The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-04-08

"Well, good bye, old fellow, if I don't
sec you again !"
And he left me as l was alone, in a
strange city, friendless, with three dollars
as the amount of funds available.
AS l stood utterly at loss what to
do, | received a rough hearty slap on the
shoulder.
Hello! Got into the doldrums, Jiml"
asked Captain Clifford.
"A trifle, sir"
"Tut tut what's in the wind? Out
o'money"
"No, sir"
"Wal, l don't want to question We too
close; but ef we want any help afore sail
why, call on me. You'll find me at the
Lowell House. You've been good hand
an cfyou want berth voyage, you've on
ly to ask for it Good bye !"
Good bye, sir !" uttered, as well as
my quiverng lips would let me; and he
walked away. He turned back once, as
ifto speak again but seemed to change
his purpose, and went on. Then l was
indeed alone.
AS | turned to leave the ship, carriage
drove up in front Of large store house.
Next door, n large box W rs being lowered
from the loft. When about half way
down, the strap broke, and the box fell
within half yard of the horses heads
They instantly backed, and in spite of eve
ry effort Of the driver, went with the car
Tiage off the wharf Il heard a shrek,
and caught glimpse of white dress, as
the carriage fell; and without pat,sing to
think OF the conse uenccs, plunged into
the water. There being but about two Ia
thoms of water alongside the wharf, the
carriage rested on the bottom, and the
horses fioundered to the surface, as | di-
we'd beneath it. 1t was but the work Of
an instant to undo the door, / clasped a
light form in my arms, rose with her to
the surface, and with little exertion, con-
trived to get footing on the carriage. By
this time, boats and ropes were at hand,
and we were soon safe on the wharf A
tall grey-heade |, aristocratic lookin gen
tleman came running up to us.
1t Is my duty to say here, that the
young lady did not faint. Not bit Of it.
On the contrary, though pale and mani
festly frightened, she gave me one of the
very bewitchingest hands in all the world,
and said,
IL thank you. II you---" r.
"Why, Ellen my daughter !-1-heyi
hows this : God bless me, how frightened
| was n exclaimed the hatless old gentle,
man. "Whcre's the young man Sir, I'm
much obliged to you, James," added he
to young man near him, give this ten
doll .rs. Egad they've saved the horses.
As he spoke, | turned to make my way
through the crowd; not, however, with.
ont noticing glance from the fair CIR, be,
side him, which has haunted me for years
" Is this your bundle 7" asked a,stran.
ger.
at is. Thank you, sir, l had forgotten
it."
"Stingy Mean" were the epithcts
heard, as | made my way through the
crowd.
Rich as Jew, toow exclaimed ano-
thcr.
81 say, Ghipmate!" !" sid this last person
to me, got boardin' house,"
"No."
"Wal, come; 60 home with me
Good fare, cheap livin' git we a ship any
time"
L went. | cannot now stop to tell the
reader the loathsomeness Of that misera-
BE den. Another day will do as well.-
One cannot have whole magazine for
his story. Well, as I sat by a rickety old
table, with the Boston Times in my hand
asking myself what should do, ono If
my shipmates came in.
BY the bones of old Davy" he ex-
claimed. "The very man wanted to
see ! Good on your heap, Jim! You
did it well. Come, what'lI ye take Z"
IL thank you, not anything"
40 fudge Take somethin', man. You
are all drippin' wet, and you'll catch cold"
40 do" added the landlord.
yielded; drank--to drunkenness.
Let us pass over the details OF that
night. | awoke, in the morning, with an
aching head and swollen eyes made my
way 70 the bar room ard called foT glass
of brandy, to drown the agony Of remorse.
Hadn't you better just hand your mo-
ney to me 7" asked the landlord, with a
smile. "You spent three dollars las:
night in bout an hour and you'd better
let Inc keep the rest for ye."
"Three dollas n | exclaimed.
yes"
"My God | it was all had~
"Wal, then, all Two got to say is, Just
take yerself ort o this house. When You
kin raise a quarter, you kin have this bun
die" '...
Supplied, sick, wretched, I walked to
the wharyes.
oh the pause
That precedes action."-VRGNIu
Hardly conscious Of what did, went
nearly to the end of neighboring wharf,
both sides Of which were thronged with
vessels. One Of these, q dilspidated old