The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-08-30

other eyes, Lopez lie LeVya requted Inc caress.
es ofhis companion with an ardency quite equal
to her own. They spoke of their mutual de.
lights. They declared their mutual hopes Of
home, and in the increasing exultation which
he felt in his security, and The increasing niu.
ence of the wine which be had quaffed, the Ma
room revealed to Maria the wealth of pearl
which were contained in his bosom and his
baskets. He poured forth his milk but
transparent treasures, into her lap, and wound
the Heightened strands about her neck. His
form resting upon one knee before her, her
head STOPPING to his embrace, neither Of them
perceived, for several moments, that while they
were most drunk with delight, they had a visi.
tor. The door of the cabin had opened silent
ly upon them, and The deserted dansel Of the
Caribbees. standing erect, with hands dropping
at her side, and eyes staring intently, but va.
cantly and wild upon them. now stood, behold
ing. herself for while unseen, their almost
iniante caresses. Stern and mournful did she
stand, surveying this scene Of tenderness, which
every pulse of her passionate young heart told
her was INDUCED at her expense. She neither
sighed nor spoke, nor moved after her first en-
trance. Was it an instinct of their own souls
which taught them that another and hostile
spirit was at hand and which made the proud
Spanish woman start to her feet, with sudden
terror, while the "Maroon" sinking lower upon
both knees. looked round him in shame and
trepidatirn at the unex pected presence? 10
him the deserted woman gave but single
glance, but that declared every thing in their
mutual histories. Advancing toward Maria de
Pacheco, before her purpose could be OWNED,
suddenly tore the strands of pearl from the barred
neck and bosom to which they seemed beauti.
fully kindred, then, dashing them to the floor,
trampled them under foot, and fled from the
cabin with shrek which sounded like that OF
doom in the ears of the "Maroon.' He had
apprehended worse danger when he saw her
so suddenly approach Maria. He had seen
in the grasp of the Indian maiden, the same
broad and heavy cleaver Of stone, with which
he beheld the priestess, on the night OF her
first entrance 10 the cave, sever the long sable
tresses from her neck, and devote them, in sac.
| rifce, on behalf of her future destinies. That
she would use this fearful instrument on the
forehead of the Spanish woman was the spon.
laneous fear in the heart of Lopez; but, at
that moment, 80 suddeny had he heen srrPrl
sed by her presence, and so greatly was be con-
founded by his guilt and terror, she might have
safely e.ecu,ed The deed of death had murder
been her purpose.
Inflamed with wine, stung by the indignity
to which she had been subjected. Maria de
Pacheco recovered from her astonishment much
sooner than her paramour from his Tears. Con.
fronting him with firece and flashing glance
from her dark imperial eye, she demanded. IN
choking accents, The explanation of The scene:
But filled with terror, partly intoxicated, and
wholly confused and bewildered by the condl-
tion in which he found himself the unmeanng
mnterings from bis lips gave no satisfaction TO
the eager and heated inquirer. With speech
ull OF equal scorn and suspicion, she flung a..
way from his approach, and darted out upon
The derk of the vessel in pursuit OF The stranger.
There, all was storm and darkness. The black
masses of night seemed to crowd and aecunu.
late before her path, filling up the passages,
and preventing her progress. The vessel
pitched awfully. The woman could scarcely
keep her feet; though quite as much accustom.
ed 10 the motion of the ship as any OF the sea-
men. She felt her way along the bulwarks.
She saw nothing, heard nothing--nolhng but
the awful roaring of the winds as they fell up.
on the waves in the fury Of a mortal conflict.
She made her way to the Prov. The excel.
lent look out of veteran seamen whom l'Inares
had provided for the watch was nowhere 10 he
seen. She called to them below, and couple
of drunken sailors scrambled up and toltsred to.
war;, her. They had seen nothing. She could
s"r nothing. Nothing was to be heard. lei,
more viaiIant, more sober, and less passionate
faculties might have detected, even while she
made her inquiries, certain dull and heavy
strokes. which, at pa,ises in the storm, seemed
to arise from the deep, and 10 run along tue
cable. Little did Lopez de Levya divine Tho
fatal purpose for which the Caribbean da"'sel
carried with her that Ratchet OF stone.
Impatient, with brain full OF suspicious, and
4 hear, severed by disappointment, Maria De
Pacheco returned to The cabin, leaving the Two
half drunken sailors in possession of the watch.
They might have been, and probably were'
famous watchers al all other times. Bu' The
liquors of Veasqnez had been equally potent
and tempting, and they were still provided with
flask of the delicious beverage. They drank
and sang together in defiance OF the Storm
What was Tho Storm to them? The Dian tie
Burpos was as tieht creature rs ever swan
The seas, and firm were the sands in which
their anchors found their rest. Besides, sIuce
they came on deck, the storm seemed somewhat
to have subsidized. The seas were not 80 h'sh.
The ship no longer plunged with that peeylsh
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