Cape May Ocean Wave.

VOLUME XVI. - —

CAPE MAY CITY, NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, MAY IS, 1871.

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, f?fyf STOBV. SEARCHING FOR # HUIMNO :a" One of I be naot tllracllvt cirh 1 I crrr knew «u I*rai«a Belkimy. Anil •• fjt a (buit time 1 .air a u<w.l Jral of t Hit. ii»i* went ont to IturabAy in Hi* ',' ^ llencal. l-jut Indiarotn, of which thlp "t I wan chjrf oOoer. Her tamlly and • 'nine WCT8 old fricmU, ao that th* " nitd i wen aot ttraiiijiit. Tlrttllcl'i : liiuvi »if« well cnonrelml, lnjl my • . | i r tnklof Into cotulAmUon the " |mo!!I«n to which they of right be- ': . lnog-d . and tlieir Urge Ounllj— two l! *no» and right daughter* nooUn . w«« lire rcungnt of all. Tbo l»iy« entered tlw Ka«l India ; ' I 'ani|un_v'a torrice, and hail lreen for- [ I tnnate. CharlfW. the ehk.t, upccially • • -o. ( in iiinrianer. hetprd him to bh imjorlty very rarty, and he had tuarri'd > rich cirltooii alter Ilia arrival in ' lived In llr»l-rate ttyP, an.l Mptl l>U [ hnnily. Every oh of hi* alslcra had • i U en acut to him meecMlvely. and he '. | had r-nl rived to dud a goal frti for ; ! i-n eh. All of them had tnarrli d well, i ' and ileal of them were to! tied in In- : din. ' « ; j lemi»> turn waa the last to come. 1 i I.Ike, her eistcra, the wa* aluvwd and ! cl. Ti-r, will able to take care of lierr nKwid in nrako Uie IUUI hi OppAflUD- ' < I illea. Prom her carlieat childhood the had been trained t, took upon a . good usarrlage-tliat Is, a tvcaltliy «pi - as "a young laily'a chief red and ; aiui la life;-' and tliat this end was only to l» altainwl by iroiiig out t- India. . tlncc *ho oould rcrot-ruVr, her homo had rremMl to be iu n chronic state of cxcitcmcot and turmoil contc- ' qnent on the tucccsire gcttin.; • off of bir elder ristonfor lire kind of promise. ' 1 After i arii dciarturo her mot'iir had ' auitbRd under a eontiuurd attack' of Iht.-vf. I nn*l.-lj- "'.Id tin? liens emtio to her of tho lung.il for ikairahl" •mjajhnnuit. >'o wonder that a rich | husband limned tlse main |«ilul.ui ' a i Iriulu IhthmyV ctnd. Ilcrturuliad 1

£ 1 coma now. She was going to India 1 "> to get married. And the meant to ' n i ir.irrj well. [* Mr*. It liamv kqd up her admoiil- [ tioo* t" the last. "IaiuIm, mind," 1 a ; again, and ogam, aha rrltrratrd on ' '• Ulx •.».• "flho drparluiv; "your sister* ' '• have all done well, bat you will do 1 •> butter. ' You at* by far th. heal look- ' '•'. i"g of tltim all, and liavo only, to iday ' ^ I your mrd. well. I think 1 need not 1 ^'j caution you against (ailing in hue • 1. 1 tilth a poor man: love 1. rcty well in I i. j its way, but married ;>orerty is awful. * j Ton liavo been reared to know Ihl- ." Never, never mako n Ibol of your- J -If iu that manner. " I.milsa quite btughnl at the charji ; '- * in her cqae H soonded in utterly nerd- *' Ml "N*i.r fear inauima" wire hir 1 " parting word*, iqiokcn emphatleallc. 1 |{ "I know. I'll take care of myself. " See If I don't make a position 'worth ' V all their* put together. Trust roe for ' ,[ tint. It shall not be Inferior to that 1 Z of the wife of the (lovemof (.encral. ' 3 "Iltntcn bVaa you my dcarl-' rv- 1 j tnro.d the happy rootlicr. "Yon wen- ' 8 al«* i. * my fisvVic.' child. t.ou»ta, and ' ? I hare ever kinked forward to your ' " wrliire In life." i. W h.t Ifnira lirllamy dreamrd of 1 J thai laaPnlfbt, 1 cannot tell. Ddbre ' * (ailing asleep, she toy for «omr time ' a wranl in visions ofn palace, with hosts ,*i of black srrvmnto hi and about it. Car- 1 1 riagwi. horses, coni|«tuy, music, daneJ lug. je.wcla, pomp and state, each held : 1 a a place in the panorama. And In the ' . midst of it all, slie, hcrwU. Hgtircd conspkunusly, tire reigning queen. 1 « tht the departure of the Itcngal wc j * lowed down to UraVTicnd, and nn- ; ;• lharol. Two days wwo^aot then- 1 ' in getting nwdy for sea and rvcriviug ' 1 * tho iiawwngcr* with their pile* if; n Ingunge. It wa* a tine morning in ' ' Ki hrnary when we started finally nn : out voykge. The wind waa nortli- ., west, blowing a steady breeze. We ' ' "nohnad all sail w U and blowo.1 along £ merrily down past tire "Sore," and 1 " Going down the channel I taw but t little or Ore paawnger*. A ship Just ' ;; leaving haute, cspielally with a froth ir crew, glvea tho ofllccrs. and more par- : Z licubrty tho chief, plenty of nrenpntlcutoriy the chief, plenty of occupa-

tion. lly the time we reached Mad. i- ' rw, thing. Iiad gut into good working ' nrdvr, and I had a Hub spore time. ; Tire weotlwr waa conitnntly fine; I none of the passengers had been ill. They, had ample time to get intimate; which, ,u a rule, is what people " quickly do when going a Ion* voyage ' together. We carried about thirty, ' of whom some two-third* were ladles; I one or two had children with tlrem. TUcy All teemed very nice, and we ' got ou well. i Of the passenger* one. In particular gained my liking more than tire. rest. ' hi* name. George Arm- 1 strong, may have had something to I do with the first attraction. It was that of on old school chumawho had ' died, with whom is a boy, I had ' been ' very inliroatr. This George Armstrong wa* a frank, gentlemanly' i haudsomc fellow, sir feet high, and a pair of .shoulder* to match. Ilia : 1 ben, with its habitual good tempered . crprTMloo, was kindocss itself; show- 1 ing sbo. gnal sense and ability. He 1 had come out ahout third at tire examination for a cmnmtssion, and was '. now going out as a lieutenant in the 1 , rngtneers. A smart pushing fellow, ; . nlui would in time make a name fur ' him«df If not knocked over by a cannon hall. Many have been, mark you. Georgw Armstrong hail nothing but ! bis pay ami a small private Income of fifty pounds a year. After all. lids . i, not so grot a misfortune; perhaps Ihn contrary, for a clever, steady ; young msu to India. If he ha. it m ; him, tho vrrv fart .,1 hh bring iddigrd r to wnvk for a peaiti.m, spurs him no , the exertion, and he often Tris-s ; far bayond Ifaswe who atari with moa- > ey, and an arv rasnntt ta vrgetaU and jtok' life eoaftr. AlUMlung grew to

ba quite a favorite an beard the Bengali, Mid lie ami I struck "up a real ' fi iuoJship. Ho took a bney ta me, U just at I did to him. The diji on hoard pasted very piea>j rrutly. Ooo bail no time to tocl vs.ai. ,r Every hour bad its occupation or j, the morning; break Out at 9 o'clock; j tiffin at tuwn; dinner at 4; ten at T. 4 II swim like one continual meal. At : |. f o'clock the slctrard put grog and i ,• wine on tbo tabb with cakes and such I a light things. 1 luring tire itoy the to- i ' dies trail, tewed, practiced inutic. I > ptoye-J w.ith the children, and found I i various other patUma. The men ' smoked, rend, played quoits, and ' i fired at bottlea suspended from stun- I . sail boom end. Often we had a ship in sight; sometime* a homeward , houodsr. There would he phwty of « . nnssrering, and asking eager questions i i on hntb sidrs. In' fine light weatlrer | 1 wo or, Jo or twice boarded another ship. < . reran or debt or-'- P«*^ogers gmdg i | m the boat. As for fish, wc caught < . plenty, including several sharks. I r The also allurded much nmfesrment, r t n lid caused not a little trepidation to i , tire ladies when they enure to take a t near vtow of tire shark** flounderings c , on the deck. There wa* a rubber in | the evenings ftr thu*c who enrol about t . it, sometimes a round game, l'ope c | ing. muslr. once or twice a week dane- t i '"5^n, the |wo|>— n fine large poo|i c , was that nf lire Bengal. Ilnf the I . sultry nlgtila of tire tropii-*,wa* lire • I , Uesultoiy lingering on the taniu i ' '.'O"!1, walking, sitting and chatting. Srrera! young btdict on hoard wen- . dn the same pnsiti.in'as Mj*s Uailauiv i f —going out to their friends In the hope j L iff getting well married. It is a kind , i i nf mi institution with its you know. [■ this going out. Nenrlv all werc under ! a i thi- captain's charge, and he lnoked i c . after thrill pretty will. M... I of lire f t , men »ren- in the army; tire galtontry i 1 i nf s iclj Is proratblnl, and there wn- j

; done, l.ouira Ibltomy was a wry ; g uiltpl at the game. r*bc turned the < l heads of half the.men with her arch, i j , winning manners, and her -natural , i nttractioiiL Armstroug was uodoubt- | edly the favorite of crery tody on „ , Isxinl. It was dear as lire day that , , cnub one lookcti best pleased wheu he j ; , .was her cavalier. IVrbapa it was j „ front seeing this that Sliss Ikdlamy j exerted herself to attract him. She ! * certainly did do so. For a long time ; „ Ire took it all for wliat it was worth, I « and triei I to pay it off in kindness. l With him however, it grew into j ) , something deeper. Hut she was proof ■ | agulDstalllii* shaft*, nudonly Inugheil | at him. -And so the ship sailed no, tho tune ! , llyiug by. ko nleasnutly did it jwss i B thai II ' were Welt uowu souiti ami 'acrons the southeast I r.nie* before any j i one began to talk of getting to lire i „ - ■ Cape. Tito wcalle r kept fine; tire | j, . well as 'tire rtirtlng; ami Mr. Arm-' ' flrong was I a variably the companion , or Miss Bellamy. In short, it was, | with him, tire old story; Ire hnd jitoyrtl „ with edged tool* and cut his lingers, f, t)nc night 1 wa* keeping lire first k •' watch, walking fore and aft tire poop, a when he rams up and turned about witli roc. I thou glil I'd rally him. , „ "Well Armatrong. w> you're in for j u ' It ;it hut." ! i, 'T'ooh! MBsccse!" returueii lie. h i turning a* red as a crimson sunset. I "It is useless your trying to deceive ; 1 i me, man -and' perhaps yourself, also, i j j I sec It all plain!}." i "Well, upon tov word, I believe It . i< as you isty. old fellow." Iw ocknowl- | ' died, coming rnaml. "t naanot. help <! * uiysclf."".Vow, Armstrong, look hen — take I fool's advice. IkHi't tot Ure finny | ' go on. Get out of It while you ran. ltopond upon it. you will only b« wait- t ing you* lime and love upon lier. This Is a charming girl; I believe n r truly good girl: but sbo knows how to | take tire I* st care of 'herself. She is a . going ont to India, as her sisters all c did before her, lofind a rich husband!" t "You know her poopto well don't s . you?-' "Yes I know them. And I know s "it* i snow inem. .ana I Know

. the creed they liavo brought her up In. ,g > are. Armstrong, Ixuisa Bell- t amy will ttcrrr look seriously on a I j poor man like you. t "I suppose you art rjght,'' Ire said, t , after a pause. "I have though! all t , along that she waa only amusing her- ( self with me. IF* this; she attract* man against -hi* wffl. Bat IU cut f the matte* short from to-night. •' c Tosrard morning the weather c changed. 'The wind hauled into tiie south-east, and came on to Mow. • ' For two day* we had a strong gab , witli a heavy cross sea, «nd the ship j knocked about a good deal. The i jassongere showed out very little. | Thi* vraa the fint bad weather ex- { perboeeil, and many ol them were 1 qitamlsh and kept to the state-room*. „ I Armstrong ami Mis* Tbltomv were , , amnag tho few who csuld remain ; i nlmul, as usual. He seemed ."*< c r keeping lila itotenuination, fi* h* did ■ I not speak to her more than common t . civility demanded, and when in the , cuddy, always MAled himself at a safe t i But this rotdd oot tost Tire lie in | George Armstrong"* bwrai fuel toil; « his good resolrc gave way. When the i . fine wcathr retumtd. and the evening t , sr. Tks were resumed, Ire and Mis* t , Britouy were agaiu pronieaadiug tlir | poop side by side. And, oil this store ; t wire sire smitten * Nrt one Ml, that 1 ; , ■ could detect; and 1 watched hrr uiuee- i , ly." 1 feft sure that I had token her I ■ true r*lt mate; she was of the world, i , SomLtwu aiosltoiAw baring Kng- 1 1 | land, we mode the I qiw. Tire weather i i i waa tine, ami the ship put into Tali; , , Hoy, ostensibly for water, ftrwli 'nreat j i . and vwgatsM -s; in reality to nfibnl lb* i i 1 pa oppurtoaity of seeing Abe ; , place ami baring a run ou shop .

• They had great ftm; I only wish I I had been on6oflh«ui; but wehadiprjng . , a topmoat and tuatainol some otlicr damage shortly befort, and I had to n-- - main on hoard to. look after the refit- i . ting. Tahto Bay was feft. after a ■ r sojourn of two dayi. The w wither ; i waa tine, and tire .wind southerly ami ■ ; moderate. The next day but one, .i . breakfast being eudod*. and most of lire 1 [ passengers assembled oo the ;>oop, I some ot the men began fishing over i ■ i the stern for Co;*' pigeons and albatros- i • Tire ship was going about lice . ' , with the yard braced up. 1 stoml ; I looking out at tire fishing and then ; i i went forward to the forecastle ladder, j » I when there was a loud cry from- the j - "Man orcrboard." . Of all the different calls .ou hoard > ' ship in moments of sudden dagger Ihl* , is, to (be, the most startling and im- ! pnwslve. It sends through mo a pe- ■ r cullar thrill, and imrmrta n feeling of it nuiennastr dread ami gloom that no : . other cry does. I have, unfortunately, i heard It often. I have also heard ' j nearly all the others, freur "Breakers under the bows'' to "Fire. Bat none . so painfully impressed rue as that ! i of "Man overboard." it "Man overboard! '' How install- , laneously tire cry was caught up and v echoed by twenty voices! ' What a I state of panic rmrt crniftni6u~tbc "pas- "t w-nucrs were in! All the crew came I deck In an Instant; even they who o been in their hunks. J "Where?" I cried, houuding back n t" the poop, ami running aft. "Who h : a?" » "Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong." - "Hard down tire Helta, bard down, my Lid!'' 1 said, and I seized a life- k and threw it as far as I could t townril where he was puddling about " : in tlie water, a hundred and fifty-yards astern. Altlreugli tire buoys were " i clioo at hand, strange to say, nobody c ; thought of throwing opr ovi rlxxird. 0 1 one I throw did not go thirty " yards from the ship. trout lire snip.

"llard down the Inlra. All bauds ! on deck. Let go the inaintack and main sheet, back .lire main . yard. Mr. Green, take tour hands I with you and clear away the small \ as soon as you're ready, Jon«,'' to a middy, ."jump up into the iniazini and keep your eye ou tire man j In a very short time the ship was I slopped, and tire boat traveling as fast j four good men could pull her to- ' ward the place where Armstrong could . J seen front "aloft swimming nbout. j ; I'ufiirtanati'ly, he hail not n-arlred the I life-buoy. It was uotr a question of wailher was line, and the water comparatively smooth; hot Urero wa* a | good deal of swell dn It. tine good thing, it was daylight. I lie were only a Inferably good swim- ] im-r, there was a fair chanro of his bcI saved. But- -could lie swim well? i None ofn. knew! | It was a litest anxious time. The i suspense was terrible. Most of the passengers, cirtaluly aft lire Indies, literally in fear mid trembling "for n human life. I'rescntlv Jones saug out ftom the mitzen-top; "IF* all right; the boat sort him. Tlrey are pulling straight for him."' ,'. minute ' astonishnient, for I lind not seen 1 come down. I "What the deuce are you doing here? I not send you into the miracu- ! top to kivp a lookout on the boat and tho man iu the water?" "I saw tire boat palling straight Tor him, sir, so I thought I might come "INd you see him taken into tire I "?fo, sir." "Then you ought to I tare stayed up Wc could only wait Ure boat's approach. All hoped and expected that hod been picked up. but no one was of it. lie might hare gone down, exhausted, Just as the boat was getting to him. A fow minutes would solve the question. Louisa Bellamy was on tbo poop with the otlrera. For the first time I with the Others. For the first time I

observed something which told nre 1 that she, too, perhaps might liavc had 1 feoUrert scorched froin flattering ! near the flame. There was no mistaking it; rite was profoundly agi- ' tnlrd; her distress was real and very 1 great, though she strove to-hldc it. 1 The. boat was taming. Had they 1 him? "Yea," mid one "I ' couat six No— stop a bit. It's 1 only five. Armstrong's lost" ' "No; he Is saved." sold the captain, I see him. Thank Gad." And ' with the good words there arose a sudcommotion and flutter. t "What's the matter with Mis* Bri- I Limy? Oh dear! Mtsa Bellamy has ■ feinted!" I 14 was trne. They had to catch hrr ' she was felling. The (train on the ' nervous system bad been too groat.— 1 Nothing was thought of It; sbc soon 1 revived, toughed II off, and called hrr- 1 arif stupid for feinUug "at such a I trifle." The bout came alongside, and Ami- i strong scrambled up lire side ladder, grinning. - Ilia appearance, to say the of U, was not elegant. Having divested himnelf of hnots;root and vrel i Idle in the water, he now appeared on the htm in a wet shirt and pantaloons that chiog about him in folds and ' pleats, ' ; Down be dived to hi* cabin; bad- a stiff glass of brandy and a heavy rub • down. Meanwhile the boot was • dsted np, the tails were trimmed. , and UresJilp kept on berrwurs.'. The weatlrer continued fine, and in • B-few days we rotated (he Mozambique ■ Channel. Hen' we got s (tor smith - wind, which sent lis howling along i nine or Ian knots, with stunsails set . slow sod atoft. All this time Mr. Armstrong and Mies Bellamy soetwxi to go ou as

! usual. He was eonetant and ihtDon- ; strativc iu his attention. In Cu-t. it ' warn plaiu lo every one on lioanl lion ■ contrary, appeared as Indifferent as . ' ever, anil tea oil him like a child. — ' ' Sometime* I fancied this Indiffetenc.only assumed; but. If so,. U was ' clcverlv done. Kveul*. however, were , bringing on a crisis i Wc hail left the C'a;e alreut t-.ii j ilays. One evening, Ju»t at eight o'clock, I was relli red from wateb. | The stewards had placed the u«ual | the cuddy. Tire captain was seated In his state room— tire after on —a chart sprea'tj ont before him. IKralliShnc in. , .J I •"You have bcvii on lire miihl'iwnteh, I think?" "Yes, sir." . "Well, at midnight, wlu-n yotlcolne | on deck, take all the stuns'ibi in, and j haul her up a couple of point-. Keep low, so the chances an- l hat you'll not sec anything of it." "Very good, sir." ; And had just begun a game a! chow j the cuddy, when the captain called ' "Oh, took tov, Mr. W -. 1 think yon nerd not mind about tlrestims'ilc. that ought to fake ft- niTTclrnr." yon can krep a .harp look out jnst the same. We vrrre a hundred and twenty miles, or so. off at ami acconliug to lire rate wc been going nt sine*', she ought b> up with the Island between 1 and •J o'clock" "Very good, sir." I repialiil; "111 ! n good lrwkoot." Anrl I returned to my game of ebess." It did not last long, and I soon turnn) its. At midnight, I referred the second ; mate, tire night was line and Inferably clear. I'lenr enough over Iread. But i the 'wau-r there was a sort of light : Vy mm me .»,. ..rn... „hh h was now about two hours liigb. were! anoui two Hours tugn. were:

, dazzling. The hrivzu hnd freehenesl. I " j and VI' iiad quite enough nf it for the j 1 , mum! lite decks; cautioned the look- 1 n II out man, and retnrncd U> the poop. i v Ahout half-past one I reckoned up, | ' ;l tm-ntally, that we must have about j t i. ruu tire exact dUtam-i-. "Uavis," i ■ a " ward and -i if the look, nil i« nmhilng. j* s irso, give him a trifle to remember j » , y ou by. Stop on Ure forreastk your- j „ self till I call you and kivp a shaip ! " 1 lookout." Au»y went UavW. I Itad my night ! 1' f I g U-M-s with lire; and knowing Hut If) « f we saw tire laud at all wc should Ire I d „ very close to it, walked from shle to u . side of lire poop, looking atixi"tt-ly | , nrnuiid. xverliead. "By hravfu!" thought I, | " . "that's a wanting, and I !l aicvpt It." ! . 1 hiirrii-d forward, 'ilrtcnniired to re- j fi ■i main nn the lookout myself. A* 1 as- j t irndctl the foreesstfe bubbler, ltavi- 1 B was in tire net of (iunltig down, ami { ' "Is that you. sir? There's some- 1 1 ! thing alread I rau't make but. I wa* : b [ coming nfl lo tell you. It look* ike d , a sort of a clouil." - 1" . I'fta -ceiiitd of time in; heart - vnud • , felt hair *ii-k The next inonrent I j tl , was aft right; the shock had lsi-ri loo | ii heavy. Wc were right Istng on the i " i tot' of the island! There It wo* ; It . scarcely a mile off. I could mv tho!" j snrf distinctly witli lite gtossrs. and j t' the. ship wa* tearing along straight I a r for it, about fen kuulk an hour. We 1 1 L, ought to have seen it sooner, but lh.' h glance of moon rendereiT tie* linrizon v ,, all round quite btark looking; wliilo nt v made lite autf impossible lo lie distill- v I, gulshcd at a distance. 1: For a moment I thought nothing c „ could save the ship. Fortunately, I t , have always been very- cool; quite -ill- i , possesod iu sudden emergrnek", a» In I: momenta of tire greater peril, tl it • . my nature to be to; and I wish nil < y sailors could say 11m' same. There I was bat one thing that eouhl save it-, c p and I tried it. "Hani up! hard op!' I shoulfd to (

the lid ms man. '"Cill all lionds to I save the ablp. Irelgu the, royal hat- , yanl. and stmis'il locks fore and aft. t | Brace the crossjaek yard* round. By ' , thi* lime 1 hod got down . off tire fhr- r . castle and hurried aft. "lot go tire main bmee one of you; ' main lack < and sheet, too, somebody." All till- ' Iiad occupied less than half a tnlnnte; t aud 1 now met tire third mate with tl startled and anxious face • "Davis, rail thaeuptaln. Tell him ' wc are right on the top of It." - Two mlmiUs mom, and ws worn iu 1 a pretty pickle. The hi-lnt Iiad been i put hard up, and tho ship spun round ' , on her tocl like a top. She was now '■ (tot aback liy the lee, abd going stem r first tosrard the island. ITie men had ' i been too slow in their movement*, and 1 before the yards could Ire braced round i they had taken aback. The slate of . confusion was frighUul. I got up on t i (he poop. All the crew were ou the ' deck, some pulling noe one rope, sonn- ■ . on -another, and all of Ihrtn talking, , m«ny frightened and bewHdered.- J : This would never answer. , "SHcrrec, fore and all! What the 11 I deuce are you all doing? Attend lo ' i the word nf command. Mr. Green, i bring your watch into tire poop atnl - | turn this nuHiyanl round. Ho you 1 hear there, *tarboanl watch «n the ' i pert crossjaek braces. ' ' ! The captain rushed ou deck in hi- ' I shirt-tail*. Most iff tfo. men posaen- 1 . gtrs were so rushing a too. The wind 1 blew freshly and the tail, fluttered.— ; ' , It wa* a good thing I retained rov ' , prieuxe of mind.' for the enptalrr* i tliree | sin* teat hi*. "thiod iloavens. « . what's . : the matter?" be crisd. "Where is it? t I ain't sOc a thing, that coolouc-lcd 1 moonlight blind* me quite, i can't. " I do anything just now. You had bet-! I fer go on with it. as you know U» j I position of things." '(

1- "There', lit*, bind, sir," 1 said,! it "l|ial block streak: and thereto the ! v broken water." j And uncommonly cWil was lo tt*. I S The captain looked UwiMcre.1. | "Shift the helm, my lul," I raid to | .- the man at litre wheel "Now, sir,'' j s I Continued, "you sen how she iu If i • you will take oksrgc. i'U go down" on till- msla .Leg and get the head I i yards to rights;tta- 1 -at* wain is mak- S : iug a regular rao» of It. Am! with j , all the few . stun.'iU «l aud the I I swinging l-Hirn out. It's an .awkward I t : .fob." "All right, W" la- replied. , Tla KMUC was a terrible ora. Every ! s ni-aii« linlrd to Ire used, ami wmn as • , lli>- startling cry cchocil along the ■ • ih-ekv. and "all liands save the shift '! j ; i ill,.- iMSsenger* had. um- ami all; ex- j ; • pectrellrmnrdkitPShlpwiTi'k. ami death i i ■ a* a natural consequence. I lu lV-*> UHWenl* of tud-Un irerito; , . Mil bguril a ship nnd i-vftiiiHy if they j . eecnr at night, jsifiusip-r- mv-arioblv j t f'v" way to exrr« of terror. It Isstat ; , natural. TbeeOoviuU-iiiaiil:,- or me J . care in litre Bengal. The womeri : . I rushed Irotu their tod- in I heir night ; dresses; shriekiBg. sobbing mid talking i . wildly. Th.-j did not .tore- to go .n. j j , deck, huddled th. iu*,-!vi« iu n group j ; in the ciid.lv . To a, hi In thrcouflisioli, 1 1 — rirc-ttTiip imr-gMfit~rair-aii?nTiFy7'i were in darknru. G.nrge Arimlton ; ; . had hurried hack from ilk- |--,p at , ' lirvt, in wareh .ff Miss IHInniy. Ik- , - livving the ship iiiu-t inrvitaldy go j , I he IgtioreU crreuioi!)- mill Liu-: iuti, ' I ; danger? " I'or an-Wir. Ikiirgc Ariu-lr.nig tiaik i li hcr to him, ami cktlra.1 llir .' I «lrong arms. It was n» tlin.' for etui1 :"^"v"f 'Jrar.,! i mm , ' ' | may end nil. Even as I -jkak '■

vmu, rife ship's ton ti. in ■* in danger "J | Ml'Wng knocked m;i, in whleh earn wc J uui«t all perish. n |_ Lto w i- .Irvudftifey .agil.il.il. A lul j] itieo"' tra Iron'T-aV" " : U [kUd^l,- L "i.'niim. "A ",W| ' And tiny made a compact, .ami, I Willi each, that ifby God's merry He v 1 [should OOIW —taflltll OM m? this ' I [s-ril, they vroulil femur |o aire an. 11 | other ii i.wi mid wiC. Her Ilea. I " 1 on his breast and reeled til re j 1 she made the solflrnn pnimlie. j . | Sl.r let him take hi. Ilret passionate | M-*. Tlien KOngtiflr iii c< t a rfl.uk J; j Mtlur todies in th.' rahiu. ! Then to- rushed leek and " fmitul soiuc ol the pauriij^ra to-lpilig | lip- crew to bran, tfo- raainy.ird round, j Armstroug fell I., with hU great , j tfo' crowd. It wa* au awfql j.ih gvlI ling lire ship to rights. Five o'clock c struck bet! iic wc had lier snugg.il ii [down lo to, ro.II* ami jil. ami lire, - watch sent Irelow However, we were :i saved. B • Ifealglng away to the -outi.wunl tip m I after hrewkfirt, we tto u stood !<uk fi* U | Hand, ruaning'elose in. mi.l ink- { a good stare at it. 'The weather 'I I bright and genial, thqstpi Vhawu '! j . AllliBUgli unliibnliil.il, Ihere " ! was some appearance hf pild vegetation. damps of tin*, rlust.-r.il here " with whleh tlir shelving, sandy 11 looked quite enticing, is tlie f' water rippM genttv ti|M>u It—for we " were on tlie lee side of 111,; Inland now, and, of course, in smooth wafer. "There '' was some talk .ff lowering a Imat and 0 tainling, hut it come to nothing. The '■ captain was more mger to take advun- ° tage of the flue southeast, wind How. ■' and make up for the few hours we lafeit lost. So we squared away and stoo.1 lo liui nurthward. All Life 'l quickly pack on the Bengnl; nnd in un hour's time Europa tolniid was ^ out of sight micro. "1 hare often wished to sue tlie plnie.'' said Hie mptaiil to me. "1 [

liave pn-vrl it a good many time*, hut always out of sight. Ve marly saw too ranrh of It ttosr, eh, Mr. \Y— -? However, a mW. , I* as good as a mile." From this time wc had u constant sucetvuioo of fair winds aud fine wentlwr, and arrived at Uomlny on of the | nonage It was potent to vevybody on hoard how matters were Armstrongand Miss Beitomy. N*ver a thought crosv^ber of retracther promtoe. girjn in amuinaut of is-ril; nmi.slic ImAmf . xtremely hapjiy. the first to board us off Bombay harbor was Major Bellamy; lio had cotnr of In one of tbc dulsrehcs's fonts.. The young ladi- • waited l,y Hie poop to rceuivo hint. "Well. Charles!" "Sty dear Iafeiita! Bui how you've grown. And Imptovod, loo. By (korge .you put your sisters Into r lie shsde." "I want tolntrodtoeo a gvutkman to you,'1 sbo waul an, beckoning Armstrong forward ; "oos of the porrawgeis iiii.I a friend of mine, Mr. Armstrong. Gwirgr, this is mj l.rother Charley." Charles B-'Itomy looked Mouk.— There sros no mistake, as he feared, what this style iff introdartlim meant lie had hehl out hi* hand with some 1 ivsikrtioii.au d the frank, pfe-asaut of George Armatrong soitned to ' compel him to that advance, tomlra , ; disapivtimi. raying she Iiad her j : to look after. 4 Major lHlsroy looked arouurl and j A warui grasp .ff Uw hand, and to ; . pnlfe-d Use aside. Our IhougliU went , , Iwck to the old days, and it almo*: : ; seemed as though we woe tods to-, . | nether agaiu. We were at the same ■! 1 school, thougli lie was a fow yean old- j

, ! "1 ray, Ham-, what is tl* meaning v of all this? {smiss spunks to that man Ia1* 'George,' and she coolly Introduces rns to him j. my toother Charley!" "WeU, » see yruu xuess." was my > | hurried answer, for i had lurely Ume 'jto stay's moment ' with him. "1 f | think it Is a ease, Ctaukw. 1 warned" l j Armstrong against It; I said a worel I or two iff warning to l-outsa; but UweJ ■ • and eirrumslaoect bare torn too* i (tiling for prudence. '• ^ My coui|suiion draw iu his lips.— - I I "tVliat is he? Door, of course!" * "Has uext to nothing, l-.-iidrs hi* : pay; he's a licufeuaut in Hie engineers. -, 1 But, look here, Bellamy — h: li a " ' j :s-nlfei,liM iu I he brat «ei we iff the wonl; ; ■ ami a downright good fellow, safe to ! get «n. If I.o«!«a was ray sister, 1M • ■j giro tot 111 him with qdrasuro to-mnv-' ; "BUI • j "1 tan't »tay; wc aru stout lo bring " , up. ami thero's the pilot calling out for ; tliv tliu'l ofifexr. I'U come on to you I old friend, as soon a*I can ossshore.'' , 1 1 cauto to pas*, BiHWNcrj Shortly; ror i Major ilclkuny did net sec his way 1 *•'!• or lo hold ont against IxiuUa's » ill. And Iw Iiad grown to like Armstrong. : ; i was nt the wedding and wc hnd a ' Jolly spree. - ' ■ The following torutcd port of Mrs. ' ' t""rg. A nnsl rung's 11 rat letter Imma T alter (Go Mrvmoay: "Fooxait, July, 27, "Mv llraoM Manna; Wo have , u iicirried three days ami are nsw > , ui ihis pin,*-. I find it much pifountor Hcui Horn hay.' Tto- latter. iiI^Lmv, v.-ry .11-aflm-alih* to live in. jRvrnya . ralnv and cold, or rMnv and hot and muggy Here Hie went her to lowly. 3 . "lie homo and sec .on; I know you would like George, lie hopes to ,get _ promoUoo voofi; and I am sure ho will i ,i lie'* v,rry clev-.-r nnd persevering, j lie desire* hi* love to you; ami he raya 1 . if jstpa- but I'll leave a apace at tho i Ail the girl- liave goho oh Bt^bj a most disgraceful uianuer for marry- | iug him. Gorauia wen tints a passion ! , inysclf, noil tiir'wrp'inysflh mvcir, nod tlirowip tnysclf away. —

Tliey all tjlk.il no cm! of nousenera nlnut a Mr. Stewart, raying I ought t» have marri.il him because he is im"M OaoIy 'rich. Would you Iwli.w that nrupoonl to Clutlea for me w hen ho hud only n . II IW tnfec! l'aiicy! Ho is ui ..'Id man. quite forty, and "liU iv bilkers. ore turning gray. The idea of his winning, or! Kioto*, in*; bn vviy well, dv.ir inaimun, but lore's I <•!,. if you could hut am Iteorgal II.- i« worth '■ " 4 Mr*. Bdianiy dashed down the totfe r with a gmnn. t-lie Iiad run latk-uec t" read fnrtiii r. louirato hint* lufel j m-iilii- -M I i . t.r mother il Wasit "Th- '-I'M, .Lion! the. utfer feliol!" ' s od Mr*. lV ILimy In tor wrath. "To Hiiuk thai -!>•' -ii'lifel llo livtwlf lo a ;. p.. wlleutvuand lii a ntafeliliig regim. lit " ivilli nothing but hts pay, wheu -!*• f-.r" ire her." *' " • Wc lind tin; following ntusihic arti- ! elv in llie Norfolk (Va.]j J turn ah Durll*i fish arason tost year, wo Vrrutc | I > •' ,-i.ii artlclrs mi tlie subject nf killing ' prod ure much cttvt, uud wo are md so ..ure riiat v *hall convince uuny year; hut. us it is uur duly to instruct the public, we agaiu coma befi.ro it to urge ii ,hju our jwople Hie propriiof killing, lull fiBlicr Hum of leaving to die of tin- -nisei re*. While wc fur Hial our advice uny mvlbod wc advise of preparing fish few market, jel wc give our mlviro* aud. ai wo eliarge uotlilng for it, has harm dime. Sappaaca man were (pM liy a butriier tlie sheep or ox had died of itself, of which tlie worthy citizen wa* wtohiug to purcliaso n plvce— doca any our of our readers think that the gentleman in question would buy nu onurc of the carrion? No; biff thg Imtctwr would ' to prosecuted for w.dling It and wrerepunUlral. Now we'd iiVe Co kuow_wli.it is Hi • dili'crente to'twtnu a lugii's eating mutleu or lief thai lias died of itself, ami lisli that have died in tto' same wav? 1 Wo know of none both Jprvc dkd of .11 -caw*, for the fid. Hut illri nut of I disease*, die-

,. wafer always dies u. a fever. Tills f last fhet it the reason why so many 1 people aru made sirk In rating fish or, at least, never fixl ivrfecUy well l for sc vend h,*ir» affe r u .luiuer in which 0 tbeyjutw partaken of sluul. trout or „ hog fish. Thcj would experitnte tto, •am* feelings by eating tocf that Iiad 0 i* rislie.l by some disease, ljkt tliat ,. which lias product*! the dmih of fish , Itwy liave catvn. ■1 Who would touch a crab or an oy»- j ( t'Ttlial isnotkjllcil— thcoiHi by throwing (I into hot water, the other by ,.y- . ' tcrmaii's knife? Wo Luow Urat in j I Kith 1 nit* noes Such (hod ii mil ofily* impalatahfe, but dangerous in tto c\- [' treuic, nnd yet wc tal a lisli that «i it■cll. when ilio only ilitference in ii* condition and that of a cral> or an UY«- , tcr p-rislies under like cnDditious, is [. licit il Is not so liirgusling to the taste ^ and not «o poisonous. Yet the .lift riuix- Is only ono in drgror but nuH.ing " If our li-Minnrn would kill their li-h in soon as caught, by cutting Hudr > throat*, tbry would bnng them in I.uivli toller condition to market TIk (L »h wnnkl to firm, and thoir flavn: far superior to what It Is now; u»>r. - ..ror lley wiutld not decay half so quicl. • , iy us tliey now do, and H» owners [ w..u!d not lo foceed to *oU them off at any price they can get before II o'clis k. or to throw tlwm away as "stinky ' ttoh." ' ' ■> Wc foci rare that if a fishcrmgn n should kill his fish at soon as mnght, i uud slkik up on his cart, in big fetter. I "iiibil fish/' ho would *ail ont hi* whole stock before 0 o'clock, and at a d ! Utter prie* than anvbody rfe*. -Wc kiinw list ibomamrfaarprapto wow Iri , prefer sound li*h lo dtosoKsl fish, and would |iay more for tlamn : The bpadsfect is well worth trying J and we susgret it to our ftobennan. ft i-( they do as ww adrisrattoy will never I- j '^tofisbermanj^^unr dab, 'If you