The Irish standard., 1896-05-23

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;s Sc hat has q I sh brp 9 +
.5s s eve struck sonseff hing lust
We know, but hing ~ uits
~ nobody ~ q 4.
Whatever e was, we must have sent I; e
to the bottona None Of the men cahght
evten : glfnp e the tlins q 10 went as'I
Z "a derelict z, ,sE Mi K. 1.
Perhaps. However, we're not badly
damaged. sso far a. can be discovered.
There's n6 danger Z, d, |, s, !; I,
With skreat sigh. df relief, hisswife
sank back 81 her seat. Her husband
bent over her and Kissed her. aa
sDon't let her get own-hearted, doc
tor, 2 said lie. She's = brave little wonn-
an IL she has only a,chance. Remember,
both Of yeu, we're not sinking, but
afloat in az sound . ship aa ever
was sent scff the ways. And now Eve
got to,go on deck asain-T g54sf.f
In spite of tie. confidence he felt, or.
. assumed, there YVES little rest for as
that night Morning to be sure, showed
the vessel apparently uninj ured, at least
to unslilled eyes, though one could not
help noticing that the faces OF the,
mates were unusually grave, and. that
the men talked earnestly among them
selves The pumps had been going dur
ing the night; as knew, and now, ct in
t1rvals, the cfank at them penetrated
the cabin. a4N evertheless the captain
again and again declared that therewas
no danger, until by force OF repetition
he succeeded in allaying the fears Of his
wife. Dss: 49,. VIZ, ~, ~
Westheld the breeze for three days.
Then followed q. gale Of 20 hours dura-.
ton, which left behind it an ugly sea-.
The nextsmorning the pumps were gol
ing steadily. The cold had moderated
sensibly, and from under the lee OF g.
boat enjoyed q pipe and watched the
men patp the brakes After little the!
skipper, who had been standing near
the wheel, crossed over. to me. 49,
Doctor" he said, sI've something to
tell YOU. It is better for you to learn it
now than to come ct it after awhile by
guesswork. We've changed our course
and are headed for Rio" nj :,
''Then the ships injury rs greater
than 'yot supposed r j asked, with :adl
my old terrors aroused. s,.t,,
'Yes. We have been leaking forward
ever since the collision. The pitching
and rolling In yesterdays blow IN
creased the trouble and made my duty.
clear. = want You to understand this
and to $aidame In keeping up my wife's'
spirits. II Make her believe that seeking
port for repairsis oreSof an extra pre-
caution thanGa necessity" S'&s'
'T'11 do my best" / promised, and.
though my success was doubtful, I
honestly strove to aid the captains de-.
signs. OF, Che anxious days Of that
run to Rio there is. little, to re-:
cord; but, - reach it, as we did .at;
length. with the pumps. going, the,
men almost worn out and the ship,
showing q good deal less freeboardi
than she had displayed in the Pacific.
We learned, soon after our arrival, that,
Perez was out Of the city, and that it,
Was uncertain when he would return
Tie work, Of repairs on the ship was
pushed, for her master was DESTROYS to:
lose aap little time as possible. There:
were somes cases of fever reported;
among the shipping, and once or twice
/ was called aboard vessels to prescribe:
for men lying i'll of the disease. I.
doubt whether my ministrations had.
much effect Yellow; Jack being then.
more Of a-stranger to me than was the,
case sou,ewhat later. While SPENDING
q day ashore lives seized by the fever.
I was hurried to a hospital. there to
ffeht NV battle with the grim enemy.
The struggle was SO close, as I learned
afterward, that probably it would have.
gone against me. had not Perez, re-,
turning to; Rio. eot new. Of NV attack
and secured Tor me oil that money could
commend fl the way Of treatment and
attendance: md when I was GONZALES
cent he took me to his fine estate in the
highlands, The Mary Peck by this;
time, was well on her way to New York.
her CAPTAIN easy in the knowledge. that
he had left his surgeon in rood hands.