Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-08-20


met him with letter in his hand, going to
ward it-tho night was dark, however, and
soon lost sight of him.
"Barry!" cr,od Harrydon in a hurried tone
edo you recolloctthe day."
"Twas think" replied the old man, "or
a Sunday evening"
Harrydon was silent his eyes rolled Wild,
in his head, his lips quivered and the big sweat
| rolled from his brow. "Takc this key, said
he, " in a low hollow voice, sand unlock that
trunk, and bring me the uppermost letter. .
Barry did as he was commanded. Harydon
took the letter in his trembling hand he
oponed it and inspected it narrowly.
~ see it ALL" said he in n tone which
| brought tears from the veterans eyes-'Tis q
| forgery-'tis not Caroiie's hand, but it is a
good imitation"
He leaned his head upon his hand and re-
NAMED silent. 1t was a fearful silence and
Barry seemed unwilling to intrude upon it,
The soul Of the young Captain seemed ready
TO burst from It's prison house. At length the
pose this all happened SIR"
'They discovered our correspondence, T"
said Harrydon. they intercepted our letters,
and Woodbury. deposited this in our secret
Rook--the poison has taken''-tben starting
on his feet, he cried out, ooh! injured. mur-
dered Caroline thou -" He stopped for
low moan assaIed his car.
"What is that" criod Barry.
"steward!" called :he eap,oin-tho steward
appea red-"Is any body in the cabin besides
ourselves'" said he s.srnly.
mo sir" was the answer.
"You may leave us then"
"Captan Harrydon," said Barry, as the
steward departed. "you think me seperstitious
but you have now been an car witness Of the
fact. that God sometimes sends omens to warn
us Of coming disasters"
"Pshaw! Barry,-'twas only tho noiso Of
the water passing between the rudder and the
sternpost."
Listen thon. SIR" said Barry "to something
else, for several nights have heard strange
noises, when have hscn stretched upon my
hammock, have heard an occasional grum
bling and rattling which seemed to be going
on in the hold. and have heard something
like sobs and sighing. when every man below
was sound asleep what did all that mean'"
"Mere douslon'' re piled the captain, "you
may depend upon it, tha, it is all fancy; but if
you hear any thing else of that description.
coll me, and can better judge
Barry left the cabin, but bad scarcely gain
ed the dock when Harrydon heard him scold-
ing ono of the boys for meddling with the spy
glass. Tho boy was irnpuden, and the con-
tenton grow 80 high that the captain wen. 10
settle it..
"What's the mat!cr'" said he to the old
man.
"Nothing," replied Barry. only, this fel-
low makes as free with the quarter deck as a
midshpman; and, imagining he saw something
to windward has been perched on the comp0n-
ion and looking through the g!ass!"
"Indced!" said Harrydon, " what did you
see!''
The boy presented his captain the glass and
pointed abaft the main rigging. Harydon
went into tho top, and soon gave notice that q
sai! was in sight "Kcep an eye upon her"
aid he, and if the breeze fresbens give me a
call" lie then retired to tho cabin, and as
tho gallo had hepi him on deck for severa!
days, he threw himself into bis birth TO cnio a
little re pose. But his sad reflections banishod
sleep; he figured to himself the pale cons,er-
nation ofCarcline upon reading his cruel furc-
well note. He recollectod in that note he had
not men, ioned the letter. What reason then
could she assign for his conduct? Poor con
slant, injured, maiden; tho recollection Of her
virtues, her tried iaithfuness, her tenderness,
her pensive lovcliness now pressed upon him
with redoubled energy. "And such one"
said he, A." have cast from mol have plan
ted q dagger in that true and constant heart
which beat 40 fcrven,y for her Edwin!'
Thus ho lay in indescribablo agony until the
loud summons for tho watch 20 turn out, an
nouncod mdnight and the rushing Of the wa
tors along the vessels side warncd him that che
wind was risng,-he went on deck, lie"
dark clouds obscured tho horizon, and strong
breeze came swiftly ovor tho feathory waves
He took pull on tho lee braces, hauled the
bo W. lines, and pliod fast to windwsrd.
Al daylight the strange sail was plainly in
| sight; he tackled. called all hands and stood
| directly for her she did not clude tho pur-
sui, and:.oon showed British colours. Harry
don hois,ed the star spangled banrcr. UNI Il
within firing distance. whom he run up tho
black dag and fired q shot ohoad. sho hove
70. She appeared to bo a merchant ship