The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-07-03
ABBEvnEBsc CAROLINA FRIDAY MORNING. JULY B. 1857

many years ago, the depot fol, the convicts
Of England. Low minds are always those
that bear malice the longest, and if not
able to accomplish Their revenge, they en-.
tail it to their next in kin, SO that some of
the hatred race may suffer for the acts of
| their ancestor or relations. Well, such af
person there happened to be, few years
ago, at the port of Sidney, where was stop
ping government officer, with tire insiic-
MIA Of rank conferred upon him by Her
Majesty, the Queen, decorating his breast.
Accompanying him was sweet little girl
ofsix summers, and, from the attention he
paid to the child, it was easy to Judge that
she was dear to him as ward, or bound
by the tie of relationship. This transport
spoken Of had suffered the laws penalty
from the judge-a brother ofthe officer
and he determined to wreak his long-pent
vengeance upon his relation.
"Years slipped by, and the girl budded
into womanhood, and the blossoms of the
summer flower wero not moro beautiful
than she.had grown. But grey hairs had
besprinkled the head Of her protector, and
with the increasing years his love for the
child had grown intense, as he saw each
expanding beauty other mind and person.
"Thc mansion occupied by the officer
stood upon the margin of the bay, and the
gardens extended to the waters edge.
The white sails of the vessel, as they float
ed upon its smooth surface, reflected back
their storm beaten hulls, and many hours
the young girl Sat Watching them as they
rode upon the tide. The guardian of the
girlhad been called away upon special du-
ty for few days, in tho interior of the
country, and the ennui of warm summer
afternoon had invited the fair girl to wan
der beneath the shade trees, or among the
flowers that bloomcd in luxuriant profusion
over the era of the garden space. She
had seated herself upon messy bank, to
Gull the choicest flowers of her selection to
form u bouquet for her protector, when
lulled by tho opiate of their fragrance, she
fell unconsciously asleep.
allow long she slept she docs not rcmem-
Der; but when she awoke, tho moon was
shining in the heavens, and its soft light fell
upon the earth. She arose, and was walk
ing up the broad avenue looking to tho
house, with her apron full of floral cuttings,
when rude hand was laid,upon her arm,
and handkerchief instantly pressed upon
her mouth to prevent her struggling cries.
The hideous embrace Of a swarthy ruffian,
and his threatening words, whispered in
her ears, caused her to swoon, and she was
borne unconsciously from the garden.
"When she aweke it was with a pain
full sensation in her head, and for hours she
could not bring her mind to realizessthe
change that had taken place. An attend
ant soon entered her room, and relieved
her of painful suspense, by informing her
that she was upon tile blue waves Of the
Pacific, and that the spreading sails of the
vessel were bearing herto distant land,
far from home and her protector. Her
body was weakened by the shock, and her
mind almost paralyzed with. the thought
of the unutterable, misery her absence
would cause him who had BEEN to her a
father, when upon his return, in place of
meeting his petted child and receiving her
welcome greeting, he would be told that
she WAS not to be found, and then his gray
hairs would wliiten to a frosty color, OF
perhaps he would fall :beueatll the stroke,
palsied old man. But tlie vessel sped
over the blue .wavesrponsits journey, and
thsinvalid was enable tosepend dsa fsw hours
each: day in; ;conyersatio with her purse,
from whom she learned that her. abduction
was, only to carry. out some scheme; ofyen.
geance premeditated upon the old officer
her protector. and she was being sent TO
California as The first step toward its ,ac.
complishment. ...5,,,.:a:; ( ;s2
ut was on 9 bright April morning, in
1850, that the bark sGuy" dropped anchor
in the harbor Of San francisco, and a quan
tity of goods on board being consigned tt
mercantile firm in the city, a clerk was
dispatched OF, board, and the gallant recep
tionlle met with from the master Of I'll,
vessel rather rablysinipressed him will
the selfish notion thathe was somebody
so, standing on tiptoe in the long -legget
boots which. encasel his inether extremitie
The reached TO that all-important article, hi
shirt collar, and, giving it a "boistipg twitch,
in nautical; phrase, to assure himself, III,
captain: and number Of females who occu
| pied the cabin where he had just transact
ed his business, that he was somebeay, III
looked around upon the ladies will, q ssies
to criticise, and with 4 rather more .eifiis6d
ldenca than tile. occasion c,lled for. sTh
j captain of the vessel isuoticed tho n1oyetnen,
i and whisperiagiy inquired sifs he wished Il
stputchase. q mistress, ~; lbs would sseii min
4 either of The aclassical mngsr present 10
4 tie ne,ninaE sniS al The cost 9ff Their pa,
Esars, Including 81 small bonus for $hifSssi
q s ssits &c ses sGsn, s Mas His laconic sssply.
2 and, aceosdinet twsiity or twenty Eve G
q as ssasiegats sepl sion 81 ths female kin