, 1864-02-20
FROM WILSON'S TALES OF THE BORDERS
Bill Stanley:
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been taken to prison that the frigate into
which William Stanley had been impressed
made towards the land, and rode off the
mouth Of the Tyne, while boats crew
were ordered on shore. Boatswain Rigby,
apprehensive that William would request to
be one Of them, and that his request might
be granted, had, previous to the boat leav-
ing the vessel, sought to quarrel with him,
and struck him; and requested Of the lieu
tenant that, in consequence of the insolence
he had used towards him, he should not be
permitted to go on shore, but, as punish
ment, placed ON duty.
Poor Stanley was walking the deck, say
ing unto himself" Refused permission TO
60 ashore! Yes, Rigby! petty tyrant as
thou art, thou shalt rue it Refused priv
ilege that would have caused slave to rebel,
had he been denied it. But the time will
come when We shall meet upon terms Of
equality; and were his cowardice equal to
his brutality--yea, were he shielded by a
breastplate hard as his own heart-my re-
venge shall find passage through both !;
and his blood shall wash out the impression
and the shame Of the blow with which to-
day he dared to smite me as dog. The
remembrance Of that blow sticks as dagger
in my throat-hs remembrance chokes me !"
And, hurried on by the agitation Of his feel
ings, he spoke aloud as he continued: I" Not
only denied to set my foot upon the place Of
my nativity, but struck yes, struck like
hound, by creature l despise! o, mem-
oryw he added, "torture me not Here
every remembered object strikes painfully
on my eyeballs! The church aud the church.
yard, where my mothers body now mingles
with the dust, are now before me, and l am
prohibited from shedding tear upon her
grave. The banks of the Tyne, where 1
wandered with my Mary, while II sighed
affection by our side, and the blue sea, which
lay behind US, raising song Of love, arc
now visible; but thoug ii they are still beau
tifdl, they are as beautiful things that lived
and were loved, but that are now dead"
In the intensity of his feelings, he per-
ceived not boat which drew alongside I;
and while he yet stood in reyerie, his old
crony, Jack jenkins, sprang on board, and,
assisted by waterman, raised Mary Danyers
to the deck.
"Yonder he is" exclaimed Jack, clean
ing oyoy tho gunwalo, as malancholy as a
norman making his last will and testament
in the presence of his father Neptune"
Stanley started round at the voice Of his
friend; he beheld his betrothed wife; for
you know they were the same as betrothed-
they had vowed to be true to each other, and,
l believe, broken ring betwixt them.
My own Mary he cried, and sprang
forward to meet her. The poor things fell
upon each others necks and wept like chill
dren.
"Shove me your fist, my hearty" cried
jenkins, "as soon as you have done there
! thought l would give you bit Of an
agreeable surprise"
There, Jack there, my honest old
friend r. cried Bill, stretching out his one
hand, and with the other supporting his
sweetheart. my head and heart are scud-
ding beneath o sudden tempest Of Joy !
Speak, Mary, love; let me again hear your
voice thrilling like music through my breast!
O, Jack ! this visit is like one who has been
run down in squall at midnight, and ere
he is aware that the waters have closed over
him, he finds himself aloft, listening to the
harps of the happy"
"I don't know what il is like, Bill" said
the other; "but II ant like the meetings
we used to have" sA
"Why so silent, love-" said William,
addressing Mary; lin another hour | shall
be of duty, and in one day Of happiness let
US forget the past"
Dear William" she replied, II know
not what should say, NOR what l should
conceal. have 80 little Of Joy to eommu-
nicate, that ! would not embitter the plea
sure Of the present short hour BY . recital
Of the events that have occurred during
your absence" :. -.
Hide nothing from me, Mary" said he,
earnestlyj "but tell me, have my fOrebod-
ings regarding the monster Wates been but
too true? Or are your parents.yOu trem,
bic, loye--you are pale j! D OJenkins, speak
tell me what Is the meaning Of this!
I" Drop il, Bill, my dear fellow, said the
other, "dropit- You have got Polly along.
side Of you there, with heart as SOUND ana
true to you as when you left her and don't
distress her with questions; she didn't come
aboard for that lserved out the old fellow
Wates, as you requested me, with ropes
end, tother night, and that pretty smartly.