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. Vol. XXIV. _, FRANOTS &. STREET} propritora ‘ NEW YORK, APRIL 22 1869 i no “ qenms {Three Dotiars Per Kear.
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Sone a SEIZING AN AX, DAN SPRANG TO CLEAR THE WRECK, * ~ | : .
: ~ YG IN VAIN, well and good 48 long as the animal behaved himself, but] _ “Tard down it ia answered Dan, quick as thought, | | “You rascally young tabberi” are often left upon the skin of persons struck 7
PONGING 1 that ihe showed mischier he'd have to suffer for i. "| jamming the wheel a-port, “ Sih | «0, uncle, for Heaven's sake —" lag. pe «by lat
ae soux a THURSTON, At this Driko turning up his ttle black nose and his |" Boong! be-long! whip-snap her-whish(” went the main-}- Keep back, sir?” Several fragments of the maintop-sail sheet, which hat [
, tail, whirled fils back contemptuously round towanls the | topsall, caught vy an erratic gust, ‘The last words from Hal, who, stepping back a pace, | been severed when the mast was struck were found by
2 Longing for rest and peace and bliss, skipper and jumped upon Dan's shoulder. ‘Thero was @ report like the simultaneous crack of a| stood glowering upon the captain, a dangerous light | those engaged in clearing the wreck, which fragments
Longing (or lips that I used to kis” ‘The manedver could not be mistaken. ‘thousand muskets a3 the cloud pounced npon the ship. | in his eyes. corresponds! in the number of their links, as Well a8 In
Longing for love, for only thls; = ~“If you go aboard this craft, you'll have to leave that}. Over she went om her beam ends, shooting ahead with | Boom, picking up a handepike, was in the act of hutl- ‘pects, with the impressions left upon le skin Of
fn vain, tit? ashore!" cried Boom, turning red in the face. | Aying spray and rumbling tlunder all around her. tat his heath when the girl caught his arm. io tiad been atfected by the shock.
f ging ’ “0, no, uncle, do let him jo with us! it will be such] ‘The wheel was jerked up, 2 spoke caughitin Dan's jack ), uncle!” she pleadert. while the ship whirled along, at one moment ap-
i Longing for somethiig to ‘liven my way, font" exclaimed a siveet voice from the comparionwar. | et, and in spite of his huge strength he was whirtedlover || «Drike, wy tad, Just help mind the wheel! quoth Dan Hy towed up nto the seuddinig rack, hunclteds of feet
qi my a ec, <] the rail, Luckily, he caught a dangling rope, when, | to the mon \e next rolling and plunging fur down in some
j Longing for pleasures that face not away, 0 if atthe | | The latter, ‘apon her wav, swiftas a thandcriolt
ing himself up, he coolly restnned is +
‘Drike
lation at ihe helm, where tie found
ey.
, winking with his ieft eye, as much a8 ¢0 aay | watery valiey, sped
Dan had resumed his st
i her, thua se dificult to maintain is position on account of te de-
r
all right.” took turn with his tail around oue
ie a ith his fore par
Tauging he mornng ot eno days
fenaing hile. clinging with
asst
d gone over with him, had saved | “It's
fin like manner, and now stond upon the binnaele, | spoke, w
mater
vavaled pro
eyes lighted with admiration; so did Dan's and
not
' , ¢ the Wet from tls shagey tair, IF assisting ut the Nelm, the man whom Dad with | Iyging seas; Witile squealing Driko, clinging Co the bina:
Longing obiivion’s deep repose, the monkey's. “riko, my lad, that was 2 narrow escapel" abeck ofthe hand, had summoned totake his place. | clo box, was obliged to mike many scrambles to prevent
Longing this darkened life to elose. The giri latd a little white hand on the captain's arm,| ‘The monkey nodiled and grinned. ‘The taf! seaman then caught the eapiain by the back of | himself from beng washed awas.
* © Longing release from deailiy woes, and looked up pleadingly into his fue. “Ay, ay, Driko, we can Iaagh. now it’s over, thongh he slack of his jac Joulsa lay In her berth in her own room, her mind stilt ‘
Toagiog In vain. “0, yes, uncle,” she continued, “Mf have no doubt the| there's niore perit ahead. We maust look at It ‘philoso- wuncing, into the pe wandering. . More than once Marline. stealing along neat
Sailor thinks a good deal of that snimat nical, Driko. We mustn't let sich little mishaps disturb the companilonway, could hear her sweet voice, the wild
Longing for what Imay never claim, “ay, bless your pretty eves, miss? [ do," sald Dan, | oar equality.” Them that pines goes down like Tend, but tones of which plerced his heart like a kulfe. i
> Loading to witer a cherished one’s name, wipuig away a tear. “This erd monkey, do yan see, was them that repines keeps pp lke corks; that’s pliyst- je capiain having come up. stood moodiiy leaning * |,
S ‘the last goods and chattels of my friend Tom Cussand ” agninst the companion: but, although he seemed rery
Longing, ati, me! but ever the name, now asicepiy’ his last sleep ner the ragin’ illo ‘Av this Driko, putting hia fore paws behind his back, in thoughtful, the young saflor could read no sympathy for
Longing n vain. ‘That's po'try,” he added in a whisper to lis triend Mar-| drew himself straight np, as if prepared to listen to af mill, the old craft sud-ienty was jlinmined by a lurid dash | the sufering girl élther upon bis hard face or in tis biood=
al a further dissertation from his master, < =a tong, crooked chain of lightning was seen dancing an | stot eyes. Several ti scowled upon the intruder,
THE “Wwell, well,” said the captain, over whom, his niece |- "Dan, however, ow hagas muc as he could do to keep | instant round the malntop-gullant mast—then there was | and fthaily ordered hlm sternly to leave tike qnarter-deck. i
be HE | geemed to have considerable hiiluence: “1 «lost know as | the wheel from serving him a siiniinr trick to the Arse. | a stirp, cracking sound, followed by adin like the ex: | The young mnan was a lite sitrprised that. wince conning {
ido mind, alter all, providing the creatur’ ‘lone cut up | Theship, almoxe engulfed inavaluniches of water, planed | plosion of & huniired cation. Split from top to bottom, | up, the eaptain had not spoken a word to. Dans. Not’)
TWE LVE LINKS 4g Jenin. 60 torvaca, men, aud do your duty?” he ad: | and reeled madly, as with quivering tinbers {yawned a moinent. when the fo severed | however, on thie account, did he fear for his chur, asain’
Mi 9 | ded, addressing the new-comors, ming keel she few along upon her wild course. fe ‘Away they went— ) whom hé doubied tot the #kipper meditated revenge, 10
o ‘The anchor soon was np, 3 ‘torn to shreds, had been whirled stright up | one going oy the board to leeward, the ottier falling fur- | be wreaked upon him, perhaps, in some ungmuMded mo-
it topsaile and top-gallant sails were sheeted home, the out of eight —away went the ji-boom, nox snapping | ther aft : mm mself he Reemedl not the least concern.
1b hoisted,
ere :
riuling sound heard along the three miasts, treiwblivg #8! round ‘the heads of those. on the quatteraleck; then &
.
The Adventures of Two Chums.
nt. As for Dan himselt
and avray went the oXd craf, bowling seairutd | short off—there was’ a conltintal cracking, crashing, | ora minute after ared ball of fire secmed to citcto | &, but coolly handling thespokes, now and then aldvested
i creaking. rks to Driko, Ww
A TALE OF LAND AND SEA. raw
with everytil a tow
ree days nod of the head, a grin:
0, id
0 gi
out a calm—appalting from its strange snd- | every wooden fiber. se Cry was heard, followed by a half-snotnered
Gennes, fell upon the vast watery wilderness; TMZ UKO | Attracted, yet appalled by the din of the tempest, | shriek, and sallor Dan springing up about tive feet, fell
, back to he wus shot.
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a sickly death vapor from the northeast horizon, # thin. | 0 ‘ ‘as. the companion door, the deck 98 If nd 0
CHAPTER I. Yellowish haze glided with phantom steatthiness throusth | seyod watching the Ayre soul aud mack, suangeyy light: | “Hoth, Marline and the captain, at this moment. forget-| this 18 perfectly territe,
4 ‘THE LINKS. the reolms of upper air, Meanwhile the sun, midway in | eq uy the lurid beams, and driven along with & 84 ting their late quarrel, had spning to the sie of Louisa, | * ttle white about the gi
In Jane, 18, “Sailor Dan,” thus familiarly termed, | heaven, assumed a dusky hue, aud girdled by a circle of | surpassing that of the ship. With her black hair ying | who had reeled as if about to all dowa the companion: | ,_ Vriko looked steadily at I
shipped with te monkey “Driko,” and his chum, Haj| & teen color, seemed to revolve round aud round like a | hack from her white brow, one little foot. advanced, one | ste] 7 sare tat he was in earnest: then, raising h
Martine, in the id, Bast Indianman, Captain Boom, | huge, copper ball. white arm thrust out from the companion opening. her] . ler face was of a livid color, and her hand was. ro kind feet, threw back Ris
ound Ceylon With a eargo of spices to the Sand: : ‘men percel ‘tarough the pantomline of imniging a
tackling sound, mingled with a prolonged, | corat lips upart, her eyes beaming.
oa ‘col essed | MP On his tw
from Ceylon ‘wonder, fear and ad. | to her brow; the two men perceived at once that she had | hts mouth, going tarong?
‘Wich islands, thence home to New York. pon which young Hal | recet ning shock, ‘They bore her inte the cabin guitaw:
bute gaze | whi Tecovers a ving in| «
A faint,
earthiy RMN, proceeded from ome invisible sours; | mitution, ehe prescnlucl epicinte
en
un = They
» Biller Dan was a reckless daredevil of twenty-eight, | followed now and then by little flery circles and chains , calling a rope aft, could. Wot choose’ ed her senses, “AY, you May laugh, dnt {t's because you don't know
Saniling six feet four in his stockings, broad-shouldered, | of electric light. Moving’ in erratic courses, these fre- | with respecttul interest. wos | : what dinger is. “Them that knows no danger fear none,
+ fancsktoned, straight-haired, straght-nosed and siraight: | quently hovered round the tall masts aud ‘tron-bound | Soon a huge wall of water, dashing ‘over the rail; al- # eried the captain sternly to Marlino, | A case in p'int beln’ me, eatin’ green appies when | was
~ bucked. His chum Marline was twenty, as trim a looking | yards of the ship, which Jay perfectly motionless, with the | most threw tte sailor from his feet, and would have | “Pi attend'to her!” = = @ youngster! If you knowed wnat danger Was, Driko,
[* Youth gs you would wish. to ‘being tall, well | tlose-reef hanging from is spar. dished Lonisa down the companion steps but for the as- ing man soon wax on deck where he found his | I'm afeard you'd show the white feather!”
Proportioned, strong, active, and as brave as a lion. ‘The captain. stood, trumpet in hwnd, wpon the by Hal's arnt lender n, leaning against the rail gasping for Ureath.. | At this insult the monkey ground his teeth, ant threw
The monkey Driko—a present to Dan from a friend— | near him grouped ls oillcers, Wearing anxions faces, . ” | walat. “eS : hall” exclaimed te tall sailor: “1his as what I call a| his tail up antitit touched the tip of his nose. Then he
ras, ag his species generally are, @ very intelligent ant-| Forward, all hands on deck were conversing in those | — Blushing, the girl thanked him, when Room, -chancing "of India ink. The lightin’ 4s better at tactooin’ | sprung upon his master’s shoulder. and deait hima pretty
mal, and. last 's companion for five | low tones hatural when great peru is n& hund. Sailor Pan | to pass, saw the eyes of the two meeting Wilh'an Unnuls- | than them that's been at the business all their lives, See | hard View upon the cheek, with one of his clenched |
comd turn thirty somersaults in a minute, | was the obly person whose fice Wore an expression. interest. ere, lad? Paws, At this Dan caught him by the tail aud threw him :
Fonld stand on a ship’s truck, balauced on his head, could ) perfect indtifereuce, If we except a twinklo in his clear| Ie just gave one jump and caught the youth by the| And he pointed to his breast upon which was a dark, | squealing back upon the Binnacle box, :
ip furl a topgaliant sail, aud was withall, an excellent | eyes, caused, no doubt, by the grave, solemn appearance | collat of his jacket. Ted iinpression of what had never been there before; the | | “Stop that!” eried the captain, sterniy: “this is no time i
fudge of character. resented by Driko, seated on the rail, with a cloth tur-| “See here, blast ye, none 0’ this. No sheep's eyes at | SEVEN LINKS OF A BROKEN CHAIN the wheel You'd better send that Infernal
tygh@,mument bis glance fe npon Captain Boom, to| ban round his head, and his tall wound round the slacken- | my niece, of I'l break every boue in your body!" “Eve heard of the lightning playing such freaks, but onward!”
to Dan with a face all puckered up like a shriveled | ed mainbrace. Soot a long, White lite appeared to winl-| - “O-uncle"™ pleaded Louisa, “be Meant no harm;’ he) nev: before now, Areyou much burt? | | “Beggin’ your pardon, sir, I'd rather he'd remain here,
‘pple, and shook his head in the negative. ani. ‘The humming noise grew louder, the dashes falling.” “ Tuo feci a little queer like round | if it's all the same to you, ‘asa fried in advarslly is & :
weed Drikow exclaimed Dan, “I electic light more frequent. As she spoke, the ship reeled, quiver. Iders, iow is the galt” fort. :
tow this Hom tsa hard “aut; pnt never mind, you| “Lookout tere! Miud yourself at that whee!” screamed | ing. ‘There was a tremendous slue lurch of the cract, | “I'm afraid she ls badly nurt,” tin scowled: at the same moment a notsa like
afnd 1 nist get home, soniehow, a8. we've been atrandied | the copa change i the positions of the] By this lime the mates baving ordered the men to clear ng asunder of a thousand tembers, reverberated.
{his beach for six months. ‘Them that’s beggurs cab't | “Ay, uy, sir” howled Sailor Dan, In a voice like a
aoe thundorbélt, at theaame time drawing up his tall form | ani
‘rauee! squeet squeak!” answered Driko, amrma: | unt his head almost touched the round-howse, ang man. ile disarranged arcund the Ter stow
Turns . ‘At the sume moment Driko, uttering @ loud shriek, |" She exclaimed, “Or? blushing and palpitating Use a | mark was observed upon the white skin:
Turning, just then, the captain saw the monkey. sprung from the rail upon luis toaster’s head. pointing 19 | startied bind, whlle ste eudeavored to disengage herself, | of FCVR CHATN LINKS, Wich had evident]
abelia, ucrat what be: ye goin” to do With this iubber, | san \ershaped cloud of yellow | “this nowever was nor easy, Nor dress havinye caughs | reotyped there iu the guine way bi tho mark upoo Pan's
causing an unexpected
tiiree. ‘rhe captain was buried backward away from Hal, | the wreck of the inast, the Hist omicer entered the cabio. | Mrotgh the ship. Emueutfed in: perfect. cataracts ot wot
a as thrown plump lato, the arms of the} | J.oulsa still was raving, and her dress having become a | ter, down she Went, Der lee-rail fat under—then up she ‘
Wier, & singular | caihe with a sudden Jerk—there Wasa. territic crash, and ‘
3 the impression | the foretopmast fell over the how, which ft kept fat. ne
tly Been dlaguer | der with its tremendous weig .
Ploat the wreck!" howied the eaptaln. -
rhe cap
Louisa wi
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ny ship? tena nudeniy appeareds, Advancing with terrife | ina mil and sie blushed moreand more at er awkward | brent! ~ “Not anim mover, To Tush forward among’ th
t y ‘ where a Jong, funnels pore Cat ler awh ata mua mover, forward among” tho:
coaiil# hame's down on the ship's book,’ quoth Dan, | speed tie clotid seemed 10 rip up thevwaters Like a ship's | position, “Heart to heart, each of the two felt tie other's | This singular discovery excited mmch. surprise, al-| overwhelming Water were to rush, to cern Nese
The capta row,/sending them wlirllog won In huge masses of | boson reave, untit Hal. having at length retained his | though many of those aboard had often read and heaAl of | tlon, » With the nolse of a hundred eataracts they poured
moment frag frowned, survered Dan and the monkey a | spray. disturbed balance, untastened her dresé from tke nail, | similar phenomenon: for it is a well-known fact that | over both rails, burving the craft to her Wash aul seo ’
rom head to foot; then remarked that it was ail | ’siJaep, HARD DOWN!” howled Boom, [aud gently released her. ine impressions of leaves, shrubs, trees, aud outer objeota, | ing thunder trough every timber. )
geben dee vee '