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

| was walking in the vestibule of the
Astor House, about four weeks previous to
this meeting with Lisettc, waiting for a
gentleman who had been robbed of very
large sum, when was accosted by Captain
Letgo, whom we'll knew, as an old and
favorite packet captain, who, approaching
me with an air of mystery, Judge, come
into the sitting-room few moments. l
want to see you on particular business, and
was just going over to the Office for you"
As his request 1 followed N into the
sitting-room, and seatin selves, he
pulled out of his pocket Y9'of bills, and
rendering them to me, said
"Now, Judge, want you to do very
great favor for me. Of course, l don't
expect you to do it yourself; but some of
your shadows can do it for me, and when
[ come back [ will pay them handsomely,
if they succeed. What | want and
he held the money in his hand still, for l
had declined to take it from him, "that
this money-thcrc are a hundred dollars
thore-should reach the right person.
Yes; but, Captain | said, putting
aside his extended hand, " must know
something more about this before | under
take it. L am very willing to obligc you,
personally; but you will please remember
my position
1t is because appreciate it come to
you; for you can do more than any other
person. would not think of troubling
you at all, nor even speaking of this mat
ter, only | am off to morrow, and am very
anxious to have this money reach right
hands as soon as possible.
Its woman, of course" continued
the Captain, with a smile, and the case
i ju~t this Some voyages ago, coming
across, had only one female cabin pas
scnger-a tall, elegant, well informed
French girl just such woman as any
man might fall in love with.
" [ did become very much attached to
her, and in the end she began to ike me
as well as | did her. She was coming to
this country on an invitation from child
less aunt, who resided in Baltimore, and
who being possessed of ample means, had
promised to make Liscttc her hcircss; if
she would come over and live with her
and it was in pursuance of this invitation
she came over with me.
"Wcll, as | said, we became very much
attached to each other, and promised to
marry her as soon as we got ashore but
that did not 90 down with her--she knew
too much for me- and the Captain winked
meaningly.
We'll, and what then,' I asked, a little
nervously; for the Captains cool recital Of
his wickedness had made me little angry
a" Not much. After we got in port
managed matters so that we lived together
as man and wife. The fact is, couldn't
get over it any other way, so made be.
lieve marry her, and instead of going on to
Baltimore, she has lived with me ever
since"
" And passed as your wife,
" Certainly; why not She thought she
was married, and the thought was enough
" 1t was an unmanly, villainous thing
7 / th, al .
sake, I wouldn't mcddlc with the matter
at all"
The Captain coolly shrugged his should
ers, and said, "That is as people think
1t was not anything very uncommon among
sailor men, any how
" don't believe sailor men are sucl
rascals as that [ replied,
Well, have that as you choose, Such
things wear out, you know, and just after
| came in on my last voyage, | made W
my mind that We had lived together as
man and wife long enough; SO one day
thinking | would cut the matter short |
sat down and wrote her very pretty and
affoctionate letter. | told her that cir.
cumstances compelled me to part from her,
much as | regretted it, and that she must
make the best of it. | wrote, also, that
our marriage, as she believed it, was nc
marriage at all, by reason of the absence
of any proper authority to perform that
ceremony, and that, SO far as | was con.
cerncd, she was at liberty to marry, in
reahity, any one she chose, offered to
pay her passage back to France, if she
chose to return, or to see her safely convey
ed to her aunt in Baltimore and added
that nothing should be known of the past,
unless she chose to make it public,
4" | sent this letter in the morning, and
stayed away all day, 50 as to give her a