The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-05-26

continued his eXertlous TO find some en-.
ployment; and as the truly honest and
Persevering, seldom fail 10 succeed, hi,
cxertions were in short time crowned
with success. He received an offer to &C
to the East Indies as surercargo, on board
merchant vessel. Though it would
take him from his mother and Mary two
or three years, yet he felt i, his duty to
accept,
Three weeks from that time lie babe
adieu To his mother, gave Mary parting
kiss, and was waited down the waters of
the noble Chesapeake by gentle zephyrs,
that as they passed over the city, had re-
celved The best wishes for his success, of
two fond hearts, and now found his cheeks
wet as he stood upon the deck of the YES
sci contemplating the scene around him.
Mary watched with fearful eyes the
stripes and stars that iluttered gaiIy at the
masthead, as if laughing at ana sporting
with, the sober thoughts of those beneath,
untll the last faint glimpse faded from her
vision in the distance, and she found her
self gazing at the air alone. But let us
follow our hero. A kind Providence ia
vored them with fair weather and winds,
and voyage of uncommon shortness
brought them to their destination While
there Frederick took advantage of priye-
Icge he had as supercargo, of having on
board certain quantity of articles on his
own account, and invested what money
he had, amounting to five hundred dol
lars, in goods of native manufacture, of
little bulk, but which he knew would
bring five times rs much, besides expen.
ses, as they cost him.
1t may be well here to relate crcum-
stance that occurred shortly after Frede.
rick arrived in the Indies, showing that
sooner or later Justice will oyeriake the
gully, let him be where he will. While
walking up one of the streets leading 10
the wharf, Frederick met a party of the
police cscorting a cuIprit they had just
taken, TO the prison. The face of the
criminal seemed familiar to him, and on
ENDURING his name, he was told it was
Howard. 1t was he who robbed Mr..
Wilson of every thing, and who had
been the means of bringing Frederick
to his present situation. lie was now
arrested for robbery, and before Frederick
left the Indies he was tried, convicted and
executed.
Almost every vessel from the United
States brought letters from Mrs. Merlord
and Mary, for the son and lover, and be-
ing detained some months longer than he
expected, he found pleasure in reading
these tokens of affection, which none bul
those who have been in strange land,
far from home and friends, can know how
to appreciate. And on his part he was
by no means deficient III rcciprocalng this
pleasure: for every vessel lhat left for the
United States, was the bearer Of one or
more closely written, cross written and
interIncd sheets of the largest paper he
could get.--To say that these long letters
were read and reread with eager 10y.
would give no idea the pleasurabe emo
tons felt by Mary and Mrs. Merford, for
no letter that was written to either was
long suffered to remain unread by both.
About two years and six months after
Frederick Merford left Baltimore, Mr..
I.ansdaIe, his wife and sister were enjoy
ing the balmy air Of a May afternoon by
a ride in the country, in the course of
which they visited For, NcIIenry. While
looking around the fort noble brig hove
in sight and bore rapidly up towards the
city, On she came with all her canvass
spread to catch the breeze, and MS if i'm
patient Of delay spurned the briny liquid
from her glded PROV. As she neared the
fort, her sails were let 90, one by one
until but a single stay-sail remained. I'M
der which she gided slowly ON until the