The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-11-03

ing - Fowler. IN shom this arrange
meat had excited rene ssl Of his fears,
he said. IN cod. bGsiness Ike say. vel
with sameihing Ike . sneeG upon hls
eonnlenanee. /. Now. Captain Fowler, Il
you please. Ill trouble you fur lLo.e iif.
~ thousand d..llsIs in gold that were puI
on board you ship b. 81. ihmaik & Co. .
Had lhundrrb0a fallen upan his head.
Fowler enHld moi have been more ssion-
ished. The demsnd wss iesrful-ths
knowledge IL sxhIbiled sull more So. lie
could moi deny that the gid was IN hi
keeping; il was clear indeed tsai denisl
would be useless. Give il up he wsBld
moi. be he consequences shsi they might,
Tor il was Ihe prof eriy u another; JET
there wss every reason 10 bslie,e thai
should M0rgsn's search Tor il prove M.
saeeess.ul. i0riurr, il not death, would be
inflicted upon himself 10 wiring from him
the dlsclosuIe. These thoughts d4ried
like lightning .hrough his mind. and with
an inward gIoan he murmured. . Father
in heaven proioclecl my chIldl" Morgan
waited q few Innmea,s ioi his answer, bui
none vas given. Then bis brow grew
stern, but still he preserved his eslmnsss
Of voice and manner rs he said. . Will
10 please you. Captain Fosler, 10 give up
the gold, or must | wiring il from youi"
Fowler cssi his eyes dsspar:ngly around
him. but there was no help, no man.
ner Of d.livrrsncs. lie remained silent:
and in truth he knew not ~hs, 70 say.
The true character Of the man into whose
power he had fallen. VAS revealed 20 him.
even in The threat JUST uttered. and he fell
that il there was M hope in resistance.
there was none in suPPlicsiion. "Once
more. aud for the las, nme." said Nor
gan. al demand The gold. lfyou do moi
give il up. and quickly. | will find . way
10 teach II. more terrible Than even your
Imagination has ever pictured" Sill no
word from Fowler. He was n"rving
himself,o die-,o undergo iorlures worse
Than death. The trust conhded in him he
would not violate. But the torture was
indeed to be sppl,ed IN mode aud form,
as the pirate had truly SAID. which had
never been present 10 his Imagination.
Ala signal from Morgan. the caftain
was seized by Silly sam end the other ol
Morgan's followers, hls hands tied behind
his back, and The rope which bound them
fastened II the other end TO one Of The
Delaying pins Of the quarter railing. with
a slaek' Of abnal three feet, so that he
could move in semi-circle having about
tha, length OF radius; the passenger, be.
ing evidently in delicate health. aud o oil
likely to make any very powerful attempt
at rescue, was lef, a, liberty. The crew.
as has already been said. we're prisoners.
in some sor,, upon the torocas.le. guarded
by four Of The buccaneers, zach 81 whom
could make sure Of two With his pistols,
in case Of their making any hos,lle move
men,. Thus The parties on board The ship
were in two divisions; the sailors and their
guard occupyinri the narrow space Tor
ward-whIls Morgan and his Two follow
ers. Captain Fowler. the passenger, and
the child. were on the quarter deck.
Poor Edward locked on with amaze
men, al the binding Of his fa,he,; his lit
iie bosom heaved. his checks were flush.
ed with anger, and tears were gathered
in his trembling eyel,ds. lie gazed a.
Morgan for moment, as il TO divine his
purpose, and then rushing To his faher
leaped to his neck, around which he cIas-
ped his hule arms, hiding his face in
that bosom which was hts nightly pillow.
Fowler kissed hun fnndiy, and anx>
ious to spare his boy the sigh, Of those
cruel sullrrlngs Of which he expected 10
be the victim. earnestly begged Mr. An
derson, the passenger, I" take him beIow
into the cabin and keep him there. An.
derson moved rtep fmward To comply
with this request, but Morgan babe him
halt, and there was M Alternative ior ODE.
dience. Such was the situation OF the
par,ies-Fuwler bound, and the child
clingns To his neck. Anderson standing
near the cabin door. aud MugAn between.
with his two suburdinA,es-Sain leaning
agains,the mizzen mast, his vacant couu.
ienaace expressing no emotion, or even
|cognizancc Of what was passing, while
he sull amused himself with the hand
spike Which he had taken up " hen he firsi
came on board the Resolution.
There il ye, a moment for mercy.
said Morgan to Captain Fowler; will you
give me the guld! A shudder pissed
through the captains frame. but lie gave
no answer. Take the boy from him
Iarris' said the pirate; aud it was done
though not without some difficulty
Strip him. Fowler started az if shot, ane
a pang Of keenes,agony thrilled his tssme
as the terrible purpose Of HE tosmen,"
dashed upon his mn !; for II vas F.dwsrt
u whom Morgan pointed when his Jas
brief command was uttered. 'Monsier!
he exclaimed. syou will not. you canno
he so cruell Wresk your fury upon me
bu, spare the an"tfsnding child: Ii yo'
have The heart Of man within yous IL
your dealing be with men. and leave help
less infancy in SAFETY lis frantic en-
t,so,,;a. ,nd IL. ,l,snarats sirugJies 4