The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-05-19
From the Flag Of our Union.
Wy Passenger, or
An Adventure with the Bourbon Pirates.
by sYLvASus COBB, JE.


by sYLvASus COBB, JR
Ny ship cleared from Liverpool, and was
bound for the Indies In the cabin | had
some dozen passengers, most Of whom were
army officers who had been home Oh leave
Of absence. Besides these had widow
woman named Lcgrand and her son, whom
she called Walter. Walter Lcgrand was,
according to the register, five and twenty
years Of age. lie was very slight in his
build, or, at least, he seemed so when com
pared with the stout iuiantry officers who
surrounded him; but there were no signs Of
tecblcness about him. lie was Of medium
height, and smaller than the ordinary class
Of men, His hair was long und curly and
black as night. His eyes were large and full,
and burned like orbs Of light set in jet His
countenance was very pale, and the brow,
which was much higher and fuller than is
often seen, was strongly marked by the
blue veins which stood boldly out upon it.
His features were regular and eminently
handsomc--the nose prominent aud raight,
and the lips very thin nnd cololless His
hands were small and delicate as u babes
Ills whole appearance indicated the close,
answering student, and think hc had the
least OF the animal man in his physiognomy
of any person whom have ever seen. Mrs
Legrand must have been mar. led when very
young, for she could not then have been
more Than forty years Of agt, and she was
still as beautiful as ever. Her hair was OF
| golden hue, and her eyes seemed to be made
for the abode Of smiles and love, though il
was now oftcner sad md downcast. Her
husband had died in India, and she was 60
ing out to settle mis- estate, she having an
only brother still there. Her husband had
been colonel Of cavalry, and brave and
honest man.
Mrs. Lesrand had one female servant to
accompany her. and together they occupied u
small s,ateroOm which she had fitted up with
my conseLt, at her own expense.
| We found Walter to be very agreeable
companion, though he was resei we'd and 81
date. lie could converse freely on subjects
OF general interest, and at times he was
starlingly eloquent For one enjoyed his
conversation much, though | sometimes no.
ticed that some Of the military passengers
were inclined to wear sncer upon their lips
when he went deeply into moral philosophy.
Matters passed on quite pleasantly for Be-
vcral weeks. To be sure, at times, young
Les,a"u Ieee''eu treatment rom one OF TWO
VI 'ne o'her passengers "h'cn l "ou8ht
meant insult, and which should have re-
sentcd, but he took no notice Of it, and SO
did not make myself uneasy. One man in
particular seemed TO dislike the youth. 1t
was an infantry captain named Savage. He
was profane, reckless man, and he seemed
to hate Legrand simply because he was 80
unlike himself. Legrand never laughed nor
.ye" sInn.u d. any VI MS P,o'ane' 'u'ga,
Jo"eN' "u, o'' 'ho contrary, P'''h,y sho"eu
" MS LOOKS 'hat ne u'a not IKE them'
We had cleared the southern capes Of AZ
ricn, and were standing up into the Indian
Ocean. One dav at the dinner table Capt
Savage allowed himselfto become more pro.
fame than usual. Neither Of the females
were present, and he launched out into q
course of stories and jests which were indie
cent in the extreme. The wine circulated
freely, and his tOon companions seemed to
enjoy the sport hugely. Several times Le-
s'"-d .""' .-r-"-'"7 e'-"-- - s~-"e', ""h
.ne Ia''er no.ccd ~ put instead OF oecom-
'ng more uece"', ne oh'y lr'ed the harder 10
a'sl''ease ana annoy the quiet passenger
Atichgth the infantry captain became SO
outrageousl y profane and vulgar that Le-
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moving his char back, he arose from the Ia
bic ana moved towards the door.
Come back here" shouted Savage.
But the young man took no notice OF
nun; III, ,r
co"'e "acs' say .,
Leslahu d'u not 'arh' out WIN s'rady
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s,'no s'a"u'"s ny '"o "ea'her n''zch r's'
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suffered exceedingly. md So / chose to leave
Won Win ,ho,c " I,o we're better c,lcnl,,cJ
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man II, .,, ,,
nase sa'a no sacn tn'ne nave SIM
ply a"s"e'eu your pu" !ussuo.".
nu. you .a.,.' nave 'n.',"a'ca !" '"A' my co"oue'
"as .sv nov s."it"y, ,.."' ~, ..;,.n
49, on, nu I"
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.'o ohe ."i," NY en" ''''' u" ques''o" VII"
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