Arizona republican., 1891-12-22
OCEAN "REMINISCENCES.

,,earest and keenest outline in memory. We were on the Mozambique parallels, ,rs1 10 the eastward; the weather hot, ,bs sky copperish and the sea of sal lavish blue, with a thick, slow flow of svfu as though the water was heavy orj sluggish with oil; weak breeze of wind blew of the port quarter, with a .or, of sting of heat in it, like the bite of ,besun himself; and the ship under all s.ndaingsails on that side went rolling i,rward in kind of loathing way, as tbough alive to the trucks with instinct; ori very well remember the stopping mise of the water as it fell from her how like finging bucketfuls of liquid grease overheard.
 Ii was about o'clock in the after noon when the thickness over the star hoard bow died out along the horizon there and showed the sealine clear to the e!ce of the ocean, with twisting and rlqDcing of yellow fires in it from the s1n as though lines of molten brass were slovlv sinking in it, It was then that q sqiI was made out some three points on inc bow or thereabouts, apparently a large ship, showing to her courses with her rmizzrutopmast gone ana the spanker r9f naked, with some colors flying at it. As We slowly rose she showed like a lrica,e upon the water, with her band of broken ports and her big wing of stand ing iib. and heard the captain tell the ,be mate. after taking long view of her through telescope, that he believed that she was such and such a ship, naming well known hdiaman of those days. She was in distress, it was now gathered; for il seems tlat she carried brace of sig aal aaI.iards at her gan end, on one of which was hoisted the English engign, gek down, while on the other Huttered ar5w of bunting out of Maryatt's code, ,.lisviug that there was serious sickness on Joari
 l,ss that ship now ss-I saw her then; her canvas had the whiteness of froth touched by mooyshine; she rose and fell very mUrsylcally, her ports bristling and .ad.ng as she leaned to the heave of the waters. By the aid of the glass, which turtiyely employed on the mate turning his back, could distinctly make out the white quarter boat swing ug at her dayits, the gleams off the glass os her large windows, the hurried s4li0wjuy us her sails as they swung in and ou. and the flags lowering in reds and whites and blues from the peak end
 l.aa.m 0. our snip was shifted for her. and We go. her rjghtunder our flying jib- boom end There was not enough yawn u the foot of the fJrgsail to disclose her from t.a poop; and it being now o'clock au! my turn to quit the deck, ] ,,r..el forward on to the forecasUe to watch the very noble picture on the sea lua tHV, was rendered significant beyond expression by her appealing colors and Jvt1' uu.iation of her abaft A group G o.. Jacks stood against one of the @,l...s. gang too. had not been boxing above three minutes when one o them exclaimed in a hoarSe voice:
 'Na.t She b.azas! Is that there muck a-.7aw.Us Uy around her, or is she a-dis- 0.vlu..
 Ia. Flying Dutchman,' or my eyes amt matasI said a second man in sub aeeayy.ce of mingled awe and astonish, Ggt
 Watch her a-dying out! Smite me. t@ala, oyrs ever see the like of that .ur-
 &y"z' was upon the ship as the men s.a.. aui ..ra enough l observed her to .,OT,y MaI.iuy out, not as though .g- Wer. driving down upon her, but as a Ma1ow aaes, the tints shining and ia-'ng and pertsHing. In few mo maats alI was blank sea where she had teen
 Iaer' Was au expression Of disnay on every wart-rdlea. whiskered face l glanced a, The captain, the mate and humber Cd. passengers were moving and @opug like gO5.ius over the brass rail g. the break of the poop in search of the amazing phantasm. 1t was, of course, LIage; but it took all hands, from the supper down to the cooks mate, some -ne Go realize it, SO marvellous had been Ae Illusion, so substantial to the vision mat rolling and stately fabric, so exqui- a'eiy had the painted mirroring of her aNe1 tac line of the sea. With some ,aAcy that the real object could not be ~ oii, the captain continued to head in @s direction in which the mirage had '-lle until the darkness came, when the ,DF was brought to her course afresh. "'e| days before we sailed from Cal '''a We got news of this phantom ves- '." oaa had been some leagues below .s AoHzJn on which her likeness was t-"'ed, signaling for assistance to an- S-sf ship seven or eight miles distant .''w her Had the quality of the at-
 .sp4ere remained as it was, by which
 mean had the mirage fingered awhile .-st', no doubt we should have brought ~' @mWacrum of the other vessel into .4" Thus it will be seen that ships as
 ",t as men have their ghosts.
 N',Hing particular occurred unul the rye bark was drawing on to the cuua-
 .' when lt was observed that the cap
 .'a GF'w restless He seemed unable
 g"".p throughout the night watches
 "' necessarily arriving on deck, and
 .' Whole half hour at a time he would
 .... ngnt in front of the pinnacle, ob-
 r..lg It tg the sight of the man at the
 .''sL and keeping his eyes fixed upon
 ~aea'a with the lifeless air of person ,..' ,r...'5 10 his sleep. At noon one day the r...In was found to be about six miles ,a There was a pleasant breeze ,." ,.."".0{ of the port beam, and the clip -..i was made by the log to be slid "I.'gh it at some seven miles in the g The captain, putting down his s-.Al walked aft to the pinnacle and