Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-05-13
ORIGINAL STORY.
FOR THE LITERARY CADET.
TALES OF AN ITINERANT-No. ".

And with u~pbraiding smiles, he said, Behold it.
And in my arms, then pressed and would have clasp'd
me;
But with my cries I scared his coward heart,
Till he withdrew and muttered VOWS to hell.
BELvIpERA.
As Don Alonzo stood pale and aghast before the
rufian Angelic, the point Of whose poinard still
rested on his bosom, the confedcrated pirates in
dulged themselves in the most be.tial exce,ses.-
" T'remble. wretched infdel, thou god-absndoned,"
muttered Angelic, whilst a fend- like scowl added
4 thousand additional terrors to his frightful visage,
" for thou hast AT last met the hour Of rctribution,
and to He'll | consign thee, thou accurst one, thou
who hast blightcd my fonde.t hopes; and rendered
my life a life of bitterness AMI Of torture Thus
saying, lie plunged the fatal steel up to the very
haft in the bosom of Don Alouzo, who, uttering a
deep groan, cast at me u last, wistful look, and fell
lifeless on the deck, whilst the fend Angelic, bathed
in his blood, stood exulting over his fallen and
bleeding victim. The remorseless crew then ,eiz-
ed the lifele.s body, and with their sabres and bat
tle-axes, cut it in ten thousand pieces, and casting
it into the sea, it was soon devoured by the hungry
monsters Of the deep; and the last relic Of him |
loved so dearly, was in an instant lost forever in the
oblivion of the unfathomsd ocean.
The scene Of blood aud cruelty had scarce closed,
when the lowing canvass of a vessel rose upon the
margin Of the eastern horizon, and bore down for
the Passes Of the Mississippi. The wind freshenins
as she approached, glidcd her along with intense
impetuosity, and in a few moments the " star-span-
glcd banner" was distinctly seen to wave from her
towering masts. Hope already abandoned, and
buried with the names Of DonAlonzo, once more re.
vived in my bosom, and babe me not despair. The
approach of the stranger, so welcome to me, spread
confusion and disorder among the crew of the pi-
rate, and spreading all the sail they could gather,
vainly endeavored to elude the pursuit Of the A.
merican. The wind increasing to a violent gale,
Angelic was compelled TO lessen his canvass, and
hLding all hopes Of escape cut OIL, run the brigantine
ashore, and the surge dashins against her with the
utmost fury as she struck the strand, drove her
high upon the marsh, far from the approach Of the
strange pursuer.
But the gallant commander of the American,
nothing daunted by the gale, urged his barge with
in the Passes of the Mississippi, then getting out
his hoatspursned the pirates through the bayous and
morasses adjacent 10 the Balize, until the most of
them were captured. But Angelic, and one or
two of his followers, more familiar with the wild
and almost impenetrable morasses, than were the
remaining members of his crew, succeeded in e,cap.
ing to Barrataria, where they joined the forces of
the famous La Fitte, and for a time escaped the
punishment due to their %villainy.
After remaining in the morass several days, dur
ing which time suffered what it would seem hui
man nature could not support I; one morning, when
| had determined to close in death the sum of hui
| man suffering, | distinctly heard the approach Of
footsteps, and the accents Of civilization uttered in
my native language. "Stop," said a voice, "be
careful how you proceed, for the rufians may be
upon us ere we are aware of il, and cut of our re.
treat to the fort" lie: the rascals try it If they
dare" responded another voice, " they will find in
me a difficult hand to contend with, and by heaven,
| will wrest from them the woman, if it costs me
first speaker, " for it may be she is a .orceress, and
will elude our pursuit, even il she were within our
embraces" Trembling with fear, lest they too
might be some ofthe companions Of Angelic, | dar.
ed not to utter a word, or to let them know that
sro whom they sought was so near them, and
strove to secure myself from the glancns of their
searching eyes, as | closely confined myself beneath
the shrubbery Of the mangroves which covered the
| superfce of the morass, WListen, rcneated the
voice, " listen, by heavens hear something Nesting
in the underbrush list, softly :-eh cad well soon
have her-stop-stop-I see her-hold my gun a
moment,-I have her-and by the Gods I'll prove
10 her that an American soldier is not destitute of
gallantry or feeling" A loud laugh uttered by
the strangers closed the last sentence, and as il died
upon the wind, ! distinctly beheTj them, through
the mangroves, and to my joy found they were a
couple of American Huzzars. No longer doubling
the purity Of their intentions, for the guise Of a SOL
der was a sufficient guarantee for their integrity,
unhesitatinsly exposed myself to their observa.
ton, and relying on their virtue and integrity, placed
myself at their disposal, and solicited their protec-
ton.
As I approached the place whore they stood, they
modestly turned their faces from me, and when |
begged them in the name Of a distressed and help
less American lady to conduct me to the first hu.
man habitstion, the younger soldier, whilst a youth
l full blush tingod HE be.rdlo.. cbsok oH.vod ~. L..