Lost And Saved ; Or Nellie Powers The Missionary's Daughter.

"It would take a sun hot enough to wilt a sunflower to wilt him , Tommy , in my op inion , " said Peter . '' It would , " replied Tom . "He ought to have gone with the down-easter and several more Joike him , that got aboard this vessel by mistake . " When everything was in ship shape the captain called the men aft and said : — " Men , I have called you aft to inform , you , in the regular way , of the loss of our male , and also to inform you that a new mate will now be selected from the for'ard hands . "

After thus addressing the crew the captain cast his eye over them , and pointing to John lhtdshaw , told him to bring his kit aft . When the new mate took the old mate ' s stateroom , Davidson ' s kit was overhauled , and a memorandum of his effects , with the cause aud date of his death , made out to be handed over to the American consul at the first port the " Sparkling Sea " touched at . Everything in his kit was found as it had been placed by the careful hand of a probably tidy wife . Among other things she had tenderly placed in his chest was a pocket album , containing a fine picture of himself , wife , and two bri ght-looking children , and a small pocket Bible , the leaves of which , in many places , had been turned clown , to denote passages she desired him to read , while words of love and consolation were written

en the fly leaves . The wife , who arranged his worldly effects with so much care , probably did not anticipate that the first eyes to greet them would be those of strangers , and that within a day of their parting her beloved one would be sleeping under the sea . Probably for months she anxiously looked for his return , and in the meantime ' supposed him to be enjoying the life he had chosen . What a bright dream of joy , what a sad awakening to reality . Every one iu the cabin seemed to be impressed by the scene , and

the mind of each was occupied by his own thoughts , not a word being broached on the subject by any one . As we said before , it was a beautiful day , such a day as novelists and poets delight iu describing ; a day that brought the passengers on deck who had been confined below by such a combination as bad weather and an unsettled stomach . The inviting weather had called them out to get a breath of fresh air , and as they are reclining in easy chairs on the house we will describe them to the reader .

Ihe lady passenger was Miss Nellie Powers , who was about eighteen years of age and of remarkable beauty . She had large blue eyes and light golden hair—a rosy tinge on a transparent skin added to the beauty of her features . She was rather slender , but graceful of form , and about medium height ; modest in demeanour and captivating in manners , she was one of those rare flowers which bloom in Nature's garden to gladden the hearts of all beholders .

Her parents were missionaries in the Sandwich Islands . When they left the Statesyears before , they placed their then small child in the care of relatives to be educated , and now , as , after many years of study , she had finished her education , they had sent for her to come to them . As the " Sparkling- Sea" was the only vessel likely to leave for her parent ' s home , in several weeks , her impatience induced her to put up with the accomodations of the " Sparkler . " Now she was gliding over the great waters , trusting to fair winds to waft her over sunny seas to her far-off island homeon the otberside of the world .

, Tire other passenger was a Mr . Harry Prescott , who was about twenty-two years of age , tall , manly , and prepossessing of appearance , and of cultivated manners . His parents were living in the Sandwich Islands , where his father had gone several years before as agent for a large American importing house . He had come to the United States , about six years before , to take a collegiate course of instruction at one of our best universities , from which he had graduated but a few weeks before we find him on his homeThe

way . firm for which Mr . Prescott , senior , was agent , having increased their business in their forei gn house , required a new agent . Mr . Harry Prescott , being a young man of fine promise , and of natural business abilities , he had been engaged to fill the position , and was now on his way to assume his new duties . The two jiassengers had from instinct , and from the loneliness of the voyage , become acquainted without a great deal of introduction .