The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-05-29
No 42.

would offer to bier honorable marriage
mo marriage would be honorable to her which would
unite her with a murderer replied the eonde, in
naughty tone; and he said this, he strobe to and fro
across his apartment modify. The pirate seemed not
to relish his manernor his words for while his mailed
form shook with excitement in deep stern tones, lie
said:
Beware sir cAnde beware how YOU force ne te ex-
er my power. K,ow that am oliing here-that there
is no will here but mine"
The truth seemhd to strike into the unhappy fathers
very soul. He Staggered if it with crushing
weight upon his brain; and said in mporng tone;
You cannot you will not persist in this suit. IL
child is mild and gentle thng-no use to rudeseenes
Unused to per or excitement. There others as
beautiful others lhOre fitted for companion TO one like
yourself"
81 love her for .he very contrast to such as these
love her that she ii my opposite. When am Wild and
rude and stern size mild gentle and knd-her beauty
cannot be exceIIe on or land in all the '7orld"
''She viii neyerilov you"
81 will make hdr love me When once she knows
she is mine forevG she will make the best of her lot
and love me-
| mo" replied the unhappy conde, "like stricken
dove she will pine away and die if indeed she will ever
| live to be yours
'.Pshawi you know not woman as ! do. They die
not easily, nor nate they 80 readily"
''Yet | know mr daughters pride--I know her brave,
pure heart. For bhc love OF heaven, drive her
desperation Shells my only living childthe last link
/ of my life.
''Your only chilli had you never any others7a
! "Ies vas blessed wirh noble boy, iew yeara
only her senior bit many long year has Crep by on
| leader wheels sinc4 ! saw him"
The pirate was bout to ask more when he wns inter
rnpted by the entrtlncc Of of men, who reported
that one of the pire'- vessels coming in from
"Tooks she as Il, she had been successful asked Ri
nard.
The signal is ~ that she has had fight but there
no flag at.the toref replied the
Then she has then unsuccessful; It's isstrangewhich
| craft is it,"
/ G.rI,a or,,olf, I1t5
"Went she not forth in company with two others,
the felucca and the bark2'
''sbe did, my lor;i, replied the man. "and now from
Wonder easement you may see that she alone
THE pirate strodi hastily to the easement and gazed
out upon the water,
True 100 truei' lie nut.ered; sshe has been where
blows were more plenty than prize money. Her calls
are rent and her hull marked with many spinterlng
slo Perhaps her !cons0rts +; 60 quick to the
gatetake boat ard board herereshe anchor,
and bid her captain report to me in person.
| The turned to obey, when Rinard with gesture
caused him to step a.
| Tell Elvardo mHpage, that Iwan him here; aud tell
Gonslvo the captsin Of my castle guards, to come
/ hither"
The man now del;arted, and again Rinord turned to
| his prisoner. .s
Have you decdc1 upon mr. proposition?n he asked.
"Ay sir ere its; echo had died upon the air, when
you spoke it. If my daughter weds you it will be by
force"
"Then by hcaven it shall be by force, and sir conde,
if Won take it SO hauEhtv YOU shall feel my power"
VILLAIN / defy 5ny power over me! 1t is only for
my unhappy child that would plead-O, have mercy
on hcr!'
The pirate would slave spoken in reply had not his
rage entered al that moment. lie him, and in
tones more gentle tlian lie had used the moment before,
he said:
"Ev;r 10, let my lark be again fitted for sea car.
not tarry here long: this is too dull life for me-
"It shall be So sehor," replied the page, and then
glancing at the condh, he asked
Shall we land ou5 prisoners at homes"
''What is that to gou? Why NEEDLE you with my
desigus9n asked Rna rd, augrily when your advice is
needed il viii be askfd'
The fsce of the paige flushed up ae his pride could
feel the insult OF a rcbrimand but restraining his temper
he gave no answer, &nd left the room.
As he did so, another entered, and it was GonsalYo,
the captain of the cattle He a handsome, but
ylanous- looking fesow-one who seemed well fitted
for the birth he held His form tall and welshaped,
his eyes black aud piercing his features we're regu
lar Bat there was an indiscribabe something in his
bold passionate look and his sneering expression which
read like ttepage Of wickedness as you gazed upon
him.
u shall go to sea again soon,n said Rinard to him
who entered; "and shall leave my prisoners in their
present wards They must be guarded strictly and no
Communication must be had between them"
What must be f0tally debarred from seeing my
daughter? Are you not content with sleeping us in
misery bv this prolonged imprisonment, but must also
make double by keeping apart? asked the conde.
You shall nerer see her when she is my bride.
determined for 10 do the thing honorably Ay, she
shall be my welded Tife!'
Your wedding, then, shall be her funera for no
daughter of the Soanos would survive the decE disgrace
70 which you would subject her"
"Disgrace?o echoed Rnard in a stern and angry
tone were she the daughter Of king it would be
disgrace for her to wed with me. Am not king?-
Ay, show me in the wide world king more potent than
me No. sir conde, il were rather an honor than dis
grace that should hoaoTaby wed thy daughter few Of
rlV nrnpSSinn yvOnId stand ceremony do Let
that be your consolation.
Rnard now turned to another who entered the apart
ment. The stranger strong, eoarse-iooking man,
dressed in the uniform a the officers Of the pirate band
His right arm in sling large patch covered near
lp onehaf of his face and his garments were torn and
bloody as if he had come out Of some severe attray
"Well Gaspar WHAT'S the news? Why have you come
in alone and what means the marks you wear?' asked
RnaFd
We've been where bright steel and hard blows
plenty" replied the cher. who the captain of the
vessel which had just rrived; we've had lhc get off
4 as well have. ayeonsorts have all gone to Davy
Jones locker or some Other house of worship, and"
What are the othe vessels captured? Have you had
fights and been defead? asked Rnard in excited tones
''Av, that wehayc, lay lord The Spanard who broke
up the band who held the cave at Mariel, has us,
and alone have saved my ship, Hall OF her crew are
dead the rest not much better off than am.
Courses upon him Is that the daring teIlo" who
wears the flag 'DeGtt TO all pirates?
,Av. the same. sendr and he is death upon pirates
Never saw a man fight 50 couragcously before in all
my days"
II must meet him; Il seems that be must need me for
foe will if his prowcs is great. Is he an old,
time-hardeued warrior?'
NO, senior, he is but baarlcss boy; he cannot nun.
Der over five and twenty years. if so many"
'Pshaw, you jest, Gaspar He surely could not have
measured steel with thfe?
He surely did, my captains and this disabled right
arm and cut which has laid half of my check open, tes
tify to it. He fights like born fend"
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