, 1864-06-05
TNE 0BLONG NOX.

tsenth Of the month, June, weather permit
tins; AID, on the fourteenth. lwent on board
to aInngc come matters in my state room.
! found that We were to haTo a great M my
passengers, including more than usual num-
Der Of ladies'. On the list were several ofmy
ac0oatntnncta: and, among other n1mea, T
vas se}oieed to see TINT or Mr., Cornelius
n3att, young artist, for whom L entertain.
ea feelings Of warm friendship, He had been
With me fellow student at c. Uniyersity,
'tae Ordinary rytemperament Of genius, and WAS
compound Of m;eantbropy, sensihilfty, and
enthusiasm To theee qualities he united the
wafnest and truest heart which ever beat In
human BOSOM
observed that his naunc was caracd anon
11ee state rooms; and, upon again refer :
ring TO the List Of passengers, found that he
had engaged psksage for hineelf. wife, aud.
tWo elsteIe-hls OWE. The state rooms were
sonciently ruomy, and each had two berths,
one ahoTs tie other. These betths, to be
insumeient for mora than: one person; still,
could not, comprehend why. tberc were
tafee atate rooms for the&e four persona. I.
WEE, lust at th.t epoch. IN one Of those
moody frames of mind which mako -.
man lua .enornally ,inauititlve about tribes
seHm variety Of ill-bred md p.eposteroua
conlecturea about this matter Of The supernu-
neTafy esato room. It was no breineas Of
nine, to be sure; but with none the less per-
ttnseity did occupy myself in sttempts to
rsroive the enigma. Al last reached con-
why ] had not arrived at it before. MT Is
servant, OF course" said ''#hat q fool l
am, not sooner to have thought OF so nbyi-
ous to1ntlonl" And then again repaired
to the list-but hcrs saw distinctly that no
seS7ant Has to come with the party; al
thonsh' ln fact, 1t had bean the original de-
Hgn 70 ering one-for the Tords 'saad scr-
Tant' had been frat written aud than OYER
tcored. "0b, e.tra baggage to be sure,'' l
now said to Notwithstanding he wishes
rot to be put in the ho1d-eomething to be
kept under bis Owl eye--4h, I hava it-a
painting Or ao-and this is what be has boon
bargaining about with Nleolino. the It llAn
JeW.' This idea satisfied me, aad I dismiss.
I'd my curiosity fol; tho roncc.
.Nyatt's two sisters I kuew. very well, and
most amiablo and clever girls they were.
His wifo ho Ind newly msrried, and had
NEVER Jet seen her. He had oftcn talked
about her 10 my pr sacncc, however. and In
bis usual style OF enthusiasm. He described
her as OF surprising beauty; Wit and accom-
plishmcnte. iwas, therefore, qnite anxious
10 make her acquaintance -
:. On tho day In which visited tho ahip-:
tho fourtecuth-WJatta and party were also to
visit tt-so the captain Informed me-and
Waited on board an hour longer than had
designed IN bope OF being presented to the
y. was little indisposed. and would de-
cline coming on board until tomorrow, at
the hour Of sasliAg,n -
The morrow having arrived, I vas going
from MY hotel to the wharf, when Captain
Hardy met me and said that, sowing to cir
cumstancea," a. stupid bnt convenient
phraee,) lie "rather thought the sIndeaaa:
dence' wou1d not sail for day or two, aud
,hat when all wss ready he would aend up
and let me know.h This thought strange,
for there WA d stff southerly breeze; but Us
the circumstances = Were not Forthcoming,
although pumped for them with much per-
severance, had nothing to do but to return
LONE and digest my fnpatleuce at leisure.
!" did not receive the expected message
from tha Captain for nearly d week It
came at length, however, and I Immediately
went on board the ship WIS GRO fded with
passengers, and ever thing YVES In the hustle
attendant upon making saI. Wya.t's party
arrived In about ten minutes after myself.
the artiet-the latter ia one Of bis customary
Its Of moody misanthropy. was too we'll
used to these, however, to pay them any
special attention. He did not eTen intro
ducc mo to his wilo;-thIs courtesy dcyolv.
Ing. per torco, upon his sister, Aarlan-a
very sweet and intelligent girl, who in few
hurried words made Us acquainted.
Mrs. Wyatt had bean closed, yelled; snd
when she raised her veil, in ackuo wledging
| my bow, I confess that I % very profoundly
| astoniehea. should have been much more
50, however, had not long experience advised
me not to trust with too Implicit reliance:
| the enthusiastic descriptions of my friend
| the artist, when induIging io comments npor
the loVeliness OF :woman. When beauty WA
| the theme, ! well knew with what facility hi
scared into the regions of the purely Ideal.
| The truth is, could not holp regarding
Mrs. W5att "a q decidedly plain- looking NO
man: II not positively ugly, sho was not;
J; think, very far: from It. She was dressed
however, in exquisite taste-an1 then hat
10 doubt that she had captlvatod my friend
heart By tho mota enduring crnces Of the In
tellect and eoul She sid very few words
Dir, ". ..-.
My old inquisitivencss now ficturaed
There was no servant-that was a settle'
point. looked, therefore, for the extr
baggags: After come delay. cart arrive,
ut tie wharf with an ob1ong pine box, vhlcl
wns everything that seemed to be expected
immediately Upon its arrival We made sail
and In short time were safely over the ba
and standing ont to ecA
Tho boz in question was, as / soy, oblong
It was about six feet In length by two nn,i
half IN breadth; observed it attcntively
and Ike to be precise. Now this shape VS.
peculiar; and no sooner had seen If, than
took credit to myeclf for The accuracy Of m
| guessing had reached the conclusion,
will be remembered, that the extra oaggass
Of my friend, the artist, y ould prove to B
pictures, or al least II pic cture; for knew h
had been for several weeks in confereuc
| with NfcoiIuo and now here was bo
which, from its shape. eould possibly coa
tain nothing in the world but copy Of LeoI
s1aas ast ~ ssn ssapper' and - eoEy Ey,;, Of th' n
| s1,,uoar E1nrnvrc Had n
time to be in tho possession OF Nicohne
This point, therefore, considered A5 SUIT
cient1y settled. chrckled excessively whe
thought OF my acuraen. It was the fir
time had ever known Wyatt to keep frol
me any Of his artietical secrets; but hsrc h
evidently intended to steal narc1, upon m
and amuggle. fine picture to New 3ot
under my very nose; expecting me to kno
nothing Of tho matter. I resolved to gu
him well, noW and hereafter.
One thing, however, annoyed me not a II
tie. The box did not 20 into the extra sta
room. It WAS deposited In Wyatts owl
and there, too, It remained, occnpying Te
, | rear]y the whole Of the loor-no doubt
, , the exceeding discomfort Of tba artist Al
Ills wife; this the NOR: especially Us the t
, or paint with which 1t was Uttered in spruu
+, ing capitals, emitted strong, aisagreeah]
! and, TO my, tanc9, peculiarly d}ssusti
| cdor. On The lid were painted the words
:, Chargc Of Cornelius Wyatt, Esq. This 81
! up. To be handled With care"
!. Now, was aware that Mrs. Adelaide c.
tbs, Of Albany, was thc artist'G Fife%s mothE
but then looked upon tho whole address
!, modification, intended especially for II
eelL I made M nay mind, OF course, u
q the box md contents would never get fatth
+ north than the studio Of my misanthEoI
> friend, In Chambers street, New York.
II Fer the tIrst three or four da. 8 NE had 4
= weather, although thu wind was dead ahes
10 ncdiafely upon our losing sight Of the Goa
IL The passengers Were. consequently, In LII
j. spiriis, and disposed to be Eociat. mi
If except, however, Wyatt and his sister, y
r behaved stif1y, and, could not help thir
D iuR. uncourteousl5 to the Feat Of the par
t, Wyatrs conduct did not 20 much rcga
10 He was gloomy, even beyond his usual HI
,e its-iu tact he was morose-hnt' fn him '
prepared for ecccntrictty. ;. For the slate
es t however, could make no excuse. They
Ia cluded themselves In their state-rooms d
ing the greater part Of tho passage, and alb
ID | luiely refused, although I repeatedly urt
ID them, TO hold communication with any F
ly sou On boaTd. =:
Mrs ,T.stt herse1t WAS far more, as.
II to be chatty is no slight Recommendation
pt most Of the ladics; and to my profound
in tonishment, eTinced no cquiyocal dtsp'
%, ton to coquet with the men, She anu
r. US all very much. i Say famuaed'-:
er scarcely know how TO explain mJeolf. ]
he truth IL, soon found that Mra. W. was
he ottenef laughed at than with Tho cen
,es men said little shout her, but tho ladies'
ID. hcar arted thing, rather indifferent looking
nf fn}1Y- rned t1cuta1 and deriiet1Y ypfno