New-York tribune., 1884-03-02

kind of svOoning roll OF her eyos. Dul you oiillS
stand, stand that every second was precious "Hayo no
fear. SAID I. aWlyIwe must ho quick or the vessel
lady's arm :" and. helped by the man | had called
TO- raised the poor old Indy clear of her feet and,
watching for a chance, bundled her carefully INTO
the arms of the men in the boat. Now, then, boys
bS1TsR in with yEa boa, hG%Sm Srnd Whs the TG mag
shilling bawled, where's ShillinsT - ,o
"licrn. sir" he shouted. tumbling out Of the
crowd on the other side of the deck .,
@You're to 90 along with me- shilling. think ="
SAID /.
Yes, SIR"
"Them jump in ,
He did so, followed the, fellow g tho bow
showed of and we backed the boat to distance oi
about ten times her length from the ships side ana
there waited:
but ono saw nothing of him behind the pale broWh-
i-h stretch of vapor that lay upon the face OF tD9
east and That fined out into light hn9 SKY ohoI@cnu @
aud in the wost streaked with clouds which shono
whto in the beams striking up at them IRON tho
hidden lumnary. The lnnguid broeLc lal gone
rourd into the west, md rs the breath "l IL came
along warm cnongl il seemed to change the gray
of the ocean into blue. There was every promise OF
fine day but the threat OF a calm came 10 quhiH @
thc spirits it put into Il Unless steamer move
in sIrnt we stood no chance of being picked mp "
the wind dicd nor could We make progress loWatu
the island worth the toll of rowing. STOOD up 10
search the sca-lne. running my eyes aolE !. i,in M
by nch without seeing anything tili came 70 lhe
Strathmore the sight of which-iGI I1u not 'opKCm %
at her be(ore-was real shock, ana sal d"Wn
with my eyes upon her. llor port bow was toward
us. and of her mutatcd side, therefore; could see
unihup But she was complete wreck forward;
nothing left but her bowsprit and foremasi, the
top:Is and tOpsail yard. with lts SAIL lying across
the fOrccastlc, and the toPgaan mast clean gone
The picture that she made With the boats alongside
of her and tine people tumbug into them. was
sight fiji to last man lifetime. lior painted ports
were ont of g under water hrr % @ 'nG t,, ton
gallant iorcCastc at either cnd rising UP anu PR
serving still something of the old aspect OF the nun
She stood like halt-tidc rock there mover yielding
fo fbO IOht
along her sides. oh. IT was pity, 1t was pity u
tLe Symmetrical black lines Of the s!lroud5 and
backstays at the white canvas OF inc ;'fH''I ana
forcsail and topgaavtsai at The trf rd 'niS lyhs
like snow on tn6 black roy LIZARDS AT the Stern
windows catching the blue glcam of the sca tint
washed up close under them, at the du! tIcinor OF
light III the hrass-work. the shlmlhcr oi itulahc'
coming Won know not from where. IN Tue brHni
yellow nast$, | say. TO look at thai sght ana
watch the smoke breaking from the galley chimney
and hear the pigs S1ucakng and the cocks cfOWiilg
and the voices uf the mates urging the people to
make haste. and then reflect tha thai G9l'ah' iap-
RE- crowded with valuable freight thni brave YES,
scl with her snmptuous cabins. IN which one had
lyrd and slcpt for weeks while the noble keel was
fnrrowing the waters of three mighty oceans Womb
shortly vanish aud hc no moro than one oI tIoSe
clouds floating over us when the sun Ilad nlchcd ny
The vapOr caused ones very heart to shrink IN ohi
breast. 900;
tion and We in her sat lnokug at tho ship ana the
people on board her, never speaking. Florence ana
her aunt occupied the stern-sheetJ on either hihu
q
was strange To zee how Identical was the intensity
of the gaze they fastened upon the sinking vessel.
Presently we heard nuincd cneer gwen Oh ,le !
Starboard side Of the ship. and the hOat swain SAD,
" The captain'll have lett her. SIR; ne nay" wch
the last nan" 1t strange that such a eh"t a'
that should have been sent mp. bht h9hgIo" ts Lhs
lishmen have Il habit of cheering. and most often
they don't know why they do IT. In n rev hihu'r7
saw the long backing clear t OF 'I" ho nG
they came 10 Il halt III cluster upon the sea MY
fathOms clear of the ship. >.
"Wc'l wait to see the last ol her. LhcieS you
must keep up your courage You are IN charge OF
Florence smiled wanly; Aunt Damaris hid her
aWhafil be the true coursc. c C,ptain Thomp
son p called. giving him his title before all those
people rs,,o .ontbn he answered aTho distance. as
close as eau reckon it, will bc within eighty miles.
You'll ho able to guess your rate OF sai!lhg Sey-
,nour and if we should part company, maui 10 the
morrard if you don't sight the island after having
made that distance, for you may be sure yonVo
missed it "
"Il lead the way" he continued, :" and yon and
the others will stuck to my skirt whllo wind ana
TSsG TsnhF bsh viii shc% ' yc" %" where az am w %hcn It
comes darl, Every boat will show a light at her
masthead. .,.,
and was told by one Of the men that thoro was q
small lantern i'll the bows. along with can OF OIL
and packet OF meslieS. .
Daniel and, having no further instructions to glyo
me. lac sat down. .. a., IL
boats looked crowded especially the lOngboat. vet
they we're not loaded above Their capciaty. Inc OK
cltcmont Of leaving tho ship roo fresh perhaps
to Sutlrr the influence of those deep and wild and
passionate feelings which como TO people ~ our
situation to make itself felt; Thought c0ild see
an expression of mingled bewll'lerment ana awe III
most of the faces which CLEANED over the low gun
wales as thOueh stupCGaCtou was slowly yield
ing to thrilling wondormcmt-as thougiI' ~
tho ship sunk her sides deeper and deeper
Ina left
err, for the reception OF the 1eIIiul immensely of the
ocean in whose heart they were ftoatng. Inc muir
the waiting of a baby or tho call of one member of
divided family to another You'd notice tho ton;
dency of the sea TO separate n'i now suDtiy u Wonh
sneak ono boat's head OFT round to west, and an
other to north. meanwhile insensl6ly widening th5
intervals, till their crews would throw over couple
of oars to bring the little craft into cluster afresh
SWIM are we waiting here p asked Aunt Damaris,
in a voice that seemed to gave her pam 10 use
Tho captain wants to see the last OF his ship
rerlied The delay is Of little Importance. The
presence Of that ship break, the fall of those poor
ignorant people there from he security OF her decks
to their present situation they VII Do httor 10
bear tho Loneliness Of the hy the time she has
gone than had .hc vanished immediately after they
had entered the boats. .
q Can | say Il word to you. sirf exclaimed tho
boatswain WhO was sitting with his back against
the mast, which the r,en had stepped while she was
beng hauled TO tho e9ngway. --...,...,. l..
"Ccrtaiuly." / replied; and peTceiyIng that he
wanted me to 90 to him. got up. "What Is It,
Shilling"
:" Only this, sir SAID ne IN lodfho Wilstri am
to go on a calm of ye EgcrtOn, or Il Seymour
now tho word heard the caPtn call ou Scy-
mour."
"Oh," said "you may call mo seymour now.
The skipper howed the gaH last night IN ms worry,
and the murders cut Jin.'
"Right" said he. aud Seymour it is; on which |
returned to my place.
Scarcely a quarter of an hour had passed since We
left tho ship when she Ouudcrcd. All that while 1t
was wonderful to me that she should float, for she
was 80 deep that the line of the water was above
the channel dead-cycs and little more was visible
of her than her orecastlc rail and her poop slightly
RISING toward the tatlrail. We IN the gig were all
looking at her, when one of the men sang out
{" There she goes" and she went down head fore
moi soyIv lifting her counters well ont, as if she
we're Dit ching over heavy surge; the sun at that
Instant came swelling of tho misty canopy OF The
east m burst of glorious radiance, sailing fair into
q space of blue which it made dazzling light OF;
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