The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-01-25

\ written Isr ire ADvscAs.
\ THE WRECKER's DAUGHTER.
BY n. L. RAYEK.
II was a stormy night, on the coast Of
Maiue-that far wild portion that stretches
its rocky distance away toward the British
Proviuces-and borders that magnificent
body Of water known as the Bay Of Fundy,
=hers the great roaring tides como IN, IN
one vast voluminous wall Of water, awfully
/ beautiful, and rising, at its dead level, sixty
feet above the ebb tide mark, and sounding
70 land dulled ears liks the booming Of num-
berless cannon. #e1
Scattered at intervals along the shore are
small fishing. hamlets, or solitary rcinee
DIV ellipg<, that date their existence lar back
in the legendary past, and il was from the
top Of oae Of these, on the stormy night in
question, that brilliant beacon light sLone
! far out over the dark wstcrs
| The point was one Of the most dangerous
on the coast, as its name, dead Mans
Breakers" sufficiently indicates; and the
hapless vessel that ventursd there for =
harbor, rushed mally into the port Of DEATH.
The coast gave evidence OF this, for along
it's craggy, Storm lashed sands were strewed
the remnants Of fearful wrecks, nasts and
irons, and broken boilers, and other and
more precious freight, the sea gave up from
time to time.
Not kinder than tie winds and waves and
cruel inhospitable shores, were the people
who lived along them, and liz the beacon
lights, to lure the doomed vessels on 70 des-
truction, for they were wreckers and won
their polls from the very jaws OF death.
The strong hand Of the law could not put
item down. The hight which they we're
commended to put up to warn vesseis Oh,
could easily be changed to signal for SAFE
l ty, and none ever rived to tell Of the cruel
deception, and the few ignorant fishermen
also, who we're not leagued with the band,
dreaded th cir vengeance too much 70 betray
them. tFH 1,s af
rhe leader Of the wreckers was q man
past ffty, weather beaten and iron gray, q
foreigner who came thither with q young
and beautiful French girl whom he called
his wife, though whether she was or not nc
one ever knew. She lived in the sirictesl
seclusion for q year or two, and theH
died suddenly, leaving him an infant daugh.
ter. s. .s.
II the uc.her had been beautiful the chllc
S9
fathers Engllsh physique, and her mother
exc qaisiIe French lovelness, and as she grew
and developed, her beauty had something
marvellous ln, it, and attracted oil eyes Z
4 ner. She was ycsfiks -and dainty a. child
and kept entirely alcof from the rough ea.-
merits surrounding her. She remains d
fair and sDiri,gslus = the inmate Of a clois-
ter
When she began to observe their mode Of
life, and ask questions which her father was
unable to answer, he took her to the city and
placed he. in one Of the most elegant and
aristocratlc institutions Of learning it con-
tanned. a&+
He surrounded her with all the requisites
necessary to her situation, and with many
fond fsrew' lis, left her
The Captains daughter" became ut once
the greatest object OF interest ia Madame
Barre's elegant establishment. Apart from
wealth, was the prestige OF prior state OF
seml-civ,i.zation, for her clothes, though OF
rare aud costly fabrics, were made In styl
as primitive as If copied from one OF Ewes
later costumes. --s ~ ~ /.
And her language was q most wonderful
blending OF French and English, pdt0is
1
and with such zeal that. her pupil in
Two years became pro6cisns in both Ian
guages. s ss .r
Beatrice Soule did more FOR MADAM BaTre's
school than all the money ever expended IN
advertieement. The fame Of her beauty,
her accomplishments, her wonderful sweet
ness and singular parentage went abroad
everywhere. The :" Ospisin's besutifal
| daughter" they called her, but "beautifap
as applied to her, was almost expressionless.
Pierre Souls went quarterly 70 zee bis
child and lead her with beautiful things.
I" Sea captains ere always 30 ricb," people
said. and when Beatrice asked him II hehAd
been 20 foreign parts after the rare fsbrics
be had brought her, he did not negative the
question, but promised more the next
time. 4
Such wonderful jewels as be gave her |
Pearls and diamonds, turquois, aud rabies,
emeralds and garnets, and ~. antique
set of diamonds, that might have belonged
70 adowager ivory fans dc for priacess 10
handle, aud costly lsces that would ransom
o king, aud she wore them with o grace be-
coming them. 2 @M ea sasu 40
| when she had been tbsrs six ssarss bar
studies were flushed, and she became pro-
trcngsd bearder. She bad often longed to- %
home, bat her father would not permit Aer
to. He worshipped her With . sort of bind
II liiolasry, and he early dstsfniDed bbat shs
ishouId never know aught rssardine hin
That would ssach her to- fear lor sloakhe, him,
as she must ssssrsdiy Do IL ~ trufh wsrs
lknown. So he rsqoested her - renain with
4 Msdsos Barre, o6sil hs eoaid cone aDd 20
4 MISC hsr sshsme. aoslaS ~. s.ss1.sil y
II ~ IN kissi q sss.f9ing lfs, = - would
Issy, sandr iatsnd sosn % gss nj ny us@O
4 lt0esshsr, and buy home for my pet Ssl,
4 dsuehs<n could yea 10 sshnppy win yonr
] soush ed fsthes for compsnisn ~ ~ ~
- Dear pspss BdAsrirs wsula rsplys 81 =
~ wouId 81, 10 uHke n psstsdsly b1pp1s
And Why not tnks me - eor baaunf1f MD
theme, By sssaf IcAnlssnsmhhr IL ksse&
Z lofty rooms and splsB1id tewssssthst lsoksd
Eeut sn The w6ss, fhas were slWn3s eaflinG
o sssh 0thsr - ssdlys ohy BHpA tnks =
! there, where ny &s&r notbeE' dis1 I" iiEeN {
- NJ, no. Beauiss,n said bet fath9, s<you
ksss aos ssrong spoegh ~ 4hsss sta6n1y
csssts the winds would pierce yoa throuth
I'D pthsough, 81 psDu a1nfa 1Dg spou1p
i ev9NsiS Tslis snsfe Dn1ziesS - Iens ~,
dssssshss Z = suuullsalssa ainsss