The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-06-15

Such is the effect that the continual presence 0
death has upon them, that they learn to expect
their turn will be next, and when they speak
it is with gloon; they never smile.
. Adams fishing boat had been taken by the
enemy, and since that he had devoted bis ener
gies TO his country. He was chiefly employed
in carrying information from post to post, scout
ing, &C., branch Of business for which he was
by no means poorly fitted. 1t was upon an er.
rand of this kind that he was engaged at the
Point a name bestowed by the inhabitants up
on tongue of land ju tin: into the bay, about
Eve miles south of Havre-de Grace.
, Is that o'Neil at the battery?" inquired
George, breaking the silence.
That's hin--he'S watching all the time
| never see him sleepin'."
HE is true patriot, ard brave man." saic
: George, and they again relapsed into silence.
And we'll did Lieut.. Manton speak the truth
when he uttered those words, for braver mar
and truer patriot never breathed the free all
Of America than old John O'Ncii, the school
teacher of Havre.de-Grare. He had abandon.
ed his Eliternian home, where his countrymnn
were born down by the iron heel OF British ~.
rannv. and fed to find protection under oui
"bright Stars and broad stripes,'' where he now
stood, arms in hand against the opprqssors o
his native as well his adopted country See hin
as he psuses in his round and gufes far away
DER the misty deep to his Irish home where
/ millions Of his down-trodden countrymen
4 Sleep long Erin's green shore "
the life blood ground out by despotism. The
moon is sinking down below the gloomy hills
brushing tear away, started by the thoughts
OF other days across the waves he turns to
greet Abrams and the Lieutenant, who stopped
be fore him
\ "Well, friends-I know ye sre-what news
Dull work this--perambulating back and forth
mot even cat stirring"
"Quiet enough, that's fact" rejoined George
''but here is Abrams, Just from the Point, per.
haps he has news-enough, promise"
AYE, and dark enough too, at that,' said
Abrams. goomiy "and before noon to morrow,
we'll have it hot enough"
"What!" exclaimed ONeil and Manton in a
breath ". " F
"Why, say that before many more hours
pass away, Coihmn md his he'll hounds wiR be
rpm H,ve.de- Gyacci"
"Why did you not tell me that before" said
George, harriedly, perhaps there is some mis-
take"
You've followed the sea long enough to know
7 can't be mistaken, when you've heard what
I've saw. And If it wasn't for that storm
brewing over there among the hills, they would
now he ha'terlng away at me town
I "en, Saa Ne'' stowIy'-',eIe was
calm, c"'d, decided earnes'ness IN MS voice.
we 'hree are here--we snail conSt''u'e conh.
Gil OF war lor the rest No" tel US an aoou'
IT.
"You see" said the old fisherman, rolling his
'ooacco qn,d rom one corner Q, ms hl,u'h ~
the other, | laid at the Point all day, ard was
lust beginning to THINK It was no use, ara mat
urght as well go back when sp'ed 'he low
yellow hhl' OF CocKnurn's era" coming 'o"''u
TO the leeward of Sharp's lSlandci am not NJ,
n'siakenIPve marked 'hem an. one was 'oI,
lowed ny her three companions m close c'mpa,
ny ana one o, 'heH-,"e "ii'"''nueu y
ny that co"ardly deV,t fafKer, me man Una,
rohbed me o, my SMACK ne zee, me .eI
ia'o 10" N 'he tn,cS nruH"' nv" '"ey oa,ns
nearer knoweo mere "ooid DC 'h.nue' 'ne anu nl
heh'h'ng oe"re li'oi1'n, F"u my u'u', ""'S
knowea VI ZOO, nor as expected, .ney ancho'e1
70 "'nuWai" OF the io',,' or l'o'ec'",', ""h
hesn" 70 'aKe IN wafer lSlPpeu "'oi,e an'u'sl,
me hazei nn'1' was near epousH W Yea, 'ne.'
a'k' ana near one "i 'io ueNiie say ma NC wa.
ID man 'hat 'ne s'o'm spoilI ,ns'i Sp1I' AZ
fiavre-de-Urac ouV 'nat 'iiey "ou,u "aAo up
Ior loSt t,ne a.'er 'I'e STORM was o..' I'"'s
hea'd theSe th'ng" soV away 90 al, a. oDa.n W..
ana hurried oacs. 10 ~! op'o" .I ,h;a, ,n
rom EN- ABOUT uaIisn,' "heh '''5 '''''A ~
wont be eHpecoh en-;
itS oaa enonGna'i, So,He'n''s nMs mus O' uO'e
ana .hat q"'ck'y' Sa'u va. a.,
1 ITO" many ,nen nave YOU. "SNsu .h" IA neo,se
but 'our 0, h'e' a''s"trsu ~, tne 9'u 'i"a u
glooin,y ana 'hey ca" ha'u9 oo o'Pe"ueu
upon; ,,
|
ques,ion more eaS,'y 'SHeu ,n"" "iis"eisu.
We can nsht aiohe 'heh' 'eJ''heu 'h' "eu
tenant. -, a.. e,,
anu u''' WV
nfmlV. =,
but not a'one-"e ou'Iu ehouen =, ieu
coa'S AROUND us 20 MAKE e"l'""s s."'r1 ,I ~
neral psfe fala " .ea', 9a. 'fa' r 1osnno us,"e
resort can We ho' se' M".u ~ GSp'' ''''''S0"
at IN, me "asaA'he, =. "u' I,.uAoA' a.,,,
true. uue' sam oe''se' '"e''9' "''
morse WIZ oe here P'eSe"'H'
heh you can 20 %'te' ar,, Nn''1 o'u "o,a'', ,s.,
"'a. "sNeH csh s'"y 'ne rap, g.. y,
"""e' Wv" - 49, ,,,,;,h ;,ato,s i,lood,,
.., 80" ~ 81 i.a,,o5 ,na,,;,, ~ u,o
onn ,rm "rd ,r' Id awav over at he ris;ng storm
"no No, donh, " ranl; ed The lieutenant hon,
GlI, am hayn ,bn ala here in t;me--or re-.
,nrn myself 10 m,nole NV blood with yours
Tboroi-no;nt;n,, tn the NEGRO who had inst
CANA nm with pinto --s.there is nv steed -
4 Then vanl,inp into the saddle throwing his
clo,k uh;ch m;ght b;nler his sneed 20 ,be ne.
cro--nIunc;ng lie rowels into the becyiny sides
q, ponto h. snranp away. His form was los,
n tbe bnoe d.,k nall rising in the west.--,hn
distant l,ehtn,nr,s fash. AS the cIatter of Pom.
! to,s hoofs n,;nrled with N. thunder of heaven.
1 ~ ,,r NJ, tor,,, tor ,,omant "a ha n,sscd Ete
the wind over the h;ll
ONeal and Abrams gazed moment up the
do,tanad stres, .fter he had n.ssed from their