New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-10

in the slant of every heaye and disappearing at the
point of contact: and tho appearance OF the ocean
| ut that moment was not to be likened to any i'm
| agnable thing; why, the deep blue coming ont
| from the summit Of that PERCEPTIONS coast Of
| yapor and bending over our mastheads 10 tho
brilliant weather horizon. and the glorious of
| the deep sparkling up from tho wake OF the e,
| the foot Of that immense length Of usirous white
opacity was made by II more like dreaming fancy
| OF sea under sunshine than the real thing
| No sooner had the sun appeared than the passcn-
gers returned. Aunt Damarls and Florence Leading
| the way, while Daniel and Mr. Thornton boyored
on either side the quarterbOat on the lookout for
eight bells Scarcely had the s0uthcrnmOst end of
the foebank drawn down so rs 10 start as 1t might
be- on the horizon from where the fOrercglng inter
seced the watcT-line, than some Que forward
bawled out, d" Sail hOw and, looking. We spIed
vessel between three and four miles distant, leaning
over clOse-haued on tlo port tack heading our
way, her canvas showing yellow against the thick
ness past her. By this time Daniel had made &c
noon and eight bells bad been struck.
What is she-what's her rig, can You make
out :. he called TO the second mate, who was work
Ing at the sail with q telescope.
E" fancy she's brig sir" was the answer. Yes.
that's what she u.s. you may the trysail rounding
close against the lee-lcech of the mainsa as she
lufS-itH be too c ose TO the mainsail 10 be
ton
:" If that he So said Daniel then its a hundred
TO one that she's the owner of the quarter-bOat
we're towing and seeking her
The helm was put over. and signal hoisted at
the gafcnd: upon my word. forget the exact ma
Won see: but il meant that We desired 10 communi-
cate with the brig She seemed to look further OH
as the fog asern Of her drew down t. the sea-lne.
and broadeneG the space of cleaning blue water be-
tween She made no response to our signal. and in
deed il was quite likely she didn't understand it
for if little vessel like that had ag-locker at all
aboard it was odds if il held more than large and
small ensign and so there would be no good m the
skipper having sgnal-bOOk. Bnt proof that sho
the vessel Daniel took her to he came presently
in the shape Of her putting her helm hard down,
shooting ont she rounded on her heel into the a-
pearance of very pretty little brig. with lofty.
wcllstayed masts, trysail- boom that went lar
over her stern bold sheer forward. white figure
head. and green sides low IN the water. She braced
round her foreyarls. but kept the maintopsail to
the mast, and thus hove TO she rose and sank upon
the swell, toy like object beautifully clear ard
distinct against the fading white of the background.
the sun bringing flashes out of her wet green hui az
she rolled, while every shrOud and stay which her
canvas left exposed sharply black in tho
searching meridian light rs strokes with pen on
white paper. -
"She has sighted her boat astern OF us,' said
Daniel that's more ntelligible to her than our
flags; and he then gave instructions for the two
men to be sent aft Meanwhile. everybody aboard
the Strathmore was looking at the brig. toward
which we were slowly advancing. To sight a sail.
to speak 4 vessel at sea during long voyage, IN
always a kind of excitement welcome break II II
a friendly nod. passing hand-shake. that somehow
seems to help one along the lonely. wel'ering
road: and the mighty stage of the deep ceases.
for a spell. To lie the vast solitude which
every morning the dawn has revealed. aud
every evening tho darkness has obscurcd But
there was IA special interest attached TO this meet
ing; for the little brig was mother seeking her
lost children. whom We nau iOuut, ana were about
to restore: and the swing of her naInsail and top
sail. as she pitched along with the tremor of her
jibs whose sheets were flowed or well eased-of.
made her look to be in kind of flutter it, like
thing of instinct, her heart hammered hard inside
The two rescued living men came along the deck.
the one that had swOOned away holding on to the
Others arm they mounted the pOOp-ladder slowly.
and came to a, stand, staring avs kwarlly 20 tho
passengers. he that wore the scotch cap holding 10
in ms hand Poor fellows moaued Aunt Da-
maris in my ear: how shocking they look"
But this appearance IN them. to- large extent.
was the effect of her imagination Their faces were,
indeed haggard result of the frightful three or
fours hours of agOnlZing expectation they had
undergone; but they looked worse than they were.
first because. in q manner of speaking. they had
been for while abandoned 10 what would have
proved fearful death, and they were pitifu for
that: and next. because they were. only half
clothed, and What they wore was little be fer than
old rags stitched together; and this with their lid
hair and shaggy chns and the startled rolling OF
their eyes, made them an impressive contrast for
the dresses and c00rS Of the Ladies' and the smart
= is that yonr vessel ?" said Daniel. pointing.
The fellow in tho Scotch cap said yes pItting his
hand to his forehead and looking at tho brig under
it. "Tye heard your story from the Doctor" con-
I'm right enough. thank you SIR says the man.
but my mate here's bit shook
" How long had you been knocking about in the
fog when we picked you upT
"Why, the man we went to save fell overheard
soon after seven bells in the morning watch were
struck, and we was in the water within ten min
utes or maybe less than that of the time he fell'
{" Well. call it three hours and half" said
Daniel; that's no great stretch. What caused
Your mate to give up and tumble down IN a faint r.
/" Sure can't tell, sir" exclaimed the poor fellow
referred TO- speaking himself. There was deal
to prey upon the mInd-nOt only the thickness all
around. that might ha' lasted for all we was TO
know until the brig had drIttcd too fur to give
a chance but there was the drowned mate IN the
bottom Of the boat SIR ana n%thep e else to See
cOnyulsive drawing in of the breath and q wild
glance at the water.
" What's the name of the brig"
"The Wanderer, SIR
" From where ?!
"CallaO."
oh. thon you're homeward bound" says Daniel.
smiling Dye think you manage TO put
yourselves aboard' Welldra as we can"
Oh. yes SIR" answered the owner OF the Scotch
cap; there's no weight IN the boat
Step this way fol minute" They followed
him, aud he and Mr.. Thornton spoke to them IN
quiet voice. LADIES' said Daniel returning I" we
have a duty to perform which some of you might
not care to witness 1t Is simply this" he OK
claimed in his blunt way: "we, propose to put tho
body of the in the boat and restore 1t to the
brig If You'll step aft you'll see nothing
Mr.. and Mrs. Marmaduke Mortimer instantly
walked hurriedly off. and they wore followed by
the rest of the ladies' Aunt Damarls thrustlng her
hand under FlOrcnccs arm and making her hasten.
II is true that most of them hal the body lifted
over the side: but then nobody knew that the man
was dead. Thompson Tue kcr hung in the wind for
"A spell aud seemed irTesolutc suspended between
curiosity aud fear AT last, saying aloud: After
all a dead body makes deyilish unpleasant mem
orv" he thrust his hands into his pockets and
sanntered with the air of q man unconscious Of
what he was doing 10 a part of the poop whence tho
main deck WAS invisible. Presently. looking aft,
saw Florence reckoning | went to her. and noticed
she had her purse in her hand. want you 10 give
this to the poor men, said she, and she handed mo
a sovereign.
How much has my niece. given YOU Mr. Eyer
ton ~ inquired Aunt Damarls.
a pound said |.
Sho put her hand in her pocket and extracted
There. Mr.. Egcrton, please give
them that-Inl not 50 re as my niece,
ThereupOn the others began 10 tumble. and MIR.
O'Brirn produced tive shillngs. Mrs Joyce the like
sum aud Mr.. Marmaduke Mortimer ten. five from
him aud five from his wife, Mrs. Grant furnished
half a crown. and ~ took the money TO thc cap
tain to give to the men slipped tive shillings into
the amount