The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-06

vessel when | first looked down upon her, bu
when viewed tho slopes, broken into rocks
which |, though unburdened. had foun
hard enough to ascend, | was perfectly Ger
tain should never be able to transport tn
bodies to the top Of the cliffs ] must ethe
let them fall into the great split astern Of th
ship or lower them over the side and leav
the hollow in which the schooner lay to b
their tomb.
1t was mighty comforting on returning L
the cabin To find IL vacant, 10 be freed iron
the scare of the sight of the two silent figures
drew my breath more easily and stopped E
glance around II was the barest cabin
was ever iu-uncarpeted, with no other seat
than the little benches looked at the err
citix, and guessed from the sight Of II thai
whatever might be the vessels nation, sh
had not been sailed by Englishmen. peepe'
INTO poor rOllys cage-lr parrot ~ vas
and the Sign. of tn, rich plumage carried my
imagination 10 skies OF brass, 10 the m, to-
rous green solitude of tropic forests To
islands fringcd with silver surf. in whose
sunny flashing sported nude girls Of fault
less forms, showing their teeth ~ pearl mn
merry laughter, winding amorou,ly with lie
blue billow, and Filing the aromatic breeze
with the melody OF their language of the sJu
lial thought J. sailors see Some change, iu
their time; and with a hearty 30 stepped
into the cook room
! started, stopped, and fell ba.. p r0ce
with a cry. When / had put the figure bee
/ fore the fire he was in the same posture in
which he had sat az the table-that is. ioan-
ing forward with his face hid in his arm,
! had laid him on his side, with his face % tine
| furnace. and in that attitude you would have
supposed him a man sound asleep with bis
arms over his face % shield 10 from the heat.
| But now, To my unspeakablc aston.shmont,
| he lay on his back, with his arms slna 90 his
side, and resting on the deck, and nd, face
upturncd.
| ! stared at him from the door rs IL he va,
the iiend himself | could scarcely credit my
senses; and my CONSERVATION was SO ercat
that cannot conceive of any man ever hay
ins labored under a greater fright family
CALCULATED Good God" several times. and
could hardly prevent my legs from running
away with me You see, ii was certain that
he must nave moved Of his OWN accord 60
get upon his back | was prepared for tho
fire t. thaw. him into lmberness, and had /
found him Strengthened somewhat ! should
not have been surprised But there was no
power in fire 10 stretch him % his full length
and turn him over on his back. What living
or ghostly hand had done this thing. DIT
spirits walk this schooner after alli Had /
missed of something more terrible than any
number of dead men in searching tho vessel.
had made great fire, and los light was
I..r 4ll f. IIIrfl q Do.
lantern; but the furnace DANES PLAYED very
lively. completely oyerma STEERING ;he steady
illumination of the candle and the mans H..
urc was all a-twtch with moving shadows.
and a hundred fantastic shades seemed o.
steal out OF the side and hu'lheads and di-1p-
pear upon my terrified gaze Then, thought
/. suppose after all that man should Boz alive,
the vitality in him set flowing by the heat.
minded myself Of my own simue of rho
current checked by frost, yet retaining un.u-
paired the principle Of motion. and. getting
my agitation under some small control. / APP
preached the body on tiptoo and held the Ian
tern TO its face.
He looked man Of 90 years OF age. his
beard was gray and very long, ard lay upon
his breast like a cloud of smoke. His eyes
were closed, the brows shaggy, and the dark
scar Of sword wound ran across his fore
head from the corner Of the left eye 70 the top
Of the right brow His nose was long and
hooked; but the repose ia his ccuntcnaucc,
backed 10y the vague character OF the light in
which ! inspected him, left his face almos'
expressionless | was too much alarmed 10
put my ear 10 his mouth 10 mark IL DE-
brpathnl If indeed Tie noise Of the burning