Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-04-29

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but not the money. Captain Carton
looked at me very attentively, and step
Eped back, and moved away. made him
flny bow rs he stepped back, to thank
him for being so delicate.
No, miss, said |, i think it would
/ break my heart to accept ofmoney. But
I1tyou could condescend to give to a man
so ignorant and common as myself, any
little thing you have worn-such as .
bit OF ribbon
! She took ring from her finger, and
4put il in my hand. And she rested hen
hand in mine, while she. said these
words:
i 'Fhe brave gentlemen of old-but not
| one OF theln was Drawer, OF had a nobleI
nature than yoa--tooll such gifts from
4 ladies, apd did all their good actions foi
the giyers' sakes If You win do yours
tor mine; / shall think with pride that
continue to have some share in the life
OF a gallant and generous man
| For the second time in my life, she
! kissed my hand. I made so bold. foi
1.-THE first time, as to kiss hers; and tied
the ring at my breast, and fell back tc
my place. 4st
Then, the horse-litter went out at the
gate, with SERGEANT Droooe in il; and the
horse-litter went cont atthe gate with Mrs
Belltott in it; and Lieutenant hinder
word gave the word of command
f'Quick lnarch.a and,we cheeTed and cried
tor, we went out Of the gate too, march.
1ing along the level plain towards the
serene blue Sky Us if we were marching
straight TO Heaven.
IT, When have added here that the
Pirate scheme was blown to shivcrs, by
the Pirate ship which had the Treasure
on board being SO vigorously attacked
by one OF Ills Majesty'S cruisers. among
the West India Keys, and being so
tswiftly boarded and carried, that nobo-
dy suspected anything aBeut the scheme
until three-fourths OF the Pirates were
killed, and the other fourth were in irons
+ and the Treasure was recovered; l come
to the last singular confession / have
got to make.
tits this. | well knew what an inn
tmense and hopeless distance there was
between me and Miss Maryon; | well
knew that that was no filter company
fol- her than | was for the angels; I well
knew that She was as high above my
reach as thc sky over nay head; and vet
| loved her. What put it in my low
heart TO be SO daring, OF whether such
| a thing ever happened before or since,
as that q man so uninstructed and OBJ
tscure as myself got his unhappythoughts
lifted up to such a Height, while know
ling very we'll how presumptuous and i'm
fpossIble 10 be realized they were, / am
unable TO say; still, the suffering to me
was just as great as if had been gen
tleman. | suffered agony / suffered
hard, and suffered long. | thought Of
her last words to. me, however, and
| diSgraceol them. II it had not been for
those dear words, think | should have
! lost my$elfin despair and rccklessness.
The ring will be found lying on my
heart. of.cotirSe, and will be laid with
me whereyerI am laid, am getting
on in years now, though | am able and
hearty. / was recommended for pro
motion, and everything was done to
reward me that could be done; but, my
total want Of all learning stood in my
way, and | found myself so completely
ont Of the road to it, that / could not
conquer any learning though tried. I
was long III the service, and | respected
it, and was respected in ii, and the ser
vice is dear to me ut this present hour.
At this present hour, when give this
out to my Lady to he written down, all
my old pain has sotterod away, and
am as happy as a man can be, at this
presents fine old countrv-house Of Admit
raj Sir George Carton, Baronet. 1t was
my Lady Carton who herself sought'me
out, over great many miles Of the wide
world, aud found me in Hospital wound
ed, aud brought lne here 1t is my La
dy Carton who writes down my words.
My Lady was Miss Naryon. And now,
that conclude what I had to tell, / see
my Lady's honored Grey hair droop over
her face, as she leans little lower at
her desk; and ! feryently thank her for
being so tender as | see she is, towards
the past pain and trouble of her poor,
old, faithful, humble soldier.