Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-03-31

ing near the end of the pier, was to sail
early on the following morning, and l had
asccrtancd that he had shipped as sailor
in her under an assumed name, so | made
my preparations accordingly.
Davis and l had been there concealed
by some cargo just discharged from anoth-
cr vessel, and which had been covered with
tarpaulins, perhaps half or three quarters
of an hour, watching every avenue to the
pier, when at last we were rewarded by the
sight of our gentleman coming lcisurely
down the street Which led to the pier, and
having slung''upon his shoulders something
which, as he approached close; | discover
cd to be bag such as sailors carry their
! clothes in, but which well knew contain
ed something much more precious to me
! than sailors kit
Davis nudgcd me quietly, and We both
kept our eyes fastened on him, awaiting
the proper opportunity to make sure Of
, him, our only dread lying in his legs, for
he was "a active as n cat. He came cau~
tiously down the pier, casting his black,
snaky eyes in every direction, but as there
was no indications of danger visible, he
moved Oh towards the end where the
schooner was lying We waited until he
had passed beyond our hiding place, and
stealing quietly out, followed him down the
pier Davis stumbled over piece of coal
living there, and at the noise made Cardoza
turned his head and saw at once that he
was caught, for we were between him and
the upper end of the wharf, and his only
chance of escape was a swim.
Davis sprang forward to seize him, and
as he did so Cardoza, with an effort of
which his Slight frame seemed incapable,
threw the bag which he had been carrying
far into the stream, and in few moments,
but not without a despcratcratc struggle,
he was ca,ped in the strong, sincwy arms
of the Prince. Another moment Suificcd
for his orpamcntation with the rufilcs, and
though We regretted the temporary loss OF
his coin, for we well knew what he had
thrown overheard, we were pleased to thinl;
how nicely he was outwittrd.
may have more to say of CORDOBA
hereafter, and will therefore only say now
that he was cleared Of this charge, because
the coin which he had countrrftitcd, and
which had caused to be tished up the next
day, was not current in this country, and
therefore no indictment could lie.
, As we were passing up towards Broad
way on our route to the Tombs, | noticed
, on the opposite side Of the street woman
walking slowly down towards the river
In that ncighborhood this was not unusual
| but from the rustling of silk and glitter ot
jewclry that shone in the gas light, judg
ed that she was not of the order commonly
seen in that vicinity. Accordingly, | de-
sired Davis to convey CORDOBA to the Tombs
while crossing over, | started to follow the
, female who had attracted my attention.
} TO my great surprise, she continued her
: steady course towards the pier which we
had lust left, and walked on towards the
string piece, while | followed as stealthily
and cautiously as cat.
My eyes had been so accustomed to the
gloom, could distinguish enough of her
appearance to satisfy me that she was
young, q judged that from her walk) and
from the rustling of her silk dress, which
was plainly heard in the stiffness of the
night, judged that she was well-dressed
, OF course | had not been able to disting-
uish her features, but surmiscd from her
movements that there was wrong intended
When she reached the string-piece she
united her bonnet, and unpinned her shawl
then standing for moment with her clasp
ed hands upraised as if in prayer, she made
>. a movement to plunge into the river
Having already admitted the truth of the
r adage that "preyantion is better than cure,
darted forward, and just as she was in
the act of springing, caught her by the arms
and drew her back.
i, "Well, young woman," said, as she
turned upon me with singular expression
of wonderment, " that is very foolish
piece of business. What does it mean"
My companion made no reply, but con
tinucd to gaze upon me with the same sin
: gular expression Of countenance, and being
so close to her, | could now discover thai
she was young, and very beautiful
"Comc," | said, drawing her gently a
way, "this is no place for you,' and to my
Z great surprise she followed Inc unresisting
= ly, but still maintained the silence which
had so often tried to break
9 " You had better go home, young WON
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