Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-02-04
GHOST OR HUMAN?

ptrStI,iuIS 1 his j. itC l,1l, innate result
OF the life which they lcad-lonely, mo-
notonous aud full Of the silent but awful
Influences Of the mysterious ocean.
1t YVES when | was first mate of the
Golden Scud that was perhaps more for
chilly impressed with this great fact than
ever before 1t was one of those calm,
dark nights which bring out all the dor
nant superstition that has lain awaiting
such an opportunity to torture your mind
with horrid fanCies and hideous semi
dreams until you are In fever Every
familiar coil of rope becomes hidden
fiend ready to seize and carry you to its
abode where horrors reside too great for
the Imagination to picture
had the midWatch, and light, quar-
tering air gave the vessel steerage way,
but nothing more There was heavy
swell setting ON the port bow and causing
the ship to rise and fall with regular,
easy motion, yet it was heavy enough to
make the stern settle, as the bow rose
with a doleful swash, which seemed the
proper and fitting sound for such night.
The sky was overcast and thick, heavy
clouds slowly Iassed athwart the moon.
The air was heavy and oppressive, and q
faint smell of sulphur seemed 10 faint the
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dinarily l am most matter of fact and
could not he credited with a lively imagi-
nation, vet tonight / was prey to super
sttious dread.
l had walked the deck trying to calm
my excited mind, and after making u
search of the sea with the glasses, and hay
ing seen that every sail was drawing to
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eeF'''u " ma. t.'>h terror shouId ehcnuh
VI "SHcu 'iie men ioF"dfu !! theN hao
,esifu 'hc mai lh''y answered. that they
.i'a ou' .I'i one .iiouEh' thAI II came
from ulAtreht Junction. lhere WAS
uo.l4Iiis al eIS''' anu an itie thae some
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hearu thc nan again, apparently rom I'M
u , N. i't., ooiueh 9eua, a! ne last
"oF', was CUT Oh ana endeu IN gurghng
iAu u, "hltn sounded larry dlaooIicat
ne captain Was cS4i'N' ana the watch
pelow came tumplng out OF the forecsstle,
eA pla4n'u 'ile matter as o'st could IN
trrupltu eNgf! once IN awhile by the de
iilohlaeal nail A nashiight was shown.
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~eiruiiess oi the scene ana al OF US felt
reiieSeo Wneh II was extlhgulshed- some
VI 'le ha,ls were distinct, but mufiled-
others ended IN that awful gurgle which
cf II! our Dioo"-
nc starchtu IN groups being afraid to
selar.i'e' ana sa'hereu courage from each
o'ner presence. Every horror that the
,iila. nation could eoheoct was suggested
~ Inherent lhulNldlais as a solution. a
-,or"e sl!'h Named Johnson collapsed under
,ne strain ana we We're forced to secure
MI
i,uer such strain ana excitement ou-
minus must either give way or resume