The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-11-30

object of thy notice! When refused the
honor. you swore vengeance. This cap.
tivily is your revenge! Think you | will
hold words with thee! would die first
Go, and leave me alone!'
Wesley left her presence, shaking his
finger at her menacingly, and swearing in
his heart vengeance.
"What motive could have brought him
hither!" she murmured. "Did he no:
know that knew that this was his work
What dld he hope ior9 Did he know wo.
man so little as to believe she would give
her hand from fear, where she could not
give it from love?" And she walked UP
and down her gorgeously furnished Prison
house like chained lioness. In beauty,
courage and port she looked very Joan
OF Arc.
The third night after this scene, boat
chester heights, and noiselessly pulled in
the direction OF the British feet, mile off
II contained two persons, one of whom
sat in the stern. while the other pulled the
oars. The boat was small. and very low
in the water, so that its gunwale rose
scarcely two inches above it. Both of the
men were clad in grayish jackets. SO that
they could scarcely be distinguished from
the obscurity few yards off.
The boat shot onward rapidly and
steadily, as directed by steady hand. 10
some.defuite accomplishment. In short
time il came within the sphere of the outer
vessels OF the feet.
Row lightly now, Caesar" said the
voice Of Lawrence. who was in tine stern.
"Do not lei dip of your oar reach my
own ear"
"Nebber you fear, massa. Dis nigger
know what danger he be in. He don I
want to be hanged no more den white folk
Niger neck break just as easy as white
gemmens."
The boat continued on its noiselcss and
almost invisible course until Lawrence saw
the .sGeorge'' looming up large and gloom
hanging in the rigging, threw long, red
pencils Of light across the water, and IN
The stern window OF the cabin burned a
star, like blaze, like Pharos guiding the
lover to his mistress.
"That light is in the cabin where your
young mistress is held prisoner, Cesar"
said Lawrence.
.Ah, massa Lawrence, IN 'fraid we II
both be taken prisoners wild her, before
we gets her out Of dat drefful black war
ship"
"No,hing is Impossible with cournge and
devotion, y nswered Lawrence, resolu,e-
~. :. Row on a lille farther
Not too near, massa. Dey sure see
us, aud fire de big cannon"
Row on until can just distinguish the
sentry, and then we viii cease rowing. II
we cannot see him, he cannot see U.s.
About fifty yards further on they stop
ped, and Lawrence put on a large cork
jacket. which he had made for the purpose.
and hanging another smaller one about
his neck, he took a coil Of light rope, TO
which was appended a small ladder Of
cord. with strong hooks atone extremity
With these preparations TO aid the maid
en- 5 escape from the frigate, he dropped
from the bow Of his boat noiselessly into
the water.
"Remain stationary. Caesar. Be ready
TO give US aid when weneed it! Remen-
ber il is for your mistress's liberty and
life we incur this peril Tonight"
81 be sure not run away, massa. | stay
here if dey shoot ebbery big gun at ME
dey got" a1
..They cannot.see you here in the dark
ness if you are quiet, and don't go
nearer a a
'sNebber you fear. massa Lawrence;
dis child be sure rot GO nearer, dat sartin.
| keep still as de tombstone!''
With word or two more of caution to
his assistant. Lawrence struck out from
the boat, and swan IN the direction Of the
frigate. The ebb tide carried him towards
it itrapidly, and he soon found himself un-
der the larboard poop-lantern. The tide
nearly carried him under the counter, but
lie fortunately overcame its force and
caught by the rudder with hook, which
he carried for the purpose. iTherehe held
until had rested. and then proceeded to
scalethe stern. This was feat thatwould
have seemed impossible; but nothing is
insurmoun,able to love. With almost su-
perhuman exeriions he succeeded inreach-
ing. by means of his hook and pole, the
lower step OF the poop-ladder, which had
been drawn up at night till it was fifteen
feet from the water. He now climbed this
ten feet further, until he was opposite the
cabin window, out of which the light had
shoue.s
g The real danger of his enterprise was
now before him.. Over his head he could
hear the tramp OF the sentry ,and the steady
pace OF the lieutenant Of the deck. The
leost noise would have betrayed him.
With great caution he threw his coil of
cord into the window, which was eight feet
from him on level. 1t caught by the
hook on the third trial. He then dropped
the other end of the ladder Of cord he had
brought with him. so that from the window
to the water there hung safe and easy
descent.
He now prepared to enter the cabin
window, to inform the maiden what means
he had provided: foraher escape. 1t was
easy. by means of rope which hung from
the taffrail. to swing himself across the
eight feet space into the window. But
would he find no sentry. there? would he
be sure that the window he should enter
was that which led into her state cabin 7
But hesitation would not resolve The doubt.