The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-02

Of my dangori ~
Certainly. hal Just come down 10 the
Sound from plantation near Frederick. on ST.
Simon's i.lani and was proceeding toward.
Coioncls island on business. came up with the
boat soon after You lcit II, and took 1t in tow
| and followed you, though in silence caution be-
| ing chief rulc Of my conduct at this time.
When ] saw you sink, Of course hastencl to
tie rescue That IS the whole story.
How proydcntal it was Bat for YOU my
poor child would have been fa;hcrless at this mo.
IN Mt. ] shuddor at thinking how terrible, in
that event, her situation would have been I"
The loss Of father is indeed .id afllic.
ton the young man replied. abstractelly.
" " would have boon dJuhly 50 to my daugh-
ter, from the circumstances in which We are now
placed. You mention that you came from n
plantation on St. S!mcn's island. Can YOU tell
me what the prospect would be for a prosecuted
oniOnist seeking shelter there for few DAYS 7"
Risky, Colonel, although some Of the planta-
tons are nearly or quite deserted The fact Is,
there are fifteen hundred rebels cncampcd at the
batteries near the lighthouse. and numbers of
them are continually strolling about the SOUTH
crn end OF the island. Still think, he aldcd
with markell emphasis that the central and
upper parts OF the island are safer for such a man
than any portion Of the mainland !"
Thank you. a man seeking refuge there
had better take his provisions Z"
Yes. But why hide there at ali? lfaman
has no other wish tlan to escape, he had better
run boldly out to sen, provided he can secure
boat and provisions. aud trust his fortune for be-
ing picked MP 10y All United States vessel :"
That Is just my impression. ! thank you
for the suggestion"
The boat was now in sight Of the shore and
tho remaining distance was soon passed over.
iho two men were both thoughtful, aul each was
more occupied with the affairs of the other than
with his own. To tell the truth, the Colonel
hal said enough to show his presorver that he
wasanxious to tlee the Concleracy, and the young
| man, In turn, had clearly indicated that lie was
| engaged in Calculating the great life mystery 10
which he had referred. When the boat ground
cd ON the beach, the Colonel ,prang out, and the
| young man detached his boat from his own.
Well, If we must part in this unsatisfacto-
ry manner, suppose We must, said Col. WAYNE,
as he graspcd the hand Of his prcservor with the
visor OF forycnt gratitude. 81 expec, that cir
stances will one Of these days perni, Inc to full
| I'll my intention Of going North. Should Won
ever necl friend, In any sense Of the word. please
address Colonel Moreland Wayne, New York, as
| ! propose to reside there hereafter -
Morcani :" calculated the Young man with
start, while he glanced with singular earnest
ncss at the Colonel" Moreland Waync!"
lie repeated the name once or twice musingv
n, II 1t called up dim rcmcmbranecs Of the pas.
AMI then sail
"EScuso me- Coloud, my thoughts were wan
!'rms. ioI have said few things which i'll
tcrcst mo peculiarly. This is no time, Of course
| for ,Nplanaious--you -hi,orins here, and with
business elsewhere, hat feel desire to see YOU
again. may be able 10 do YOU some service,
AMI | think It lAIy that YOU could give M,
some valuable information, az YOU are 80 well
acquainted with everybody in this vicinity"
That is just what vas about to say" ex-
claimed he Colonel. &c NJ daughter AMI | will
probably remain At Crnpp, hotel few DAYS
Why couldn't YOU come aud see Us Tomorrow or
tomorrow evening; assure YOU that nothiu..
would give me moro pleasure than to see YOU.
&C. lionel, | cannot promise. am now fol-
lown; GU purposes which almost daily bring
me face to face with death. But, If nothing
happens t. me, will ondeavor 10 visit You before
twenty four hour have plsscl. Good night
aud may Col blcs, you and yours"
lie again pressed the Colond's hand warmly.
and then resumed his oars, rowing rapidly away
towards Coonel's islanl.
" 4 strange young man." said the Colonel to
himself, looking after him 80 Oh why does hc
remind me so much Of my poor lost boy
Nothing can prescn more vivid picture Of
what he could aui would have ncen. But that's
Ill u dream, and he dashed tear from his eyes
" must hurry back to Coral. Ugh how cold
these wet clothes are -
lie danced around a moment to warm himself
lookingat the boat.
Don't know what to 10 with that thing, he
aided. Didn't mean to steal it, nor even to
loose it, but it is clear that can neither row it
away nor carry 1t of on my back ! must leave
it, and pay the owner if can find him."
With these conclusions, the Colonel fastened
~ the shore tow ards the town, occasionally run
ming a short distancc, for he was chilled through
with his exposure. For while his thou,Sh hts
were busy with his mysterious prcscrvor, but rs
the H. hts of the town grew more AMI more dis
tinct, he thought oaly Of Coral-ot the fears AMI
anXic,ics hi- prolonged absence must have
caa ed hcr--ari even Of the possibility that
llulcom iSh, ha,c done her some harm.
At last. pau,nc anl weary, at the same time
that his limbs were Jelly c5ll the Colonel roach