The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-09-24
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ing guest They both knew that she had
passed through her periIs in that vision; they
/ both felt happy for her calm sIumber, which
spoke SO well the sense Of safety.
In this calm rest she passed many hours
AT length herslumber was disturbed by coarse
notices outside the hut--they were roughly in
terrogating the fisherman. The questions
she needed not to hear to distinctly under
stand-the answer of Finn she did catch, for
it was spoken for her ears as we'll as for the
soldiers who had visited the cabin.
"A hundred pieces Of gold!" cried the fish
erman. Truly captain, a sum like that
would be worth striving for Be assured
will take good care of the runaways if they
fall into my hands A hundred pieces of gold
| Not a soul shall escape shipwrcck from this
| day forth, for twelve month, but will bring
to your quarters. A hundred pieces of gold
| But, Captain" added Fun, with the charac-
teristic GOODNESS of a Danish peasant shut
captain will you enter my humble cottage a
moment for rest and refreshment?
The mother shuddered, lest the invitation
given in bravado might be accepted in earn
est and then-she was mother, and the
Hives of her children at stake-for an instant
she trembed at the possibility that her host
might intend to betray her The voice of the
captain as he declined the proffered civility
and renewed his promises to the fisherman,
treasured her, as its tones died away i'll the
distance In a moment more Finn entered
! the cabin.
'I4ose not a moment, madam" he said.
''The storm has abated-the waves are more
worthy of trust than man; and we must en-
bark on the Instant"
All the strength of the mother returned at
this new EFFICIENCY, and hushing her children
| into silence by sign, she followed Finn as
he took circuitous path among the rocks,
known only to himself; and in a few mo-
ments, without the exchange of word, they
were embarked in the fshermans skitf, the
fasts were cast off, the honest fisher worked
at his oars with a will, and, in ten hours, the
/ dawning light showed him the coasts of the
the Low Countries Through the night he
had been guided by his familiar pilots, the
Istars; and labor was so much his habitua
custom in his hard calling-he so often en-
dured it as matter of course and of habit
that, with such stake in success, he did not
once think Of fatigue. Suddenly new and
startling danger caught his eye.
Two armed boats were pursuing him and,
Notwithstanding they were crowded with
soldiers, and awkward afloat as cow on
stills they rapidly gained upon him. 1t was
Ievident that they had been lying in wait near
the coast, to intercept the very precious bur
den which he carried He uttered not word
Of surprise. "
ssDown, madam, said he, without any APP
pearance of being disconnected, down in the
bottom of the boat, for it very much needs
ballast"
The mother, unconscious of the threatened
danger, obeyed mechanically In the next
instant musket balls whistled past the ears Of
the intrepid fishernan-had they sped an in
slant before, the mother would have escaped
the perils Of the sea but to have been muir
dered by the hirelings,
i Finn examined with his eye the distance
t3ssE.vce1I His beat and the shore and he saw
that it was impossible for him to reach it be-
fore his pursuers would overtake him. He
formed sudden resolution--he ceased to fly.
| He even turned his boats head toward his
pursuers, and, making a trumpet with his
Hands, shouted ..-s.
''Boats ahoy! What do you wish 2" te
"You are not alone" answered his pursuers
positively.
True, replied the fisherman as the boats
were now so near each other that they could
converse with less effort ''True-I have
SODil cargo vi ISL lOl Ou Cttil
provision yourselves with them if you wish;
there was no need for you to lire ON me for
that"
| advance !"
"Aye, aye!" cried Finn gaiy, yet tremu
lousy.
1t was proper and natural that the poor fish
erInan should be awkward and alarmed before
two boatloa of soldiers. The coarse brutes
enjoyed what they thought was the trepida
ton and energy Of fear, and, us they stood
up, their boats reeled under their shouts of
laughter, as the lishermans skiff urged by
his nervous arms, shot toward them.
A scream from the lubbers A splash =
The awkward fishers clumsy boat has struck
their bows, and the awkward soldiers fall ov-
er the gunwale all around into the sea. Nor
is there less confusion among the other sldtf-
load Of soldiers. Their boat dipped water first
over one side and then over the other, as the
soldiers swung their arms and swayed and
fell upon each other, i'll vain attempts to sue
cor their drowning brethren.
What !-another accident The awkward
and frightened fisherman has taken sudden
sweep, and run into them, too And now he
is pulling away for dear life, without thought
| for the safety of the soldiers Of Denmark -
/ What a head peeping over the side of the
I fisherman's boat a woman's head
Never mind the men overboard-puTsue!
pursued"
'.But the oars have all been thrown to the
drowning men" a" W.
Fire upon them!
But the mushets have all fallen overheard
with their owners, or from their arms, or
they are in the bottom of the hoat--in soak.
| That night the fisher and his wife laughed
long, but not loud, for there might have been
| listeners The good man Finn never made
any inquiries about the soldiers who had ia
ken a cold bath; and rs all were saved and
! they did not care to hruit their own discom-
! future by single stupid fisherman, and as he
was too modest to boast Of victory to anybody
| but his wife, the honest couple lived on in
quiet and content until they had almost for
gotten the adventure.
| One April moring, six years from that Of
the shipwreck, party of soldiers entered the
| fisherInans cabin. Without the waste Of a
word thew were seized and bound, hurried to
carriage, conveyed to a seaport. embarked
on board vessel, and confined in a small
cabin, where their bonds were taken Off. They
were treated with kindness, but allowed not
a word of communication with any person.
The sailor who brought them food did not
1 understand word Of the Danish language, and
never opened his mouth to speak to them.
i Thus they sailed-to them it seemed many
tedious days-for they could not help connect
ing the adventure with succor to the beauti-
full outlaw and her children. The rattle Of the
cordage, and the tramp Of the men upon deck,
told the practsed ear Of Finn that the voyage
was ended But to what purpose? They
were hurried from their floating prison to a
close carriage; the horses dashed away for an
hour, and the carriage stopped They were
led from one surprise to another. In mag
nifcent apartment, amid glare of light, the
poor fisherman and his wife confronted an ar
ray of mobiles and ladies, clad in all the gor-
geousness which in that age marked the diff