The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-10-09
@ MoNROE, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 8 1856

ONROE, LOUISIANA, S:
aL.ook, yonter ~ she cried suddenly
Ia q sharp. strange voice, pointing In
the direction of Allinge, whilst her
vission seemed straiped upon some far
OF point; .sa stranded ship: foamtng
waves. He Is caliing-he Is calling!
Yea, Gunnar, / come. come J"
And she made movements as though
she would hurry away from the spot.
I held her firmly By the arm, and
turning my eyes In the direction
Indicated saw nothing but the azure
sky and the placid surface of the sea.
S ssAh, 1t was a vision,'' sobbed the
airl. 81 am so unhappy! Oh, ! know
that shall die soon. This Is the third
tune that I have seen it. They are
calling me, the spirits Of the deep.
But come; evening is closing IN and
you must not lose your way again..
1 accompanied her to the house,
striving to dispel her dismal foreood-
ings. But she only ashouk her heao
AT her door she turned.
.Good night, and au revoir," she said
looking ,nournfuiiy at me; and TOOK
my leave, strangely affected by her
mood.
The day breaks dull aud te,npes-
1uous. Dark clouds are scuddinx
athwsrt the sky. On the sea the storm
RACES in uncertain gusts. The waters
rise up and lash themselves In fury,
and long foam>crested chains Of Moun-
tain pillows hurl. with a mighty crash
against the rock-bound coast. ne
island seems to tremble TO its very
foundations.
aGod protect our mariners, is the
thought of every islander. Ny room
in Mafdfer's commands view Of
both sea and town. The latter Is .
small place built upon the strand. The
streets are deserted as the rain de>
scends In torrents.
The storm increases to a hurricane.
In the harbor sea-mews fly hither and
thither uttering discordant cries, which
are dro wned in the tempest and the
thunder of the waves.
So pass the morning and afternoon.
The hurricane still RACES with unabated
vehemepce. The lantern Is already
alight in the neighborlng lighthouse
at Hammerburg. Several fishermen
are busy in the harbor trying to make
their boats, which are dancing about
like putshells, more from risk Of
injury.
But bark A dull, brief report
resounds above tie din of the tempest
and the turmoil of the waters. This
is no thunder of the waves: 1t is can.
non shot. We hear it once more, and
then repeated at shorter intervals. Men
congregate at the harbor's mouth, ano
large telescope fs procured. But nc
ship Is yet visible; the horizon Is Toe
cfrcumscribed. Thus half an hour
passes away. All Allinge is on the
alert. People unite In groups to discuss
the plight of the devoted vessel.
find myself attached to one OF these
hhots. Now-it may be about
O'Clock black becomes
visible against the background o
| Hamherburg. It draws nearer ant
becomes plainer-we distinguish
ship.
A sudden flash quickly followed b.
a report gives renewed intimatiol
that that vessel is in distress. Bu
who can render any aid? The coast il
preclpitous, and wild, uneven crag
1 int out far into the ocean. The sea I
Iso rough that no boat could live In II
The danger becomes more and NOR
Imminent. The craft, a brig alread,
i bereft of its mainmast, must strike.
Is hopelessly lost.
II In the excitement of the awful me
, ment I had been unconscious as 10 m
immediate surroundings. Suddenly
quite close to me, I heard cry full
despair, q soul-stirring wall.
. It was Gudrun who stood wringln
her hands, her fallen tresses prey
, the blast. sThe Nautilus-Gunnar
she cried in her anguish, "Save bill
I my love"
4 The doomed ship was none 9th
: than that which bore her betrotht
homeward. Men ran to and fro. WI
3 confused cries, but no one ventured
f the rescue. "It would only be tenn
! ting Providence" declared vene
3 able sailor and he added, uncoveri'
J his head In all reverence: "The Lo
: of heaven and earth deliver them
J, All the bystanders followed b
i example and united in the prayer,
d Gudrun rushed from group to grou
n imploring, supplicating, wringing h
hands. but nobody ventured to cot
l. lcertain death.
10 Suddenly Capt. Torstensen,
le father, appeared upon the scene wes
ID Ing ou'wester" and long sea-boo
\, 1Who will come with me?" he a:
of ed in q clear, resonant voice. He q