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Show Not a Wrwk. It not often that a ship abandoned as a wreck reaches port in safety. Bnt such was the ease with the ship Na-ttianiel Na-ttianiel Ilooper, of Huston, which struck on the south shoui, ofl Nantucket, Nan-tucket, July 8, 1838. To lighten the ship Capt. Bogardus threw overboard several hundred boxes of sugar; but she remained fast, and as she wan pounding heavily he abandoned her, fearing she might go to pieces. All hands put off in boats for the nearest shore, and as soon as he was on land Capt. Jiogardus hurried to Hoe-ton. Hoe-ton. It was two days before he reached the office with his bad news. "Why, captain," said the owners, ' 'yo u are d ream in g. The ilooper it safe at India dock." "ImpoKsibhi!" cried the captain. "Go and soe," said the owners. Down to the dock went Capt. Bogardus, Bo-gardus, and scarcely could believe the1 evidence of his senses. He rubbed bis eyes and took a second look. Yes, i there certainly was his ship thai he had I left aground on South Bhoal with a storm coming up. I Immediately altar the crew had left the vessel the wind changed and blew her off the shoal. She drifted until the next morning, when a Gloucester fishing smack fell in with her, and with the hope of salvage the crew boarded her and made for the port of Boston. Capt Bogardus was too good a seaman sea-man to lose, and after some pretty severe se-vere bantering the owners again gave him command of the Hooper. Youth's Companion. |