Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-11-28

SAID ne, II wish nad not taEen you
with me.
"Why so:" she asked, as she gazcd up
into her husbands face with apparent
astonishmcnt.
"Why so? DO you not comprehend
our dauger:"
But the ship does not leak, does it,"
ness
"No."
"Then let us not fear the storm. l
was born upon tho Atlantic, and feel
that | can yet trust to my native ele-
ment"
The captain was astonishcd at this
trait in his Wifo's character, and clasping
her in his arms he felt his own soul
swelling with new life.
Emma" he said, as he gazcd moro
afiectionately than ever into her face,
"Ipy heaviest fears are passed. For you
alone have feared tho most; but now
/ can calmly tell you wherein lies our
danger. This storm has driven us far
ont Cf our course, and twice have we
bcCl scudding before it. fear that the
coast Of Maine cannot be far TO tho lee
ward, and of that coast know nothing,
save what NAV gather from my chart
For us TO lay TO is next to impossible. Tho
rising sea has rendered our staysails use.
less. and have been obliged to set the
close reefed maintopsail, but she cannot
hold it long"
MY husband" returned Emma,
though you may know nothing of the
coast Of Maine, yet there are but few
spots along her rugged shores that are
not as play grounds to me. My father
was for years a surveyor of her islands
and harbors, and Twas his constant com
panion. To me her cliffs and inlets pre-
sent nothing that can alarm me"
Hardly had she ceased speaking when
n sharp crack, like the report of pistol,
sounded from aloft. followed by n tear
ing and crashing that started the captain
10 his feet.
The main topsail has gono!" he cx-
claimed, and Immediately he sprang upon
the deck
Again the ship was put before the gale,
ar for several moments Capt. Marshall
" uJa.tided what 10 do. While in
thu ,..Judary hc felt hand laid upon
his shoulder, and on turning he beheld
his wife. She had "sou'wcster' upon
her head and a pea jacket buttoned
closely about her.
"What is the matter, James, she
asked.
Her husband explained his perplexity.
4 strange look of fcarlessness and con-
fidcnce rested upon that fair woman's
face, and looking for moment at the
compass, she said:
I'VE head due northwest. Station q
trusty lookout in the foretop and let the
ship stand on!'
Capt. Marshall felt at that moment as
though an angel had been sent to pilot
him TO n haven of rest. Whence arose
the feeling he knew not, but instructive
ly he obeyed Fearful and loud roared
the mighty storm, and on dashed the
rivcn ship, but all fearless and composed
stood the heroic woman upon the quar-
ter deck, and the hardy seamen, as they
gazed upon her, felt that what daunted
not n woman should not daunt them.
"Land ho!' came from the foretop.
In three minutes more, as the ship rose
upon the bosom Of giant sea, the land
was made out upon the deck, bearing
about two points on the larboard bow.
Emma caught sight Of IL, and scizing q
glass, at the next swell she discovered q
lighthouse upon its summit. Then she
turned her glass over the starboard beam
and in moment she cxclaimed:
There are the Bantam lcdges. That
land on the larboard bow Is Seguin, and
beyond can see Cape Small Point.
James, she continued, as she gazed into
her husbands face with look all made
up Of conscious power, IF you will drop
your foretopsiil, will take you into the
Kcnnebecr'
For moment Capt. Marshall had
hardly credited the evidence Of his own
senses, but one look into the calm, radi-
ant feature Of hi wife determined him,
and IN liNo minutes the foretopsail was
sbgeted homc.