Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-11-24

| neither Ben nor myself feared Our protection
preserved Henry from its immediate effects, and
| IN due time we were separated each TO find his
| own way in the world
My Maria had not yet returned from Bethie-
hem. when In an excursion into New Jersey,
met with firted with, and was in the end ruined
IN mind and reputation, by woman whose name
L cannot repeat. | saw my own folly when too
late. My rilnd was in chaos; the only prudent
act had done On this fatal expedition was one of
| mere omission. l had not mentioned ray place
OF residence to -, and tore myself away, and
returned home At home found my more than
| sister, Maria Wallace.-The wound in my heart
testered; became gloomy, and neglectfnl of bus
mess; offended my uncle and aunt; piued,
and loved and married to my steady friend, my
Maria.
The anger of her parents was severe, brt evan
escent; we were restored to our natural haver
but peace of mind 10 me gone. every day
dreaded TO hear from or see the demon from New
Jersey Thus brooding over rashness and folly.
my time passed, until my Maria, was soon expect
ed a second time to need my most cheerful affec-
ton. went to Philadelphia my uneles bust
ness, and in Market street my limbs Were frozen
by being seized rudeiy by the arm and by seeing
in the face of my detainer the tormentor so long
dreaded
Il know ALL she tauntingly and loudly vocif
Grated "here is your boy" holding up very
vulgar child who, from its age, | knew could not
be mine" who am going to carry up TO Bucks
county to introduce to your Maria.
Ready to sink with shame and surprise, YVES
long enough bewildered TO admit mobto collect;
but recovering myself, summoned presence of
mind sufficient 10 know that neither anger
monstrance In the open street would do good;
therefore, though with difficulty, prevailed
on my evil genius to attend me to public house.
Whilst making our way from the crowd, my
mind was made up. Unhappy at home; hope
n wit
poor pursued by wretch could neither silence
nor bride, and knowing that my Maria and chill
dren would not be forsaken, l rapidly sketched
my plan. AS we entered the door of the public
house. called for private room and dinner for
two persons, and at once paid the amount. |
knew the house, and after entering room, 4,
with apparent evity, carressed the child and step
ped with assumed carelessness, out of a side door
into entry, and walking slowly into back
yard, turned round stable, opened alley door,
and escaped. In an instant was again in Mar
ket street, and in less than ten minutes on board
of packet bound to Boston
The second day from leaving home, was on
the bosom of the Atlantic. 1t is in vain TO at
tempt any description of my feelings The wealth
er stormy, and, though never before at sea,
my calmness astonshed and delighted the captain.
He thought it courage: it despair--it
madness. On the third day, the northwest wind,
which had hasted us out of the Delaware, blew u
rope L saw the captain was alarmed, and coolly
asked him if he had ever been shpwrecked He
replied that he had not, and hoped he should
be. l neither hoped feared but really
glad to have my mind employed by the tempest,
and l gratifed. The storm augmented, and
forced to sea dismasted, and reduced 20 a
wreck. Driven for ten days, at the mercy of the
winds, and expecting death every moment, we
relieved the eleventh day, by ship bound
from Charleston. TO Cadiz, in Spain. l regretted
the misfortune and wretchedness of the captain
and crew, but on my own account really prefer
red the change of destination.
Without any particular additional accident, we
reached Cadiz, where in a foreign land, unknown
and pennyless, | was was put on shore The cir
cumstances of our shipwreck made some noise
among the American residents at Cadiz, and
the cause of my introduction to Mr. David Ford,
a Philadelphia merchant, then in that city on bus
mess; and suffice it to say, much of my sto-
ry was made known to him interested him
greatly. and was very kindly taken into his en-
ploy.
In the many years of my painful pilgrimage
Mr.. Ford was the only entire stranger ever made
a confident, and in him / found true friend.
At the time of leaving Philadelphia, assumed
my fathers christian, and my mothers family
name, and. as Simon Graham, became, in process
of time the partner of the house of Ford, Viii
hanson, and Graham
Concluded an ne1a.)