The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-05-31
The Slave Tracer, Harry Falcon, mis- favorte work.

prisinta couple OF schooncrs, a small brig md
sloop-. Some ot them hal lain idle all sum et
tn owners not daringto run the blockade, and
the rest had been shut up for a longer " shorter
period. The whole Of them formed the cotton
llcct Of which Crailcs had spoken ~ the Colonel.
They were nearly ready Tor sea.
Anchored in the strcam short distance above
the town was small side wheel steamer, which
had been unused for several months. Being
small, anil unable 10 move without hctravng
her whcrcaLout, Ly her smoke AMI noise, the pro-
prctors Of the cotton fleet had declined to char
ter her
Al of these vcsacls appeared dcscrtcl. save
the brig Just mentioned, showing no signs OF
life.
If ! could only rcuch her" the Colonel cx-
claimed ar he ,,azcl at the steamer, perhaps
my engineering skill could be put TO some use
10 his great surprise and joy, IN his search
along the hcucl, the colonel soon found II small
boat STOW I'd away uuderH temporary pier which
had been used in loading the cotton. The hand
L. Of an oar was visible and he tool, il for grant
eel Chat it, fellow could BE- found when wanted.
Looking around in every direction, and seeing
that leo one WIS ohscrN INK him, e stepped into the
trail craft and pushed Oh from the shore, just ~
the first shades Of twilight descended on the
| scene.
II was a, this very intnn' that the colonel
thought Of Coral with araus H. reelected that
lac had been absent from her noUly % whole
/ d1V
! lin Ting ,ha, the current bore hun rapidly
/ down the stream. when hc Wl 'l o. uiu"r' IN
the opposite direction, h" h'-ll' s"1cl thc oHr
] uul rnilrtVor 10 row towards M" g'cmn"r.
/ A. he made but lit'lo prcorc.4. H. soon became
mXious, and was further III turhed hv di-c1,,t-
/ iu, that the oar h. hal scilel wa the only our
/ in the boat
An cxclau uion # alarm ..p.' him, aul
| hc again tllud rl ...,, ,,' ''' shade. OF
/ hc cxcrt,d n.D,'f .un.uIl,u., Ne oar -ui len
y "Gool n ,.,.. ho cvc',imol. nearly i,ll-
ine La.'., .,,,... ,.iih 'hr ehr.k. " What shalt |
The pi,rcs IF the broken oqr Hnttci AWAY, anl
| the host ld..,l rapidly ipNu with o." GlIcut.
Ihct,I'al lj u' n1W. .ni,} r'"l<e the
| rNtrut,t li- iui.iortuur. Not till hc hai vain
, ~ .cai. .sl ill' boat tor = seat ur piece oI
/ Iulrl, nui tried 80 uliil' with m7 htuD,
wa ho STARTLED vs. fan realization Of the iecl
thai Wa 10 iu- cJr..l out 10 sol lie luok"d
t.wlrl. n town, aul treuhol at the thought
oi the alarm Coral wouA. icc at hi, ptu.1agrl
"Eviicn,ly IT, + Io- l.oiu., out, 'hc ,oiloIuil-
ell "Thrre'- q furious current 80
HcmaIc another cnur' 90 rncc, the pro,rrs.
Of the boat with hi laul' tut without amy
pcrcghible result. lie was s'ou below By the
island, where the river began to widen out h,tu.,
him, and the current To run farther and far'hcr
from the mainland. lie finally threw hm.rll
IN III, ho,,Dm Of the lpnt IN dc,pniru5 mool.
What piP Cornl thiuk Of my ahsrurc p llr
| rroiuod ithcr than askcl. " Nv COB what
viii bocomc ui her I"ihals at this N'rv mo
I muit tld famous man l. earning hrg on
The unu.ht caus"l him 10 star, as u a Il At
IS 4rrp.ut had bitten him aud hc lrosc to hi,
foot. Lights hcgau To n3l ear on tie re- ''diu.'
-horc- shining through tlr gathering dlrknc-
with moro or los- hi,tinctr,-s and he was soon
4 Nl...N ~ ,N.
tire ul the troops in tie hattcries on Jrh vi
| i,luld. Thl- standing erect, and patiently
watching th.,e lights and the dark outlines ol
the surrounding shores, he endoavorcl tod,u,I,
wncihr ,h. current Waa likely 70 strlui bin ir
thc Vicini., or NOT.
"Thyivs no chance of II ,'hc finally said il
tones Of anguish. " ala following TIE chan
mel a- eirccily AZ liut cJuN stpot This vii
never do---n,yer
Wecuuot express the o gouy ttlc Colonel fl
at that Ipnacut llopips ,ha, the current hl
p lrDom. l.. swift lul strong ho 0gou e|savc
to,hr.t tlO progress a. tho boat. Failing J.
that he ci l,lyorcl 10 point hs course u litI
4 ! ,ru -w'sc NJ thn current SD a- o. approach N
4 muu-lmd, lut in Nj. attempt, owins TO Il
n continually Increasing lstauc between thl shai
@ uCl ami tie slo.c, he was unsure-siul. Iii o,
- element and Cri" culwunted at tie failui
Of tho,o experiments, ,nrI hc knew no.. what fu
4 thcr effort, 10 mak".
u " Al tli willie. " he moancd, ''mv poor cl.
q !, ,awH.tne m' r..n Heaven help m,
d What cnu ! d'low Az hi, rate | shah 80,
r htcluicl oa OF the harhor rpr away {, sea =
r. thlulit suddenly struck me Colonel. and
y drew large clasp knife from hi- pocket, T.,
maps lir c"'il rut pie 20 from the side Oi /
= boat large enough io' paddle an effort Of q
= mlHG,e' 'lt1i". vas Sufficient to convince b.
~ lHd' lac 80 not Ia, the hard and wei season
~ "'". uUC.. tie cl-c Of his knif s- 'ir
o. "A ItH|' Al n