Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-02-24

to lose! SalQ tne Lleutenaut al
: there was a strange gieam in b
wild restless eyes, and a nervor
G popularity in his gesture.
1t was unnoticed by the Captai
or if noticed evidently conside
ed the ijiosy of an arder
temperament--a he replied, wit
! satifaction expressed in his voice
s.True, true! l fear you will fin
: matters in somewhat confused STATE
but you can send forward for me
any moment"
They passed beyond my heari ng
and leisurely ascended to the hurri
canoe deck to enjoy a siesta ant
cigar for an hour, after which
sought out my state room; found
entered, closed the door-and wa
on the point of congratu lating my
self on having been made able tt
sec ure it, when my attention wa'
arrested by the earnest intonation:
of a musical voice of peculiar beauty
one that never could be afterwart
forgotten, though heard mid the
wila beauty and grandeur of al
ocean storm; the roar and carnage
of battle. or the discordant murmurs
Of an assembled universe! Spell
bound, / lis tened:
"Oh, sir, whosoever you are, fol
the love of Heaven, assist ME to get
out Of this room-at once! Our safe.
ty-aye the Hves of every one on
board are pending; l shudder to
think-perhaps the issue Of e few
moments :"
There was an indescribable earn
estness in the utterance of the words
that thrilled me to the soul. To
think was to act, and knowing by The
sound that only a thin hoard parti-
ton separated me from the fair plead
er-for that that she scas far l
would have staked my existence
Immediately drew my heavy "bowi,,
and first assuring her Of a speedy de-
Iiverance, commenced cutting away
at the top of one Of the boards.
In two minutes it was loose-in
four took it out and stepped through
the opening.
What a picture was revealed!
Seated on low stool, with auburn
ringlets floating over shoulders of ala
baster whiteness,
'In all the wildness Of dishe1eled charms!''
was a gioriously beautiful maiden OF
seemingly not over seventeen sum
mers, and eyes as bright as the jew
els of a regal diadem.
Her hands were tied behind, and IN
her struggles to free herself, The deli
cate flesh was cruelty lacerated.
One stroke Of my knife and the
chords were severed in an instant,
and observing the increasing palor OF
her features, quicker than it takes me
to tell it, l had caught her in my
arms, and borne her through the en-
trance which my good blade had eff
fected. To dash open the window,
and to lave her feverish brow with
water, was but the work of a moment
She soon revived, and to my eager
questioning as to the cause of hel
painful situation replied, that all hel
family had fallen victims to the chol-
era with the exception OF her eldest
4 brother, who had recovered from the
disease only TO exhibit symptoms o.
that dark anomaly Of the human
mind-insauity. That she had used
her utmost influence with her brother
to get him TO visit the North, hoping
that the change of climate and-tht
travel would completely restore hin
to his former strong mind and health
That an hour before he bad come Il
her room with a stout cord in hi:
hand and said in playful manner
that he must tie her up. Appre
hending no evil she had not objected
| to what she supposed to be one Of BIZ
vagaries, but when he drew revoly
Ter, and tod her that the first words
she spoke would be her last! then sh,
became alarmed, and begged to b.
released. With a strange calmnes'
and voice which brooked 10 reply, b,
commanded her to silence and stating
that he vas an emissary Of Satan
duly commissioned to drive the steam
er to hel,* locked the door and de
parted. '.a g4ss IS
She paused, and faint smile shon'
! through her tears, like the sunshin,
lin midsummer rain. = .r,.eSi, s..
A light dawned upon my mind J.