Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-03-25

| have another singular confession t
make; I hardly expect anybody to be
lisve me when I mention the circum
stance---but il il not the less the plan
: truth that, even in the midst of tina
| frightfnl situation, / felt for feW mo
tments, sensation of happiness while
Miss Maryon's hand was holding tn
paper on my breast, and while her lip
were telling me thar thsrs was secre
between US which we were TO keep to
gether.
i The Pirate Captain carried the signet
paper at once to his mate.
eco back TO the Island,' be says, 'ane
nail that with your hands on tie lid o
the largest chest. There is no occasion
to hurry the business Of shipp5ng tn,
Treasure, because there il nobod in til.
Island TO make signals that may draw
attention TO it from the sea have
provided for that; and have provided
for the chance of your being oufman'
covered afterwards, by English, or other
cruisers. Here are your sailing oflers,
(he took them from his pocket While he
1 spoke,) your directions for the diaPosal
of the Treasure, and your appointment
Of the day and the place for communica
ting again with me and my prisoners
| have done my part--go you, now and
do yours
/ Hearing the clearnsss with which he
gave his orders; knowing what the devil
ish scheme that he had invented fer pre-
venting the recovery of the Treasure
even if our ships happened to met and
capture the pirates at sea; remembering
what the look and the speech Of him had
been, when he put his pistol tony head
and Tom Packers; | began to under
stand how it was this little, weak, weazen
wicked spider had got the first place
and kept it among the villains about
him. 80
The mate moved of, with his orders
towards the sea. Before he get there
the Pirate Captain beckoned mother Of
the crew to come to him; and spoke a
few words,in his own, or some other
foreign language. / guessed what they
meant, when / saw thirty of the pirates
told off together, and set in i circle all
round as. The rest were marched away
after the mate. In the same manner
the Sambos were divided next. Ten,
including Christian George King, were
left with us; and the others were sent
down to the canoes. When this had
been done, the Pirate Captain looked at
his watch; pointed to some trees, about
mile off, which friaged the land as il
rose from the beach; said to an American
among the pirates round us, who seem.
ed to hold the place of second mate, In
tive hours from this time,' and then
walked away briskly, with some Of his
men after him, to some baggage piled
up below US on the beach.
shady place under the trees, and allowed
to sit down there, in the ccol, with our
guard in ring round us. Feeling Ger
tain from what saw, and from what
knew to be contained in the written pa
per signed by Miss Maryon; that we
were on the point of undertaking q lone
journey upsthe country, anxiously ex
amined my fellow prisoners to see how
fit they looked for encountering bodily
hardships and fatigue; to say nothing Of
mental suspense and terror, over and
above.
With all possible respect for an officia
gentleman, must admit, that Mr.. Com
missioner Pordage struck me as being
beyond any comparison, the most help
! less Individual in our unfortunate compa-
ny. What with the fright he had suffer,
ed, the danger he had gone through, and
the bewilderment of finding himself torn
clean away from his safe Government,
moorings, his poor unfortunate brains
seemed to be as completely discomposeG
as his diplomatic coat. He was perfect
ly harmless and quiet, but also perfectly
light-headed-as anybody could discover
who looked at his dazed eyes or listened
to his Numbering talk. | tried hin
with word or two about our miserable
situation; thinking that if any subject
! would get trife of sense out of him, i
must surely be that.
you will Observe said Mr.. Pordage
/ looking at the torn cuffs of his Diploma
| tic coat instead of at me, that canno
take cognizance of our situation. NJ
: memorandum of it has been drawn up
;, no report in connection with it has beer
presented to me. l cannot possibly rec
ognize it until the necessary minutes ant
memorandum and reports have reached
me through the proper channels. Wbel
our miserable situation presents itself t
me, on paper, l shall bring it under tn
notice of Government, and Government
/, after proper interval, will bring it bacl
again under my notice; and then / shal
have something to say about it. Not
minute before-no, my man, not min
ute hsforsn
Speaking of Mr.. Pordage's wanderin;
of mind, reminds me that1t is necsssar,
to say a word next, about the much NOR,
serious case of SERGEANT Drooce. TIL
D cut on his head, acted on by the heat @
' the climate, had driven him, to all ap
8 pearances, stark mad. Besides the dan
ger to himself, ifhe broke out before tn
q pirates, there was the danger to the VIC
+ men and chilkren, oftrusting him anon
them-a misfortune which in our cap
. tive condition, it was impossible to 9
!. void. Most providsntially, howevel
' las / found on inquiry Tom Paekel
who had saved his life, had a power {
e controlling him, which none of the res
D possessed. Some shattered recollectio
Il of the manner in which he had bee
: saved from death, seemed to be still LEI
in corner of his memory. Wheneve
J. he showed symptoms of breaking out
It Tom looked at him, and repeated wit
hand and arm the action of cutting on
/ right and left which had been the mean
/ of saving the serjeant. On seeing ths
# Drooce always huddled himself up clos
l.. IN en- u u