Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-02-09

She was sailing ont of MADEIRA. the good
ship South Star Il fine trim British vessel,
built more for cargo than passengers, but
carving tho latter when she could get
them. On her WAY home from Brazil she
had encountered a succession of bad
weather. and had to put into Madeira for
repairs and provisions. Some Of the crew
quilted her there. and whispers went about
that they were afraid Of her, or OF some
thing on her. Two passengers only had
come on her from Rio de ,)aneiro, ii gem
tlcman and his servant. At Madeira she
took on board Major Gore. his wife, two
elegant Young ladies, and their naid-ser-
want, all in mourning. The Majors
means were straishtencd, and the noder-
ate charges of the sailing vessel as com
pared with the passage money "t the rcgU-
lar packets, had been the induccncnt to
choose the South Star. They had come
on board at the. last moment and the usual
confusion prevailed.
Not down there. please; that's the
state cabin. and it belongs to the Don. "
cried Young boy, in ii sort OF uniform,
whose duty seemed to he to show himself
in all parts of the ship at once. The
Don doesn't choose for anybody to 80 into
it,"
1t was the cldcr-looking Of the two
Young ladies whose descent he thus inter-
ruptcd. She turnc her impcriously hand
some face upon the hoy. aud her fine dark
eyes flashed forth the naughty questions,
Just as plainly as her tongue.
The Don Who is the Don What
do YOU mean, boy p
That's him said the boy, pointing to
distant part of the deck, he is as rich as
all the mines of Brazil knocked into one,
and he's rs good as master of the ship for
his will is law. If he had nothing else but
the chest in his cabin, he'd he richer than
he could count. for it is full of gold and
diamonds.
In spite of her hautcur.which was natu
raj to i.sr. She yazcd in curiosity. Lean
ing iuer,lv owe; the side of the ship was IA
tail, slender man, with pale fine face,
and sleepy dark eyes. She remembered
to have seen him there when she came
ON board, and she had noriced that he
never once turned his eyes toward them,
but remained utterly Indifferent to the new
comcrs and the commoton they We're
Causing.
He was our only cabin passenger
continued the speaker, "untl you came Oh
board. We brought him from Rio. He's
English born Sos his servant, Vincent !;
a servant that's always larking. The Don
can check him, though, with half turn of
his sleepy eye!ils. You must get sight
of the chcst-sucli biz one 1t is OF
carved ebony. Will, silver moun;ngs."
Why is he called the Don -
Because hes so rich, ! suppose. He
lost his wife and child out there, they say.
and he's coming home for good. She was
Spanish, or Portuguese, and there was
something odd about her, fancy. The
sailors, know, whisper about, but they
won't tell me-"
And pray who arc you - demanded
the young lady, resentlg the familiar
manner.
"Oh, I'm y MILDLY. That's what they
call us, at least; ; and Il precious sham it is
only we don't know it before we sail. The
skipper-
To the temporary surprise OF his listen
er, the Young gentleman suddenly vansli-
ed. Looking round, she saw the skipper
aIyancing, along with the gentleman pas
senger. The captain stopped as he came
up, probably thinking 1t his duty to INTRO
ducc them to each other.
"Mr. Nalentia, Miss Gore"
Mr.. Yalentia raised his straw hat, aud
bowed. She bent also, but haughtily. as
if in resentment of what the captain had
done, and her Voice carried "a sound nt
scorn to that fuUetionary's ear, as she cor
rectcd his mistake.
IL beg Your pardon, sir it is well to be
correct. Mrs. Clytton. not Miss. Gore.
IL beg yours, maam," replied the cap
tain. Il had understood YOU were the
Majors daughter.
Nouchsaingno cxpla4atioN, Mrs. Clyt-
ton turned away, drawing her flowing
black and white muslin gown arQund her
slight and stately form, and carrying with
her the remembrance of stern face when
in rcpose, but of a wonderfully attractive
one when a smile Illuminated 1.-THE face
of Mr.. Valentia. She was accosted by
the maid.