, 1841-12-18

heir companions face, and, with a leap like
that Of a maniac, he darted forward and
seized the arm Of a gentleman who was
walking slowly on before them, talking to
negro.
The gentleman instantly turned round, and
exclaimed, sHa! Frederick Prevot"
Frederick Prevot!n cried the captain, run.
ming up and gazing upon his face, 'why that
is the man that was hanged for the murder
Of Mr.. Core
i am the man that was hanged for the
murder of Mr.. Core replied Frederick, turn
irg round. but still holding the other by the
hand, sand this is Mr.. Gore himself, for
whose murder 1 was hanged
sWeli, this is the oldest story | ever heard,'
cried the captain; 'how can two dead men
come to meet at Kingston, Jamaicaf
'Are you all joking, Frederick demanded
William Gore, with a grave and %sorrowful
face. SIS it possible that the accident that
besel me at the inn has led to such misery
aud sorrow as your strange words seem to
inplyr
1T is too true, indeed replied Frederick.
why 1 have got the newspaper in my
pocket, myself said the captain, with TIE nc
count of the execution, and there is another
in the ship containing all about the murder.
and a wood-cut of the bloody william cutting
his friends throat in bcd.'
The fools! cried William Gore. swhy
the whole thing was as simple as possible
ate and drank too much that night, Fred
erick, and | was awoke by virent bleed
ing at the nose. searched about for some
cold water, and washed nv face, thinking
that would stop it; but finding TINT it did not
succeed in so doing. determined to 60 out
into the air. Irecollected, however, that !
had not much liked the appearance of the
people of the house, and rs it was necessary
to leave the door open, | tried to wake you.
but you slept like a stone; and thrust my
pocket-book under your pillow. | then went
down stairs, and out into the orchard, intend
ing to 60 down through the garden. which
had seen on the preceding night, at The top
Of the cliff, when, suddenly, | stun led upon
three or four men, who were dragging mp
what, | now find, were contraband West In
dia goods, upon a little truck. At first they
seemed inclined to murder me, declaring
that | was n customhouse officer come down
from London, and | could only obtain mercy
upon the hard condition Of suffering myself
70 be carried on board the ship, which was
then lying off the coast. They promised To
set me on shore again, or to put me into the
first fshing-boat they met with; hut they
neither met with one, or were determined 10
keep their word in neither respect, for they
brought me straight on to St. Lucie. and with
difficulty have found my way hi,her. hav-
ing nothing in my pocket but a couple Of
stray guineas. ] am now waiting here for
remittances ION England, but certainly had
no idea of seeing you, Frederick, though
took it for granted that your marriage with
Mary would be postponed, in consequence
Of the uncertainty attending my fate
G 1t was not very long after this interview
that Mary Gore herself arrived; and strange,
indeed, were her sensations, when n boa,
came out to welcome her, containing the
brother and the lover, both of whom she had
for a time believed to he dead.
The events which | have Just detailed
made a great sensation at the time; and the
captain Of the packet still continued to de.
clare that it was the oldest story he had ever
heard. 1t is nevertheless n true one: and
the gentleman from whom | heard the tale,
bad seen the original record, and gave me
the real names of all the persons concerned;
for the names herein assigned TO the differ
ent characters in the book are. to the best oi
my recollection, the only fictitious part oil
the narrative.