Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-02-04
INT LONELY SHIP.

More than tr.tulN dSp a4i AASAAChN
,,rnrr4d which took, finally, the form
4 Snarratjye. and travelled from one gen
ration 10 another, bearing perpleXlng
lale. ,
One morning in the autumn OF 400 a
s51are-riggei vessel under full sail
,1Csarsd IA the harboT Of Newport.
MS created only the ordinary Interest
dD4 10 the arrival Of home-bOund craft,
IN the Sea Bird, commanded by Capt.
Huxhsm. was due al this time from
Bristol. and DO ole felt any surprise at
SEEING her steer toward her port. The
ssutain's friends assembled on shore TO
I'VE him greeting. As they waited
and gazed, they perceived that the ship,
instead Of altering her course for Mar
agalSett bay, was running sirectly to-
EaTi the beach. What could it mean?
Voices rang out a warning of the dan
gd. Nobody replied. Nobody heard
nsm. As the people looked they were
Eiei with establishment. Not a man
wss to be seen ON deck On, on, came
he vessel. as if steered by a ghOStly
hand. and struck the shore half a dozen
yards fIOm the spot where the group
vas standing.
Boats We're instantly put out to search
into the cause Of this singular proceed
ng. Not human being WAS found ON
hoard the ship. Only little dog of all
Tie living creatures who had embarked
st Bristol, remained ia the vessel.
A Ire was still burning IN the ca
bO0se. and there were signs that some
PREPARATION had been made for break
iAst
The captains journal was in order,
but the lOg-bOOk was missing. The
boats too, were gone. \ dressing gown
lay al the foot of the stairs, as if hastily
thrown of. No traces of violence or
conflict were visible. Great was the
mystery Many the cOAjectures as to its
cause. Some supposed that captain and
Crew hal Teen the victims of pirates.
But then how account for the orderly
condition Of the ship Had the sailors.
sITlhed bya s4uall, taken to the boats?
Had there been any panic, and of what
lAiuIe: II was easy 10 ask questions
impossible 10 answer them. No SOlu-
uon Of the enigma could be found.
People shook their heads when il was
Mentioned Some believed that invisible
LANDS had transported the crew to
another sphere and had guided the yes
81 10 is haven.
here was an instance, which showed
uAI We We're surrounded and possessed
y spirits. Only sceptics could fiOut
'5st!lnony like this. Thus, for sixty
!eas the story lived and the fate of
OaiL HuNham and his company re-
lalned al unsOiyed problem.
LaIly IN the year iSUU the ship SOldan
y New York, commanded 10y Captain
nenI5 Robson. ran on 10 Falsterbo
eJaLs In The Baltic sea, and being con-
! ssu5labiy damaged WAS taken TO the
S' SHvdlsh port sted for repairs During
1S STAY captain Robson heard rumOrs
u al Old mau, supposed to be All
4 aillrllcdn, who led au eccentric life in
Ie lttle town. The captain paid a
WI 10 his country man, whom he fonnd
'f5 l1lsfaoie OF aspect and walking in the
s-AloEs cast by the passage of eighty
!OGlS Whether the fact that they were
mi ,DWapAIiotS unloosed his lips, or that a
gun. conscience felt weary of its bur
q,' psl' Who can say? Speech seemed To
.a-lI., -'ti leiiel, and he related TO Capson the
'7IieI OF his life.
>, NY uame is Thomas Hanway. At
~ nc age OF - shipped with Captain
-11 "a udlh on board the Sea Bird.
N! luck was bad. TLecaptain seemed
f,'Ih f,'eIh man from the first. The mate
H., ..VA fancy TO. He was cookbook
- fellow, black-haired, black-eyed,
n -! Checked, with white teeth which
=, = i1 showed good deal when he spoke
90, that liked.
A. Dl' after We got to sea he changed
r,,,'!S "d!S lie grew sharper than the
W. T'.''SSili-Sharp a. carving knife. /
tbo,'r5,d tbrueied how l could have ever
OusuI Inn handsome. There was
erI TuI0'lIhg In his speech that rouse the
an 'p'IiI ID lie. lie would turn round
ma poor fellow and give him stab
tsGt tAo civil words. | never could
~ =, ~" he did it. When | repeated the
va. s.., over TO myself | couldn't see
n,laIlgeIe ~. 'ieIe was in 'em TO make me feel
ibs ibu' But ! knew, too. Twas the
sToLa n'othiig look IN his face when he
IsY,ei Twas the crafty smile that
: away from his white teeth;
MI, 'aiile . that didn't mean good
On 10 " du. body. We had passengers
don OOdLd and they all liked Mr.. Run
tE,n ne could be very pleasant to
sw.+ lie could tell stories and sing
man Gnu he had ways like a gentle
W. h"en h"9en he chose to put them on.
smrols uSu Two children on board. He
nofIol lhem, was polite to their
far ana had long talks with their
IA Ly;' VINO was sea captain going out
r,,, ing home vessel of which he WAS
R1nS NJ heard him say that Mr..
ls NJ was capital officer. Perhaps
bars tIIbut now he did swear at us
iDouee ELBOWS. !. If the boys mother had
item - I;it !. l don't think she would have
fear ,teh ttsteh 10 Mr.. Rundell's stories for
tor ,Sy taey might hear words not good
e'n 10 know. But after ali we