Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-02-23

1 hity dollars. bat tOther william would ~ giv
cent. He Told my william. A. ne called Cap
tain. ths. he'd take EN- of his hands asa 20
more. And then they threatened each other
and went out o my hearing And in the ~ rn-
in the new william csme and took me aud the
ehlid IF m a snsy aud drove down a long war
/ TO the beach. and hailed a vessel on the river
and took u aboard and sold u 10 the eartsin
right Store my eyes, and then went ashore.
and splainej. and spostulated all the time
wow, sir. come a strange providence, which
the tie very thoughts of il might convert
heathenl We had been 10 sea about FIVE DAYS
when dreadful storsa rix. | tell Won. mars
ter. that looked like the wrath ofGsdi ! hug.
ged the baby 30 my breast--snd went 10 pray
ing a. heard a. ever could pray.
Presently | felt an awful shock" a. II
Heaven and earth had come together. and then
every body screaming. She's strochi Shes
struck felt the vessel trembling like a live
creetnr. and the water porring in every " herr
| hugged the babe aud scresmhlei np the CON.
panion wsy TO the dsck Il vas pitch dark.
and heard every man rushing toward on.
ii le he vessel
a fash Of lightning. that made everything
as bright a. day again showed me that they
were all taking - the boat rushed after.
calling 10 them 10 save me and the baby Bot
no one seemed 10 hear me. they vcf. all too
busy trying 20 save themselves aud keep 9th
ers out Of the boat AID cur~ing and swearing
and hollering that there was a. more room-
that the boat would he swanped aud on -
/ The end was that NIL who coaii crowd into
the boa, did %. Aud mc and the bshy and
poor sailor lad and the black cook were left
behind 10 perish.
But. msr,ter, 50 il turael or', we as was
left to die, wee The only ones saved. W
watched after that boat wiki longing eyes
III ugh We could only see IL. /; VA farther of
At last. marster. a fash of Lightning. showed
us the boat as far of n ever Ne could see her
cspsred and beaten hither and thi;her by the
Wild waves--its crew had perished
"Mars,er, "a soon as the sea bad swallowed
mp that wicked captain and crew. the wind
died away. the waves fell and tho storm lullcd
Just NJ if y had done what IL was sent 20 4 4,
and was satisfied. The wreck shiye-ed and
ltremiied With every wave that struck it--uniil
we had feared il would break up every minute
became still a d firm on its sanbar. a. house
on dry land.
Daylight came sl last And little after
sunrise Ne saw y sail bearing down upon "
We couli no, signal he the sail. hnt by the
mercy nf providen she saw ~ and lay TO- and
sent off boat, and picked us up and t'ok ~
on board--mc and the baby. and the cook and
the sailor lad
"Itwns n foreign vessel and We could not
understand n word they SAID, nor they u.s.
! All we could do Was by signs 8ut they were
very good 10 u.s. dried onr clothes and gave Us
breakfast. and made us lie down and rest
And then put about and continned their course
The sailor lad--llerbert Gre,son--soon found
out and told me they were bound for N y
And in fact. msrster, in abou, ten days We
made that port.
We'll. rnsrs,e aiut gvine TO bother you
with telling Won how toiled and struggled
long in that great city--frst living out as n
servant, and a;terv ards renting a room and Ia
Hog in washing and iropng--aye. how |
toiled and nygled--for--ien long
hoping for the time h. come when should be
able 10 return 10 this neighborhood, where
was known, and expose the evil deeds OF them
: williams. and for this cause | lived on toillur
and struggling and laying up money penny
by penny.
mo one ever helped ne bat the lad Her
D ert C,revson Whenever he came from sea
he sought nae out. AMI made litile pressn
10 me or Cap.
+ "Cap. marsler. wa. Cspitoln. the child Tn,
reason gave her that name was because OF
\ that ring had drawn from the masked moth
er's hand we're the two namcs-Eugene--C Capi
, ltola.
! well. msrsier, the last time Herbert Grey
Z son came home. h. gave M Eve dollars. an'
that with what had saved. wss enough /;
pay nv passage 10 Norfolk
Il left my little Cap in the erae Of the peo
= pie ot the house--shc was big enough 10 pa
= Tor her keep in work--and took passage f.
y Norfolk when got there I fell III spen, a
\ my money. aud VA Mt last taken 10 The poo'
house SIX months passad away before | va
discharged aud then six more before Ia
earned and saved money enough pay ~
way on here
81 II reached here three days ago. and fann
a wheat field growing where my cottsgc h'
~ used to burn, and all my old cronio~ dead. a
except old Hat. who has received and give
y me shelter. SIR, my story i doee-slas
what YOU can OF a." said the invalid. s.nkin
= down IN hef bed "a IL utisrlf exhausted.
er Old Hsrricane, whose countenauce had -
or pressed emotions a. po~effal a. they we're y
&c nous while listening 10 this tale, now aros
te stepped cautiously 10 the door. drew the bol
an and coming back. bent his head aud asked
What more of the chiidG"
"Cap. siff have not heard a word Of o.
a, since left hcrto try and hunt out hef friend
TO But any one Interested IN her might irani
ly for her al Mrs. simmons, laundress. No.
! Rag Alley"
al you .ay the names upon that rins were
he Eogene-Capitolaf'
ln Yes. sir. they were
Have you that ring about your
be mo. master. thoagbt Il best. In case
'of accident. to leave Il with the child"
~ Have You told Der any part OF his s'Fap
ed lhi.'orst"
IT. NO master. not tin,ei Il: che vas
I'D vousg Tor such a confidence
10 "You we're right. Had she any mark abb
her person ny which she could be ideutihes
der Yes. master. very strange one. ln
middle Of her ieft palm the perfect ini'
n OF CRIMSON hand. about half an iDch
sed length. There VAS also another. herh
Grey scn. 70 please me. marked upon her
- arm IN lndis ink her nan- ard birthda,
the .Capi,ola. Oct 3l.,. ls32
be hight. Non tell me. my good soul.
and you kuow, from what you were enabled
observe. What house tha. vas where Capt.
q, IVES bornf"
laot Il ara en- ny cath. No. sir DO not kS
Tsf but"
had You suspect
inc The aomsn nodded.
IL II Il, was---" /" said Old H-rricsne, stopT
aud Uhi~periug name thai WAS heard bs
aied or- but the sick woman.
IN She nodded again. with = look Of irt'
Does your old hostess here. Hat. know
suspect anything Of this storyt" inquired
reu' or w zrf eld
NO, a word No soul but yourself
ugh. heard nl'
. DOT That right. Still be discreet If
H. would have the wicked paaishei and the
ssnt nec~as protected. be silent aud wary. l
ha no snxiety about the glrl. What man ca
by Tor her will DO an1 quickly. And
eafd good crpatrre. days actnally davnFng.
eye saust seek repose. And must cali tho
OF Il n aud return home lwili send Mrs. G.
ever meut over with food. wine. med cine,
have ing. and every Comfort thai your canditl