Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-13
THE SHIP WENT DOWN.


~ BEAUTIFUL in its sadness, Its hero
~. and its devotion; u story which
~, ~ into the prosaic Nineteenth cent
10 GLIMPSE of that romanticinn, chiv-
w. ana sacrificiAl love supposed TO be-
-. a. pecnliarly 10 the crude and no
H medieval times. Forty years
- Tho incidents which will try to mar.
~, IN tho words Of another happened.
10" I'M. other. an old Englishman, Is now
.nsn with silyered locks and sweeping
ss.rl. In his younger days he was u
.',d.hlntnan In the navy Of Great Britain.
ms also was something Of an amateur
.,,i., and after leaving the Eng jish serv-
sA,c,me 10 this country. When only
iwas A fayorite Of his. and for long
-. would dt upon his knee or beside
Mn an a low foo,stool and listen TO his
~. oi the sca. and my youthful heart
would b. frud and would determine n
,,uor 10 be. We would vt together In
~ vintsr evenings. with no light save
N. areliRht. now a shadow on the wall.
,hsn aickcring strong and bright. There
80 picture over the mantcl, n picture
whleh showed the crude hand Of the
amateur, yet was strong. IL had been
h.ist and best effort. II was repre-
.rp,ation Of the finale Of the story which
be toli me. The picture. or rather the
vo,nan's face In the picture, had. young
AL Wa, made attrong impression upon
me. Il was not the beauty Of the face;
va. no, the excellence Of the picture;
h Wa not the scene that no affected me.
lie aid she was beautiful. II 70 he
failed In portraying her physical beauty.
Rat the expression Of that face. the In.
tangible. spiritual something that seem.
eli % einanate from and hover around
and about Il was marvellous. and made
@. the ordinary picture master stroke
and covered up all tho defects rs char.
~ eoveroth o multitude OF sins. Tho
face, radiantly happy, and portion Of
the throat alone were visible, and that
FACE was sinking. sinking. even now. be-
low ,ho surface Of the ocean 10 DO lost
forycr, and yet n glory shono upon u
A. II the frs, beam from the opening
gate Of heaven was shining there: aud
.he was young and rich and had posi-.
ton. The sea was sea Of glass. and
ihen was no painted ship upon that
painted ocean" Gloss In strong mans
arm she was held, and her face rested
arains, bis, which was not 10 distinct as
wa her own.
Many time I had asked for tho story
Of that picture, and my friend would not
tell u me. for Il saddcncd him, and he
thought WIS too young 10 comprehend
and sympa,hize with tho spirit Of the
story. But last week, when on visit
east, met him for tho frat time In years.
and sitting In that old room before that
picture he told me the story.
as you know, was MILDLY In her
najesty's service. II was my third year
on tho ocean wave. and aud my
friend and protector. Jack Sutherland.
the second lieutenant, had just reported
10 the Golnonda for service. The Col.
eonda was to sail the next day for India.
Jack Sutherland was some years
older than l, and Ms we had both come
IRON the same ncighborhood no had con.
stiutod himself my protector. In my
young eyes he was invested with all pos.
hble manly qualities and excclloncics,
and loved him as only young boy can
love and admire a young man who IL no,
only his friend and adviser. but his ideal
a. well. But everybody on board loved
Jack, from tho lowest aailor 10 tho cap.
lain, always kind, courteous. amiablc
ND manly. And he was strong and
handsome, too. Was II any wonder then
That Nellie Westinghouse loved himi
Mis- Westinghouse came on board
rily on the morning Of the day on which
We sailed. She was tho daughter OF the
nocruy Of India. Her school days IN
England were completed. and she was TO
loin her father and his family In India.
ehe was tall and rather slender. with
lorin OF loyeliness and grace. Her hair
va raven black, and her eyes large and
plne' wide opon In their innocent sur.
tn-c' features that were perfect, u com.
reiion OF dazzling whitcncss, and n
Voice that had all the melody OF music.
II therc Is anything In the affinity Of
persons aud souls, those two seemed Ger.
linly intended for each other.
Ibe anchor was lifted, tho vessel
hi'ed away. and the cliffs OF old England
SUNK low upon tho horizon and disap-
pared. II was ut dinner, tho first day
out. that Miss Westinghouse and Lieut.,
sutherland met. A long voyage was be-
io'e u.s. and Us a large and gay party
wa on board, the evenings wcrc spent
W ashghtful entertainments; but soon,
a. Is nearly always tho case, certain
Ahuatlons Of persons and sets werp no.
hoeable, The decided preference exhib.
,ea ioF each others company by Miss
Westinghouse and Lieut.. Sutherland
sooi became n matter Of remark, and n
Posuvc source Of uneasiness 10 Mai.
W. Mrs, Bromley, In whose charge Mis-
Westinghouse was sailing-and 10 tho
captain OF the ship. who was warmly at.
'Aehed TO Jack.
\, gu John Westinghouse, the father OF
NV, Nellie, was proud, cold man, and
"ou'u never have sanctioned any at
''n paid to his daughter by pen.
.''''s lieutenant in tho service. He was
~ ~, proud OF his race and name, his 20.
luos and his gold. Mrs. Bromley spoke
to Nellie, md Capt. Richards
4,oro Than once spoke to Jack OF tho
l'tio-l insuperable obstacles 10 his union
N''h Tue daughter Of Sir John Westing.
louse' Ho told him that tho end Of tho
'oy"s,e would be the cnd OF all, and that
.No hearts, saddened and miserable,
you'd be torn asunder TO go their sepa,
Ia'e ways But since the birth OF time
what two people In love ever needed the
.lvlee OF another II they did they
We're not In love.
lhey loved, us they felt themselves,
wv" w love that was more than love and
Nhile each recognized that they would
I, separated at the end of tho voyage,
'noy resolved To blind themselves 10 that
AhInl tlnmVhf .,.I - -. 10.