New-York tribune., 1903-04-11

me with it. And at the first I could only /
unwound itself and was lost Then | caught at
see great golden face staring biankly past me to !
the sky. Twas the carven Victory on prov. |
and lay pressed between her wing and outspread |
arm while the death of battle and the reached
knowing fear. then suddenly aware that the |
other as before. / feil-a lifetime ago Which |
! drew myself higher in my place and ever the |
VICE VICE. golden eyes stared past me unWinkng al |
Of the great dead face touched me. and then |
mans reasoning fear wherein knew myself NOR !
upon me again, as fight waged in air. so far i |
should triumph? I sank till ali could see or feel
was a choking wash of SALT was borne up and
hus of the ships. which plunged and shuddered
and from clouds Of angry smoke dropPed Ops spars and
the painting sails and little rents OF color which
there was conflict And the ships reeled over slid
ing though the water. like their own decks: had
the Foreland shook in the shaking smoke till
wondered idly if the cannon shot were prevailing
4 snip was hred3Dutch, surely DutSh-and the
b fame s the gold gold on n her % GaTng osd faoe ed til
which had more any meanings. the shots at
all the distance drew together and me. The
Victory stiIl stared and pointed. but my senses
Life came again in a struggle to LIT my head
from the sitting water l was drifted close
der the lee Of vessel that / sent out my voice in
cry for help ere l bethought me how little one one
count in a struggle of two nations. So near l was
ing must draw me down to my death. yet so op-
pressed with bewildered sickness that the fear ear
moved me little. My gaze travelled dumby up the
of fha esiIeries was spntered and how spar
Faces of men looked out on me. sailors and gen
wherewth they watched oncomng enemy which
sould only see h in their h,9I eyes eEen. and
waited death. The sights about me grew 70 ne
ing Tor man 05 my f sta The shots and driven
danes brought to mind the lights and drum roll
| of a great masque at Whitehall, and my memory
| went drifting through all the past.
ANOTHER and the smoke above me vas torn apaT o
on the poop knew them for l had = seen the =or 40
| countenance restless with working jaw. was Abe
| marie the restorer of the King. The other face
% 9ee ner Rn e little known or loved at court but
Summoned forth ~ conflict as ghost old
For moment in my era Then tb Vct6Ty Stirred
| beneath me. and death closed over me- salt ana
still
When next life tueged at me was very Ioath TO to
the waters that seemed to nave al b btl ES gGns
wearied my eyehds, and heavy od9r In tn the ar ar
| up ana looked for the wide eyes and carven smile
| of the Victory. but in place thereof | saw con,
and half hid in the flicker of the torch which a
cpnev lnt nes6 so sank back and stared in mute ques
| ZION At the swarthv face 1 was safe. yet could
! slow. colo measuring such bend on a thing
of and barter. not the gaze OF man 10 man man t
strove TO frame some question In words, ana lie Ne
answered me in Spanish of which caught {3i ong
ahov ahe vfb GESTURE understood not and
! left gather up my senses as | might n,,, Lo;z
neeh aDout me me io etraining of the snlp7I was
most most surely on ship This was more measured
| and beat time TO our movement as though one
/ onward stride Suddenly l knew and my heart.
too set up labored esp though % diq nos rn Te'
! | had travelled. became one of my quahty ana
| This was galley which had saved me, doubtless
after long drifting and heard tne S"efp ol aS 1taS
| the place where | lay: twas long apartment.
| formed as I at length made out. by the middle
| and heaped with all manner OF stores anu
| martial munitions Blankets were spread in one
| part as though the sailors slept there. and on one one
these had been ung More than AIM thus a5d 6a Seala
descry, so lay staring into me dlrn anu IFan I
| ing light. and wondered when should regain Eng
1II an9 at that thought I noted that l was half
stripped Rousing myself sat UP IN a & Ievered rec
| ne9the rings were gone from my hands A chill
| fear trafied over me and was gone before could
! bodv il to myself in words. The painting creak Of
| the oars sounded louder and smote me with d
How long Law thus could not tell @ but the, the slow
swing OF the snip was IN IN ny nly SIDE with food and
wine of a sort. which I tel greedy As / ate
| was to come so much at length made OUT Oh ms
eft repeated words was to ION the ned d1 n @
| the waters had leaped TO engulf me-the gang, me
gang Of ga gaey and c4sng Hands grpped
me hands feled me- hands dragged me out and
From that time neither life nor death i nor nor
day nor night-only blanks Of gray light ana ne & God
| and despair There were things beside me shaped
lent ke e sraRhg M.s at the oar There was one walked
| the gangway above Us between the.rows OF srouch.
ing slaves with his Shr silver whistle forever Al
| his lips so the note one with the sting oil the
whip ne welded.
Of sound. and the oar was moving me- s~4nEng GIg
me back and forward in my place while talked talked
| with a perfumed gentleman VINO was leaning
against the rail of the Folly; the KING snip J
| on the Folly was first trial of the water and
! the faint suaying turned me dizzy One called for
thrust into my mouth: could not take II myself
for while eamef 1 far below pulling the vessel
| forever through water which was not cieah OUT
The lasir of the corito curled about my shoulders
! and I awoke. The man thrust another SOP OF
| Spanish had begun to understand TO fal! to my
work if would not be thrust DOWN ln'q Int it Ioi IN
| the sick green water which washed about there
| could not face the foulness. and gripped my oar
did not die Life festered in as the manacIes
! festered in my flesh For I. being: 1t may be- sus.
pected Of reheilous intents. was treated with the
uttermost harshness not being go bcb Ss a.
OF the wretched captves 70 eaNe th 5 a.
times fettered only by the wrists was claTnped 70
my e2 Pac eH sHoa an eaPned l1P was Barbary pirate
though manned In nart BY renegaae md q! as
deem of ali degrees felt for them at nrst
shqdderng & pity sst soon Io mine own shame and misery
| before in manifold mirror rom "hich
iivined little Of all that went about for
had been new to the life Of even our own sn1ps I
when l forth on fatal foliy oi seeing pa
| for myself Yet I know We bore ruin where we
went Often we gave chase 70 oi1+tnp som guns pr
| suing her with threats tiil We came IN 7l2ngside;
seizure then flight fun gorsed and another prey
In NV ears now are the mingled wells and walls
| one through