The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-02

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| thusian."
i sprang with excitement to my feet
Anything In sight, captain?"
"Ay, a steamer. apparently yacht.
Plenty of time" added he, nevertheless
rising leisurely as he spoke, on which all
the passengers broke from the table, so
| speedily dull grows the sea-life,
| quickly do people learn how TO make
much OF the most trivial incidents upon
the ocean, and in few moments we
were all on deck.
Yes, by Jove, Grace, there she is,
sure enough !" cried /, standing at the
side with my darling, and pointing for
ward, where, still some miles distant, a
point or two on the starboard bow, was
a steamer, showing very small indeed at
the extremity of the long, far-reaching
line Of smoke that was pouring from her.
A passenger handed me a telescope. 1
! levelled IL, and then clearly distin-
| guished yacht-like structure, with a
| yellow funnel, apparently schooner
rugged, with "a sort OF sparkling about
her hull, whether from gilt, or brass or
glass, that instantly suggested the
pleasure-vessel. Turning my face aft,
saw the second mate and an apprentice
or midshipman In buttons In the act Of
hoisting string OF colors to the gaff-
end.
approached the captain with Grace's
hand under my arm.
She has her answering pennant fly
ing" he exclaimed. letting fall his glass
to accost me, and he called TO the second
mate To haul down our signal. II be-
lieve she will receive you, Mr.. Barclay"
Where do you think she's bound,
captain?"
gha,,lJ
for the English Channel" he answered.
Captain Parson, what can 1 say that
will in any measure express my gratitude
to you?'
What I've done has given me pleas
ure; and / hope that you'll both live
long, and that neither OF you by single
| look or word will ever cause the other 60
regret that you fell into hands Of Cap
tain Parsons, Of the good ship Carthu-
sian.
Grace gave him o sweet smile. Now
| that IL seemed we were about to leave
this ship, she could gaze at him without
alarm. He broke from us to deliver an
order to the second mate, who re-echoed
his command in loud shout. In mo-
ment number OF sailors came racinS
aft and fell to rounding-in, as it is called,
upon the main and main-top-sail braces,
with loud and hearty songs which were
re-echoed out of the white hollows aloft
and combined with the splashing noise
OF waters and the small music Of the
wind in the rigging into true ocean
concert for the ear.
The steamer was now rapidly ap-
preaching US, and by this time without
the aid of glass / made her out to be "A
fine screw yacht of some three hundred
and fifty tons. painted black, with a yell
low funnel forward Of amidships which
gave her the look of gunboat A figure
paced the filament of bridge that was
stretched before her funnel. He wore "a
gold band round his hat, and brass but
tons on his coat. Two or three men
leaned over the head-rail, viewing US as
they approached, but her quarterback
was deserted. / could find no hint Of
| female apparel or the blue serge of the
yachtsman.
Old Parsons, taking his stand at the
rail clear Of the crowd, waited until the
yacht foated abreast, where with few
reverse revolutions Of her propeller she
came to u stand within easy talking dis
tance, as handsome ana finished a model
as ever l had seen atioat.
''Ho, the yacht ahoy!" shouted Cap
tain Parsons.
cuouNfu tLt til'btllnS
ure from the bridge, manifestly the
yachts skipper.
"What yacht is that?"
THE Mermaid"
Where are you from, and where are
you bound to?"
From Madeira for Southampton, ="
came back the response.
THAT will do, Grace" cried /. ioyfully
I'VE too lady and n gentleman of
their yacht, the Spitfire that we found la
a leaky condition, yesterday" shouted
Parsons, having been dismasted in IA
gale and blown out Of the Channel. We
have them aboard. VIII you receive
them and set them ashore!"
How many more besides them, sir? ?"
bawled the master OF the yacht.
"No more,-them two only" and Par
sons pointed to Grace and me, who stood
conspicuously near the main rigging.
Ay, ay, sir; well receive 'em. Will
ou send your boat?"
ITO RE CONTINUED.