The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25

pursuits. equally gruesome, the doctor used to affect the mysterious study of mesmerism.
 It was calm night, when the air seemed phosphorescent and the sea was one moving sheet of glowing light, brok- en only by the shimmering ripple or the flame-like waves, one of those nights known only in the tropics. It was my watch and I was busy pacing up and down the deck, giving an eye to see that the gear was tight for the night. After this I remember looking over the rail and watching the waves plash against the side The effect was most magical. The dashing spray seemed like thous- and sparks flying from some subterra- mean smithy. I was dreaming. l fancied could hear sweet strains of music, such as no mortal ever heard before. The mu- sic stopped and awoke from my reverie. The sight I saw I shall not forget to my dying day. By the side of the ship, there with sweet, and wonderfully unearthly face. was strange creature. did not feel horror struck; I did not feel afraid; was simply spellbound.
 The doctor was also on deck l saw him with his face standing toward the beautiful denizen of the deep. My eyes were fastened upon him; l watched him while he seemed to be making some mys- IeTlOuS SlRnS. CduSHI OuI RdSolttS glimpse of his face. Never have seen, either before or since, such a look upon mans face; never have l seen eyes glow as his seemed to glow. All the lurid fire of the sea seemed to be burning within their sockets l had heard him tell of his mesmerizing powers, and I knew-wheth- CT instinctively or not, cannot tell-but as I saw him there in the shadow of the ship I knew that in his madness he .i,f,1 who already under his magic spell, gazed with a mild, imploring look with her large black eyes opened widely, and her long tresses floating above her sholders. With wave of his Land the doctor disappear ed below to his cabin, and when I looked again, she too, ha, vanished.
 In the morning found that I was not alone In my observation of the doctor. and some of the crew eyed him askance as he came on deck.
 The next night was calm, the water was almost motionless. The doctor. so one of the crew reported, had his port open. and was peering over the sea. Ger tainly there was something following in the wake of the ship. and I called up the master to ask him If he could discern what 1t was. He seemed to be very much disturbed in his mind and pronounced 1t to be wrath which meant the ship no good.
 In the morning a ueptation of the crew waited upon the master and stated that unless the doctor was prevailed upon to cease his incant1tions and his magic the whole crew, to man would mutiny and seize the ship. At this serious crisis the master determined to lay the matter be- fore the doctor, so that he might appease the anger of the IT en. Accordingly we re- paired to his cabin door together It was looked On lxuoclipp w obtained no re- sponse, so there was nothing to do but to force the door open. This we did; but what was our surprise and horror to find that the doctor was missing! We ran to his patient cabin to see II he was there. Alasl our horror was increased to find the patient a corpse. The crew looked aghast at each other when the master announced these two facts. The murmur- ing broke out afresh. At last, one man stood out from the rest, and said that in the dead of the night he thought he saw some one jump from the side and he fancied he hero a splash, but he put 1t all down to his imagination, seeing tha. none of his watch was missing. This story made a deep impression on the minds of the 4 who persisted m believing that some terrible vengeance would overtake the ship. settled des- pondency came over every one after the funeral of our late passenger. At this time I was taken ill and was so weak that I fell into fever, and was conveyed while in a delirious state-so l after wards learned-to a hospital at the first port we touched at. On my recovery l found that the Black Prince had sailed without me, and I had not even shaken hands with the honest skipper at part ing. Alas! I never saw him again, for the Black Prince, its captain, and all hands have never since been heard Of. Parrot Encores Grace.
 From the Lewiston (Me.,) Journal
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