Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-12-12
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how full of charming ways. Another
thing was soon easily seen also, and
that was that whatever might be the
state of her husbands affections, she
simply worshiped him. Her eyes fol-
lowed him about with kind or rever-
ence, and when he spoke she listened
with parted lips and glistening eyes, as
though she heard the very angels sing
ing In heaven. It is sad enough TO
see such madness where it is mutual;
but when, as is almost always the case,
one gives all, and the oJher takes and
gives nothing-well, well-that's no
part of my DRY.
II should say that he was quite kind
to her, and wrapped her up in shaWls
and made her sit in the deck house
while he read to her, for lear she might
take cold. But of an evening, when
she had gone to Der cabin, he would al
WAYS return to the deck. to finish his CT
gar, and the little governess, who was
strong as lion and not afraid of any
weather, would be out there with him
| leaning over the taffrail and the two
would stand there talking in low tones,
until the officer of the watch sent them
| below.
eve had been about fortnight out
| from Madeira when the weather, which
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changed suddenly, and we were driven
by storms every way but the way we
wanted to go. For several days the
| matches were on, and none of the pas
sengers were allowed on deck. Most Of
! the ladies. myself among them, were Ill,
and the rest were too frightened to
notice ANYTHING; but [ was told after
ward that the only woman who was
neither sick nor terrified was the gov
| erness, and she seemed fey-full of
wild spirits, and keeping up q constant
banter with the bridegroom, with
whom she played at cards half the day.
Il do not remember how long the
storm continued, but just as we were
| beginning to take courage and pull our
selves together a little, we heard one
morning sound that made our hair
| rise with new terror-a peculiar slow,
| regular clanking-and whisper went
round that the ship had sprung leak
and the pumps were manned. Oh. you
who have only made this luxurious
voyage of a week cannot imagine the
feelings of those who have been for
days together in a straining, struggling
| ship, pitched back and forth, and from
side to side like cork on those tre-
mendous waves, and then to hear,
! hour after hour, the dull steady clank-
| ing that proclaims the presence of the
enemy within the walls, gaining upon
you hour by hour.
For two mortal days and nights
those brave, indefatigable men strug
gled with the encroaching Zoe. while
the signals were hoisted and rockets
sent up to attract passing ships. At
last the Captain came to tell us he had
no hopes oil saving the ship, that the
storm had abated, and that as soon as it
| was broad daylight he would get the
| boats out. He begged us to take some
| food, and added as he left the saloon:
/ hope, by Gods help, to save every
one; but remember, it is women and
children first, and ifany must stay be-
! hind, shalt stay with them
Nobody attempted to eat anything
but most of us went to our staterooms
to secure such portable valuables as we
thought it worth while to take, and
then sat through the livelong hours
waiting for the order to go out and trust
our lives to those frail boats upon the
tossing sea. The gradual sinking OF
| the ship made her steadler, and, be-
sides, the wind had almost subsidized,
and the heavy swell OF the sea was be-
ing beaten down by the steady rain
which began to fall.
81 was standing at the foot of the
companion when the bride came out
of her cabin, which was Immediately
behind me. She was deathly pale, and
| her eyes were silently distended, but
| otherwise was perfectly calm and col
| lected. She had on thick waterproof
cloak and a wooden hood, and carried
little satchel in her hand. Where's
your husband p [ asked She made a
little movement toward the cabin.
He Is securing some important pa
pers, she said, and I think, she aud
ed, but her voice was almost inaudihle,
| our MAJ riage certificate and my will.
''At this moment the first officer came
down the companion. Mrs. Odell,' he
said, seeing me, there are but two ser
viceable boats--the others were injured
during the storm. Come up at
once, and | will put you in the first.
Oh. Mrs. Blank, ne aided, seeing the
bride--'come, too [ will try and put you
together
"'Sir,' cried the poor girl, L viii not
stir without my husband
'Co.he them, he cried there is no
time to lose-I will call your husband
but go up stairs with Mrs. Odell. and
I will bring him to you-take her up,
there's good soul, he added to me.
took her hand and almost forced her
up, but further than the top OF the
companion she would not move.
''The sight that met us there was
startling: enough. The ship had al
ready sunk so low that l cannot i'm
agine how the water kept out of the sa-
loon; it seemed as if we could step on
board the lie boat that had already
been manned and was raised by every
wave almost to the level of the deck.
All on board was perfectly orderly, ex-
cept the crying of one or two of the
steerage passengers who were being
separated from their male companions
and passed into the boat. 1t was near
ly full when the Captain saw us, and
graspiDg Mrs. Blanks arm, was about
TO hand her forw ard, when she wires ted
herself from him, and with sudden
fury flashing over her face, exclaimed
in tone i never Shall forget: Il can
die here, if necessary, Captain, but ]
will not stir without my husband
| "He did not say another WORD, but
seized me unceremonlously and before
| could draw my breath l was in the
loaded boat, the painter was cut, and
one great bilow carried US many yards
away. Then we lay to, to watch the
second boat, and witnessed what was
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