The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-08-11

the resistance Of panr Wiliiama,nnd the death
Of Two oftha inOst daring az their baud. he
hurst inrih with irrfihlh impecaliquh, gi'i
sw0rs lac would see mo hHaH-hrlire sunset,
Wander hnw | ran TFruiirri % much Of
tie scene on lhH awful day, bGI remember
wiih horror, Tho mock fnlemuily with which
'hey bid me my ~ priyerr, aid while | A.
TrIiUTt HyHrtfUt sGT-- -fr-'-rirr trrrTHiHEiun -
WfricLnh liulh hap alta slave Nas iaifly. at
az me, Frinnmg and screeGhiug like Young
legd There WIS my poor schooner sailing
an0Oi,ly along with tho pirates ship.
thought Of ~ unfortunate Grew, and lie
pr0h!iillJ lhaI NY death would excite iho
savage murJsrers 10 Other de' ds uf blood
aud ysnRgineni lul gul,nrdly rudrh' pred
TO hear my iata With resolution, How the
sweet lnssona Of ny mother came back 10
my memory then
Gou,e ofths pirales Plnred NJ mo fsrocious,
ly,soino watched as with g4uces of cufiosi-
~, and many aenLed ~ me, They were
drawn np IN regular order, uti tho buHl-
swain rtoOd 10y with his Hhrill w. site, wiirh
sVas 10 lis this aifnsl for hoislioF ne up 10 tho
yHrt-rr'u wtt-t' site ssi'lsin 9flie vessel STEP
PED OUT flUW thr uHtiti
"Iake on Lilo Jacket" said hes che will
swing All the hghlri d"
] opened u myself but one of the crew
seized chain thar hung ru,E,d NV neck, Nod
doubtless, auRliosing ils .nppa"d.-a woe
watch, would have appropriated ~, hul ti'o
others wou.. not l,"ri,it -ibl-. mad ilirrr
would have l~ep rcutIle, had uni ITO cap,
lnin hd them stand back, 40 iio HdyHuc a
aud ordHrrd me- Va show hin whit hoy con-.
tended fnr. Il was the piriure ofdq old irondH.
Her silver hnir Was parted O. her forehead
her sweet eyes ioukrd nieeLly lat rafueslly
on all who looked on liriu, gentle smile
wns on her lips, aud The hands weru clasp.
edacroas the white kerchirG which was folded
over tho black silk dtes-
lput u lnto the young pirates hhndz.
"And who " this 2" h, asked with n sheer.
Ny hehH .wrllrd, mud pcrlnlp NY lips
qui,or'd, - answered "Ny m,ihrr."
"liis m"'i'rl be- srraks OF His m"'hrr"
cried The cop 'r'n 81 this wild hand. w. waE
very young, srarr-ly iWeuiy, hpphrcrtl, PIT
hnliH ~" ~ ffr'T WE W fIt- .siss s-.ild
'nOI yet been riiac ii f,.n hrs mind. lilo
speNk' Ofhis mother :" 10 exclaimed; All
"'uine mine Oh. God - liz rla-prd .i-
hnu'lS, ,nh witt loud and very Inter cry,
loubrd up ~ ngnuy ~, The serene hrn,cur
Whirh ~ the scene Of dealh aud strife dis
turbing The Unconscious waters. Onee again
lac gnzed upon the purirail, creased himself
NJ lic r'iufnrd II to the, aud turned away
,nniIefing nphlrlhing to h,mseGwhieh u,rgbt
hive been prayer.
Tie was hardly midway between tho crow
Hnd lis rdlJ, whcT he Tururri uiiri +,i4 thew
Inbrd nae.
''for Iia nike Of NY mother, aud in honor
NJ her memory" paid hr, ~ rrlrnse YOU.
Go in tisso.." ~ IL tho recollection OF RsH--
ilo words at home slillrd The angry phssiors
Of HE rust no rvuiuustrances were offered,
po attempts made TO dcI0iu me. was TAX.
Ell back TO my slip, tho pirate pnry wure
hive rcnrou To- remember uy
arrival nj SL-llelena, Nhrgc every uno re-
c1,yrJ ~" wIih y welcome, ! Uyrri,s''lad
iuy poor mates chest ,u fnd suuo token fnr
ni. true lo,o. al pnyo her his B,hlc, "lhr
ln, gif orhS mnls"'."
"WclI. Hammond" ,rid Aiueshsss, whc!.
lie old nate hsd !iulsbrd iii- lnrl. ~ "ua,i
la bc vary much obliged To- yOugiat j"'l go
~, tor Il has been wDtd ~ good stU-nu| Z
Before they bid luii -. Helena many days I
Hammond found out why Nr Amrsbury .
had hccn 80 keen 10 rot nlmntd The Chirhrr' !
cr;' hat though Tho iva slips were bccnlru- |
81 together under llG line, though lie snucy /.
Chichester same ~ with n sparkling show /
Ut blue lghis and illuminated ports, nnd /.
though pHfiy pushed on ~ hear the news
picked up FROM other wanderers, Aimcshrry /.
lid moi leave his ship.
Aud Hammond happened to lic ia the |
room Of the hotel nt Gravureud, where the
troops landed, when the v. ,rrRn cHptnn be- I
utt IT, drd ~ W.. ruDNer-itg Nul Colonel /
Nrvtiur ,Nlt-t l,e bad heard concerning cuug [
losses Nh thr Iudiru march.
II beg your pardon, gentlemen" said The |
mite, "iOr puiling ~ u word; Int do think /
NJ giving up IlInt card.ploNiug eNpSdii.uu
Ld you shy Was 10 Lave hacn nhnn,d the .
VAS alune Of my lollrag Ian the |
tory o. TjIU rtrutr.i =
The good Captain D., Of the til, let .
us colonel into the secret Of the way IN
Which Fmnk Aimcshnry had heeH -pn:sued
'guinst his principles aud resolution, 10 galo-
DE. A friund of Mrs Aimerbury's Ind also
written To him on Tire subject, ga. Alc wns iiT
,rput distress At tao prospect of ruin btlnrc.
Ter son; and his kind commanding uthrer
Vas induced to call upon her. One visit ted
% a,tetller---iur there was n sweet sister ever
ianging on his words when he spoke nL her
BROTHER; nd-uud-Col1nel NeNll married
he sister, gave up gambling aud retired ifom
he service.
Whenever Hammond, .now Captain Ham.
nond, OF the "spirutiid irs,-eailiHr Easuniil
rigate Chichester" comes 10 Pnrtsmouih,he
4 invited TO dinr h, de N1Vils az lhtit rl,arn-
ng co age in the, lsla of Wight Soms,.mes
frank Ainlesbury - there; aud on such oc-
asions, Hammond cannot help re>erting to
he gambling story; observing with u depre.
.ating bow to Mrs Nevil Ia offering an opiu
on, take IL that to lose money at any game
II chance IN bad enoughi hut depend upon It,
'oung gentlemen, yuu eut'tet do q worse
hing when il is once gone, ihyi 10 Try and
Oin Il back again"
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