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

track II the steamer BytIt tim, il wanted
but ten minutes 10 ons o'clock, an I we began 10
look ont for her smoke.
But II was half ptat one befo.e we siw her
smoke and soon Of inward we saw i-hud It tho
s.nOl, N snJihef steamer Ashley wrr,. COR, ..,
on at full speed, We got the two bau, really. md
TOOK that opportunity Of SAYING good-by 10 ii ,r-
bert and st rtop.
We had all shaken hanls cordially, and nei-
Their llerbert's eyes nor mine were auite dry.
when saw four oared galley shoot out from
under the bank but little way ahead Of US, and
row out into the same track.
a stretch a shore had boon "a vet between us
and the steamersi IKE by reason Of the 10 ID and
wind II the river, but now she was visible, com
ing head on. | called 10 Herbert aud = aftOp to
keep before the tide, that she nigh seo Us lying
by for her, and blurred provi- to sit quite SILL
wrapped in his Cloak. lilo answered chcerily
Trust to me, dear boy" and vat like a statue
Meantime the galley which was very skillflly
handled, had borne down upon u.s. crossed us. and
come alOng-dc. leaving Just enough roo M for
the play Of the oars, she kept Alongside. drif ING
when W. d. fed, and pulling stroke or two
when We pulled
ofthetwo siticrs one held the rulder lines. and
looked at Us attent,ely-as did tho rover.
the other sitter was wrapped up, much as lr
Wis was, and seemed 20 shrink, and whIsp,r
some instruction To the stranger AS he looked at
US. Npta word was spoken IN either bat
S.artop could make out, after few minute,
which steamer was Irst, ani gave mo the WI
Z" Hamburg" in low voice as W. at face 10
face. She was nearing us ycrv fi,i, nnl the
beating Of her paddles grew louder and lJulcr
felt rs finer shadoS was absolutely upJn IA
when the galley hailed US ! an.w rel.
You have a returned Transport there"
said the man who held the lin... y" That. the
man wrapped IN the cloak His nnmi /, ALL
MhgwitDh, otherwise PrOyi-. ! app,chcnI that
man, nni call upJn him TO surrender AMI You
10 assist"
At the anne MON M, without giving any an
tiblc direction to his crrw, hu ran the galley
aboard Of ~. They had plIlcl one ~ llcl
stroke ahead, had got their oars in, hal run
athwart Us and were holding on 10 orr Gun.
vale before We kucw what they were do w.
1his cau.cd great confusion ~ board the steam
er. and heard them calling 10 u.s. anl heard
the order given 10 stop the pIddlcs AMI heard
them stop but felt her diving down up, US
irreslstibly. In tho Same moment, ! saw the
steorsmIn Of the galley Law hi, hanl on hi. pris-
oner's shoulder md saw that both boats we're
swinging round with the force Of the lido and
saw u at all hands on board tho steamer were
running Forward quite iranticilly. S1ll in the
same moment, | saw the prisoner start IN lean
across bis cal y, aud pull the cloak from the
neck Of the shrinking sitter in the galley. ST.
IN the same moment, ! saw that th face /
closed WIS the Taco ui the O.hcr con, Jet Of lpAt
ago. S'ill in the sam mpmrn', | Jaw Tn, fac
tilt backward with white terror un it that
shall ncN or forget, and hcarl u great cry an
board the s'cnn,r ard l.ul splash in ia,
water, and felt the boat sink from un Ter me.
II was hut tor an instar, that | .ccmel I,
uugglc with thousand mill-wtrs An a thou
and flashes oi light that in- ant past, / va,
AIKEN on board the galley. Herbert was thcr,
nj Stlrtup was Their, hut our bou wa. gone
nd the two convict, were gone
What with the cries aboard the steamer AMI
he furious blowing-uH Of her steam, AMI her
driving on, and our driving on | could not nt
first distinguish sky from water or shore from
shore bat the crow of the galley riyhtcd her
with great speed aud, pulling certain swift
strong strokes ahead, Law upon their oar, every
man looking lntly aud eagerly ut the water
asten. PRESENTLY dark object was seen in il.
bearing toward us on the tide. Non spoke,
but the stccrsman held up his hand, and ali -or-
ly bachcl water, and KEEP, the boat straight and
true before il. A 1t came nearer, saw it 10
he Magwttch swimming but not swmmjn,
freely. H. WIS taken IN hn,rI. and iu.t,ntv
minic'd at the wrist, and ankle
The galley was kept steady, AMI the silent,
eager lookout Mt the water Was resumed. But
the Rotterdam steamer new came up. ami an.
plrcutlv not und ~ indirg what had hippoucd
cam, ON ats ed. by the time sh' hid been
aiIci amt siopl"l both stcimcrs were drifting
away from u, AMI We were ri.in, and Glllus IN
troubled wake ol water. The lookout va,
kept long after all was still again aud the two
steamer wrr" gone but every body knew that
II va. hopolcs, now
AZ !cngh We gave II up md pulel under
the shore toward the tavern We had Lately lclt.
where we were received with no little sum i.o.
Hero was able 20 get some comforts for Nh
witch-Pfoyis no lnngcr--who had received
some very severe njur, in the chest and a deep
cut in the he H.
lie told M that he believed himself to hayo
tN ln L =.
been struck on tho head IN rising The iuiur,.
to hi, chest (Which rendered his BREATHING OK
ir,mclN puuiuD hc Thought he hat received
against the Ill, of the galley. Headed thath.
ddnwt pretend Ia say what hr IA, INT or might
not have done To Cpmp.,.un ui that IN
the momcn, Of hi, LAYING h h,uI ON his riolk
to identify him that villain had staggered M
and staggered back, AMI they had Lu.h gu,
overheard together; when the sudden wrench
ing oi him (MlgwItclD out Of our boat AMI ia.
endccavor oi hi' eaptor To keep him in il, hal
capSilcl Us.
I gone down 'icIccly locked IN clrh OH RS
arm,, AMI that there had been a stru,..lc u.-
der water, ana that lac hat discnga,pl Inn elf
struck out, aud swum away.
! never hal any reason o. dpllt the cNl,t
truth Of what he thu told me. Tha officer who
sicercd the galley gave the same aecoau' OF their
going overheard.
When ! asked this officers permission TO
change the prisoners wet clothes iy purchasing
any spare garment, | could get AT the puYl.t
house, he gave II readily, merely uli,"ryil,
that he must take charge of every thin, his
prisoner had about him. So the pNket-hook
which had once been in my hands pa, ,cd into
the officers. lie further gave me leave tn ac-
company the prisoner 10 London, but declined
to accord that grace to my two friends
The Jack Al the Ship was instructed where
the drowned man had gone down, AMI UNDER
tool, To search for the body in the places where
II wa, likclicst to come ashore. Ills interest in
its recovery seemed To- me to he much hciuhtcn-
ed when he heard that il had stockings uu.-
Probably, it took about dozen drowned mrutn
tit him out completely; and that may have been
the reason why the different articles ul his dress
were in various stages OF decay.
We remained AT the public house until the
tide turned and then MHswitch was carried
down to the galley and put on board. Herbert
and Sinrtop were To get 10 London hv laul as
soon as they could. We had a dolciul parting,
and when took my place by Magwltch's side
lclt that that was my place hcncclorth while lie
lived.
Fer now my repugnaucc 10 him had all melt
ed sway, and IN the hunted, wounded shocked
creature Who held my hand in his. | only saw A
man who hat meant to be my h,nrincior. AMI
who hal felt alicctionatelv, gratefully and cen
erouslN toward me with great cunstlucy TIN. u.,h
q srrlc, ut YEAR, ! only saw in him "A uru.h
better man than bad hecn to Joe.
hi, breathing became more difficult and
painful a, he night drnw on. and often ho
could not rppru-- 70 .srOau. | tripl Ia r,st him, ]