Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-03

aim from the shore, aad he clurg to The
nope that some one 0i the ships or trans
ports would pick him up and relieve MN
from his dreadful position. just then
! heavy blow struck the boat, another, ana
( still another, and in a moment he knew
that he was surrounded by sharks that
had scented blood and were eager for their
prey. For yards around there was
! blaze Of phosphorescent light; here II
/ bubbled up like fiery caldron, there ~
/ was fiery serpent, as spark nasneo
along, or fell in a shower OF fiery stars, as
the monster shook the surface with his
tail. The ball OF the sentinel had pierced
the bottom OF the boat, and the water
steadily gaining on her, sank her lower
and lower, bringing the gunwale nearer
TO the surface OF the sea-nearer TO the
Swapping Jaws. 1t was too much Tor the
poor fellow, who saw before him terri
bic death. from which there was no es-
cape, and, with a cry of agony, he Tell
back as senseless as the body to which he
was tied.
The cry drew The attention OF sentinel
on board the Squirrel to speck drl'tihg
down upon her, and crew was sent 10
bring the boat alongside. The hVlng was
lifted on board, and the boat, with It's
dead, was again adrlft.
For the moment but little thought was
morning the attack on the MORO would
begin, but when the siege was over. and
the city, with all its treasures, had fallen
into the hands Ofthe English, minor mat
ters, the little events growing out OF the
attack, came to the surface. All on board
the ship were anxious to know something
OF the poor fellow they had saved from
death. Noo knew him, but a passen-
ger from one OF the transports, with
al nj I'd IA
nzed him as TO say he had seen him in
Rhode Island. The officers and men were
KIND to him, but he had received too great
a shock to notice 1t. He could not he led
to say or do anything that would throw
light on his history, He was quiet, did as
he was told. but showed no trace OF intel
lect. When food was placed before him
he ate OF II sparingly; where they placed
him. there he sat for hours, and il he
moved at all it was to look over his
shoulder, as though he feared to see some
thing frightful there.
The ships that could be spared were
scot home or To the north. The Squirrel
sailed for Halifax, from there she was or
dered to Rhode Island, where she arrived
in September, 1863, still having Capt. Joe
on board. Here he was Identified by
number OF persons, including Martin, to
whom ne was turned over 10 be taken to
pleaded with her father to keep him under
their own roof, where, no longer able TO
take care of himself, she could minister to
bis wants. AS vet she had not seen him,
but she encouraged herself with the hope
that reason had not wholly vanished; that
her voice and presence would lift the
cloud from his shattered intellect. So
strengthened, she entered the room. If
her lips trembled and her heart sank
Wi i'm bnr of fUh nf
and vacant stare, she did not for a mo-
ment falter, but throwing her arms around
him with loving kiss, she drew him to
her breast.
From that day forward every artifce
was resOrted to to gain some evidence that
he was not the wreck he seemed. One
day, when other means had failed, she
put her hand gently upon his arm and
sang in sailor style an old refrain that in
his youth be used to sing. But it was AL
in VAN. The light had so nearly gone out
as TO leave no hope that 1t could ever be
rekindled, ard with the patient, undying
love OF woman she gave herself up to the
task before her. HIS whims, for he had
them. were gratiGed. He abhorred the
sight Of the sea and would sit cOntentedlv
only on the other side Of the house; ne
seemed to like the sunshine, was less rest
less If he occupied a chair in The corner of
The sitting room, close up to the wall. and
il from time TO time he looked over his
shoulder, as at first, the intervals We're
longer when Nabby was near. But il
ccu d be seen that he failed, that from day
to dav his form was more bent, his step
less firm, and OF nOurIshment he took but
little. SO it went on until November,
when, lying upon the lounge one day,
seemingly in dose. he raised himself,
gazed out upon a distance that he alone
could see, shouted line from the old re-
frain:
Sight ofland from topsail yard!
and fell back with glazed and staring
eyes.