New-York tribune., 1884-03-23

Orig ana them ana tne poor mate ait cirat
Of tho dreadful mess We had found them IN,
and put them in tho way Of becoming sound
men again. ] saw kind of life come gnimer-
ing INTO their faces which now that my sight was
visible, they listened to me. But my lads, IL was
sad to see them: sad to man whose heart IL with
| sailors who knows their hard life, the nameIess
deaths they die and how they encounter suferiL
how they endure anguish which God alone, whose
eye IS upon the sea- where the most helpless and the
| most simple-hearted OF His children are BATTERED;
has any knowledge of. Heaven forbid that shou
| claim from humanity more sympathy for the sailor
than for any other class whose life is obscure whose
] toll IS great, whose poverty is extreme, whose
suferngs are many, whose death Is often violent !;
but the sick or dying seaman far away out at sea- 10
friendless that when he is dropped over the ships
! side no man can say whose child he was lying there
with the sound Of the storm the wash OF the bow
| wave in his ear, poor, ignorant simple, harmless
human soul, dOutIng. it ght be- out of the i'm
| menstS of the ocean INTO eternity. with never a
womans sob to let him know that he is loved. W th
| never hand to smooth his pillow. TO refresh his
forehead. TO let him feel that there is heart that
cares Tor him. appeals to so strongly, that can
not conceive Of any other form of sickness or deah
more moving. Mates, 1t may he so, because OF the
vastness and loneliness of the deep. iIs one leels
as a condition of death at sea. that makes Houls
| departure to It's God an awful, sub'tnlng thhg
there Ashore yOu have green fields and trees. ana
| houses to limit your sphere and a graveyard to
lOcalize your loss. But at you look athwart the
slant of tho distant blue swell right into
| the aznro eternity: and the sense Oi I'M
| measurable space and the frighttul lone =
ness of it is upon you as you witness the
| aunCh of u soul by death into it. Just IA the mys
terry Of the fahOnlless ocean, with its dark heart
and the wonders contained in il. seems tn rise like
breathing out of its unbr0ken circle ny the sa lOrs
corpse Cleaves Il. and bubble sparkleS for au IN
stant as Natures memorial o. another vanished lile
"It'il he a tight ft, said to SOmcrs. for my sX
| men and you who remain OF the crew IN this deck
house.
"Ay it'll be tight" he answered: bnt there'll q
! only half OF us nere AT Il tune and II this weather
! lasts dunno that IT could harm the most dc kit
| us q There's
three or four men under the wndass.'
"Oh. you manage, no doubt Dye know If the
galley fires allghtT'
4" lt is, sr
Then my lad" said I I'd take it as kind
ness If you'd turn to and boil pot Of coffee for the
| ladies aud me. The cooks busy III the Inzaret. or
| shouldn't trouble yOu. We've not drank anything
warm in that way s!nce tine night our ship went
| down"
lie at once complied, while stumped about the
| deck. examining the brigs equipment and rigging
| AMI spars. discovered that We should have to sail
the vessel without n fO Oe-tOpgalan-nast. for there
were no spare booms. nothing that would answer
| for mast and yard, to bo seen. But this was no
| very serious matter. The weather continue beau
tfully fine. The brig rolled lightly upon the fa nt
swell that as 1t ran. seemed to deepen the wonder
fu blue of the ocean with Il, folds. he vault of
the sky was clOuless and the sun flashed in the
northeast the light of him made The heavens Ike
| silver all about HIM but the ISLAND slopes went up
.nto violet SO darky pure that the rich bewllderng
lOYcneSs of it cannot be expressed or Imagined
From the brig one saw the eastern and part of tle
northern seaboard of that lonesome hollow rock.
and stood lost in thought watching II.
Inland. beyond the lake, the curve of IL went
| round with fa.ntness of color and CLEAN of
water under it. | could see two of the men upon
the rocks a long way past the spot wbereon we had
landed, but the Others were not in sight. On tho
summit on the right. was the boat smast with Aunt
| Danarss shaw tluttering Its black tods upon the
| soft wind that had veered INTO the west. and was
blowing without weight enough to swing the brig.
A tiny signal it wa, and hopeless one felt It
must have proved had we had nothing else to look
for but the help it was likely To court. he surf
| made continuous moan. and IN places al the base
of the rocks il would flash ont at times and there
was a frequent pay of il around tie ninepin-rOck.
| that a towering lump TO look at from our
| anchorage.
Thus gazing IN a dreamy manner, scarcely real
zng the ill-uck that bad plunged us INTO this stu
alton the amazing good-foTtu that had rcscned us
from it, was reused By feeling nand slipped into
| mine It was Florence
@Ob lack" she exclaimed Is ii not wonderful
| to find ourselves here, when yesterday we believed
we should never be released from that island r
so wonderful that it harl.y seems true Why.
| only think Of the chances against vessel calling
here for any purpose But the sea Is too full of sur
prses to allow people who are accustomed to 1t ever
TO feel astonshed al what happens Oh II. One night
! we sprnt in an open boat day and night 0n
that rock that is what our shiDwTeck consists OF 81
far. Now our business Is not to go on wondering,
| happy shall l be when l feel that English sou s
once again under your feet. and that there is no
more fear of sea disasters happening to- make your
sweet face white and put such sOrro~ and hopeless
ness as sped yesterday N your eyes"
|" 1t has been terrible tlme-yet II has done one
thing Jack-I hnk"
! " What, my own =
1t has brought us closer together" said she.
| hanging her head, and yet peepiug at me.
Ay. it has done that. But what is TO be tho end
when We get home. what will your father dof will
II don hink he will. don't think he could" 1"
she answered; aud then SAID. "poor papa" and
/ folded my arms and leaned againse the bull
| warks. looking at her. II talk of getting home "
said l. but we have to reach Australia first"
"0h! are we gong on to Australia r
fbA Vftlda rf fLdCa
| seas blow west, and don't want to sail Thousand
miles north to get a far wind for the Cape When
we reach Australia, arrangements may be made ior
you to stop with your aunt year or two aud what
| shall do tnen must stay tooS II am ever to
call you my own inseparaby mine. FlOrence-my
wife indeel-hOw long shall have to wait tor that
time TO arrive' Oh, my darling do you know my
outlook as regards yoU is like outlook from that
island yester'iay-nothing but tine weather IN
sight no land. no ship. no prom se OF escape"
Sac was blushng ~ talked thus; but girls have
mighty good III such matters rs these, and she
quietly took a hitch with the end OF my lawing-
first and then, dear we will put our heads
together; which properly brought me up with Il
round turn; for, after all there no good iabber-
ing about how we were to get married. and what
her father would say. and what might happen when
we reached Sydney or England. or whatever other
country we might happen 10 fetch till the island we
were living abreast of far astern tho coast
we meant to ann for then distant.
Besides Aunt DamarIS at that moment came ont
of tle cabin to stop any further talk OF that kind.
Yon could SEQ the high spirits she was n 10y her
walk that was half dance as she approached us
"Oh" she cried In rapturous way clisping her
hands with many IA peokng gesture OF her head.
what q wonderful deliveranco! it is impossible to
realize il In that house. Our cabin will do very
we'll Mr.. seymour: Florence will take the tOp
berth for cannot climb. Ii ono of the sailors will
wash the rug and blanket -and darcsay there are
more to be had and washed-we shall be quite COM
Portable How long are we going to atop here =
am only waiting for the men TO como oil with
whatever they may catch or Kill said |.
And " here shall we go Gen she asked
" hV to Australia" replied.
"Oh pray, don't go to Australia for my sake. il
there's any nearer land. The nearest place where
we can lind comfortable ship will be the best
place 10 sail TO-"
1 told her that Australia near as any other
country and | also explained why chose il.
Butt said l. " | don't trouble TO think of fetching
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