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It was evident that they were either in the course of a whirlwind or close to its track, and every now and then gusts came first larboard then starboard, and again bows on and stern on, with a force that snapped the rigging like pipe stems, and tore the canvass from the bolt ropes, notwithstanding the prompt orders and nimble efforts of the seamen, before it could be secured. IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THEY WERE EITHER IN THE COURSE OF A WHIRLWIND OR CLOSE TO ITS TRACK AND EVERY NOW AND THEN GUSTS CAME FIRST LARBOARD THEN STARBOARD AND AGAIN BOWS ON AND STERN ON WITH A FORCE THAT SNAPPED THE RIGGING LIKE PIPE STEMS AND TORE THE CANVAS FROM THE BOLT ROPES NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROMPT ORDERS AND NIMBLE EFFORTS OF THE SEAMEN BEFORE IT COULD BE SECURED
taken fresh water and provisions on board, she cleared direct for Liverpool. Every hour now seemed more especially to draw the ship nearer her port of destination, and a fresh spirit was infused among passengers and crew, in cabin and forecastle; but it was a long distance yet, and the widow and her daughter found time for much study and reading, for which they were amply supplied, and thus the time was lightened in its progress and also well improved. But the ocean is a treacherous element, and the fair weather which had so long characterized their voyage, was to be varied now by fierce and angry gales. It was the season of the year when they might expect this, and the captain had kept a sharp lookout. It was the middle of a fine afternoon that there was observed a singular phenomenon in the wind which appeared to come from half a dozen points at the same moment. The ship of course lost her steerage way, and the sea began most singularly to get up from all points in heavy cross waves. OPE WHERE HAVING TAKEN FRESH WATER AND PROVISIONS ON BOARD SHE CLEARED DIRECT FOR LIVERPOOL EVERY HOUR NOW SEEMED MORE ESPECIALLY TO DRAW THE SHIP NEARER HER PORT OF DESTINATION AND A FRESH SPIRIT WAS INFUSED AMONG PASSENGERS AND CREW IN CABIN AND FORECASTLE BUT IT WAS A LONG DISTANCE YET AND THE WIDOW AND HER DAUGHTER FOUND TIME FOR MUCH STUDY AND READING FOR WHICH THEY WERE AMPLY SUPPLIED AND THUS THE TIME WAS LIGHTENED IN ITS PROGRESS AND ALSO WELL IMPROVED BUT THE OCEAN IS A TREACHEROUS ELEMENT AND THE FAIR WEATHER WHICH HAD SO LONG CHARACTERISED THEIR VOYAGE WAS TO BE VARIED NOW BY FIERCE AND ANGRY GALES IT WAS THE SEASON OF THE YEAR WHEN THEY MIGHT EXPECT THIS AND THE CAPTAIN HAD KEPT A SHARP LOOKOUT IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF A FINE AFTERNOON THAT THERE WAS OBSERVED A SINGULAR PHENOMENON IN THE WIND WHICH APPEARED TO COME FROM HALF A DOZEN POINTS AT THE SAME MOMENT THE SHIP OF COURSE LOST HER STEERAGE WAY AND THE SEA BEGAN MOST SINGULARLY TO GET UP FROM ALL POINTS IN HEAVY CROSS WAVES
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