The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-09-14
GREAT
EXPECTATIONS,
NJ CHARLES DIT HKNs

that NC cuuli sc aiNN' inc phlN. IVY -
she rad sun. on the lc~ level " the shore, in I
rarrie hare. fast deepening into black; aud
therp vas the sNlitarv hii mIr>h; and Tar awiN
thew VEN tho risinA. cr'uuls. between winch
and us thcre SEEMED O. lc no lie. save here and
there, in the Foreground melancholy gull.
A. the night wa tat t,ll TX. AMI a. the
MON. being past the full would mot risc carly
up held a little council short one fir clearly
cur csurse was to lie b, at the first lonely tav-
en- w cruli find - thcy pioi ;hcjr oars once
v,c-r and lNnkcd out foI ANYTHING like q
hcus Thus We held on. speak NJ li,ilc. for
ksur o. i've dull miles. Il VA very colt. and
collier owning by us, with her galley irC
snokine ami Au.ns. looked quite a comfortable
hSme The nj shi vas A. duk by this time As
Il vruld he until m rn.ns, ami what light we
had Semci 70 CON. m're trom the river than
the skv. a. the oan 10 their dipping struck at q
fev pictcd s;A-~
asS@pd ~ the iica that ~ wrve followed a
the tide maie, it dlpPd hrAN ,y AZ irregular
intervals against %, shHr,; ami whenever such
a srunh came. one ~ other N 70, va. sure 90
STAR and lc,k in that iirc,tioa. ll'rc ami ,hc7e
the 81 Il the current bad vH'u iHvu Oh, huk
into a litilc c-. b. Ari Va WIZ al Suspicion o'
snoh lacss AM C,15 them ueNuI.iN sumo
times, What vas us; upr.g. vIf ID u' 'u.i
SAy N lov vow. q; AufI... -. that a bat
N,snic- ?" And NtcrsaHi ~o WV Col. int
acsa siloncr and v.Ill 20 mplrsH,ly think
inr witA WIS; sr u1r,nN asn rlu' ~. noise Oh
oar vo-kr1 iu iho .lHscl,
Alsnrta - Il~.i.rl O. light aul . r'Ht 90
r-r-rutv aAe-uar3 ran a'H.-. .eA lttlr cans
wav raais o. .-11r. chs; at. u..r p..kci up
had tv. lf4,..- fHUr.,' 70 fle ..ot'. ! strpp'i
ssNS-e 81 f1an on. I.-i. g.. 'e d. W.u low
orAra1ii. a1a-- j. vs. o. . -;y p..rf enough
ani ds-l ssy u1i a.AHrw1 60 -ur .-liuE al
venfp-us D.. th-r. -. .-s,l nv IN the kit,h-
49,
vE-1rus h1a'-, 2. .'tf \ 81. there wen two
6auAle-t~iiei rs1r .-".l.h a. they were the
lAncl1-i ssit. y the -nrpluy was IN the
hna-s thAl thl llt1. -l = " a. AMI a ssi1slc,l
male o-rasu-s. iAt ..A-A e.. she little cause
wEv vhg v4s s. shiny snl smt,ry a. Il he had
heer 'ou-vhs- marx 60.
VIII tn. Ns,is;a-' went down 60 the hot
AsAir Ar ~ at came sch 1-r Ari hrua sht nut
III 0A-s And -l'1.-. 40. rH4'-l.. Hk AMI all else
k3t haulel b. p .1s ise u.-h'. W mlic a
rory Cn,d msa. 81 ihe k',len FIR, ami then ap-
prsloDci TIE tc.-,ra. Ha-ert AMI S'art0p
Ns-r % oo-u-y OF ; ! AMI DIr charge the other.
We i1uni tie ar A. cA-e'll'v excluded from
t,cA - A. ven .Ata. g. LIFE AMI there were
Nor dr. le.se. So. tAD.loXe> Unlor the
t.ai, ts-- ss1-.' .ays g. .-t; ne fam ~ p1$
Sas-e1 Bar - cll-. 'a--. 14s-.,,r, wei. III.
mss ..a'.tn-a-. Au..l solitary place ",
CT rc hAs foam.
WE W ~ conf ring oH--elvc. lv ia,
1-t Esor sar meal the lAcA--who wa. sitting
Clrlaf. a.. vaa Lsl nInltel pair OF shoe
c1- vtl.h be EA' sNn.t.te! IS bale We were eat
Iuc ~ e--, Aol bacon. a. interesting relic
fla, as "a! taken a ~ d4,. 40 from The fee
UL- --uusl s.4nt0 w..G, g ...Iure-- l-k.l m
I've hal --r- |lr u4-e! .4llrs going u
sta ~ ui.: Wen 'ols bin y. be All
~ r-s Lave gone Down than. anil vet IA
-t1aE % 90. wlau size is,t talrc.
'I1sT l... 1. 'tH4.H' better on, for som
'c-'-- q; "a. .a,f. i-.4 tn JACK, aud sun
-Afar-74ryi --,-v a. yor ay:" 4lL
A iuar, AID t1e Jack. ",gI two .ittcr,. "
d -e, elu- l.lu-g her,
'Tasy plt iu vi D. a suI. - n-.auou Ar {
SrDs 49, Ian. u,au .'.al tn p.-an the be-
Hysef, All the Js-s. " Pa, some raitii
PA!y W. IL i.
Il kn5v y By. "a! lax. lie spoke
ASSAY v'.-e, a. % H. -.. ug. had "a,lsl %
~ d roa'
He thinks .al tho hru.rr-l wc,l
meitAtve man VITA pale eve. who .c.ncI
MY greatly 90 Do. J4o. The tliuk. tA,v "
~L4f they wput.
I k0jv. ia, ,aiak,. . observed the J,,
Ia think CIs'um Us. I.ak: all {
lini. 3D. u Q -..i H-,.,.
Then yg-'re wrong, JACK" ANIL
In the infinite meaning OF bis roll. and
~ /
ioOk Oue ID. b hl0ltei shoes ~. oAcl into
knockod a few ..un.. oYt uf 0. ON the kitch
HSos, an pa II 100 again. n Id 'lt N.tnt
ar u JACK who N4s ~ night that he COZ
aford - DO anything.
why, Wh4; q. you make out that they do
with their baton then, JAki' asnc the lal
lo-l vaoc.llAtiu. woaslv.
Done with their bIttousi' re'lrnel
JSrk. " Chu.Aed EN- overheard. Swhlc
n III a.
D1ne with the hIitpn-
Dat he clesAy, Jlek,' demonstrated
lAnil0ri in mechanical and pI h,tIc way.
"a Gust m L, officer kn,N whl' 20 do vi
~ Butt 49, SAIL he .rA repeating 'lc obn.
iOl5 vOrl with 10. -r.a''-. contempt "wh
they cume between him ami hi. own Iisht.
Pour aul two site 6 lyn't 20 han- inc and ho
erlng up with one 'lie AMI down VIth anlth
aud both with and again, another, " lout IA,
b-fng Clstum u n the bottom uiit.' saw
which he went out m di-lin; snd the lanllo
having b. one TO rely upon, found il impracti,
Vie 10 pursue the subject.
This dialogue made us all uneasy. and me "a
nneay. The dismal wind was mgttcr,ng rlu
the house, the tide was tapping at the Shore a
had a feeling that We wee Gagged and threa'
oil. A four-Oired galley lowering about in %
usual way a. TO ATTRACT this notice was an
ly Circumstance that could not get ria Of. WI
had induced PrOvis 20 20 up 10 bed, went q
side with my two companions (Startpp by {
time knew the state Of the case and held ano
er council. Whether we should remain at
house until near the steamers time, which WO
he about one in the afternoon; or whether
should put of early in the morning WAS
q 'estlon we discus ed. Ol the whole we dec
ri Il the better course 10 lie where We were o.
within an hour or two Of the stclmrrs tim',
then TO get out in her track and drift easily "
the tide. Having settled To- do t.is, We rc'ur
into the house and went t. bed.
lay down with the greater part of my cll,
o. land slcptiU l aicw hour well. When law,
The wind had risen, and the sign Of the hons
ship was creaking and bang ing about, with 4
es that startled me. Rising softly, for my ch.
Jay last aIerp, ! looked out oi the win.
IL commanded the cluScway where We had II
ed up our boat, and a. my eyes ad lutel IA
selves 10 the light # the cluudcd moon. |
two men looking into her. They plssc hy
der the window looking at nothing elsn AN,
not 20 down 10 the landing-pAcc, VIII c. | e
discern to be empty, but struck across the ~
In the direction Of the sea.
My ilrst impulse was - call up Herbert
show him the two men going aNay. But
fleeing before gJt into his room, which W.
the back OF the hoise aud adorned mine.
he and Startop had hal a harder day than
were iatigucd, ] iurchurc Gliuu back 10
window, ! could s'Iil zee tho two mon mo
over the marsh. IT, ,ha. iigh', hnoc,or.
lost them, and, feeling very cold, lay down
think Of the matter, and I'll asleep again
We were up early. Is w. Wlhct fu an
all fur together, before breakfast, dy.m
night 10 recount what had seen, Again
charge was the least anxious Of the p.r.s
was very likely that the men belonged To
CustOm-hOuse, he said, quietly, and that
had no thought Of us. | tried to persuade
s,lfthat 1t was so; as, ind ell, It migh As J.