New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-03

al :, ~ ca, SinIy n We we're in par; Of the
eouutgy tia; VS. never - ceioTr. VIC - a. =.
dark Ioai through thick forest. On inc sn ~ ~.
tn road, n c.re-rg Z, sie)j an cd mouse VIZ"
us burtiu in 4 iou-sr win 'oV. ,
Co OF il there SAID the william, putting ne
pisti 10 the tack Of my head. A the door s'oo a'
went IN 70 \ barrow. dark passage the h'S a. - ~
while az nv back He opened door 90 tie eil SIG,
and inside me go into dark room. Just then tne
unfortunate child tina. rad been moving rest'essty
began 10 wall Wen it might, poor starved thing
What's that says the miscEsaat, uAdei LIS
breath ard stopping short $1,000
"'I. ANT nothing sir. says L. ard 'hush-h-h 10
the heby. But the poor little wretch raised squat.
a.. " hs. is the NE anirg of this ? says he. Where
d;d that child come from Why the demon don you
sneak and with that be seized me again by the
scrutf Of the neck ard shook me.
"'Oh. Master for the love of heaven don't, says !,
this il only poor, urfortne. infant IS IL parents
wanted TO get outen the way, and hired me to take
care on. And have hal it wrapped up under my
vher put il 10 sleep in the corner.
"'Humph and you had tho. child concealed unier
your shawl when fire; stopped you IN the woods
a. In course, Master says
"'Nhose is i =
a. Master, Gays /, 'ts-ts deau secret ioi
hsddent another lie ready.
HE broke ont into a rude, scornidl iaugn, anu
seemed rot / alt TO believe me and yet no, 70 care
about questioning me too closely. He msde me CIV
down then in the dark ard went out and turned the
put 10 the bsbys lips TO quiet ITS pans OF nnnsel
Then heard whispering in the next room. NoWm
eyesieht was good but TO make up ior oeeNe
had the shSrpest ears that ever YVES, ana don ttuH
any body coula have ne ard that whispering but me-
saw little glmmer of light through the chinks that
showed me where the door was, aud 50 creeped up
10 il ard put my ear 10 the keyhole San they WINS
pered so low that ears could O. heard them but my
sharp ones. The first words that heard GOOD, WAS
grunbGng voice asking:
80 How old ~
Fity-more or less, bat strong, active, good
nurse and a very light mulatto, Gays my William
voice.
40 Hum-too old, says the other.
"'But will throw the child in.
4" low, cracking lsush the only answer. .,
You mean that would be only bother. Well, l
want to get rid of the pair OF them SAID my "'Aian'
so rsule the price You are willing TO give.
"'Cspn YOU ard me have had too many trfnsac-
tons tcgt tber to make sny umrery abont TINS You
want 10 get shet o them pair. ! haint no objections
TO turning an honest penny so Jest make out Tue P-
pers-bill q sale the oman Kate, or whatsoever her
nsme may be- and the child, with any price you please,
SO it is only make. believe price and II engage to
take her away and make the most can Of them 10 the
'oman and chld-scsrcey fair profit on the expense
O. tskn' Of her ont. Now, "a moneys no ooJectto
you, Capn-'
"'Very we'll have your own way, only don't let
tba, woman escape and return, for If you do
"'I understand, Capni but | reckon you needn't
threaten, for if you could blow newly would re-
turn You the same favor said the other, raising his
voice ard laughing aloud.
40 BE quiet, fool, or come away firther-here.
And the two williams moved out of my hearing.
II should o. been uneasy master, If it hadn't been
the oman they were talking about was named Kate,
ard that wan my name, which were well oekno"n
TO be Nancy
Presently heard the carriage drive away aud
almost mediatey after the door was unlocked, and
great big black bearded and black.headed beast oi
inflian came in, and says he
"Wel, my woman, mad you had any supper
ono sad l. L haint and eff / N to stay here any
Ter eth of time Id be obeeged to you TO let me have
some hot water and milk to make pap for tns perish
ing baby
" Follow me- says be.
"And he took me into the kitchen at the back Of the
house. where there was q fire in the fireplace, ami
cupboard with all that needed Well, sar not 10 tire
you, made nursing bottle for the baby, and fed 1t.
And then got something for my own supper or rather
breakfast for il was now the dawn OF day. Well,
sir | thought would try TO get out ard look about
myself to see what the neighborhood looked like by
daylight but when ] tired the door, found myself
locked up close prisoner. looked out of the win
dow and SAW nothing but little back yard closed in
by the woods. tired to raise the sash, but it WAS
nsied down. The black headed monster came in Just
about that minute, and seeing what was ADDING OF,
says he:
What am ! stopped here for p says /; a free
oman says l. a-'vented of going about her own
bu.ines says |.
- But be only laughed aloud, CRACKING, ecOrnfu
laugh end went ont, turning the key after hun.
80 little after sunrise, old, dried no. spteful
looking bag of a womsn came in, and began to get
breakfast.
What am kept here for ? Gays | to her.
But she took notice at all; nor could l get 80
much single word Ouen her. In fact, master, the
title oman deaf an dumb
Well, sir, 10 be short, was kept in that place all
day long, ana when night come was druv into shay
at the point Of the pist and ratified along as fast
the horses could gaop over q road as knew nothing
Of. We changed horses wunstor twict and Just about
the dam Of day we come to broad river with
vessel lsyir TO- not far from the shore.
"As soon as the shay druv down on the sands, the
william as had run away with me puts a pipe 70 his
wlainous mouth and blows Ike mad. Somebody
else blowed back from the vessel. Then a boat was
put fl and rowed ashore. was forced 10 get into u
and folered by the william. We WAS rowed 70 the
vessel and was druv up the ladder on TO the decks.
And there, master right atore my own looking eyes,
me and the baby was traded of to the captain. IL
for me 10 'splain or spostuate. wan
b'ieved. The villain as had stole me got back intO
the boat and went ssbore, and him get into the
shay and drive away. IL use for me to howl aud
cry, though ] did botn, for couldn't even hear my
self for the swearing OF the captain and the noise OF
the crew. they gettln OF the vessel under
way. Well, cir, we sailed down taat river and out to
Now, cir come a strange providence, which the
the very thoughts OF II might convert heather We
had been 10 sea about We days dreadful storm
roaring Of the wind the raging of the sea, the leap
ing OF the waves, and the rocking Of that vessel
and every in while, and ship all solaze with
the blncpg ightnipg-wss thing to see, not 70 hear
tel of tel you, marster, that looked ike the wrath
Of God And then the cursing and swearing end
bawlpg Of the captain aud the crew, as they we're
stakn in Of sail, enough to raise ones hair On
their head! | Rugged the baby to my breast-ard
wen. to praying a. lard as ever / could pray.
Presently felt an awful shock, as If Heaven and
earth had come together and then everybody scream
ing She's struck She's struck / tet the vessel
trembling Ike live creetur, and the water pouring
in everywhere. Rugged the babe and scrambled up
the con psnion way TO the deck. 1t pitch dark,
and heard every rushing toward one side Of the