Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-14

must have overheard and comprchended the
peculiar nature of my prayers 1t is certain,
of course that he at once disclosed the mat
ter to his patron; and looking back with
greater knowledge, | can now understand,
what so much puzzled me at the moment. those
singular and $50 to speak, approving smiles
with which the master honored me, Similar
", | can understand word that ! remember
to have fallen from him III conversation that
same right. when, holding up his hand and
smiling "Ah, Mackellar. p" said he, mot every
man is 50 great a coward rs he thinks he is
nor vet so good ristiau." He did not |
guess how true he spoke For the fact is, the
thoughts which had come to me in the vio-
enCe of the storm retained their bold upon |
my spirit: and the words that rose to my lips |
unbiddrn in the instaucy Of prayer continued !
to sound in my ears With what shameful |
consequences, it is fitting | should honestly |
relate, for | could not support part Of such !
dislovatv as TO describe the sins of others
and conceal my own.
The wind fell but the sea hove ever the
higher All night the NOncsuch rolled out |
ragaouslv: the next day daWncd, and the |
next, and brought no change, To cross the |
cabin was scarce possible; old, experienced
seancn were cast down upon the deck, and
one cruelty mauled in the conclusion; every
board and block IN the old snip cried ont
aloud; and the great bell by the anchor bits
continually and doefully rang. One of
these DAYS the master and | sat alone to-
gether at the break of tho poop. | should
say tho N0nesuch carried a high raised poop.
About the top Of ran considerable bulWarkS,
which made the ship unwcatherly; and these,
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NOSES; Tor no.. that We naI al SAILS spread
in the vain hore TO bring her TO tho sea the
ship sounded like a factory with their rever-
berations We spoke first Of the mutt inv with
which we had been threatened; this led " on
to the topic of assassination: and that offered
a temptation TO the master more strong than
he was able to res 81. lie must tell me a tale,
and show me at the same time how clever ha
was and how wicked it was thing he did
njvays wIth affcctation and display: gener-
ally vi;l rood effect. But thi. tale. told in
n HIGH kew in the midst of so great a tumut,
and by a narrator who was one moment look
iny down at me from the skies and the next
paorinc M from under the soles of my feet
thu, particular tale, ! say, took hold upon ne
in q degree quite singular.
..Ny friend the count il was thus that he
boqan his story. had for an enemy u certain
/ C;rrr7on baron. n stIauper in Rome. 1t mat
tiers nor what WAS the GROUND Of the counts
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