The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-11-16

white--or he would not be so careful to
keep me from seeing her-but l saw her
last highland her face was uncovered
yes she was white too-as white as my
Anne across the Ocean. The men saw
her too-they did not wan! to push off
yes, yes see through it now. Jack now
approached and put stop to his thoughts,
or changed them to himself.
"Well Captain, what do you think of
Carl's negres's."
Il don't think at all, 1 know she is
white ~
ayes, and so do l, Captain, and she
is beautiful"
"Well, Jack. tell you what, we must
save hers
"That is so, Captain, and 1 expect
there will have to be something done at
once and we will knock him on the head
If necessary"
"Oh, no, Jack, we will not do that, but
we will put her ashore in the morning and
send her home"
Likely, Captain"
"Why not certain?"
"Do You see that ship yonder?"
ayes, what of her?"
s'Look out!"
"What do you mean! Jack"
"She is after US "
"How do you krow?"
"Do you see that boat there? Captain"
"Gods! there is a boat, sounding for
water in order to get in gun shot of u.s."
"That is so, Captain
"What will we do2"
"Escape."
"How?"
"Run in shallow water"
Call up the men, Jack, and weigh the
anchor, and we will be off,
In remarkably short time the vessel
was under way. Jack was at the helm,
and he knew every sand bank and shoaI
along the coast. They were right in their
predictions, for the ship which was large
one was in pursuit. The little bark, un-
der Jacks guidance, slipped along close
to the land; and the Captain and Carl
walked the deck watching the pursuer
anxiously.
"She is coming" said the Captain.
"She wont come loEg, growled Jack. v
The Captain looked at Carl, who was
walking the deck in great agitation.
II say Jack, why don't she stop?"
Goods! Captain, 1 don't know, she is
gaining on US very fast"
"You must ground her."
Il will, if she draws any water, which
I doubt God help US, poor devils, i
she catches u.s." Jack now ran in mucf
closer to the land in more shallow water
but still the large looking ship came Oh
gaining every moment.
Now those dark vissged, and darl
: deed>d men looked at each other in won
der and dismay, and many wild though:
ran through their brains. The Captain
thought of his Anne, away across tn
6eep waters, and for whose hand he wa
l undergoing all these perils, and of hoy
: she would mourn if he never returned
| Then he thought of the lost one, on boar
lost to friends, lost to the world, lost
! all, save virtue.
j Carl also thought of the one on board
q and how he would be disappointed. Jack
thoughts ran on escaping, and how man
q time before he had been in danger an
c had escaped.
), There was still another in that shi
. thinking-down in the little cabin, on he
: knees praying-praying that the ship sh
t heard the men on deck speak of migf
b overtake them. Perhaps they were he
o friends, who had heard of her place of in
d prisonment, and were coming to her rel
r cue Then all the dangers she had pa
e sed through came into her mind, an
d how much more before she could be fire,
d Alas! when would that be? the though
1t sickened her, and she clasped her hea
with her hands and tried, vain attemp
It IL crush thought out of existence.