Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-02-13

en- ofrs AaN zoe. win assn
aud snariing soice. 20 aC- the nal-e ~ .
he good ship Southern Cross 10 the list .
u oerelicts a. ancho. IN tho ancient port
Of Missing Ships. The sun h,azec from
a white tropical sky Or the oily snrl-c,
- Hat calm. From rir 20 rim the
sea VAS a dead level OF cleaning gray.
broken only By the occasional hasl 81 a
flying nsh or the dull b.ac6 Corsa. fms
Of the sharSS
Two parched ald suu-haked figures
al that were left o. a crew ~ %. sat
staring az each other from opposite encs
OF a half-chsrred ships boat. their eyes
glowing with the fever OF madrsss and
their lips ard tongues swollen ard
blacke1ed with the ,ortures u thirst
The clothes hung In folds from their
wasted francs as they crouched. mum
bling and iibberl-E % them selves. ir The
sweitering heat OF The CAIN.
Eight Cays ~ The cured sun and
not a sail 20 DO seen, Who're have al
the ships got to-"
For The hurCreith 'ire stree dawn
The mate wo-Set tho h--. ri with his
glass In the ain hope % seeing some
ching Nothing broke t-e lonely mo
ocean beyond tho equator
"Thinrs are coming 20 IN erd" he
muttered. Mrs bac' or tfe fhwart
We squeezed The last drip out %
the breaker yesterdev mo-rirr. arffhat
idiot for'srd spilled then. blast him"
Look a. hin. there. chewing his IN
gers why does no stare a. ri 500 His
eyes are like red-hot rim Iofs- fhey seem
20 bore riChf through nc d., thinks
I'll 70 OF nv had ard 'her he'll kiil
ne as he would have trre The last ~
II rot chole5 him ~ SID g TOT sbou.
the survival 20 the fttost AND that NJ
weak should ~ given for fhe strong
wonder who'll 20 next. heo-r7 We rave
The others 20 the sharfr ore hv orea
night. poor boys End tried rot q Sc
And now. who'll help me- wien him FOR
he's sure 90 "a. he's got % co. he's co.
To get move OF him. Won't have am
SOLDERING
iii, there. YOU Yos vor fo-'srf
there, who are YOU icofl-r ar Gei
on with your work 10 won thiut thf.
IS a pleasure Yacht. Won rourter-footeC
son OF a dccR-wa loDer' Come 20 sea
TO get Fat. 60 vou7 I'M soon tale sorlc
row, TIL have no sea-'avyers on this
shin,
There. there. this wor't co. Keep n
grip on yourself Mister Mate. n you
want 90 get ont % This mcse' believe
7 was beginning 90 feei a b.t queer Just
then
Now iet me SEQ. TIL try 10 think a
! h'' and ee- -1l nirf ~ ttis little picnic
Where were we whom the fire hro' out7
/ Oh, know. We had passed s. Helena.
and were beginnirg 20 make little east
! ing 80 as 20 pick up the ou'east trade.
4 Hank it a.l he's 'ooeire ar me- aEaini
10 had .usf oi-.f bells or The end OF
4 he middle .Dh. and e o.d man had
heen up ia his pyiamas go look az the
card he was always pokn~ about when
/ should ha' been asleep. So had the
watch aft 20 take pull az The braces 20
make All ship-snape before turning IN,
when forsyth came 20 me and said the
air in MS CABIN was mat ihicE he couldn
sleep. and wanted me 90 go Gown with
| him ana see wnat / could make OF IT,
lhought ne smelieo smoke. SAID ne was
So used 70 bad smells To- The ship. he
coulan De sure. Jusi then me second
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