, 1860-01-20

Ouo ul.llS WM1 UWllumluk UGfOo3 Nllg GAA4AlIlNla
on my way home from visit TO Jesuita. The
sky was s0mbre and cloudy. Nevertheless L
was not 90 dark a. 10 hinder me from seeing, In
the middle Of the waves, black object, which
could be no other than the head Of . man. In
fAct, saw that Il was Z man, who was swim
ming In the direction Of Espifitu.Ssnto
! ct once resolved TO find out who the swim.
meT was; and not wishing 10 be sesn myself I
dived and glided toward him under the WatoF.
When thought myself near, I rose gently 10
the surface. Perhaps Il was the blood mounting
suddenly to my head that rendered me blind !;
but could Distinguish nothing in the midst Of
the darkness but the phosphorescent ights--to-
kens Of q coming storm-that were commencing
to show themselves upon the top Of the waves.
Inow turned toward Espiritu-Santo, for Il was
In that direction the unknown swimmer was pro-
ceeding when first saw him. After Q minute
or 30 again caught sight Of his head; he was
c'eaving the water directly In front Of me, and
soon perceived that he was swimming with great
Eapidity; 50 fast indeed, that could scarcely
keep my distance with him. knew there was
but one man upon the island who was anything
near my match in swimming, and this man must
be he. Next moment he had reached the waters
edge, and was climbing up the rocks A fash Of
lightning that passed over the cliffs rendered him
visible for moment Irecognised bis form It
was Rafael, the diver.
He, indcedl" thought /; she Is to be my
rival in love, as he has Fivaled me in everything
eIse.
Al thls thought q sudden hatred icr Rafael
enteIeu .'. Ivy neaIt an1 ue.ermlned, my sus,
P'c.vns p'oVeo uue, ulat naIAeI ana ! snouIo
ny. ~ s.,, ~. once nlore. For moment tncognt
49, y s~.''s ous n's uA'ne, ano Ietans MN AnOW
Unit ulAe mas present. oIt tnere are cer'a,n no.
s."s .-sn's ~ InIn "'e Wnen ne oces h1t 10 INA,
W. Mu1n ne MlsleA IN ny lnoeclsl1n PeImtteo
n ,ha 70 prSeeec e sno 1e nao scarcely passed over
.he We SUNNY. L 2, me Tocks wnen ! occupied tne
P'a.S ~ ~ nAo Ien. ErOu tnAt Point Sou.a e.slly
wa.eh s.s mo'emen1 -" nun tAk1 tne pam
sa VA 'Iu Su ~ tns nut ~ Cesat.-me PAtn nS1
1'Ven = Sloweo nysell, ana whlcn knew 80 weiL
~ n'In Ieacn tne ooor' knock genely' enter,
a"y Sv:.s vH.s-PPesr. p ~,
Wuyu. ,uItne. pause .iauneneo myssh upon
.ne .sask Ct my nvaL Iew ooonds nroagnt
ny " u,e uooI Oh me nut. $1,000 ano nsteneo'
couid hear the ieeole murmur o. convefSa.
tion carried on IN . low voice, but no word
reached me distinctly.
This, then, was her lover. The thought hlled
my heart with the direst vengeance, and l 70
solved 70 rid myself at once Of my favored rival
l was about 70 knock tthe door. Ny hand
passed mecnanlcaily % my oelt where haoit1-
ally carried my knife; to my chagrin no knife
was toeFeI 10 rs place was the cstaed, which,
nougn an avaiable weapon against 2 shaEk,
would b Of slight service 10 conflict with .
man.
Eor while hestated as 10 what course
should follow, but there was only One that prom
ised any hope Of success. Ny knife was In my
nut there would still be time to return and
fetch q before the interview was ended, or Ra-
iael snould take his departure from the cottage
Under this belief ran back to the elin, and
descended rapidly 70 the water lplunged IN and
swan across the channel ] soon possessed N.Y.
sell q the knife, and was fastening % return,
storm. A canoe was moored ct the bottom Of
the precipce, and Ileaped into Il in hopes Of sAV-
ing time. ! knew could take the canoe across
the channel much faster than could swim Il
when had roWed out near the middle Of the
strait could perceive that the waves were every
moment rising higher and could hear many
sounds that indicated the approach Of storm.
The gavtoCa screamed mourninlly upon the sum
NIT Of The clifsi the seaS1olf howied amidst
me daI9 waves, and now and then minghng with
the signing Of the wind the taHsentine uttered tts
meIancholy cry, resembling the Plaintive accents
OF some creature 70 pam.
an once smother and very dinsrent sound
reacneo ny ear: hapPe.red % rse uom me
very bosom o. me ocean, but the rushing o. the
waves carried away, and l hncied for mo-
ment that had been deceived. II was not %
-lor lew seconds after tho cry again reached
me. This time could not Be mistAkeni 4 Was
: voice uttered N extreme anguish-the heart
rendlng appeal OF some human being IN distress
as me voice came from the direction of Es.
Plrlt9'Santo. y at once occurred to me that It
was Rafael VINO was calling for help. With OPP
Posl.e enotlons struggling Tor mastery In my
nearI leaned Forward IN my canoe, and, shAd-
ing ny eyes with my hand, endeavored 70 pene'
ua.e tne qareness. bnt the nlsht was 100 90.
Scuie Nothlng could DC seen At distance. !
' COu.a neat however sne eres Of distress sui
:. ooatI Ior inc love o. GOD. 6eatt
vas the voice Of Kaiael. could not hinder
myseu rom trembling