The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-21
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ARRANGE RLESpI>u ot fohltNts
O.y ploasnnt hu' chilly afternoon In January,
1862 th,ce persons whose lives were strangely
intervoyen arrived in Brunswick ,hcorsia. lhc
first was Capt. Winthrop, commanding the T.
:. steamer Clctt,its, Of Com. DuponI'S ~" a.
.ling squadron. lie was attended by his 'S-
cruti, g oil tcr. Lieut.. Linton. They hnd lrl'
their vessel in .Iel.yll sop,h. aud come up tAo
little Santia river in boat passing through The
:, emf oa below Colonel island and thence
rowing NJ Turtle river to the town. The cap
tain was about the average height, light com
plexioned and slightly built, with ease AMI
springiness in his movements, n sbrewd keennsss
IN his large grey eyes, well-knit frame, a grave
face. and an appearance n whole, both COM
mandug aud preposcssing. The lieutenant was
sinewv man, shsrp-eyod ~ intelligent. Eoh
wore disguised as citizens, and well armed With
concealed weapons.
Far several weeks capt. Winthrop had been
rrconnoitcring the coasts Of Georgia and floFi'a'
having been dispatched on this service by t"rn'
D,p,n, soon after the Port Royal victory. lie
had visited the principal sca-ports along the
shore. including Fernandlna aud ST. Augustine
and was now about to return to Beaufort, l'run'-
wick being the laSt place he proposed TO vi,it.
You sec that am well acquainted here,
ol,acryed Capt. winthrop TO Lieut.. Linton, rs
they walked along the main thorouSliare.
.'Thats why the Commodore chose me for this
service. I've been in Brun'wick before. You've
heard ne spcak Of Coral Wayne, Colone
Wnvnes only daughter, whom visited at herl
bcau,iiul home up the river, twenty miles here
about two wears ago. Her mother was VIM
,hrop. a distan, relation of my father, ana dioi
at the North ten years ago, while visiting her
parcnts. Uu,ler these circumstances, had n
most agreeable visit with the Colonel and oral,
and soon tounl myself fairly wor'hppns the
charming girl
." So far. good. What mex,
"Whcn returned to my home in New Eng.
laud. it was as Coral's accepted lover We ha'
,lr,clto be married the succeeding Spring
lhen arose thi. rebellion, which Coral ,uoa hc
..na favor ia her letter.. Irssayrd to sci le
lilh, in poilis spirited cpi,tles were cSclianS
cd aud at last she returned one OF my letter
unopened, Sine that hour have not H'rd--
! I've merely 'risied''
| The captain spoke with deep emotion.
Y,uoan imagine, he continued, VIA
brsht hopes were thus bl.ghtel, ll's littl
more than year since was picturin6 I,
myielf the Llcsscdncss Of coming South an
claiming my wife. Now how changed Il
not know whether Coral i- living or dead an
the only effect Of thi, near approach to her hom
il 10 remind me anew how widely our lives ar
e.trlugcd.
IfIdknowp said the lieutenant "
would have yis.Ied ht, IN your behalf Perhnp
can scr her vet before we return to Por, Roy
al
49,, no. Iiston III sooner die THAI ap
proacl. her artcg being thus dismissed. But il
hard to lie here, almost III sight Of Coral's home
and think Of what might have been, and feel
NO myre Of this, Captain You will YET
be happy
"No, never I've resigned myself to tn
sseya reality Of my lot, The pleasant home lAa