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A FRIENDLY SWELL. 
localityj and slioiie out, a noble specimen of the concen- 
tration of war’s power on the sea, while the lambent flame 
lit up her double row of guns and brought out in bold 
relief her dark and heavy viggl^^g- 
“The next day we talked with old friends; with mess- 
mates of bygone years. We talked of our wandering 
and perilous cruise, of the strange people we were going 
to sec, of the lapse of time, and of our final return. We 
talked as if death were a thing of the past, as if there 
was no possibility of his striding through our midst and 
carrying away in his fleshless grasp hearts that then beat 
strong with youth and the glowing hope of that final 
return. We talked of all this, and of much more, and 
the next day again unfurled our sails to the friendly 
trade-wind, and urged our old ship from those barren 
shores. 
“The breeze falling light as we got away from the 
land, it took us two days to sink the peakof Fogo Island, 
which, with its elevation of nine thousand seven hundred 
and fifty-nine feet, oSevs a beautiful landmark to the 
navigator. At the end of this time, however, it sank 
slowly below the northern board, and we bade adieu to 
laud until the Cape of Good Hope should break the even 
surface of a more southern horizon. Things now went 
on very smoothly until we had crossed the line and ran 
to the southeast trades, when we fell in with a heavy swell 
from that direction, which indicated a probable gale. 
Warned by this friendly forei'unnei', wo were on our 
guard, and when it came it found us ready. Still, we had 
a hard time of it; we were as near foundering as was 
pleasant, and came out of it with the loss of our deck- 
