Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-16
Written Tor The Disr sich-Copyrighted.l
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1,ov had q very distinct recollection of
NJ, Philips. In my visits 20 The Nueent
..ohoid in Fortv.s second street had fire.
,,,,fly seen this yOung woman. Two or
No. times when Mss Nugent had not
con 20 homo bad had sight interviews
V.t.her. Sne always treated me with GER
81 rordialifV. and ! had some reason 70
,.k that II Miss Nusent really suspected
8. feelings Mary Phillips had given her
no hints on the subject.
v,rr Phillips was an exceedingly bright
a. auick Young woman, and am quite
q. trai She could see into the state Of n
49,. feelings as Vol as any one. Bertha
- Given me many instances Of her maids
Utilities for adapting herself TO circum-
,...s. aud was now thankful from the
..s. ol my heart that Bertha had this
rS.s recovering from the stupefaction
a.. whics My sudden emotions had
..-.f i.e when a hail came across the
49, first in Mary Phillips's natural voice
a.. Ilrn through speaking trumpet. /
STOOD up a.t answered..
-T va- wondering cried Mary Phillips,
"vf.f bad become OF you ! thought
r.l.r. ,oa had zone down - breakfast"
-, answer called 20 her TO tell me where
-, Nl-eut was. how she was. how she
IAN. t. be- iu This surprising situation. and
uutuy people there were on board the
~N Nugent has not been at all we'll"
,.-.,- Mary. " hut she frightened up as
~..I told her you were here She can
como on deck very well, because the
t..n the ship makes the stairs SO steep.
Dawn GOING 90 give her her breakfast
.g. arl after she has eaton something she
.. le -'rongeT, and l Will try to get her
r- .0tened UP when she know / was
rr That was glorious, That frightened
a.. .-a.'lru.
, ri- time I needed food also, but
d. rf remain below To cnt IT.
1-r.'t JOS breakfast on deck, keeping
,- all The time fixed upon Bertha's
r IDo distance between rs did
n to have varied. How / longed
e.. iftle breeze that might bring US
..,r. Bertha was on that vessel
t.-tt.r. perhaps. entirely 20 mo; and
-. Guild DO If some breeze did not
.s ns together. l looked about for
.ffrg ou which might hoat 10
r. Ir' { / made raft was not sure
t.tI ,n,.ll steer or propcl II, and might
i.t Inn. and become a third derellct.
et-.I Thought Of boldly springing into
=. water and swimming TO her, but the
q stance WAS considerable. my swimming
~ were only moderate, and there
rht la sharks. The risk was too great.
H.. .lrelywe would come together. Even
FlN'i rs Ilifl Ai|"''s bi'A' NttV A+anA
s.-.r,, attraction which draws TO each
narfho bubbles Of a cup of tea. If bub-
lI.- wly not ships
r.,sl-not Ion. before nearly one half of
-'.r. Phillips appeared above the rail.
tN., A.reut ha. come on deck" she
r-.nl "nnd she wants TO see you. She
cat stand up very long because every
t..-i- 500 sliding"
&c.. -c nv trembling lips could frame an
f-.r.r ID. bad bobbed out of sight, and
t...tr rflppeared supporting another
.f,... aal mat other person was Bertha
N,-.,'.
c.d discern her features perfectly.
fhs nas thinner and paler than when
ballast s.au her, but her beauty WAS all
To-. The same smile which had seen
sooftcn .le unOn her face az she waved
~ handkerchief 10 me. l waved my hat
g. return, hut / tried two or three times
lttr. / could speak loud enough for
Leg o. hear me. Then | threw into my
VOL, all tho good cheer and hope that l
i'd.
She Did not attempt TO answer, but
Euled more brlght'ythan before. Her eX-
preston seemed toindicatet that, apart from
g.. extraordinary pleasure Ot meeting
fenl on tins waste Of waters, she was
Glad hat | was that friend.
"She can't speak loud enough for you to
isar her" called ont Mary Philips, -" but
everything viii be- all right. Sle wants to
ll.w If YOU are alone on your ship and II
y.u can come 70 us
explained NV situation, hut said / did
o., doub, but the two ships would gradu-
o., DRIFT together. is there no one who
c. l.R,ryour boati" asked.
No on" but me-" answered Mary, and
] 'I't hehcvel am up To- that sort Of thing.
NJ. Nu-,nt SAYS I must not touch 1t Tor
if nfrht fall overheard"
d. you mean 10 say" 1 cried, that
i,r D. nobody bat you two on board that
o. lmrrf"
10 other living soul!" said Mary, "and
| tod YOU how u all happened
ll.l she told their story. The friends
v whom Miss Nugont had travelled had
determined to go to Egypt. and as she did
u 10 90 accompany them she had re-
iIed in Spain and Alciers during the
erl -ruug. and eleven days before she
t. Nary Phillips had started from Mar
.t- TOR home IN tins steamer la flde-
D.. Five days ago tne steamer had col
Z lr tle nlght with something. Mary
Ir.t know what. and her front part was
/ l wl,n water. Everybody WAS sure
.,tf.. vessel would soon sinh. and the
o...n, crew, and passengers-aH
lrrr.i-weut away IN boats.
l.it possible" yelled, that they de-
f.'.i y0u iWo women
AiAtlfH AftIllitA AAAt AAAAo We NV
9. ca-e they had been lmplored to 60
LD h1nts. but the night was dark, the
z. wa. rough and pitchy, and she was
Dbl. loat would upset before II had gone
hundred wards Miss Nugent and she
freed that IL was much safer to re-
g. % 0u a large vessel Ike the Eldeietc,
t..f She were half iull of water, than to
100. ~ the dark and stormy water III n
.r.nle little shell of boat. The cap
800 roy down on his knees and implored
... I'D 20 but they were rcsOlute. HG
Ca declared that he would force thefG
So. the boat. but Mary Phillips declared
tItu he tined that she would shoot him;
ia pistol ready. Then when they
I'D rot IN The boats but the captain,
t..f the men Jumped on board again.
t-.s their arms around him and carried
og. yOwlng that ne should not lose
.f. on account of q PAR OF senseless
orleans. A boat would be left. the men
cd whch they might use if they chose,
pa oi course this was more piece OF SEN
tu,u. than anything else.
And now YOU see, cried Mary Philips,
Wa night and they were wrong. ms
Steamer has not sunk, and have no man
Dr. of doubt that every soul who went
away in those boats Is now at the bottom
O.. iHr Hsa.'
lh.. was indeed wonderful story, and
H. TAT tiat Bertha Nugent was on boar,i.
HecfrIft vessel and should happen 10 RAJ!
81 with mc on board Of nnother was one OF
those events which corToboTate That trite
enl hackuoyed expression that truth IS
s ngcr than fiction.
DO was surprising how plainly could
Lar Mary Philips across the smooth, stu
v-ier. The ships did not now seem TO Toe
u.sng az all Bat soon they would be
i,4rlr and then ] could talk with Bertha.
AID soon after qt must be 500 would DO
VA lerl
inquired if they had food and whatever
ete they needed. aud Mary Philips re-
pied hat with the exception Of the slant
~ position Of the chip, they were very
crf r;able: that she did the cooking;
tn Miss Nugcnt said that they lived
great deal better than when the ships cook
cooked.
Nary also informed me that she had ar
ranged a very nice couch for Miss Nugent
o. tie afterdeck; that she was lying there
low. aud felt better; that sue wanted to
know which thought the safer ship OF
Ia. - a.