the nlhT mil ,,' Locked
upOn her Ian and my darling reading some, nopk
from which, every now and again she "9uiu Hit
her eyes and steal apeep at me, VINO Na'SGu 4Icry
to ana fro past her with the chief oicer MT morn
ton Presently Captain Jackson ya"hcd LOUDLY
got out of his chair, and joined us -, -
What's tho weather going to he Ike, can you
guess. Mr. ThorntOnT said no.; Is thore any sign
To Ice found in this westerly swell
al don't think il means anything, sir" replied
the chief mate . -, T..
IL was lust hcreabouts," said tho navy man IN
his Ioud voice and taking all hands within reach OF
his notes into his confidence, rs his way was that
a thunder storm demagnetlIed the compass OF MS
Britannia Majesty's ship Wrea, III which was then