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The Wrecker.
aciuwLi . i ., ^ ,, 011 , ' i in a T ^ elt which encircled his waist were stuck a huge clasp knife aud a hatchet . Me w <_<_ frequently covered with the surf , but he seemed to heed it no more than the rock that scat . te .-fid it
into mist . " A lovely day ! a fair lovely day ! " cried the maniac , conciliatingly accosting him ; " How beest thou , this bonny day , Black Norris ?" The Wrecker cast a scowling look upon her . " Nay , I am good now , " she continued , in a deprecating tone— " don ' t be angry with me , I'll never be a naughty wench again and tell- them who it was that murdered . " The Wrecker moved his hand towards his knife . "Nay ,
nay , Black Norris , " cried she coaxingly , and dropping her voice into a whisper , " keep it for other work ! you'll want it before night ! There will be need of axe , hook , knife , and all ; for the storm is lively yet ! The sea shows no signs of going down ; the breakers keep tumbling upon the shore , rolling the shingles up and down . By and by , Black Norris , they'll have something better to play with . 'Tis coming , ' tis
coming ! I saw it last night—a huge , black hull , one mast standing out of three ; guns and stores overboard ; rising and sinking , rocking and reeling ; driving full bump upon the reef where the William and Mary was stove in . Yes , Black Norris , upon the very reef on which you stand . "
" Silence , jade ! " exclaimed the Wrecker , looking from beneath his hand , which now he had lifted to his brow and placed there horizontally , at the same time leaning eagerly forward . " In the south ? " inquired the maniac . " Yes !"
" Just clear of the point ?' " Yes ; the looming of something . I see a mast ; ' tis a sloop . ' ' "' Tis a ship ! " cried the maniac . "Peace , jade , again , " cried the Wrecker . "What knowest thou about the matter ?"—Both were silent for about a minute or two . "'Tis a ship ! " at length exultingly exclaimed the maniac . "Look ,
if you have eyes , Black Norris . See ! there is the huge black hull !" " And so there is , " replied the Wrecker ; " so there is . She is driving right into the bay , and coming broadside on . " A huge , black hull she was , high out of water . Reeling and pitching she came on , every now and then staggering at the stroke of some sea that broke upon her . She was nearing the breakers fast . "
Now!now!—now ! " was echoed along the shore ; but she kept floating yet , so light had they made her . She was now fairly among the breakers . Once she struck , yet went on ! Again she struck , and a long continued crash , mingled with shouts and shrieks , came undulating upon the ears of the Wreckers . " She is hard on , " they exclaimed ; and the shore was all a-stir .
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The Wrecker.
aciuwLi . i ., ^ ,, 011 , ' i in a T ^ elt which encircled his waist were stuck a huge clasp knife aud a hatchet . Me w <_<_ frequently covered with the surf , but he seemed to heed it no more than the rock that scat . te .-fid it
into mist . " A lovely day ! a fair lovely day ! " cried the maniac , conciliatingly accosting him ; " How beest thou , this bonny day , Black Norris ?" The Wrecker cast a scowling look upon her . " Nay , I am good now , " she continued , in a deprecating tone— " don ' t be angry with me , I'll never be a naughty wench again and tell- them who it was that murdered . " The Wrecker moved his hand towards his knife . "Nay ,
nay , Black Norris , " cried she coaxingly , and dropping her voice into a whisper , " keep it for other work ! you'll want it before night ! There will be need of axe , hook , knife , and all ; for the storm is lively yet ! The sea shows no signs of going down ; the breakers keep tumbling upon the shore , rolling the shingles up and down . By and by , Black Norris , they'll have something better to play with . 'Tis coming , ' tis
coming ! I saw it last night—a huge , black hull , one mast standing out of three ; guns and stores overboard ; rising and sinking , rocking and reeling ; driving full bump upon the reef where the William and Mary was stove in . Yes , Black Norris , upon the very reef on which you stand . "
" Silence , jade ! " exclaimed the Wrecker , looking from beneath his hand , which now he had lifted to his brow and placed there horizontally , at the same time leaning eagerly forward . " In the south ? " inquired the maniac . " Yes !"
" Just clear of the point ?' " Yes ; the looming of something . I see a mast ; ' tis a sloop . ' ' "' Tis a ship ! " cried the maniac . "Peace , jade , again , " cried the Wrecker . "What knowest thou about the matter ?"—Both were silent for about a minute or two . "'Tis a ship ! " at length exultingly exclaimed the maniac . "Look ,
if you have eyes , Black Norris . See ! there is the huge black hull !" " And so there is , " replied the Wrecker ; " so there is . She is driving right into the bay , and coming broadside on . " A huge , black hull she was , high out of water . Reeling and pitching she came on , every now and then staggering at the stroke of some sea that broke upon her . She was nearing the breakers fast . "
Now!now!—now ! " was echoed along the shore ; but she kept floating yet , so light had they made her . She was now fairly among the breakers . Once she struck , yet went on ! Again she struck , and a long continued crash , mingled with shouts and shrieks , came undulating upon the ears of the Wreckers . " She is hard on , " they exclaimed ; and the shore was all a-stir .