The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-09-14

trick OF the steamer. Nv I 70 time II want =
hilj 'cn minutes 20 one oylocK, and we began /
look Out for her smoke.
Rat II was half past ono lcfoc We saw he
smoke, and soon af"rwari we tw ichind 1t tn
smOk OF aroiii,, steamer. As Ir, " r. comm
! on Al full speed, we ls,d tho two >, naIy. an
TOOK that .pr -tuniiy " saying good-,y t. lI,r
= bcrt and st .rop,
We had all shaken hands cordially. and n,i
thcr llcrlert's ewes nor mine were duite dry
when saw four-oared galley shoot out from
under the bank but q little way ahead of Us an,
rcw out into the same track.
stretch Of shore had leo as vet between II
ami the steamers Ike by reason Of the lie I'd an,
wind Of the river, but now she was visible, com
ing head on. | called to Herbert and : artup {,
keep bciore the tide that she might see Us lying
by tor her, and adjured PrOvi- To- SIT quito still
wrapped IN his cloak. lie answered chccrily,
Trust to me, dear boy," AMI sat like a statue.
Meantime the galley, which was very skllfully
handled. had borne down upIn u.s. crossed u.s. and
come alongside. Leaving Just enough room for
the play Of the oars, she kept alongside, dr1 ing
when We Dirt ed and pulling stroke or two
when We ~ lled
Ofthe two sitiers one held the ruddor lines. and
looked at Us aitcniNcly--as did the rover. ;
the other sitter was wrapped up, muth As Pr b.
! Wis was, and seemed to shrink, aud whisper
some instruction to the stranger ~ he lotkef at
Us. Not wrfd was spoken IN either boat.
S'auop could make out, after few minutc.,
Hamburg, in low voice ~ we sat face to
face She was nearing us very fast, AMI the
. heating Of her paddles grow louder aud louder.
/ felt As ifh,r shadow was absolutely upon Us
when the galley hailed US. an.w. rod.
., You have a returned Transport there, "
said the man who held the Inns. THAT'S tho
man wmppci in the cloak. His nam, Is Abel
Migwitch, otherwise Proyis. Iapp-lhrnl that
man. IN call upon him to surrender, an you
/ 10 assist "
Al tue same moment without giving any au-
| tihlc direction to hi, crew, h. ran thu galley
| aroid of ~. They had pulled one ~ lic 1
| stroke ahead, had 20; their oars in had run
! ithvar, H.. and wctu huldins on to our gun
val, before We knew what they were do ny.
Tuis eau Ell great confusion ~ hoard the steam.
er and heard them calling to ~. AMI heard
! the oricr given to stop the paddles AMI heard
them stop but felt her diving down upln Us
/ irresistbly. In the samc NJ imcnt saw the
stccrsmln Of the galley Law his hand on hi. pri.-
| oners shoulder, and saw that both boats were
swinging round with the force Of the tide aud
saw Il at all hands on board the steamer were
! running forward quite ffantic1lly, sui in the
same moment, saw the prisoner start up, lean
acro.s his clItlr, and pull tho clolk from the
| neck uf the shrinking sitter in the galley. Still
| In the same moment, ] saw that tn face i -
| .luscd WIS the face ~ The ohor convict If lodg
ago. S.ill id the -Lm' moment saw tn "a @
| tit ha, kWarl VI IA white terror on il that
board the steamer ard u loul splash in tn,
water, aud felt the boat sink from unlcr me
| II wa, hu Ter an instant that | seemed t.
tu.glc with thousand mill-wcirs AMI thou
and hl-hc, q light that ius'ln past, ! was
ikeu OF board the galley. Herbert was there
nj StIrtop WAS thcru but our boat wa gone,
nj the two convict, were gone.
What with the cries aboard the steamer, aud
he furious Oowing-uh 81 her steam, and her
driving on, and out driving on, ! could not at
: first distinguish SKY from water or shore from
shore but the crew Of the galley rightcd hcl
with great speed, aud, pulling certain swift
strong strokes ahead, lay upon their oars, every
man looking / ntly aud eagerly at the water
! astern. Presently dark object was seen in IT,
= bearing toward u, ON the tide. NUmtn spike.
but the stocrsman hcliup his hand, aud ali soi,.
p ly uackc water, and Ncpi the boat straight and
Z true before II. As il came nearer, saw it Ia
bc Mgwltch swimming. but not swimming,
freely. lie wa taken On board, and instantly
mlnlylyd At the wrists AMI ankles.
The galley WAS kept steady, AMI the silent
,. eager lockout AT tie water was resumed. Ia
g the Rotterdam steamer nov came up AMI, ap
~ plrcnt'v nd uud standing what hid happened
ctmc on at i'cl By the timo III hid bcrI
q, ailel and stopped both .,yaEcr. were dr.ftnt
." wly from H., and We were rising and falling il
'' a troubled wake Of water. The look -Dut va
T., kept lon,; after AL was still again and the tv
. steamer, were gone, bat every body knew thi
L" Il wa, hop'lcs, nov.
a. At length vc gave il up. aud pullcl unlcr
4. the shore toward III tavern We had lately lcll
a. where We were received with no little surp ia
' llcrt ! va, able 10 get some comforts for Ma:
W.tcl-Pfu,is no lungcr--who hid receive
a. some very severe injury in the chest aul dec
'I,' cut in the head.
- lie told mt that he believed himself 10 h,,.
y, gone under the keel Of the steamer. and n hay
wv been struck on the head in rising The iniur
~ to his chest (Which rendered hs hrrnihiur 4, (
~ ucmclN pIuiul) he thought hc hal rc.,iyr
against the ,,dc cot the galley. lie added that Il
a didnnt pretend 20 saywhtt he mi .,ht or migl
80 not have done To tnmprv-un, out that
l., he moment of hi' laying h sh,nl on his clol
y" to identify him that villain had staggered I
"a and staggered back aud They had hu,h 20,
We overheard together; when the sudden wren
h., ing of him (Magwltch) out Of our boat anl d
Nv cndeayor Of his capor to keep him in it, h
a. capsizcd Us.
Ia lie toll mr. in a whip'r that til.
" a gone down terccl, locked IA Zach Other
'' arms, aud that there had been u ,trn, lie nj
~ der water, AMI that he had di,cu:lscl ID IN ,cl
=, struck out, AMI sTum away.
-, never had any reason "a douhl the cVu
nc truth Of what he thus tol' me. The officer vi
" steered the galley gave the same account OF til,
~ going overheard.
a When | asked this officers permission
change the prisoners wet clothes by purchts
any spare garments could get at the pup
mouse, ne gave " TedullN, merely Oh-pfNl
~ that he must take charge of every thing
~ prisoner hal about him. Sc the pockct-bo
III which hal once been in my hands passed il
* the officers. lie further gave me leave to /
"" company the prisoner to London, hut declin
~ to accord that grace Ia my two friends.
.hH The Jack at the Ship was instructed VIII
~ the drowned man had gone down, and und
w took To search for the body in the places VIII
'lu IL wa. likclcst to come ashore. Ills interest
We it, recovery seemed To me to be much hcipht
'n' ed when lac heard that 1t had stockings on
III, Probably, II took about dozen drowned mrr
az fit him out completely; and that may have b.
'n' the reason why the different articles OF his dr
az were in various stages Of decay.
I' We remained at the public house until
tide turned, and then Magwitch was carr
,'' down tn the galley and put ON board. Herr
~ and Startop were to get Ia London by Ian,
'!' soon ~ they could. We had dulctul part
%, aud when took my place 10y Migwitch's Il,
w iylt that that was my place hencciurth while
Wy | lived.
'u'' For now my rcpugnance to him had all mn
'm ed away, and in the hunted, wounded. shack
Nv creature who held my hand in his, only 81
", man who had meant to be my hcnclactor
~, who had felt aiirctionatcy, gratefully and Z
.'t crou,ly toward me with great cou,taucy thr 4
series Of Year,. ! only saw In him u m
better man than hal been to Joe.
ant Ills breathing became more difficult
r. painful ~ the nigh, drew on aud often
IS a could not rpr',, groan. trcl 10 rest
that on the arm ! could u,o, in any clsy pb,iti
AID but il was dreadful o. think that cunl 40
my sorry At heart for his being badly hur. ST