Delaware Republican, and farmers', manufacturers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-1843, 1842-07-20
THE DELAWARE REPUBLICAN,.

out the apartment Captain Wynthrop
had fallen back in his seat, his face of an
ashy paleness, and appearing more like
a corpse than living being. Lucy, alone,
seemed nnmoved-nay, even strengthened,
by The awful sound, as she took it rs a har-
bInper Of her release from union which |
she feared worse than death.
Many minutes elapsed after the terrible
warning and no one dared 10 open ms
mouth. General Darlington was the first
10 break silence. Turning 10 the Captain,
he enquired, "Mr. Wynthrop, were you
ever acquainted with Radcliffe Ef6ngham,
and is that young lady his daughter"
But Captain Wynthrop gave him no an
swer. lie was gazing wildly around the
apartment like one just awoke from fright
full dream, and not yet being conscious
whether il was reality or only an illusion
of the fancy. The General, therefore,
turned to Lucy and asked, Young lady,
are YOU a daughter Of Radcliffe Efiing-
ham'sV
~ know not" said Lucy. 81 never
knew my parentage.
"You never knew your parentags! Y" re-
pea,ed the General. This is strange, in
deed And then again turning TO Captain
WINTHROP, who by this time had apparent
" become conscious Of what was going on,
he continued, captain, presume that
there is something wrong in this affair
Will you lay your hand upon that Bible
and answer me such questions as l shall
PROFOUND to you 7"
"lll answer any question you may ask,
General" said the Captain, =" and with a
strict regard to truth without that formali-
y."
=" l insist, sir,' said the General, with an
authoritative voice, "thatyou do as COM
mand you
Eyes, bring him up" cried several voices
from among the Generals suite, and two
stout looking individuals seized him, one
on each side TO lead him forward.
Captain Wynthrop now saw that it would
be folly TO resist and trembling as if sud-
den fit Of the ague had seized him, he suf-
fered himself 10 be led up 10 the mysterious
volume. As his right hand was about to
be placed upon the book, the same warning
voice again issued from beneath its cover,
crying, "Beware your life now depends
, upon the truth -
Captain WINTHROP was bold and dar
ing individual. He had often faced dangers
and even death, in all its frighllul forms in
the field OF battle. He had stood unmovet
and unafirighted before the chargedcannop',
mouth, and had calmly executed his ORDER
, and performed his duty where bullets aew
B like showers of hail. But, before tina
n awful warning voice his courage forsool
b. him. was II rearIr WINS u guiit HI
1 counienance was Of an ashy paleness, hi
lips quivered, his tongue for a while refuse,
: him utterance, his knees smote each other
D his whole frame was convuIsed, and hat
, they not placed him in a chair he woult
} have fallen to the floor.
! When the Captain became seated, still
, holding his hand upon the closed Bible
r General Darlington cnquired, "Captain
what do you know of Radcliffe Eflinghan
! or his connexions?"
"Lis.en," said MIR. WINTHROP, as hi,
T tongue found utterance; "Listen and will
I tell you all know of that individual"
, "And nothing extenuate !''-said thu
: voice beneath his hand, Beware!'-
All eyes were now turned 10 the Captain
/ as he commenced as follows
, Radcliffe Efingham was my intimate
friend. We became acquainted in the
island Of Cuba, where spent several year,
of my youth. Soon after my return 10 my
home in the vicinity Of Boston, married
and on the third year thereafter, Mr.. Ef
bingham arrived at Boston with his two
children, his wife having died before he
left the island of Cuba. He Immediately
enquired for me, and having found me out
he informed me that since the death of his
wife he could find no enjoyment in his
native island, and that he bad left il forever.
and besousht ME 10 take charge OF his Two
children until he should return from voy-
age 10 the East Indies, and upon which he
intended to set sail in few days. COM
piled with his request, and his two children
were Immediately placed in my family
Before Mr.. Efiingham had left the island of
Cuba he had converted all his vast estates
into gold and silver, which he had brought
with him, and which he invested in stocks
and otherwise safely deposited in the city
OF Boston. Before sailing, Mr.. Effingham
executed his will, bequeathing to his two
children, equally, all his estate, and consti-
tdiing me their guardian, until they should
attain the age of twenty -one. The proceeds,
or income of the estate until that period
was 10 be mine for my attention and care
Of the two minors. The will also contain
ed clause, that in case Mr.. Efiingham
should never return, and that his two chill
dren should die before arriving at the afore-
said age, the whole estate was to be mine.
;. On The second day after the execution of
this will Mr.. Effingham set sail for India.
In doubling the Cape Of Good Hope, vio-
lent storm arose, which sent the ship ashore,
and every soul on board persisted. The
news of this disaster did not reach me until
about year after il occurred. As soon as