The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-25
z D00wED SHIP.

Ous On the broah blue ocean. not far
frum she equator, thosssands OF miles from
any land. lying m~otionless on q calm sea.
was . disusasted ship. Nothing
mast the bowsprit and jib and flying tih.-
hooms. From the misseu topsahi and
yards hung q few ragged strips
of canvas. and ost mt the far ends OF the
flying jib-hoom depended part OF n stay
and some fragments Of u sail, torn and
rrut, just mt il had been after thc fierce
Rale which had rendered this gallant ship
80 helpless a wreck. Not a breath OF wind
was stirring i'm the heavens; not n cloud
was in the deep blue sky; not u ripple
ar n flaw disturbed the far~ssrrtris-
ing orcan. II was high noon
and the sun was almost vertical. All was
silent. The san was pouring down It's
fierce tropical rays ON the blistcrsd deck
and ON the vast, calm sea. There she lay,
q spectral ship upon a silent ocean. There
was not n sign of life On hoard; not u
sosnd Of life could he heard, except now
and again when n swirl of water made the
rldder~rhains rattle and creak, as the
forward, or when an alha,ross fiaplssd up
from the sea. towering over the ship ana
then flew away into the distance.
The days passed slowly. as many days
had passed; the sun began To sink lower
and lower in the western sky. anu once
morc, like a blood-red shield. IL sank into
n flood of erubescent light. which tingtd
the sky with its en~sanRuined hues, and
these. reflected in the water beneath.
floating i'm "a sea OF blood. The crimson
AIDED into orange and pink. and then into
g s,cI,. snS,, tne over .1 aSc s s@.cnc: them one hV
one the stars came out ana st,dded the
whole of the cloudless armament.
Suddenly there came from the cuddy-
window ~ stream Of light and a mar gaunt
and emaciated peers-d ont ON the deserted
deck. A few minutes afterwarH another
I'M m M 1tyhf ahnf Erxnrun m srnnnII nA.Ff nr6s
s,T sSe door Do "s ~ , i%o %f"r"@as,i S."a deck house
ALSO peerrd cautiously ont. These two
others death. They were the captain
ana mate OF the vessel. VINO, wncn tne
:reS had taken to the boots had refused
TO desert her.
For days = weeksIhow many .hey
had no idea, for they had lost all count OF
a aeee. AZ fra, raa thee Se,h had a.Hm made Sa the fs' Of
their situation, day ny day hoping and ex-
Pscting that succ3r would rome anu they
selves pm short allowance of both food and
water, nut Notwithstanding the fooi was
at length nearly consume.i. the water was
left that was drinkable hut "a few hotties Of
wine and brandy. To the torture. of hum
ger was now nddcd the agony OF raging
brandy. would quench, but rather intensity.
Ahytning moIe noIrlD'e NJ, .h.,r SILVA,
tion cannot De .haRliieu anI tle ureauIuI
Conviction was neiiig forceu upon thein
shaa they must die.
Inns was tine stAte OF aunirs tnrss, Iays
previous To the opening Oh TINS story. Inc
cnptain was sitting WIN nis eyes appar-
emily closed. anu the mate was watching
him with eager. hungry eyes. Up To this
PONY the maze nau bten tne, mors' nopeiu,
OF the TWO, but now ne had abntdoiieu
himself to despair:
no succor couiH reacn tnenl, ne Knew.
while the calm lasted, nut TINS was not
the Thought that was haunting his mind:
"Npne OF tnem must uie-tne ueoth OF
one woo' T, ~ .me rseServa.,on ot .ne
otncr.' inis was tue sheistaI reirain
which, ns Il were, formed the chorus To
every other tnouGnt. .Ihe Heatn OF one
sat tners' eys,ing the captain with n
ne was o Demon. uue ne starteu up.
snmo IN such cases. he had passed
from helpless despondency into furious
ueiiriufi. WIN q morse cry ne hau sprung
~ saPs. DsaaAsysss pS.aAusSiiuG u iohG
knife i'm his hand. A fierce struRR en-
sued; u was sharp and short, and the
mate. AFTER peinR uisarnhed, was pushed
forward and fell violently upon the deck.
captain Dunnett was tne younger anu
stronger OF the two, anu. had ne been SD
Inclined. could have dfspatcied THE mate
with ease put ne contenteu hinseif with
disarminR MIN, threw tne knife into the
sen. retreated to the cabin and locked the
door.
The mate after this grew more furious,
anu AFTER vnilly attempting To enter the
cabin Withdrew tn the fOrxsfnstle md tOok