The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-22

liam wouldn't give cent. He told my
william as lie called Captain, that he'd
take EN- of his hands and no more. Aud
then they threatened each ether, and went
out o my hearin.' And in the mornin'
the new william came and took me and the
child off in a suay and drove down long
way to the beach, and hailed vessel on
the river and took us aboard and sold us |
to the Captain right afore my eyes; and |
then went ashore, and we was carried off |
out to sea, though / cried, and splained
aud 'spostulated all the time.
"Now, sir, come strange providence,
which the very thoughts of it might con-
vert heather. We had been to sea
about five days when dreadful storm riz.
] tell you marster, that looked like the
wrath of God | Rugged the baby to my
breast and went to praying as hard as
ever could pray.
presently felt an awful shock, as if
Heaven and earth had come together,
and then every screaming, She's struck
She's struck" / feltthe vessel trembling
like live creeter, and the water pour
ing in everywhere. l Rugged the babe
and scrambled up the companion way to
the deck. 1t was pitch dark, and / heard
every man rushing toward one side of
the vessel
"a fash of lightning that made every
thing as bright as day again, showed me
that they were all taking to the boat.
rushed after, calling to them to save me
and the baby. But no one seemed to
hear me they were all too busy trying to
save themselves and keep others out of
the boat, aud cursing and swearing and
hollering that there was ne moe room
that the boat would be swamped, and so
on. The end was, that all who could
crowd into the boat did So And me and
the baby and poor sailor lad and the
black cook were left behind to perish.
but, marster, as it turned out, we as
was left to die were the only ones saved.
We watched after that boat with longing
eyes, though We could only see it when
the lightning flashed. And every time
we saw it it was farther off. At last,
marster, fash of lightning showed us the
boat as far off as ever We could see her,
capsizrd and beaten hither and thither by
the wild waves-its crew had persisted.
"Marster, as soon as the sea had swal-
lowed up that wicked captain and crew,
the wind died away, the waves fell, and
the storm lulled--just as if it had done
what it was sent to do and was satisfied
The wreck-where We poor forlorn ones
stood-the wreck that had shivered and
trembled with every wave that struck it
until We had feared it would break up
every minute, became still and firm on its
sandbar as a house On dry land.
daylight came at last And a little
after sunrise wesaw sail bearing down
upon US. I'VE could not signal the sail,
but by the mercy of Providence she saw
US and lay tc, and sent eff boat, and
| picked US up and took Us on board-,ne
and the baby and the cook and the sailor
lad.
eft was foreign vessel, and We could
not understand word they said, nor they
US. All we could do was by signs. But
they were very good to us, dried eur
clothes and gave us breakfast, and made
us lie down and rest. And then put about
and continued their course. The sailor
lad-tIerbert Greyson--soon found out
aud told me they were bound for New
York. And, in fact, marster, in about
ten days we made that port.
"Well, marster, aiut a gwine to both
err you with telling you of how toiled and
struggled .along in that great city-frst
living out as a servant, and afterwards
renting room and taking in washing and
ironing-aye how toiied and struggled
Observation-Disclosures, hoping for the
time to come when ! should be able to re-
turn to this neig borhood, where | was
known, and expose the evil deeds OF them
williams, and for this cause lived on toll
ing and struggling, and laying up money
penny by penny
'sNo one ever helped NE but the lad
Herbert Greyson. Whenever he came
from sea; he sought ne out, and made
little present to me or Cap.
| Cap, marster, was Capitola, the child.
| The reason | gave her that name was be-
cause on that ring | had drawn from the
masked mothers hand were the twonames
Eugene-Gapitola.
| "Well, marster, the last time Herbert
Grcyson come home, he gave me five dol
lars, and that, with what had saved, was
enough to pay my passage to Norfolk.
Il let my little Cap in the care of the
people Of the house-she was big enough
to pay for her keep in wora-ana took
passage for Norfolk. When | 90. there
| felt ILL., spent all my money, and was at
las: taken to the poor house. Six months
passed away before | was discharged, and
then six more before had earned and
saved money enough to pay my way On
here
II reached here three days ago, and
found a wheat field growing where my
cottage fire used to burn. and all my old
cronies dead, all except old Hat who has
received and given Inc shelter. Sir, my
story is done make what You can OF it,
said the Invalid, sinking down in her bed
as if utterly exhausted.
| Old Hurricane, whose countenance had
expressed emotions as powerful as they
were various while listening TO this tale,
now arose, stepped cautiously to the door,
drew the bolt, and coming back, bent his
head and asked
"What more of the child 2"
"Cap. sir? | have not heard a word
of Cap since left her to try and hunt out
her friends. But any one interested III
her might inquire for her at Mrs. Sim
mons, laundress, No : Rag Alley.
lyon say the name upon that ring were
-Eugene-Capitola 2
eyes, sir, they were.
"Haye you that ring about you!
"No, master. l thought it was best
in case of accidents, to leave it with the
child"
"Haye you told her any part of this
strange history y
.No master, nor limited it: she was too
young for such confidence.
"You were right. Had she any mark
| about her person by which she could be