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broken her bulwarks partly carried
away, her rudder gone, comes down
before the wind. She falls off from
her course--now she buried her head
in foam, and now her stem seems fast
disappearing in the hollow of the deep.
Sea after sea rolls over her deck, and
the seamen lashed to her sides seem
waiting the hour Of near destruction.


The commander at the wheel with
his brazen trumpet, is silent. His
eye flashes like that OF the chained ca.
gle, as he scans the deep. A few
hours more and the vessel must foun-
der at sea. Her banner still floats
in ribbans at her peak; a faint light
CLEANS from her starboard binna Gle
and the signal bell tolls sadly as the
vesselis thrown from broadside TO
brosdside upon the sideling waves.


The storm abates! The 6erceness
ofthe blast is gone! The sea rolls in
gentle billows, and the heavens show
er darkness instead of forked fire. A
temporary rudder is rigged-a storm
stay sail is set-the wreck Of spars is
cleared away. The rolling guns are
chucked with hammocks from the
nettings, and the ports are closed.


cha! my brave fellows" Numbered
the commander, we are safe. RELY
Tillinghas', and Barry, nobly have
you stood the test Of this war Of ma.
ture. All hands save ship"


Gall hands shouted the first Lieut..


"THmble up, tumble up," cried the
boatswain's mate below.


And now the weary crew are upon
deck. Those who are lashed cut
the settings as if oy magic. Grasp
ing axes, the officers spring TO the
tops and work with their undanted
men The shattered topmao.s aso
replaced, new sails are bent, and al.
ready the distressed bark begins 10
wear the appearance ola ship of war.
But, ark!-.from the northwest a
rushing sound is heard! A bright
bow rears itself from the edge of the
horizon! And from the centre ofthe
arch of 6re,a flash of lightning follow.
ed by an instantaneous crash, blinds
the eyes of the anxious leader and his
busy crew. In moment more the
fierce Northers strike the ship aback
from the top of giant bilow il
hurls her down. A huge abyss yawns
to receive her. And with her main
mast blazing with the lightnings fire.
and her tattered stars cleaning amidst
the lurid glare down TO the ocean Sc.
pulchre ainks the gallant Wasp, with
her immortal Blakely and his match
less crew. ..-.. .....s


One wild wall now rings along the
solitary sea; it dies in echoes far away.
The wind howls sadly in the fury
the waves leap in majesty around
the thunder peal answers the roar oil
the billow, and the dead sleep 10 their
coffin of glory in sweet forgetfulness.