Rates of Advertising. One Squared inch,) one Insertion - V- . One Square " one month - - A One Square " three months - 6 00 One Square " one year - - 10 00 Two Squares," one year - 0 Quarter Col. '' M Half " " - - -; Legal notices at established rates. M:rr'mi! and death notices, gratis. All l.ilUlor year! v advertisements lei'ted quarterly, temporary ftdvertixi ments must 1... paid for in advance. Jot work, VnU on ! livery. 'I SHED EVERY WEDNESDAY , HY J. XJ. "WXJISXXt. IS R0BIS80K & BONNER'S BUILDIKQ IXM BTIIEET, nONESTA, Pi. TEEMS, fl.60 A YEAR. WrlpUons recolved for a shorter i;i throe months. "nndenco solicited from nil part i ' iiil i v. No notice will be taken oi mous communications. VOL. XI. NO. 50.TIONESTA, PA., MARCH 5, 1879. $1.50 Per Annum. Conflicts. - " 1 1 prent battles of life areitfnending a oa by night m well M by day, at all s and tu ill plHCes." I not upon for tilled hill or field, ru foemen meet with saber and shield, Are niightiei-t batllcs fought! amid warfare's wiid alarm, - roar of cannon, the olaxh of arms, - '.uileHt victories wrought ! d into earth's Bad homes J ree temptation stealthily comei, : d by wan despair; it are asailod by lome merciless -e . . .., by hollow-eyed want or woe, And mark the conflicts there 1 Many a mother sitting at night I'j h&r starrlog child, without warmth or light, . Ia the desolate winter time, Faees dread fes with a oourage true, And a spirit whose noble struggles outdo A hero's deeds' sublime. Many a wife who watches and prays Through long sad hours, while her loved one strsys With those who to ruin lure, Bravely wrestles with unseen foes Bravely smiles while her heart's blood flows From wounds that know no cure. 4 ohold yon maiden, strangely fair, With hr gentle smile and her patient air, At her needle toiling still. . Ah I she eould tell of many a fight 4 Bitterly waged by day and by night With the legions of wrong and 111. Bat she's conquered the terrible army at last The struggle is over, the peril Is past, ' And vlotory orowos hor brow. No mortal eye may see it shine, Yet the orown Is there, and its light diviue Illumines her spirit now. Ah, yes ! these wonderful battles are fought, T tie tie silent victories hourly wrought Iu the lowliest ranks of life I While some are wioked and many ire eak While spirits of evil their victims seek Will' be waged this nncqial strife. Only Ood and his angels pure Evor ecu know what they endure . Who oops with these unseen foes; " Only heaven, with its Infinite rest, " Can symbol the peace of the viotdr's 1 re.ft . When these perdous ooiiflicts clotc. Enulint swrmon 6'n ilh A NARROW ESCAPE. . AN OFFICEB S STOhY OF THE MEXICAN WAR. " It was during the Mexican w r. when I was a sub in a cavalry regin ent, that I found tin self on duty at Vera Cruz. Tempted by the high mount aiu in. the vicinity, the beautiful scectry. and above all, the superb hunting.' I allied forth early one morning aojoni- Sanied by no one save my Newfound land og. " I was an ardent sportsman, my dou ble-barreled gun worked to a charm, and not. until the deepening shades of evening, accompanied by an unmistak able growl of thunder, did I give a thought to the flight of time or the im portance of retracing my steps to the city. " It was about the time that the blood thirsty and cowardly Cauales had ordered every Mexican to join tue.army, and commanded that no quarter should be granted to the hated Americans "I had Hot anticipated danger from the enemy, unless it might be iu the shape of some small band of guerillas lurking nmid the mountain gorge, acta r ztai more by the hope of plunder than - bv patnotio motives, "j. will not attempt to say now many thousand feet 1 was above the level of the sea, bat I found the elevation sulli-1 cient, even for the tried and practiced nerves of a seaman, had he been placed ia my position. There is but little twilight, you know, in the tropics. The sun had dis appeared in the folds of an immense cloud which was rapidly spreading it self over the entire heavensf while from its sable depths darted lurid sheets of lightniDg, followed by the increasing roar of thunder, which. already found an echo through tire valleys and gorges of the mountain. ' "Idjd not fancy a wet jacket, and whistling for iry'dpg.'an animal to which I was warmly attached, I was on the point of retracing my steps down the rough mountain roa ', when the jingling ofVpurs and aooouterments, the trampling of horses, anil the hoarse word of command was sufficient for me ' o draw back into a tall tuft of grass and mnisa bayonet growing beside me. " The dog orouched at my feet, growl- ominously, as if conscious of the igor his master was in; aud faith, I 1 not much like tjie sLt""tkn I found myself compelled to face; i. "A number oi Mexieiftr lanoers were before me, preparing to bivouao for the night, and my retreat down the road was out of the question. " High, precipitous rocks hemmed .me in on three sides, through which the road I had traveled had been originally , cut. That outlet was now in possession of the lanoers, while in front of me the steep side of the mountain, verging al most on to a preoipice, sloped toward the city. " To remain where I was would be only to court death, a nameless fate, an unknown grave, for discovery was cer tain to follow when the sentinels phould be posted. " Cautiously I examined the Bmooth sides of the precipice, covered here and there by1 a network of vines clinging to the crevices and rifts in the rock for its uncertain life. Further on I beheld a dark, irregular line disappearing in the murky depths below. I strained my eyes to the utmost, for the gloom of night and the mists of the storm, which threatened every moment to burst above my head, enveloped all objects in daik ness and uncertainty. " But for once, fortune favored me, and I never laid claim to being a favor ite of the fickle jade. The dark line proved to be a deep, dry gully, the channel of some mountain stream, long since dried up. " But how to reaoh the friendly cover ? that was the question which puzzled me. "A sudden commotion among the gaylv-trapped gentry behind me soon decided my course of action. They had kindled a small camp-fire, were about to cook their evening meal, and a dozen men tall, strapping fellows were ra diating from the main body in different directions to perform the duty of senti nels. One in particular was making for the friendly clump of wide-spreading limbs, in hopes, possibly, to partially escape the fierce gusts of wind and rain which had begun to sweep about the mountain. " Dropping my fowling-piece, and bidding my noble dog to shift for him self, I swung myself over the precipice, clinging to the network of vines, which shook and complained beneath my weight. The darkness had increased with astonishing rapidity, an as I swung over that rayless v.id I found it im possible to pieroo the gloom. I heard the short, sharp howl of my dog as lie darted off in search of me; then, amid the rush of the squall, came the con fused shouts of men, a straggling shot or two mingling with the crash of the heavy artillery rolling in the vast ex panse above me. "Depending principally upon the strength and endurance of my arms, I carefully and cautiously felt my way along the verge of the preoipice, work ing in the direction of the gully, which, once gained, promised to afford me the means of escape from the dangers which encompassed me. "Broad sheets of lightning lit up with dazzling dktincnees the fearful scene, bringing out every undulation oi the rocks, every crevice and blade of grassland once, when I had found a slight support for my feet, and was giv ing my aching arms a rest, I glanced bove amid the yellow glare of the lightning and beheld the fleice, dnik whiBkered face of a Mexican peeriDg over the biiuk, his eyes apparently fastened upon me as I hung suspended and fattened against the cliff, but a few feet below him, while the electricity twisted and writhed, like tongues of iir fernal serpents, around the muzzle of bis carbine. " It was a trying moment, my friend; a situation well calculated to inspire a feeling of terror in the heart of tie boldest. But whether it was the rain, which was falling in torrents and driv ing furiously before tho gale, or the glare of the lightning, which prevented the lancer from discovering me, I am unable to say. At all events I escaped his notice, the shot did not come, and watching my chance in the lulls of the tempest, I continued my perilous course "It seamed as if the flood-gates of heaven had been opened ; and the scourg ing wind, sweeping with terrific violence around the mountain, disputed every inch of the way which I gained with the utmost difficulty, oftentimes threatening to tear me bodily from the oscillating ladder which had served me so well. "Iliad but little strength to tpare when I at last found myself crouching ou the muddy bottom of the old moun tain gorge. "TliAAnrf.h vinlde1 hpnenfli mv feet. sand and pebbles swirled by; and rising , . - j -i above the crash of the elements, I heard the increasing roar of some unknown torrent as it swelled and gathered force far above me, " Nerved on by the strength of de- repair I rushed down the steep declivity, reckless as to where my feet might wan der. Completely blinded between the mingled glare of tho lightning and the intense darkness that followed each flash, I stumbled on, feeling that every moment my steps were beoommg un steadier. " The water was already up to my knees, and rushing by with a force that made me grip desperately to whatever projection I could find along the side of the ravine Thfl inATnvfiVild wafava via a vat faster, and the danger of 1he tempest grew wilder still. My strength and even faculties were failing fast, my feet were lifted from beneath me, and quicker than thought I was rushing helplessly along enveloped amid the spray and foam ml that maddening whirl. - " I think I muv"Sftve lost mvself for a moment, but ivd, amid the darkness and roaring or s, nearly strangled to death. Another instant and I was whirled heavily against some yielding object. I rallied my strength for a final effort. The next flash revealed the wreck of a tree, with the roots still clinging tenaciously to the Bide of the bank. ' " I drew myself up out of the rush of the current, and crawled to a firm foot hold on the shelving bank of the torrent. "The cool rain revived me. The ter rible strain upon my nervous system had robbed me to a great extent of the strength and vitality natural to my btrong constitution. But my powrrof endurance was great. I stumbled for ward, feeling my way amid debri of fallen trees, pitholes and huge rocks, all scattered promiscuously Jabout on the steep side of the mountain, until a faint glimmer of light streamed tremulously across my path. It was a welcome sight, and, prisoner or no prisoner, I made up my mind to risk life and liberty and demand shelter from the terrible storm, which still raged, but gave signs of abating. " I was unarmed; the only weapon I had pallied forth with had been aban doned on the edge of the precipice, rre vions to my attempting the perilous fassage. I felt my heart beat faster as neared the door of that tumble-down ranche, which loomed up, a huge, shape less mass, amid the gloom and solitude Of that wild spot "A moment s hesitation, and I knocked resolutely at the door. ' Quiero vive f (who comes there?) and I heard the click of a weapon. " 'I am an American,' I replied, bit terly, in English; 'a United States offi cer, who has lost his way on the side of this cursed mountain.' "With a jerk the door was thrown back on its lusty hinges, revealing the figure of a man of brawny proportions, armed to the teeth, and of most villain ous 'aspect. " He held a daring torch on high, the uncertain light of which fell across his soarred and scowling visage. Keenly and deliberately he scanned the torn and tattered remains of my uniform; then, in a voice harsh and growling, he de manded : " What do you want here, and how many of you are there?' " i replied, in the best spamsn i could master, that I was alone, and re peated my doleful story of being lost in the storm. "At that moment, to my surprise and astonishment, my faithful Newfound land, who, by some keen instinct of his nature had succeeded in scenting me, burst from the surrounding obscurity, testifying his joy by leaping upon me and baying in his deep, powerful tones. "It was a welcome surprise to me. I felt that I had at least one friend upon whom 1 could rely in case of an emer gency. "The man's appearance was indica tive of a mixtured ferocity and cunning, while his eye, wild and unsettled, ht up with an expression I could not fathom, as he bade me enter. " Strange forebodings filled my heart as I gazed about the recesses of the hovel. It was almost bare of furniture, save a table and two broken chairs, A fire blazed cheerily iu the fireplace, before which were stretched three dark forms wrapped in tattered and greasy blankets. The gleam of llrearms, ns they lay piled in the corner, did not ea cape my attention ; and yon may depend I did not feel the easiest in my mind as I drew up before the fire, with ray dog coiled down at my feet, " In my exhausted state, despite the danger I felt was lurking about mc, 1 must have dropped off asleep, my head finding a support against a projection of tho chimney. " The low, monotonous hum of voices fell upon my ear, and cautiously reoon noitering from beneath the visor of my rap, I found that the three uleepers had aroused themselves, and were in deep, earnest consultation with the gentleman whom I had first accosted. Straining my ears to the utmost I could manage to catch occasional f rug ments of sentences as they dropped from the lips of the four comrades, who were as promising candidates for the gallows as ever I care to meet again un der like oironmstancea. ' "The howl and rush of the gale had ceased but the occasional patter of rain drops from the leaves and roof of the ranche proved that the storm had but recently passed away. ' Do you notice the glitter of those buttons V remarked one of the four. "'Curse the buttons 1' broke in an other fiercely; 'of what value are they? It's the glitter of gold I like to see ; and we have already wasted too much valu able time. 1 for one say kill him. If the Yankee dog had a dozen lives they should all be forfeited, lie has come here unasked: he shall not depart so easily.' " 4 Hush. Juan: you are too hasty. The question is, will it pay to dispose of him ourselves and share the plunder, or take him to Canales? He might come down handsome. Suppose the fellow should prove to be an officer of importance ?' " ' Bah I You talk like a fool. Do you not see he is too young to have gained any importance. As for canales, car rajo! you will get nothing for your pains from him. " All this I heard distinctly, and much more which it is unnecessary to repeat. That my life was doomed was beyond all doubt; but I was not disposed to make a vacancy in the corps without a struggle, and especially after undergo ing what I had in escaping from tha lancers. " I felt the blood coursing through my veins with renewed vigor as I look ed the situation square in the face. My brain grew dearer as the imminence of the peril I was in grew more apparent. " The dying embers of the fire emit ted fitful gleams which fell aorosa the arms of the Booundrels piled promiscu ously together in the corner of the ranche. . "At that moment, and as I was cast ing wistful glances at a carbine, the beetle-browed rascal who had lighted me in to the den glided across the floor, supping a stout bar across the door. " Now, boys, finish the job, and then thare alike, were the words I heard. A-A V Ji J ws V A - J rS J JUI 1 VU j the blood rushed back to my heart as the decisive moment arrived. Up to that time I had not stirred or changed my position, leading the scoundrels to count upon an easy victory, no doubt. The odds were fearrully against me, and as the four turned their wolfish eyes in my direction, the clear, ringing notes of a bugle camo rising and falling, filling the air with its melody. " A wild cry of toy burst involuntarily from my lips, a thrdl of hope pervaded my whole being, as I listened, it came from my own gallant lads a detach ment Bent out, in all probability, in search for their missing officer. " My four friends had paused, their hands on their murderous knives, un -certain and undecided how to act. They turned for an instant toward the door, leaving me to take advantage of their stupidity. " When they again confronted me, I was in possession of the coveted corner, with a rifle to my shoulder, looking them grimly in the face, while my dog, his hair bristling with rage, stood bravely bekide me, displaying his white fangs to the enraged gaze of the gTeasy four. " Knife him, lads, before they are atop of us. Put him out of sight, or we'll all swing,' but not one of them stirred. "That dark, death-dealing rifle-barrel had a wonderful transjuilizing effect. " ' Curses on ye ! ' shouted the leader, foaming with rage, as he dashed forward. knife in hand. ' Are you all afraid of the Yankee? I let him in here, and this knife shall give him permission to leave.' "Perhaps the villain expected to shake my nerves, and cause me to throw away my shot, but I never felt firmer, more determined in my life. " On he came, brandishing his knife, closely followed by his adherents. "I covered hia left breast with the sight of the weapon, and with the re port the scoundrel fell tieadlong to the floor. " Charging through the smoke the remaining three rushed upon me. but were met by the dog, who buried his teeth in the flesh of one of them. I remember striking out with my clubbed rifle, of parring rapid thrusts and cheering on the dog, when, by k$ome means, in the melee, a horn or canister of powder must have fallen amid the red-hot embers of tho fire. It exploded with tremendous vio lence. blowing off the roof of the honee, rending the walls asunder, and burling me to one Bide half suffocated and near ly insensible. when I fully realized wnat was passing about me, my own troopB were removing the debrta of tho ranche from mv limbs, and the Newfoundland was licking my face. " it was. as l supposed, a party sent out in search of my unfortunate self and they were returning from a boot less search, when the report of a rifle followed by an explosion and the glare of flames attracted their attention. Of course, my friend, we made short work of the three miscreants who were dragged forth from the burning wreck. They howled vigorously for mercy, but that was not to be thought of in their case. A swing from the nearest bough terminated their career, and I rode back to Vera Cruz, with my mind firmly made up that, during the remainder of the campaign, nothing should ever tempt me to wander alone among the hills of Mexico in quest of game." The Orange which Disappeared. "In my hurry to leave the court room yesterday, said hi3 honor as he hung up his overcoat, " 1 lett a large. nlump Havana orange on my desk." Bnah at once began to rattle the stove in a vigorous manner, and it was observed that Irs face suddenly grew red. "I have no doubt that I shall find that orange right where I left it," coa tinned his honor as he took-off his rub' hers. Bijah rattled the stove until the pipe shook its whole length, and his eyes assumed a far-away look, as if he was thinking of some one in Bhode Island. " Bijah, that fruit is missing 1" sharp ly remarked his honor as he walked behind his desk, "It was left in your care, and 1 shall hold you responsible I " Mebbe it rolled off," suggested the old man as he rose up. " And mebbe you ate it up I" ' I lost a good jack-knifo in here the other day in just suoh a mysterious manner, whispered Bijah, trying hard cot to blush above his ears. Hia honor sat down without another word. It was evident that he had his suspicions, and that he had determined to find out the criminal if it cost ten thousand dollars. Bijah tried to tell a story about his losing a hundred dollar bill iu Texas, but broke down in the middle of it and slid into the corridor. Detroit Free Preaa. Statistics of Tippling. . Charles Roberts gives the following figures in the ljondou Daily Jeu8 : UNITED KINGDOM. Containing aloohoL aallm. Spirits, gallons 40,607,740 Beer, barrels 30,267,631 Wine, gallons 17,671,273 20,233 870 1,513,382 2,635,61)0 24,402,942 Totals.. 88,416,654 UNITED STATIN. CvnUiiiiina altxihal. oalU. Bpirits, gallons... lioer, barrels Wine, gallons.... Total .CS.2S5.201 .. 9,074 806 .. 6,723,46'J .. 73,032, 97 ti 29.117.600 463,716 858,550 30,429,835 TIMELY TOPICS. Several vessels laden with exhibits for tho international exhibition to be bel 1 at Melbourne, Australia, in 18S0, have already sailed from tho United Statep. The exhibition will open October 1, 1880. and all applications for space should be made not later than June 30, 1879. Buildings will be specially erect ed for the exhibition. It is estimated that when the national census is taken in 1880, the returns will snow a population of over 47,000,000 in the United States. If the basis of representation remains the same as at present, and no new States are admitted, the increase in members of Congress will be sixty-six. The representation will remain the came in the States of Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Flori da, Louisiana, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, BhodeIsland and South Carolina. After the next apportionment the national House of Representatives will consist of 859 members and the electoral college of 435. The New Eng land States-will gain one member, the Middle States ten, the Western thirty two, the Southern nineteen, and the Pacific States four. A New York paper throws out this curious suggestion in regard to the ele vated railroads : If an ivy or some run ning vine were planted at the base of each iron pillar on the elevated roads, we might in a few years convert a long, unsightly skeleton of iron into a fes tooned bower, giving coolness, shade, pleasing the eye and even beautifying the city. In Drance the general hard ness, grimness and angularity oi tue railroad tracks in the immediate vicinity of cities and towns are quite concealed by masses oi foliage. Paris, in the shading of so many streets and boule vards with two, four and sometimes six rows of trees, has a motive, and that mo tive 19 the rendering of the city more and more attractive to strangers, there by tempting within her walls travel, trade and money. When this is fully comprehended here then more attention may be paid to the ornamentation of a oity with the noblest site on this conti nent. Fifteen Bays on a Wreck. Chief Officer Foot and Charles Cos- man, seamen, the only survivors of the American shooner Estella, of Portlaud, Me., bound from Yarmouth for the island of Antigua, West .Indies, with a general cargo, have been landed at Fal mouth, England. Alter leaving port they experienced terrific weather. Tli6 wind being very high they lay to for three days, waiting for the fury of the storm to subside. Daring the early morning hours, one day, a heavy sea capsized the vessel. Of the crew of five men, Cosman only was on deck, the other four being below. Captain Hur sey and Chief Officer Foot and the cook came on deck as she turned over. The survivors then succeeded in getting on the side of the vessel. The cook fell off exhausted after three hours. The cap tain succumbed to the exposure and fatigue after gallantly holding on until after eight o clock in the morning. The vessel finally, by tho action of the waves and being full of water, righted herself, Foot and Cosman managed with great difficulty to make their way once more to the vessel's deck. They laid planks on the windlass and water barrel, which served as their bed and resting-place for fifteen days. Neither of them slept for tho first three ela s, expeetin : every moment that tue vessel wouiu sidk be neath them. On the fourth day a barrt of apples floated from the forehold, which they succeeded in c&ptnrirg. The apples were saturated witn salt, and cau &l the poor fellows the most intense thirst They also obtained a box of salted mack erel, which they greeuny cevoured. One day before tliey were rescued barrel of flour floated out from the hold. They made dough of the flour anl ate it raw, uutil a wave washed all away. Ou the following day, while the wind was piercing cold and the euu was about going down, the wreck the utihap py men were floating on was seen by the Spanish brig Dorotea, wnicn bore down upon them. It soon came alongside and rescued the fcurvivors, who were hoping and praying for death to como to their relief. When the Spaniards took the men off they had only seven apples left. For their breakfast they bad two applei each and some rotten haddock. They were in suoh an emaciated condition that they had to be lifted from off their plank bed, to which they had tied them selves to prevent being washed over board. They speak in the warmest terms of gratitude of the great kindness they experienced at the hands of their rescuers. A German paper says that a few months ago a very eminent German marshal, who keeps exceedingly early hours, found a young woman busy with her reaping hooks in one of his fields long before the other laborers were astir. Inquiring the name of thia fe male, he presented her with a dollar and when, later in the day, his steward appeared, mentioned the subject, and highly commended his early rieer to him. The steward, who did not recog' nize the name, asked one or two ques tions, and then said: "That's Marie Bauer, the cleverest field thief in this part of the country. Your excellency may rest assured mat sue couirivea to bundle off a handsome amount of your lino clover along with the dollar. She makes hay when the euu doesn't shine ITEMS OF I ME REST. A bill-head The bust of Shakspearo. The tines on which many persons are impaled Valentines. Notia lint the Lrave deserve the hair. is the way Sitting Bull quo'es it. Paris last year consumed ll,.ilSl . horses for food, being some 700 more than in 1877. Homnboflv hns counted the news papers of America, daily and weekly, and they numoer li.wu ana oau. "F.vervbodv." savs an exchange. " likes radishes in Japan." It's a mis take. We don't, for one. We like ours here. " Tn of t thfl sack " is from the French but a young man does not care where it is from as long as it is not from his girl. Tim lnnn who wrote that "nothintT was impossible " never tried to find the nocVet m his wife's dress when it was hanging up iu clothes-press. Oflolncists have reported that there is in Japau enough workable coal to pro duce a yearly yield equal to that in Great Britain, for one thousand years. Thare in one mavor in Chicago. 111. . but hasn't Memphis, Tenn. ?iV'orr. tenon. Herald. Thev OUtrht to call in the services of a Baltimore, Md. A nnmbor of enterprising persons ViavA liMn Ancaced in collecting the bones of the horses that fell in the late battles between Russia and Turkey, and have sold them to Austrian sugar refineries. There was an old woman of Blue Bell Who, when told some baa news, cnoa io ten i But I slwsys said so, ln.l u t nniu T mnwt. rrn And tell all the neighbors of Blue Bell." . I ' '7 A resident of Clarinda, Iowa, has re ceived a rebuke from his pet canary bird. He kept the bird in the room in whioh he does a great deal of smoking, and it finally quit singing, and refused to even chirp,, until it was removed to another room where it got better air. Two ladies, both of them a little dull in the hearing, were in church one day, wneu me minister nau tor ujb ku, " Except you repent ye shall all like wise perish." They listened patiently enough, but when they got out the oneBaidtothe other: "Jenet, wasna yon an awful text the minister bad the day? 'Except we pay our rent, we re a to oe putten out o me punsu. Two stories are told of two Japanese students at Hartford. One of them was invited to call upon a young lady, and he did so one afternoon. When he left he was urged to "call again," to "be sure and come and to "come very soon." The lad did not f xactly under stand what " very s'oon " meant, and surprised the young lady by calling again in a few hours. Another Japanese was invited out to dinner, and wneu the servant passed him a jar of cnirnt jelly he gave the mold a dexterous shake and emptied the whole form on to his plate, thinking that there was a mold of jelly for each person at the table. 1 Terrible Story or Shipwreck. Chief Officer Foot, Charles Cosman, seaman, the only survivors of the Ameri can schooner Estella, of Portland, Maine, bound from Yarmouth for the island of Antigua, West indies, with a general cargo, have been landed at Falmouth, England. After leaving port they ex perienced terrible weather, the wind be ing very high. They lay to for three days waiting for the fury of the storm to subside. One day dm ing the early morning hours a heavy sea capsized the vessel. Of the crew of five men, Cos man only was ou deck, the other four being below. Captain Hursey and Chief Officer Foot and the cook canfe on deck as sh3 turned over. The survivors then succeeded in getting on the side of the vessel. The cook fell off ex hausted, after three hours. The captain succumbed to the exposure and fatigue, after gallantly holding on until td'ter iglit o'clock in the morning. The veEsel finally, by the action of the waves, and being full of water, righted hcrsolf. Foot aud Cosman managed with gieat difficulty to make their way once more .to the vessel's deck. They laid planks on the wind lass and water barrel, which served as their bed and resting-place for fifteen days. Neither of them slept for the first three days, expecting every mo ment that the vessel would sink be neath them. On the fourth day a bar rel of apples floated from the forehold, which they succeeded iu capturing. The apples were saturated with salt, and caused the poor fellows the most in tense thirst. They sIbo obtained a box of salted mackerel, which they greedily devoured. On the day before they were rescued a barrel of flour floated out from the hold. They made dough of a portion of its contents, but, a heavy sea spring ing up, a wave washed it away. The next day, while the wind was piercingly cold and the sun was about going down, the wreck the unhappy men were float ing ou was seen by the Spanish brig Dorotea, which bore down upon tbani. Soon they come alongside aud rescued the survivors, who were hoping and praying for death to come to their relief. When the Spaniards took them off they had only seven apples left. Two of them were rotten. They were in suoh an emaoiated ooudition that they had to be lifted from off their plauk bed, to which they had tie 1 themstjlvcs to pre vent being washed off. They speuk iu the warmest terms of gratitude of the great kiuduess they experienced at the hands of their rescuers.
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