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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1888
Page
7
Fragmentary verse requests silence and solace from the night. The narrator pleads for a gentle rest and a peaceful place where the moon hides, asking to lift souls to a bright place and rock them into sleep. Some archaic spellings and garbled lines remain, suggesting a damaged text.
A long damaged narrative recalls the sea voyage of the Valiant, a crowded steamship, its motley crew, and strange events at sea. The tale covers a stormy night, a feared bo’sun, eerie voices, a mad lookout, a fo’c’sle incident, a desperate act, and a later discovery of a stolen stowaway’s fate and a father’s inscription on a watch. The fragment hints at religious talk, quarrels, and a perilous voyage ending with a grim secret aboard.
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