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net you yesterday al The - Hoisl."
''Have you yet Informed Hsnrisra Of my ar.
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met you yesterday al The - Ho,sl."
"Have yOo ye' Informed Hsnrsra Of ny ar.
rival in townlr
NO; | dared not, bot ,old her YOU were On
your way ihither, and that ! expected ,oa here
~ day or two."
'.And whal said slel"
"A question no. so easily answered. You
know have peculiar aversion 10 iainlinQ wo.
men, mysteries. aud such like. so ! hurried out
as soon as possible; Mary will tell you the re-
mainder or, If you will call upon me Ia tho
morning, We will talk over all lhe matters az
leisure, and Psrhsps give the ladies a call"
/ The parties here separated; aud with lighter
heart Than he had known Tor many year,
Stewart pas-ed hastily along the silent slresl.--
| The lightning fires Of hope once more shot
Through his midnighI soul, and he now looked
upon the morow Us glorious era in h.s hsio.
/ nv; as the day in which would b. burst the bars
Of that goal within whose gloomy walls he had
so long been buried. The rising sun Of hlis.
was just peeping over the cloJded horizon; life
again was dear; and nov he ioHged Tor The fl-
lure. While thus vending his way, lost 10 lhs
tide Of delicious revsry he was startled by the
appearance Of stranger who, accosling him
WIN VIZ tnNifaiN"tAy W NA NtN aNNNaiutuiGGg
called him by name. Stewart was surprised,
but Immediately recognized in the person Of his
intruder. the pale ieaiuresofIhc Pirate CaDiaiR.
/ Frank returned hasly salulaIion, and cnieay.
ored TO pass him By, but the arduous enlreaies
Of the pirale compelled him 10 pause; aud lis.
lening 10 repeated solicitations, al length con.
sented to pass the remainder Of the night in
company With The Captain on board Of his YES.
sci, with The assurances lhaI he should be set on
shore before breakfast in the morning. On
reaching the wharf, they stepped into a small
boat, manned by two stout oarsmen, aud we're
10 few minutes safely on board the schooner
which lay about mile from the landing.
Slewarl, no longer laborug under dcpres.
sion Of spirits, joued 10 The nir,hfuI iesrs ofihe
captain. and the troubles Of each were foryoueo
or smo;hered in the exhleratng qualities of
couple Of bouIes.' These, after being emo,i.
ed, were set aside, and The twain sought their
respective berths.
DreamIess sleep sat calm and heavy on the
lids Of Stewart; but what was his chagrin and
notification when having awoke and ascended
to the deck, he found the sun high in The cloud.
less heavens, the vessel dashingproudly through
the waters. and the shore fast receding in the
ullIl uioAuuEb4 HC NdlNdlu was ltlhuItiV pa
cling the quarter deck, and answering the per.
suasions and threats Of Stewart, only by yugus
replies and fendIsh laugh.
IL am in great want" said the captain. sofa
second officer TO I'LL The vacancy occasoned by
the loss of Mr., -, who fell 10 action, and /
have selected you, doubling not that you would
eagerly accept The appointment. as you have Just
reason 10 be proud Of the Office"
I Threats and persualions in vain. With
bursting heart, Frank retired 10 his cabin, and
Throwing himself upon his couch, once more
yielded TO the intensity Of his feelings, and be.
came lost in the uncurbed frenzy Of despair
The sable clouds Of night rested damp on the
ushering smiles Of hope, he had brought ruin
upon his own head; he had, though against his
will. again become wanderer, aud been COM
PEELED 10 acknowledge himself un oullaw--aye,
u PlRATE and already the groans Of loved
. ones, and The curses Of the multitude pierced the
very life oul Of his soul, Ike the itry arrows Of
heli--and danlug dealh, like phantom of
! the lost, stood up before him and mocked his
grief, and grnned ghasrIy in his face!
Another year had rolled away. Shacklpd and
cuffed, und chained 10 the floor Of dark and
; loathSome dungeon, sat a pale and emariated
pIlStIEis ilio 4NoN was ltSAltlS upon MS u0nI9,
while occasionally sudden start, convusivs
grazing of the teeth, and wild and horrd STARE
told that feeling was al work learfuIly within,
/, and that he was The victim Of The berest and
most poignant agony Of thought. Itwas Frank
Stewart. The vessel in which he had been
captured, and her crew had been tried, found
guilty of piracy and murder. aud condemned.
Frank was now awaiting an ignominious death;
but lei ii moi be supposed that he was guilty his
hand had never been lifted agansl bis fellow.
being; but us no evidence could be adduced to
prove his innocence, he, with the rest. was to
meet felon's doom, and be held up 10 the gaze
Of scofhng word-and his name branded aud
sugmatzed with The name Of murderer"
The last day previous TO the one of his exc.
cution, was drawing near its close, when mis-.
cradle female suppicant was seen pleading with
the iailor, for admission 10 the cell Of the con-
vict. Upon being closely questioned, she was
admitted. The ponderous bolts, as they turned
back, bounded upon her heart like The knell Of
death, and the harsh grazing of the rusty him
ges, struck her soul like The screenings Of the
damned! She enlered-one wild, conyulsiye
shrek ran piercingy through the narrow apart.
ment-and she was folded in the dealh.like em.
, brace of the hagsard prisoner! few mo.
menls elapsed. The jailor entered-and the
parting rays of the setting sun, as they stream.
! ed through the heavy CRATE. yet fingered upon
The quiet features of the pair-and they were
pale for their heartS pere still.
? Said fellow to Jew, while ago, "did you
know that they hang Jews and Jackasses togeth.
/ er in Engandl" mo didn't" replied the Is.