Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-10
A LUCKY SHOT.

toung fellow of 26. / was mate OF a
West lndiaman trading regularly to
Nevis and ST. Kits. She was % bark
OF $50 tons. and her name was the
Robert, and she sailed from Bristol
We were on our homeward passage
when the incident | am about to de
scribe took place. ! must premise that
we bad four passengers two gentle
men and two ladies, the latter the wife
and daughter of ii planter by name
Carmichael The elder lady was about
"a handsome gracious sort Of
woman, such rs planters wife ought
60 be-. and such as were not uncommon
in the days N which am writing. The
daughter was about y beautiful
girl with all the bcwitching graces and
fl clnatug Charm of true born creole.
We were tweuty-One days ont from
Charle-town, and Notwithstanding that
the old bark was by no means fast
sailer, we had made good progress and
Were as near us possible in mid-ocean.
1t w-s the end OF July, and the weather
had been OF the most glorious deserip-
ton and very hot but after the sultry
heat of the '~opics we did not find it
oppressive. For two days past we had
made little progress The wind had
been light and variable and now it was
a dead calm. The ship was motionless
as far as progress was concerned, but
her head was boxing all around the
compass. We had awnings upfore'and
aft, for, where there was nothing to
intercept the burning rays Of the July
"A hu
pitch boiled out Of the seams
The dinner was over; the sun was
slowly sinking in the west, and we had
all come ON deck, being anxious to get
As much air as we could, for the cabin
Of sugar boat is generally stuGy,
The deep, placid sea was more peace
fully calm than had ever before seen
it, Not flaw, not a ripple, not an I'M
dulation, broke the tranquil surface OF
the glass-like sea. Capt. Sarsheld and
the two gentlemen, Mr.. Chceseman and
Mr., Thompson, were sitting on the
tairrai smoking their cigars, and Mrs.
Carmichael and Miss Julia we're reclin-
my in wichcl-Ghairs and tanning them
selves. At the young lady's feet lay a
large Newfoundland dog belonging to
Capt. Sarsicld blinking in the sun
light which came slanting in under the
awning, and now and again looked up
Into her face and putting out his tongue,
as much as to say: Its drcaGtu!ly hot.
isn't it?'
No one who has not seen a creole girl
reclining 40 case can realize Che hclutl-
ul picture which Julia Carmichael
presented as size sat there tmguidly
tanning herself Apart from the
beauty of her features and the striking
fairness of her skin, her figure was al.
most GuItess in its symmetry, IN the
curves of its lines, and beautiful IN lis
flexible siuuosiy She had, too, tina
natural grace, that untrammeled ease,
ihat refined righteousness of attitude
aud movement, which are the natural
gifts OF the creole, and which no art can
couuterieit But the GROWING charm
of all was her sweet and gentle djspo.
sitiou Mrs Carmichael was general
fayorite at Julia was queen of the
ship. Capt Sars6cld, the gentlemen,
aud the ship, company generally were
her devoted slaves.
She had been sitting i'm silence gazing
out u.,a the cum >u1. Suddenly she
turned her head and spoke:
Capt Sarsue.u, She said, in heI
soft musical yo.ee II think we are 90
ing to have breeze
"Ccruirly, BY all means my dear
young lady ! see no signs of it AT
present; but If Nou shy tbore is a breeze
coming thyr IS mo- one ON board thi;