The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine .. . r arms, pressed close to her bosom, as if the whisper-ings of hope inspired the devoted woman with a behef thatthe feeble protection of a mothers love would shield herchild from the conflict of warring elements. But for a mo-ment did this dream of hope last; a wave wrested the infantfrom her grasp, and plunged it into the foaming waters ! Aconvulsive shriek proclaimed the agony of the bereavedmother, and ere the relentless surge had hidden her lost oneforever, she sprang amongst the
The tragedy of the seas; or, Sorrow on the ocean, lake, and river, from shipwreck, plague, fire and famine .. . r arms, pressed close to her bosom, as if the whisper-ings of hope inspired the devoted woman with a behef thatthe feeble protection of a mothers love would shield herchild from the conflict of warring elements. But for a mo-ment did this dream of hope last; a wave wrested the infantfrom her grasp, and plunged it into the foaming waters ! Aconvulsive shriek proclaimed the agony of the bereavedmother, and ere the relentless surge had hidden her lost oneforever, she sprang amongst the breakers and perished!Who does not almost envy the fate of such a woman,dreadful though it seem ? Who would not wish to enterthe presence of Almighty God as she did, a voluntary sacri-fice to the first of natural duties ? —^a duty deeply implantedin the human breast, for the wise purposes of Heaven. On reaching the beach, there was no appearance of in-habitants ; but, after wandering some distance, a light wasdiscovered, which proved to be from Ocracoke lighthouse,7# 78 THE LOSS OF THE STEAM-PACKET Affecting Instance of Mateinal Affection. (See page 77.) about six miles south-west of the place where the boat waswrecked. The inhabitants of the island, generally, treatedus with great kindness; and, so far as their circumstanceswould allow, assisted in properly disposing of the numerousbodies thrown upon the shore. Mr. and Mrs. Cowles arrived in New York, September22d, intending to pass the winter with a brother and sisterin Augusta, Georgia. They were long doubtful what meansof conveyance to choose. They had a most decided aver-sion to a passage in the steamboat. Indeed, such had alwaysbeen their strong and invincible dread, of the sea, that theywould have chosen to journey the whole distance by land,if it had not been thought unsafe to travel so early in theseason through tlie low countries of the South. Duringtheir visit to that city, the Home completed her second trip
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