Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-28

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imitably expressive Of life wAs his attitude
that, though know him to be frcsen body,
az perished - II be had died with Adam or
Noah, I was sensible Of breathles wonder
in me that tho affrighted start with which he
seemed to be rising from tho table was not
continlcd-that, In short, he did not spring
10 his feet with tho cry that you seemed to
hear in his posture.
The other figure lay over the table with his
facc buried in his arms. He wore no cover
ing to his head, which was bald, yet his hair
on either sidc was plentiful and lay upon his
arms, and his beard hufling up about his
buried facc gave him an uncommon, shaggy
appearance The other had on q round fur
cap with lappets for the ears His body was
mufYled in thick ash colored coat; his hair
was also abundant, curling long and black
down his back; his cheeks were smooth,
manifestly through nature rather than the
razor, and tho ends OF o small blnck mustache
wcrc twisted up TO his eyes. These were tho
only occupants Of tho cabin, which their
presence rendered terribly ghastly and
strange.
The interior was extremely plain; the bulk
heads Of q mahogany color, the decks bare,
and nothing In the form Of an ornament saw.
ing silver crucifix hanging by q nail to the
trunk Of the mainmast, and o cage, with .
frozen bird Of gorgeous plumage, suspended
to the bulkhead near the hatch. A small
lantern Of an old pattern danglcl over tho
table, and 1 noticed that IL contained two or
three inches OF CANDLE Abaft the hatchway
was door on the starboard side, which 1
opened, and found q narrow, dark passage
could not pierce IL with my eye beyond fow
feet: but perceiving within this range the out
line Of little door, concluded that here
were the berths In which the master and his
mates slept. There was nothing to be done
in the dark, and bitterly lamented that 1
had left my tinder box and flint i'm the boat
for then could have lighted the candle in
the lantern.
ssPerhaps.n thought I. tone of those figures
may have q tinder box upon him."
Custom was now somewhat hardening me;
moreover, was spurred on by mortal anx-
iety to discover II there was any kind Of
food to be met with in the vessel. So I
stepped up to the figure whose face / had
touched, and felt in his pockets; but neither
on him nor on the other did find what
wanted, though was not little astonished
to discover in the pockets Of the occupants OF
60 small and humble o ship as this schooner
fine gold watch, rs rich rs tho ono / had
brought away from the man on the rocka
and more elegant in shape, q gold snuGbox
-,
set WIN diamonds, seVerai rings OF peauty
ana Vaiue iyihs loose IN .he p,eeches PoUsss
o. tne man whose lace was niouen' nanuiu,
ol opamish pieces IN soiu, n''huhc,'nie,' !, =,
me SIX, anu o.ner Articles, US niuoeu
tnese teiio"s mao peeh overnaullns paisei ,
oi pooty, anu 'hen cieies''y ie'ui"e'A '"o
conOents W .ne'r Pocke.s.
But what heeueu was the means Oh op-
tanning q hght; So aIter casting ABOUT,
tDught l wouiu search the pody On ueck,
ana Went 10 IL, ana 10 my great Satisfaction
discovered what | wanted IN uie hrst pockec
idipped my hand ihto, thougn haa 70 ilP
open the mouth Oh IL away ironi INC sho"
WIN 'ne lianSer'
returned 10 tne capin ana hgnted tno
cahdie' ana carried 1he lantern INTO the piacK
passage or corriuor. Ahere were iour s'iaii
doors' belonging 10 as many pertns'
opened tne nrst, anu eutereu compartment
c,iae siieiieu 81 h'i'oieiaoiy s'aie anu ius.y
'ila1 h,,u 70 come ,I,'o lhe passaee asuin
.n. Leen ~" oiea.ns . " nu,i'pl my n'so
Ine ouo' as III 'hc o'pii,, uo"erei, ~
heie toui'u .his hoAious''e'ss VI u,i was hv'
.auseu Ny puIe,ac'ioi vi any @iii','g quan-
az ,o.S -, or ,, VI -. = H, ;.nois ouS .'s ny
siio ueauhess vi 'nc pen. up uir i.Seii, US .l'e
.ouiness vi onse "uUei - o~ne W i's pe.hs
ihpiisoheo from air III lne po''ohi oi 'no
hom.
neiu up ono lantern ana fookea ABOUT me.
ghnce or TWO satished me tnat was m
'ooni ',iao hau peen aPpIopraVeo py inc
se"aru anu MS 'haVcs. ~ huhiper oI ua,k
ooJec's, "nich Oh ihspec,ioh Iouha 10 pe
naius, ~eio s.o"eu shusIy a~ay III pa',ens Is
m niuer II .ne ceil,hs or upper ueck' cask nan
iull Oh hour $1,000 IN a corheri near u iay a
large coarse sack IN wh,cn was quahtity Oh
plseul, piece Vi wnlcn oiI uhu lounu IL
US naru as hih' anu trs'eles', r, pu. hoe IN .he
Ieas' uosie. inoiuy. lhe.v "e,o M ,ou' Sneises
running a'nWarlshlls iui, y, slass, knives v,
",iu iorks' uis,es anu 50 Ior.h' so,ie vi 'ho
siaSs very eno,'o anu c,ee'hV' anu ninny VI
.ie uienos anu p,"oo' a''o ,,i1 Ino, nv ioi
Tue sleates' s,s nopeisas ., nun, ..Die. Ehuer .ne
,o"e, sheh' pi 'ho ueoA, iay enoA W mna'
ipeleveu 70 pe p,ack e. seones until aiper turh'
ing one " tMout en1ln apou.' ~ cilie upon
me 'ha' 'ney "eie VI i"o peen' snooAo say
Po.hmes'
No' W cease you with zoo many particulars
unuer TINS heah, let me prleny say that III
tn,s Mruer, OF steward y room, iouho among
o'ner 'ninss Seserai cneefsS, /" quai.i,y .,
CANDIES, greao eartnen"are Poo Iu,, ol
Pens' Se'c,uI pounus .. 1ooAc.o, aoou, 'nir'y
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tnree OF ,ou, yals, nohIe1iy u sp,rns, pu.
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snarp Rniie from one OF INC sneves, ano
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