The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-16


muyi have sho. back with all her stately hmm
per into the floor Of the Atlantic again. Once
more brought my spygllss to bear on the place
where he had been, and was almost on the point
Of calling out to warn him Oft the edge Of the
cliff forgetting the distance I was away. Ma
TolcOn had stepped, with one foot before him, on
the very brink, his two hand. hanging loose by
lis side with the glass in ono of them, till the
shadow Of his small black cooked hat covered the
follows Vi his eyes, anl he stood a. it were
looking down past the face of the precipico.
What he thought of no mortal tongue can
say, whether he was master at the time over
wilder battle than any he'd ever fouchl-but
Just then. what was the surprise it gave me TO
sec the head Of a man. with rcd-iassoll cap
on it, raised through amongst the ivy from bc-
low while lac seemed to have his f'ot on tho
cracks and jus of the rock hosting himself by
one hand round the tanrl i roots, till no doubt
be must have looked i,ht aluit into the French
Emperor faca and lcrhar- he whispered some
thing, though, for my part, 1t was all dumb
show to me, where | knclt peering into tho
glass.
saw oven hin start at the sudiennoss Of the
thing he raised his head upright still ,lancing
down over the front of the crag, with III, spread
hand Flied, and the side Of his face hal ~ mol
toward TN, Iar;N within carshot behind, where
the Governor md the rest apparently kept to-
gethcr out Of respect no doubt watching both
NaIolcon : bacR and the ship Of war far beyond.
The Keen surIl ht on the SPOT hrOu .ht Oh, every
motion Of the two in iron.-ihc OHs 80 full in
my view. that could mnk his look settle AMIN
on the other below, his firm Hrs parting and his
hand out before him. like a man seeing spirit
he knew; while a bunch Of leaves ON The end OF
! u wand came stealing up FROM the strangers
pot to Napolcons very lingrr-.
The head Of the man on the Il # turned roml
s,awaN for one nomcut, tictl.-h ~ his toptiug
must have been, then he looked buck, pointing
I with hi. Loose hand to the horzo'--thcrc was
| one minute between them without a motion
I s,cmingly-thc captive Emperor. chin was sunk
| on his breast. though you'd have said his eyes
! glanced up, out Of the shadow on his forehead;
and The stranger rod cap hung Ike a biz of the
bright roloted Clit, under his two hands holding
amongst the leaves.
Then saw MAJ olyon III his hand calmly, ho
| gave a sign with lit might have been relus-
| ing, II might have been agreeing. or IL might
| hc farewell, never expect to know; hut he
| folded his arms across his breast with the bunch
oi leaves in his fingers, and stepped slowly back
| from the brink towards the officers. | wa
| watching The stranger below it, as h1 swung
| there Tor u second or two, in a way like to let
| him 20 dash to the bottom; hi, face sluing Wild
| ~ s,award again.
| Short though the glance hal Of him was-
| his feature, set hard in some bitter feeling or
o,h,r his dress different, too. besides the nous :
| tnchc being or AMI hi, complexion no doubt
| purI Osely dak,ned-it served to Prove what III
| sutI cct,d lac was no her than the Frenchmln
| hal seen in the brig. and, mud or sensible, tho
| very look caught was more Ike that he faced
| the thundor-squall with, than auSht besides.
| Directly after Lc was letting himself carefully
| down with his back to my lda,, the party
above were ing oil over the brow Of tho
era. and being late in the Afternoon it was hi III
time Tor me to crowd sail downward, to fall in
with my rhirmatcS.
| Ia. a., tpr syt IL
| Path, accordingly, after a couple of mortal
hours hard riding and once more in sight oil
the harhor beneath, when the three Of them
| overlook me. having managed to reach the top
| of Diana, Peak, n, they meant.
"But what do you think We saw on the top,
Mr.. Collins z" asked one Of The urchins AT me-
a mi,chicyous imp he was himself, too, pock
| marked, with hair like q brush, and squintcd
| like ships two hawschoies.
why, Mister Smelling" said l. gruflly, for
| knew him pretty well already, and he was rath-
! or a favorite with me for his sharpness, though
YOU may suppose was thinking Of no triiles AT
| The moment, "why, the devil, perhaps"
Il must sny thought at first it was him,
! sir," said the REFER, grinning; twas black
Niger, though, sir, sitting right on the very
truck O it with his hands On his two knees, ant
we'd got to shove him oil before we could d.
our knives into it,
"By the Lord Harry :" | raped ont, "th'
| very thing that
Twas really the case, though, MIR. Collins,
, | aid the first lieutenant. 'nnd though IL cu
Iiuus, hut there ave 50 uIany negroes ON the u
| land"
Tho evening gun fired as We pulled aboard tn
| llebc, which Immediately gut under weigh l.,
order although Lord Frederick VAS not com
down yc,; but it fell to her turn that night l.
sunny a guarl-toat to winiward, aud she si'o
up under fall sail round sugar ,.5..' '."'nti Jus
ps the dusk fell like a shadow over the island
! The Nowclstlc's boat was on the lccward Goa,
| that nj lht and one of our cutters was gcttn,
ready to lower, nearly of Prosl orous Bay, I
| windwarl; while the lrgatc herself would hOl
| farther out to sea. One Of the masters mate
| | should have taken the cutter; but after givin
the first lieutenant few hints as far as | like
TO go, proposed to go in charge Of her tina
time mysoll--wlich being laid Ia the score q
| my freshness on the station, and the mate hcn
| happy to get rid Of tiresome duty, got lcav
nc once.
The sharp midshirman, Smelling, took it int
| his ugly head to keep ne company, ami ava
| wo pulled into hearing Of the surf.
The night for good while was pretty tolera
| be starlight and in sort Of way you coul
make out a good distance.
Farther on in the night, however, Il got In
, | daik-bclow AT lc9st--;hc hrceze holding ,teaiy
, | and bringing It thicker ard thicker at last
! | was 50 black all round that on oRe side you jus
: | knur the rocks over YOU, with the help ct lam
, twinkle of stars right alyit. On the other side
| there was only, at times, the two lights swing
ING At the mast head of the Podargus AMI liebc
, far nrart, and one farther to sea than the Other
p All Of sudden. fairly between the brig an
Y | the iiiuute ianced caught glimpse Tor on
r moment Of another twinkle; then u was ON
e | again, and Ind given IL up, when was Gel
: tain saw it lainly once more, rs well AZ
n third time for US short space as leiure. W
n | were OF u cove in the coast, inside Irosperou
g BY, where a blight in the rocks soitcncd III
4 | oI &c of the surf, not far from the steep brea
| where one al these same narrow gullies cam
I | out--a good deal short ut the shore, indeed, bl
5 knew ~ this it led up somewhere toward u
I | Lungwood side. Accordingly the ida struck N
Il | Of a Han 10 set agoing, whether hit upon IN
i | right place or not; II II uH the schooner, 81
u | would he coming down n, int from WIND
t ward, on lac lookout lor q signal rs well as tt
c Il srot TO aim a,; the thing was to lure her 10.
@ | ashore there before thoir time, seize her ere
It | and take the schooner herself by surprise, as
PC We were comin,, back all ii hi; since signal IN
- bins We couldn't, and the schooner would !
t wary as a dolphin.
ii No sooner sail than done. | stccred cautious
" ter the cove, icarully though The swell bo
y | in, breaking over the rocks outside OF ~ az
e the tucl,r and had TO spring one after the OIL
g or for our lives Just as the bowman priced III
- III into the hack-wash As ior the cutter,
~ would sIoil III TO keep her of lhcreahonts al
F" | knew ii boat did come in Of the XII
guessed, why she wouldn't lay he
w | elf cut for strength of crew. Smelling az
Y | were welt armed enough to manage hall
dozen. il they ianccd Ms friends, SO ordered q
men PULL clear Off for an hour, at least lcavii
y | mir winter. In fact there NNFe scntries abO
she heights, was awpEc, II they could ml