The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-09-07

ed out ci the window. Tho winkiug lights u
hridges were already ale the coming sun
like marsh Of ire in the horizon. The fiNt
stun dark and mysterious, was spannedby hridA
that were turning coldly gray, with here NJ
there, AZ top, a warm touch from the burning
inc SKY. As looked along the CLUSTERED rcol
Nlth church towers and spires shooting INTO
unusually clear air, the sun rose up. and a Vi
seemed TO be drawn from the river. and milliol
OF spirkles burst out upon It's wat ~. From NJ
too, veil seemed to he drawn, and felt stru
and we'll.
CgAP-FR IL
II was one Of those March DAYS whom tho
shines hot and the wind blows col1-when it
summer in the light, AMI winter in the sha
We bad our p.a-cuais with US, and took a Iva
or all my WORLDLY possessions | took no m,
than tue few ncccssirics that filled the la
Where might gu, what | might GO. or wh2,
might return wcrc questions utterly unkV
~ M; nor dId VcN nv mjnd with them
was wholly set on rruvis's safety. | onlyI
derpd tor the passing moment, as ! stoppA
the lu..r and ukyd back under what dl'crc,h
cum,'fucc, h1ull nest -cg thosi rooms I'LL
We loltcred down TO the Temple s'air'l
sto.i lu.toIug there. De II we were not quitt
c'.i,d 10 go uloH tu. water at all. . oodf
had taken care bat the boat shuIld he
All ever, thing IN oder AtHra lI,tlc al
ind'ct.iOn, ~ ci there were none to see nuf DO.
our lemplr stars, WI went ON board and cast q
lierhert IN the bow, ! steering. II was thu
about high water -halt-pn-t einht.
Our plan was this; The tide beginning to n
down at nine, and being with US until three, Z
intended still &C. creep on after it had turned, 4.
row against 1t until dark We should then 4
well IN those long reaches below Gravesenl
tween Kent and Essex, where The river tr
and solitary, where the wlicrside inhabitanIS
very lew, aud where lone public houses are ga
tend here and there, Ot which we could choO.
one iur a resting place. There We meant 10 d
by all night. Tbs steamer Tor HAMBURG, and th
steamer for Rotterdam would start from LOnlD
Mt about nine on Thursday morning. We shoul
know NJ What time 10 cNp,rt them accuriin, I
where We were, aud would hail the first; 80 III.
II by any accident we were not taken aboard,
should have another chance. We knew the Il 8,
tngui.hing mltk. Of each vessel
Old London bridge was SON passed, AMI III
Billingsgltc Market with It's ovstcr-boats an.
Dutchmcn, and the White Tower AMI traitor
Gate, and We were in among the tiers Of ship
ping. Here were the Lcith, Aberdeen and GA.
gov steamers loading and unloading goods, IAN
looking immensely high out OF the water as "
pissed alon,ssid,; here were cDlliyrs by the SC
AMI score, with the c1al-whpp'rs pungingN
stages I'll deck, n COuntefwci. shts to measurcl
coal ~ ingng up, which were then ratified o,
the side into barge; here, at her mornings y
tomorrow : steamer fOr Rotterdam, Of which |
took good notice; and here tomorrow for lIJ
burg, under whO.e bow-prIt We crossed. AL
now !, sitting in the stern could see with Il,
or betting heart Mil Pond Link and Mill Pm
stairs. Il
81. he theic?" said Herbert.
"Not yet" W
Right lie was not to come down ill he 4
us. Can ,ou see his sigr,l?' l
"Not we'll from here hut think ! soc I
Now. see him. Pu,i both E,sy llerbci
Or.l'
We touched the stairs lightly for a single IL
mcnt, and he was on lolrd, and we were
again. lie had boat cloak with him, and
black canvas bag, aud he looked ~ like a rid
pilot As my heart coul j have wished.
Dear boy, he said putting his arm on .
shoulder, as he took hi. SCAT. "Faithful ~
boy. well done. Thinkyc, thankyel"
~ the Stair where We had taken him aboa
and ever sing, | hid looked warily Tor any !
ken Of our being 20 ptctol. hal seen non
We certainly had not lccn, and at hat time |
certainly We were not either attended or followt
by any loit. five bad been waited on 10y an
Loaf, | Should have run into shore, and hav
Obliged her To 20 on, or tn mal her purpose eY
idcnt But we held our own, without any al
pcdrancc II mOlestation.
lie had his hOat.cloIk ON him, and lapk u, u
] Lave said, natural plrt OF the sccnys h 20
led accounted for ~ that Ia was the least anx
ious Of any Of Us. lie was not Indifferent Tor b
told me that hc hoped to live to see his ,,cntle
man one Of the bu-t Of gentlemen in iOrcig
country; he Vas no, dspocd to he passive or n
signed, ~ ] mlcrtooi n; but hc hld no nptt
OF meeting danger halt way Whcnit canon
on him be- confronted il, 1 al il must come befo
he 'r,ullcl himself
III you kuowcd, dear w. Dee -lid tp up
what 1t is to 81; here alonger my dear how AZ
have my .m"ko, artcr b wing bccn day T.
b"twiNt four walls, you'd envy me. b.
don't know what it's.
81 think know the delights Of frcclonl-.
answered.
"Ah!' said 10, hiking his head era, sls
"But YOU don't know it equal TO me. You ma
have been under lock aud key. dear boy, II
know it equal to me but ain't agoing TO 4
low.
II occurred 10 me aa inconsistent that for aul
mastering idea he should have endangered al
freedom and even his Lie. But | reflected ID
pcrhap' freedom without danger wa, too mud
apart from all the habit Of his existence tu be- 4
HIM what il would Ice to another man. | wa
moi FAR out, ince he said, 1T or smoking a litto
you Sec dear bov when was over vonldi
tothcr side Of the world, was always looking
TO this side; and il come flat to be there, for u
i was a grow ing rich. Everybody knowed Ma q
witch, ami Mlgwitch could come and Magwit,1
could -, AMI nobody, head would lie tr.ubld
about him. They amt 81 easy concerning ID
here, dear boy-wouldut be-, lelstwisc, il thcj
knowod where was
IF all goes we'll said |, ''you will b. per-
iectlv free aud safe again within few hours. ''
well, he returned, drawing long breath
81 hops so.
He dipped his hand in the water over the boat'l
gunwalc, and ,aid, smiling with that soltencd ali
upon him which was not new to me.
"Ay, sposc think So, dear boy. We'd I'D
puzzled t. he more quiet AMI easy going han We
are at present. BUt-its flowing 80 soft an
pleasant through the water, p'raps, ~ makes me
think it was thinking through my smoke
just then, that We can no more see 10 the bottom
OF the next few hours, than we can SEQ to tho
bottom OF this river what | catches hold Of Nor
yet We cant no more bold their tide than | can
hold thi-. Aud IT, run through my finger, and
gone, You ,cc,' holding NJ hi, dripping hand.
"liut for Your face, ! should think YOU were a
little dcpouicnt," said l.
"N-t q bit on 10, dear boy! II comes of How 1
ing ON 80 Quiet, and Of that thnrc ripplng at the
boat head making a sort of1Suu iav tune. MAY
be- I'm growing % triHo old besides"
-. lie Tu' bis pip back I'm hi, mouth wi,h an uu
d1luf'"l 'Nifr-.luu % {. .H, uui 81 %, composed
and cun'rui,d a, il we wcra already out If Eng
hhl. Vet he was o. Submissive 10 a word of adj
vice as % lac Ind been M oon,'aut terror, for when
we ran ashore tu got some hottl.- of beer into the
beat, ana h' Wa- -'cpp.us out | hutcl that T.
though lie would be- safest where he was, and ha
sud- do YOU, Jcar boyi' and quietly ,at dow
again.
Tho air lct cold upon tie river. hut it wa ID
bright day, a. the ,unsli inc was very cheering
III. tide ran strong, | took care tolp-c none uiIt,