Beadle's Dime Novels No. 87: On the Deep — page 15: what you’re looking at

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BLEEPING ON HIS POST. 6 f an occurrence that. greatly delighted all hands, who were much exhausted with constant watchfulness and hard work at the pumps. In the evening, Capstan called his crew aft, and informed them that they should be allowed quarter-watches during the night, as he wanted them to be in good condition at daylight, to begin the work of getting up spare topmasts and yar ds. The men cheered and went forward, while Loring, who had charge of the first-watch, commenced pacing the quarter-deck. The shadows of night now had settled around the bark; the moon was vailed by leaden-colored clouds; the gloom was al- most impenetrable. The young man, as soon as his brother- ‘officers had gone below, stepped to the binnacle to look at the compass. The vessel still was heading southwest, but not moving faster than at the rate of two or three knots.. He walked to the weather-rail, and, leaning carelessly against it, the vision of a sweet young face glided into his mind. It was that.of Grace. Greenville, which, through all. the late perils, had worn a saint-like expression of resignation and: fortitude, varied only by glances of deep sympathy often directed toward the hardy. fellows, who, with drenched garments, worked so manfully at the pumps. * Fearing, however, that his pleasant reverie might make him forgetful of duty as officer of the watch, the second-mate interrupted it by moving quickly OnE the lee gangway.... . “Tom Green,” he, shouted, to the man on the lookout, oe | hope you are wide awake there ?” No answer was rcturned, and on gaining the knight-heads, Loring discovered that the man was fast asleep—the poor fel- low being completely worn out with his late exertions. Under different circumstances, the second mate would have roused the sailor with a rough shake and a sharp reprimand; but, he now resolved to allow him to sleep an hour longer before disturbing him. He seated himself upon the spritsail-yard to’ keep a lookout in his place until the time of grace should. have expired, The gloom, as said, was nearly impenetrable ; yet, as he glanced off the lee-bow, he thought he could distinguish the outline of some dark.object gliding swiftly across the water. . It was:apparently not far from the vessel, and, to ob- tain a better view; he sprung to his feet. The object, or rather comicbooks.com