Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-01-03


when l wish to return below.
never suspected his intention. and
the habit OF duty amounts to an in-
stinct In seaman. had no sooner
reached the weather side OF the deck
than the man at the wheel yelled out:
He's jumped and heard n
splash sound clear through the smooth
shining Of the foam alongside. The
captain had sprung overheard.
Il fled TO the rail.
lie was rs much lost TO us as
though he had been thousand miles
on and with sick heart / kept the
ship sailing on her course.
The news had gone quickly enough
In the past days that the captain was
stricken With the disease of the ewes.
But the suiciGc-ful the giving I'M
OF captain Is ike the giving up of a
ship-was such n message of utter
despair TO them. with four or five al-
ready stone blind in the forecastle. fed
and helped by their mates who could
see. that some five or six of the men.
with the boatswain at their head. came
art seeing the mate aud me talking
together. and. after deliberate. most
earnest stare round the sea line. step
ped mp 20 us
Alr. tairman.' said the boatswain
respectfully. were for asking of vour
leave 10 70 away from this shin in
That there longboat while we've got
our sight
II natural-iCs natural said the
chief mate with "a sort Of generous
warmth. But consider. men. YOU are
the main body Of us who can see. If
You 20 away ia that lougboat and
those YOU leave behind YOU turn blind.
what's to become Of us ir nothing
heaveS i'm sight 40 take us oaT
But we shall be- turning blind
alonS with the resi- said the boat
swain. IL we stay. It's only olIes-
tion of ,uorc or less blind men washing
about iu "a ship
Gould W" stop %, 0,sca>. 10y jet
usoninG '.c cargo: saia Z!
at would hc senGu. the men an-
swered tAc mate. into thr thickness, II
the r'isouous Steam Itself no Thcn
Wort,.lg his haudS with strange mo-
uonS of agitation. hc muttered. My
lads. its aI awful situation
Come along with US. sir said ono
OF The mon. 'you and Mr. Tarnu~h.'
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do sav they were olv,vs scarce
cit WAS worry Urht tine weather va
krpi the shin upler small sail reodv
for shift troubled os we ,,ore onJ
very short handed. and tho lie comes
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I'VE took turn and turn ahout 10 wait
upon the Door blind men i'm the, fore
castle. and we fed them and led them
about thc decks. and We cut up tobacco
for ,hcir pipes.
Lord" said he. lit was shocking