. Master Rockafellar's voyage . eyes covered. God forgive me! he ex-claimed ; I believe I am struck blind. In a moment the captain saw how it was, andthe ships doctor, without a word, passed hisarm through the mates, and led the poor fellowbelow. How did this happen. Master Rockafellar ?exclaimed the captain. I quickly told him that the mate had gone tothe side to see if the lightning conductor was allright, and had called to one of the ordinary sea-men to jump into the chains to clear it. He stepped to the rail to look over and al HE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. 85 the passengers went with him, sh
. Master Rockafellar's voyage . eyes covered. God forgive me! he ex-claimed ; I believe I am struck blind. In a moment the captain saw how it was, andthe ships doctor, without a word, passed hisarm through the mates, and led the poor fellowbelow. How did this happen. Master Rockafellar ?exclaimed the captain. I quickly told him that the mate had gone tothe side to see if the lightning conductor was allright, and had called to one of the ordinary sea-men to jump into the chains to clear it. He stepped to the rail to look over and al HE IS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. 85 the passengers went with him, shouldering oneanother to ob-tain a sailorstood upright,with one handyet upon thecoil of right hand,from which theknife hadfallen, was out-stretched, butas we lookedwe could see itslowly, veryslowly, sinkingto his side, asthe handle ofa pump willfall from a hori-zontal could not seehis face ; it wasturned sea-wards. Are you all _ *THK KNIFE HAD FALLEK. right down there, my lad ? sang out the 86 MASTER ROCKAFELLARS VOVAGE. The young fellow neither answered nor moved. He has been stunned ! exclaimed one of thepassengers. Oh, but wouldnt he have fallen overboard ifthat were so ? cried another. The captain shouted to some seamen, who wereoverhanging the bulwarks in the waist: Aft here, a couple of you, and help Barryinboard. It was at that moment the ship slightly rolledto port, and the figure of Barry plunged into thesea, falling limberly in the most lifelike struck the water, and lay afloat, and then, ashe went astern, I caught a glimpse of his was the colour of chocolate, most horrible toview, with nothing of his eyes showing but thewhites, and his lips distended in a dreadful grin,exhibiting his teeth and gums as though hismouth had been torn away. One of the ladiesfainted. A shriek arose from many of third mate sprang aft, and I saw himstanding erect on the tafifrail poising a life-buoy ;but even whilst he flouris
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