The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-09-13

But the man, being now stark mad, took
no notice. OF the order. His madness
grew on lin, and took turn by no
means uncommon in these cases. H. saw
before him sumptu0us fensts, and streams
| Of fresh watcr flowing. These he began to
describe with great volubility and rapture
smacking his lips, and SO he went on tuntal
| Meantime Cooper asked Mr. Hazel ifhe
could sail the boat.
| 81 can steer" said he. ''but that il oil
My right arm is benumbed.'
The silvcry voice Of Helen Rolleston then
uttered brave and welcome words. 81 will
do whatever you toll me, Mr.. Cooper"
Long lite to you. miss!'' sail tho wounded
the sail mud splice the sheet which he had
been Obliged to cut; and, in IL word. to sail
the boat; which she did with some little as
sistanre from llnzel.
And so they nll depended upon her, whom
some of them had been for killing and thu
blood-s,aincl boat glded hs'ore the wind.
suddenly up. nnd looking ut the scu
with rapture. cried out. Aha! my boys, here,
II beautiful greer, meadow: and there's Il
sweet brook with bulrushes: green. green
green. Let's have II roll among the ,lnsics
And, in moment, ere nny Of his stiff anl
wounded shipnatrs could put out IL hnnd, h.
and sunk forever. with indispensable rnptur,
| on his corpse like face.
| \ feeble groan WIS the only trihmtc thos.
who remained behind could afford him.
| At three +. NJ. Mr. Hazel happened t.
look over the weatlersile of the boat. IL.
she hceled To lrrward under II smart breeze
aud ho saw Il shell or two fastened to hel
side, about eleven inches above the keel Hi
looked again, aud gnve IL loud hurrah
'Bnrnarl.s. hMrnucles!' lie cried. II s.2
them sticking"
! IL. leaned over, aud with some difficulty
detached one. and held it up.
1t was not II harnarle, but IL curious ublonp
slicll-tisl. open at one end.
AT sight OF this. the wounded forgot thei,
wounds, and leaned over the boat's side dc
tnrhing the sl.l.iisll wit heir knives They
| broke them with the handles of their kniycs
and dcvovcr"1 he fish. They we're az thick
as n mans finger, and about nh inch long
tnl ms sweet as II nut. 1t seems that in III,
long calm these slpl:tisl had fastened on til,
taken of her wcnthcl-sle and evenly
| divided.
Miss Rollrstun, ut iluzela earnest request
ate only six, and these very slowly. and laid
the rest by. But the sailors could not re-
strnin themselves: and Prince, in particular
gorg"l himself 40 trrcely that h. turned
purple in the f;,cU, ,,nd began to brpltlle VERY
hard.
That back sleck on the horizon ha.
grown by noon to u hcetle. and by thret
| O'clock TO something murc like an elephant
and il now diilus"d itself into IL hugo h,ch
/ cloud. hat gradually oversprmttl I he henveps
aud at last, about half I'M hour before sun
s"t. came n peculiar chill, and then. In due
course. II drop or Two fell upon the parche
wr",rhrs. They sat. less like animals than
like plants. al stretching toward their pre-
| server
! Thcirey were turned up to the clouds
40 were their open mouths, and their arms
and hands held up toward it.
| The drops increased in number and pr;,iso
went up to heaven in return.
| Pntter, pattrr, pnttcr: down came II show
or, n rnin-i heavy. steady rain.
With rrs "finy. they put ont every vcs-
srl To catch it; they lowered the sail, and,
lutting ballast in the center, hcllie,l il intn
u great vessel to catch it. They used nlI
their spare canvas ncatrh it. They filled
the watercask with il: they filled tho ken
thnt had held tie fatal spirit; aud all tn,
time they were sucking the wnt canvas, aud
their own clothes. aud their very hands and
gnrm"nisnn which The itegiving drops kept
falling.
Then they set their little sal again, and
prayed for land to Him who hu,l sent them
wind ndr;,il
CHAPTER XXlII,
| Tho breeze declined ut s,lnact: hut IL raine,l
at intervals during Tho night; aud by morn.
| ing they were somewhat chilled
4 Death hmi visited tlcm again during the
night. Prince was discovered dead and cold
lis wounds we're mere scratches. and there
seems to he no doubt that he died by gorg.
ing himself with more food thnn his enlecble,l
system could possibly digest.
Thus dislnally "ganu day of comparative
ho'lily comfort. hut mcntnl,lisiress, especial
| ly to Miss HOlltstun and Mr.. Hazel
Now that this lady aud gent I.nnn were no
longer soni"l to mn'incss Ly physical suffer-
ing. their higher sensililitirs resumed their
| natural force. and the miserable contents ut
the blood-staincd boat shocked them terri.
| bly. Two rnrI'scs and two wounded men.
| Mr. Hazel. however,, s0ull came to one rrsO-
lution. and thnt was to read the funeral ser
the deep. lie declared this his intention,
and Cooper, who, though wounded and np-
| pnrpntly sinking, WIS still skpper of the
boat, ncquicsrcti readily.
| Mr.. Hazel then took the lcu,l men y knives
aud their money out OF their pockets read
the lnirInl.s"rvice over them; they were then
committed To TIL" deep. This sad cGrsmoly
| performed, lie addressed Il few words to the
survivors.
My friends. and brothers in aftiirti on. we
ought not To hope too much from Divine
mercy for ourselves: or we should ZONE soon
| Ia forget divine justiG". Butsw1 nrc not for.
hidden I" iinpn for others. Those gone
@"r" snilty OF "a terrible crime: hut then they
were tempted more than their flesh could
bear nn'lthey rc'wivc'l their punishment there
on ehrth W" mny hope therefor" they will rs-
cape punishment hereafter. And it is for ,,s
| topmtit by th"ir tate, and bow to Heavens
| will: even when they drew their knives.
food in plenty was within their rcarh, and
| the signs OF wind were on the sea, and al
rain in the sky. lie, us bu mare patun, tluu
| they were and lln,n our trnGl-.Whnt is
'hnt upon The wAtor 10 ic"wnrd' A piece OF
wood iontinr"'
| Wcch stood up and looked. Cant make
it out. Steer alongside it miss, if you
please.' And he cr"rt forward
Presently ho became excited, and directed
| ,hos" in the stern how To steer the boat
close to the Object without going over it..
II" hcEg"! them nl to hc silent. He leaned
over tho lmntside as they ncnred it. He
clutrhc,l it suddenly with both hands and
| iln:g it into the boat with II shout of tri-
umph, bu, sank exhausted by the effort.
| II was II yuunxtur,le; and lming usIerp ON
| the water. or inexperienced, had allowed
them 10 r',pinmit.
| This w:ls indeed II go,is"nd; twelve pounds
OF silcculrnt meat. II WAS Instantly divided.
aud Mr.. Hazel cnntriv"l. with hsomcdiiIicuIty.
F., to boil n portion of il. Iic enjoyed il gr.ut
| Is: hu, Miss lsollrstou showed IL clria,la and
| violent untipallly tuiti scarcely credible un-
| der tho circumstances. Not no III.
ralors. They dcvured it raw. what
they could get ~, all. Cooper could only get
down II mouth!,il or two; he had received his
death wound, and wils mnnifrstly sinking.
He revived however, from ,iInu Ia time.
aud srok" cliorrfallY. wirhcvcr lIe sI,uk. ut
nll. Wrlch informed him "f every incident
that took plhce. however minute Then he
would nolo utter II syllable or two.
| On Icing told that they were passing
through sea weed. lic"yrr"ssei n wisl, To see
| some OF it, and when lie had examined IT,, he
said Ia llaM"l. "k""p up yomr lcnrt, sir.
! you are not II hundred miles from land l,N
''dd"d gently, "hci !. pausN. ''tut | am
| hpMEd inl ;,nt.thcv port.
| Ahont Ave iii tn" afternoon, WrIcli came
aft with tn" tears in his eyes, to say ,lnt
sam WAS just going To slip his cable and had
something to say tn them.
! They went to him directly, and Hazel took
his lnnd, aud cxlior.rd him to forgive all his
emrIni"s.
.'llain't got none, WAS the reply.
\ Hazel then. after II few words u: religious
cXl!oriatiOn aud comfort. ;iskcd him if lie
could do anything Cor him.
"Ay. said r"oImr s"tmnly COT pe.,
n:.d iii: ;'boh,l. any =: ~"
| y harr y p4nr ea., lir"m. earnestly;
| tn: t";t:'iil>. 'bi d"ur It is 10 make his
Will She opened her praycr-hook. which
| had Two blank leaves under rilrh cover.
/! The dying man saw tlrm, and rose into
| that remarkable energy which sometimes
prcc"c"s the departure OF the soul.
Write" said he in his deep full tones.
II, Samuel cooper, able seaman, nm going
to slip my c;hIc, and sail into the prescpcc