Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-03-28

and encourage these friends of temperance
and humanity in their righteous cause,
and starting up 1 avoke, and seeing
something drop from my hand upon the
floor picked 1t up and found had been
reading Governor Wells message, and
had read what he said in regard to the
Liquw Law.
THE PIRATE 0urwIrrED; OR THE
YANKEE CAPTAINS P2IZ3.
No, many year, ago-!ong enough
however for Bangor to gfnw up from 4
little wild, uncnuth numbering village.
into beautiful city there might have
been seen one day in September. a small
fore. .and.aft schooner laying at one Of the
rude log wh rve>, tAkinya regular assort
ed cargo Of pine III nbrr, POTATOES. poul-
Try aud Goldfish. If you step aft and look
over her stern. You can read her nome
Srah Ford, Bangor; and that afternoon,
after her cargo was all Oh b,lrI, if yon
could have GIT peep at her m,n''
fest and bill Of lading, you would have
seen that she was commanded by Cap
tain JOSIAH Fobes. and bound for St.
Thomas.
josh Fobes. as he was comonly called
in Bangor, was born on the banks Of the
Pennbscnt. aud brought up at sea; aud at
his particular time. was just ahouttw
three years old and master an d owner
Of the schooner Sarah Fod. Josh had
named his little craft, which was nearly
new, after the daughter of Colonel Fo,d.
a very rich aristocratlc merchant of Ban
sor. There was a perfectly good under.
standing between Josh aud Miss Sarah,
entirely unknown to any but themselves ;
for c. l,neI Ford would as soon have fol.
lowe his only daughter To the grave. as
cousentlng 10 hsr marrying the skipper
OF down east c."ster.
Reader. have you ever been to the
island of St. Tho,nos. in h. D .nish Wa It
Indies? ?"Yes.' Well. lam glad nf it
for you will agree with with me, that it is
one Of the lovelies. OF all those ocea,
gardens-,he Virgin Island. No! We'll
, then come with me! |. will Cos, you
nothing, and shor, visit will amply repay
YOU for your time and trouble.
The Island of ST, Thomas belongs to
Denmark, and rs situation nst far enough
within the tropics To ei"y all the advan-
tages Of tropical climate. SO literal in
its variety o. fruits and howe rs, and just
far enoughto windward Of the large is.
lands, to insure ii asains, The ravages OF
yellow fever and other prevailing diseases
which often rage with such malIgancy
during the summer months in the Wes
lndia islands.
The island is about eleven miles long
aud FIVE in It's greatest width. The city
stands at the bottom Of q beautiful bay
opening in from the southeast, aud pre-
sen,s a magnificent, appearance as you en-
ter the harbor. About half mile To tn.
westward Of the town. there Is an old
Catholic buryny-grn"nd, which is the
fayoril resort Of 81. Thomas ,diers.
O"e Sunday afternoon, about fohr
weeks after We have seen the schnone,
Sarah Ford along aI"nsside the wharf in
Bangor, you might have discovered her
commander Captain Josh F"rbes. laying
his full length On "A black marble sIat
which covered a grave, under a huge
tamarnd tree in the old Catholic burying'
ground.
/ Captain Josh was figuring away, will
a big piece Of chalk in his fingers, and
the marble slab for slate, calculating
the Exp, nse Of his voyage aud the ac,ua
profits To himself, after having paid for
his cargo. which he has bought in Ban.
gor on credit.
| After a ~h.le, he 60, through with hi.
calculations. aud drawing forth his hand
serchief, he carefully wiped the chalk
marks from the polished marble. and the
laz,ly rolled off The slab, into a perfec
li,le thicket Of lilies and honysuckles
which grew up in Wild Insurance along
side Of The tomb. His intention Was tu
get comfortable afternoon nap; bu, jus
as he was about to close his eyes, the
sound Of voice. near by, and approaching
still nearer. aroused hun: and momsn
after, two individuals whom he had o!el
seen since his arrival, seated themselves
on the very slab which he had go recently
occupied.
These two persons were-one, his ex
c.llency, Governor Van Shol,onbrrg. O
St. Thomas, and the other captain ot