The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-02-28


the vsssels; the night had advanced and was clear
and beautiful; it was such a night as an asrooger
would have chosen to read in the thousand stars the
fate of mankind-silence dwelt on the blue heavng
bosoms of the billows-the God of Repose reclined
on his couch of forgetfuness and
s.No longer the Joy in the Sailor Boys breast,
Was heard in his wildly breath d nunbers
The bird had flown TO her wave-ghded nest
And the Fisherman sunk to his sumbers."
He had proceeded above half way lost in his accus-
toned gloomy reflections, when starting from his
trance Of feeling he laid his hand upon his dagger and
serny eyed some being cooled up in the further end
of the boat who had hitherto remained nnnotlced.-
The thought flashed on his brain that he had already
been BETRAYED and returning the dagger to its SHEATH
he drew pistol from his left breast and took deber-
ate aim but his fatal design was arrested by the hu-
man being (f he deserve the name,) crying out in
most unearthly voice, Don't kill poor Nabb' George
recognized in the voice and person OF the speaker
(which Immediately become erect.) the Idiot Boy
on whom he had conferred many triting favors. His
first impulse was to return baca and leave the Idiot
on the shore, but the moon which Just beginning
to silver in the East would have betrayed his visit to
the vessel if detained by movement of the kind !;
and to go back without accomplishing the object Of
his visit was to brand himself with the epithet of
coarard Here his feelings became so excited that he
exclaimed " Death sooner than infamy." His next
thought as matter of selfdelence to consgn the
poor boy to the mercy Of the waves The Idiot with
a voice and manner of touching tenderness pecui-
ar to such unfortunate beings said, Think Nabb let
Mister Wortey go with nobody at all, mong them
British George hung his head to think he had med
itated an injury being who eltso deeply interested
in his welfare He determined TO proceed TO the YES
sells and trust his life to the discretion of idiot boy
He ran his boat close under one of the principal
sells and having secured ii not to create suspi
con, he mounted the side and with beating heart
trod the proud deck of British hlan-of-War He
mingled with the dusty forms that gathered round the
mass and listened their simple tales of love which
had blessed them beneath another sky. His heart
huttered wildly as he heard the seaman from his
" guarded way proclaim to the rising moon,
| Acknowledgment night--.aWs tceH"
The idiot instncrely stole away and concealed HIM
self in some retired corner the sailors repo-
sing in their hammocks and only and then per-
sons were seen passing from part of the deck to
I the other. The warm blood bounded to George
Woreys head-burned for moment, then rushed
back to his almost unpalpitatng heart, as he listened
to the last dying, pensive cadence of female voice.
II was such as recalled to his. mind sound which
had blessed him in a happier day. He approached
near the spot when the strain again resumed and
the following sung to an air of the sweetest
! I'll never weave for thee song
Nor wildly touch the warblng Tyres
Words may be false taken wrong,
| And musc's note too expire =
! Words may be false but oh believe
| There yet is will not deceive,
| Will not deceive
cts she," exclaimed Wortley, and overcome by
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