Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1859-03-10

ne lady was seated IN the stern of
the yawl Her baggage, consisting OF
five trunks, one Of which was very
large one, was safely deposited on board
and we pulled for the brig. Just as We
showed off, the dark stranger placed a
bag Of gold in my hands, bidding me d.
vide it among the officers and crew of
the brig, saying that the lady would pay
me nifty thousand francs of the passage
money when we got out of the harbor
This was generous, for the gold was
IN addition to the stipulated price, and |
congratulated myself upon finding so
good customer. The lady and her
baggage were safely placed on board,
and we stood out towards the open sea.
1t was still very dark, and we had no
beacon-light to guide us. We had not
sailed half an hour before the watch for
ward cried out
breakers ahead !"
Captain Faraday, who was at the
helm, put the brig about, and we stood
away from the dangerous shore. But
IN little time we felt the keel of the
brig grinding upon a rock, though, as
the wind was light, no harm was done
TO her. We put about again, but foe
had settled down upon the water, and
we could not find our way out of the
harbor. We begun to fear that we had
got into snare, and it did occur to me
that the dark stranger, who had caused
me SO much trepidation, was the Evil
One, and had led us into his trap.
There was no other course but to drop
the anchor and wait till the fog should
lift, and no sooner did the brig swing
round as she brought up to the cable,
than Madame Du Barre rushed upon
deck, filled with terror.
81 am lost if you delay p said she in
the accents of alarm.
eve have already run ashore twice,
Madame" | replied, "and we cannot
find the way out of the harbor in this
fog"
'Then / am lost %
"Nay, Madame, fear nothing we
pledge ourselves to protect you"
81 am already sentenced to the gull
lotlne, and the servants of the Directory
are searching for me -
They shall never find you"
There is cutter IN the harbor of
Dleppe, that may capture YOU"
'She cannot find us in this fog.''
mon Dieu - she exclaimed her teeth
chattering with terror.
'Do not fear, Madame. The daylight
will soon enable us to feel our way cut. .
We waited two hours for the fog to
lift, during which the lady suffered a
month OF agony and suspense. But,
with the daylight,we got up the anchor,
and, taking the direction as well as we
could from the chart and compass, we
made sail again, sounding as we went.
Fortune favored us, and about sunrise
the fog blew over, and we had clear
sea before us. Bnt the lifting of the
feg revealed to US the presence of the
cutter, which the lady SO much dreaded,
not half mile astern of us. Madame
Du Berre discovered the dreadful craft
from the stern windows, and rushed on
deck in despair.
"There is nothing to fear Madame -
| remarked soothingly.
God be with us - she exclaimed, as
water just astern Of us.
''She can do no harm We are out of
reach of her guns, and doubt not we
: can sail two miles to her one. Cap
tain Faraday," I observed to the cap
tain, who stood at the helm, can't you
put Oh more sail? The wind is fair,n
Ay, ay, Mr.. Harvrrd but that craft
oh TIC lot
To please the lady, rather than be-
cause it was necessary, we rugged our
studdlng sails, and flew through the wa
ter at the rate Of ten knots an hour.
gaining rapidly on the cutter, which
was no match for the Presby. With a
fair wind we run down the coast of En-
gland, still pursued by the saucy cutter,
though she could hardly keep sight of
US. Before night, we left her altogeth-
er, and the lady thanked God from her
heart for the good deliverance we had
had,
The brig was now out of the reach of
danger, and l had an opportunity to
consider the future, and to complete
some arrangements | had in view for
the comfort Of our passenger. But first,
all hands were called aft, and the gold
which the stranger had given me was
distributed among the officers and men,
each receiving share in proportion to
his rank. 1t made a very handsome
sum, even for the sailors, and when
Madame appeared on deck again, she
was yoeeferously cheered.
/ Madame I'm Rorro 1,oe - .,o,,,>o. -, I
beautiful woman. She spoke English
tluently, and cultivated the friendship
OF the captain and myself We were
1 charmed with her, and the gallant
Scotchman swore he would marry her
when we reached New York. i was
sorry to see any such amorous inclina-
tons, and reminded him of the rank of
the lady. He hooted at this, and said
she smiled upon him, and he believed
she loved him. He talked like fool
on this subject, though on other topics
he was very sensible pc son. l eau
toned him very earnestly not to forget
himself, and to be as respectful to her
as though she were the Queen of En-
gland.
In the cabin of the Presby were two
large state-rooms, one of which had
been occupied by the captain and the
other by me: but l resigned mine to
the use of Madame Du Barre. The
mates and myself had fitted up Temporal
} ry berths in the Storage, which com
r municated by low door with the cab
III. This had been done that the lady
might feel secure, and have the entire
e use OF the cabin, though the captain and
' myself had free access to it.
On the fourth day out, violent gale
:, sprung up, which kept the captain OIL