Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-11-04
NO. 90,

In the course of an hour and half they arri-
we'd at the city, and were ushered into deep and
dark apartment beneath the castle, whose grated
windows and Inassy walls precluded all hope Of
escape, and were there left to their own relec-
tons. Slowly the hours passed away and when
the jailor appeared with food, Wingate tried 10
prevail upon him to give them some information
as to their fate; bat he only shook his head.
Gold was tried, but with no better effect.
"Well, 2oderick, y said our hero, sinking back
in despair the iailor had departed,
''uulcss we can contTiye some method of sending
a notice of our situation to the French consul,
our doom is sealed-the bowstring will be called
into operation. And all owing to my accursed
folly in trying to rescue the daughter ola worth
less lsraelite, who doubtless has shielded himself
by betraying US.
"Thats as the case may be, Master Frank
But, there's no use in browsing up the dunnage
of ones memory, in that way. We are whole
and taut as yet, and l have known many a craft
live out the gale, when ali hands had given her
up"
ayes, but your ship had good sea-room Here
we better resemble craft surrounded by ice
bergs, with the dull shores of death rising gloomy
and dread over the frozen wastes, where the least
breeze may set them in motion only to crush US.
And to be smothered in pent up hole like this,
with none but our murderers being aware of our
fate, this is what saps the manhood from ne. I
could meet death under the blaze of the sun and
not finch, as one knows better than you, but
my poor mother, my matchless sister how will
their hearts be wrung by suspense, when years
shall have flown, and the absent son and broth
er's fate still be yelled in mystery"
"Gadzo master Frank, you re getting water
logged without effort to yourself. Keep
good look out, we may yet discover some glm
in the horizon, some opening in these ce-bergs."
Thus they continued to converse, till overcome
with wearness, the dreary prison and their criti
cal situation were forgotten in slumber, and the
brig hit scenes and smiling companions of his boy
hood were in the dreams of the young American.
Among these companions gentle and con-
fding creature, lovely as Hebe-it was the
young Jewess-she had conferred her hearts at
fections on him, and world of sunshine and
the spirit of his dream" again he was contend
ing with that fierce Moslem. for the rescue of his
beloved. In the height of the strife, his foot trip
ped, he fell, and the sword of the Egyptian JAM
gary was aimed at his heart! Twisting aside TO
avoid the blow, he awoke. Was it hallucna.
ton of his overweight brain, or did he in reali-
ty behold face Of seraphc lovelness bending
Il
vanished yet the anxious concern radiant in
pair ofgreat eyes was uppermost in his confused
ideas He raised himself on his pallet, and lis
tened-the heavy, sonorous breathing of Roder
ick, who slept as calmly as though he occupied
hammock on board Of stout frigate---alone dis
turbed the silence, but the door of his prison was
ajar, faint light streamed into the apartment,
and as he gazed he fancied he saw a white dress
glance by the opening. He stole hastily to the
aperture, and at the end of the long passage, a
sylphlike figure, in the flowing dress ofthe Ia
dies of Cairo, met his view. The liquid brllan-
cy of the black eye that peered out from beneath
a veil of silver tissue, was the same with those
which had beamed upon him when he awoke
and the stature, or that nameless something by
which we recognise those know, even when
their faces are concealed, bore resemblance to the
young Jewess He trembled at the conviction,
for the only way in which her presence could be
accounted for was that she had sacrificed her
happiness to the Pacha to rescue him, and he
felt that he would almost rather have been left
to his fate than that such should be the CASE
She stood with her foot raised on one ofthe steps
of the stone staircase us if only waiting for him
to follow, at the same time holding up her finger,
which biazed with many brilliant, in token of
silence.
Winrate turned back moment to arouse his
trustv servant, but it was only with considerable
ado that he could wake the old sea worthy from
his deep sleep.
Blame my blnkers if it s'nt alhands ahou,
the moment gets into his hammock"
growled Roderick, evidently fancying himself on
board ship; +" it's an impossible thing for a man
to get his eight bells good rest -a-days Ay /.
ay sir, I'm there"
At the sound of Roderick's voice, the light
vanished. 1t was sometime before Wingate
could get the old sailor to comprehend his situa-
ton and what had just TRANSFERRED but it now
appeared of no utility that he had effected this,
for the light appeared not again. However they
CROPPED along the passage and ascended the stairs,
but here they were at fault neither door nor bolt
could they discover, and in despair, they were
about returning to their prison, when door
,,,,,, from, their feet being hunp by hiup-