Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-19
The Governor hesitated for moment
9 in single glance the sub;ect
before him. and then se;d

The Governor hesitated for q uoman,
canVassng in single glance the sub;ec,
before him. and then said
..ESen then, be you whom vou ma,
u Voa are able and will honestly pilot our
ships and reveal the secrets of Mari; And
MS followers, yeu shall be rewarded sS
our proffer sets forth, and yourself rece;1.
a free pardon"
Excellency, i think know vonr cha,
acter well enough to trust you. or el.e |
should not have ventured here"
"Speak. then; my time is precious &,
was the impatient reply of Tacon.
:" Then, Excellency, the man for whom,
you have offered the largest reward de,d
or alive, is now before you,"
And You are"
MART"
Inc Governor General drew back IN as-
tonishment, and cast his ewes tovar5s .
brace OF pistols that lay with reach a,
his right hand ; but it was osly for = sin.
gle moment, when he again assumed ON.
tire selt-control, and said
81 shall keep my promise, sir. nnoyi
ded you are faithful, though the laws c.Il
loudly for your punishment, and even
now you are IN my power. To insure
your talthfulness, you must remain Al
present under guard Saying which he
rang a silver bell by his side, and issoed
verbal order order to the attendant, who
answeredit- Immediately after, the officer
OF the watch entered, and MART " as place.
In confinement, with orders to render him
comfortable until he was sent for. His
name remained secret with the con,
mander: and thus the night scene closed
On the following day, one of the men.
of-war that lay idly beneath the guns a.
Moro Castle suddenly became the scene OF
the utmost activity, and, before noon.
had weighed her anchor, and was stand
ing out into the gulf stream. Marti. the
was on board, rs her pilot
and faithfully did be guide the ship, on
the discharge of his trescherous business
among the shoals and bays of the ooast
for nearly ., month, revealing every Sc.
cret haunt Of the roxers, exposing Their
most valuable depots and well selected
rendezvous ; and many a smuggling craft
was taken and destroyed. The amount
Of money and property thus secured was
very great, and Marti returned with the
ship to claim his reward from the Gener.
al Governor, who, well satisfied with the
manner in which the rascal had fulfilled
his agreement and betrayed those com
rades who were too faithful to be tempt.
ed to treachery themselves, summoned
Marti before him.
=" As you have faithfully performed
your part of our agreement" ," said the
Governor General. Z" am now prepared
to comply witn the articles on my part.
In tttls package you will find free and
unconditional pardon for all your past
offences against the laws. And here is
an order on the treasury for"
g E1cellency, excuse me. The pardon
gladly receive. As to the sum of mon
ey- you propose to give me, let me make
you a proposition. Retain the money
and, in place of it, guarantee to me the
right to fish in the neighborhood of the
;ity, and declare the trade in fish contra-
band to all except my agents. This will
richly repay me, and will erect a pub
ic market of stone at my own expense.
which shall be an ornament to the CITY,
and which, at the expiration of o speci-
led number Of years, shall revert to the
government, with all the right and tito
to the fishery"
Tacon was pleased at the idea of |,
superb fish market, which should even
tually revert to the government, and also
at the idea of saving the large sum of
money covered by the promised reward.
The singular proposition of the smuggier
was duly considered and acceded to. and
Marti was delared inlegal form TO possess
for the future, the sole right to fish in
the neighborhood of the city, or to sell
the article in any form, and he at once
assumed the rights that the order guar
anteei to him. Having in his rowing
lite learned all the best fishing-grounds
he furnished the city bountifully with the
and reaped yearly an immense
profit, until, at the close of the period
io4 which the monopoly was granted, he
was the richest man on the island. Ac-
cordlng to agreement, the fine E,arkee
and its privilege reverted to the eoyerr-
lnent at the time specified, aid the mo-
nopcly has ever since been vigorously
enforced.
Martl was now possessed of immense
wealth, and looked about him, TO see in
what way hs could most profitably in
vest u 70 insure handsome and sure re-
turn. The idea struck him if he could
obtain the monopoly of theatricals m.
Havana, on some such conditions rs he
had done that of the right to fish off its
shores, he could still further increase his
wealth. He obtained the mo-
nopoly, on condition that he should
erect one Of the largest and finest theatres
in the " Orld, which he did, locating the
same just outside the city walls. With
the conditions of the monopoly che writer.
is not converSant.
How 10 MAKE DEAF Persons HEAR TIE,
PIANoFoRTE.-DWight, in the Journal OF
Music, tells US that the instrument should
be opened, and rod of deal wood pro-
vided about half an inch thick, three
quarters wide, and long enough to reach
from the bridge of the sounding board to
the mouth Of the deaf person. If one end
Of this rod be made TO rest firmly on thr
bridge, and the other end be held between.
the teeth, the Softest sounds will BE- dis
tinctly communicated. We have seen