The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-01-08
TUE SEALED PACKET"


the finest ,caaltss ybstl sverl hesled. was
An old sea dog, and had dweil 80 long on
salt water th.t lelt alnossf haired tor the
land .r-sas ~. 49,. 49,. n, -. =
.@rs Ca The so,h Of October. 1854, Tresei, ed
orders 10 put my self in readiness % ssii Tor
CAYENNE. | wAs 10 transport seventy live
@a,,ul,iiers and cunvc, \ ha,l orJersta treat
tins indl,Idusl we'll, and The letter ifsceiv.
ed from the Directory inelosed aao,Aer with
! nuge red sed, whichl was ut ss soPen
ua,ii betwe cen O. and '2s deg gSwesr longr
tude that is Just before we swere' assut 10
tcruss the liDs. .sa-s.+a stG a3@s91 Sc.
80 The letter was . long packet, 80 ~silelo''
ed cn esery aide that. Vas Impossible 10
ae,eh the slightest glimpse oliis e"ais6ts.
lam not naturally 'suPsTstitisus, but iaere
vas something in she lock oi the letter has
did not altogether like. though ieoulhg give
INA reason. why. Howrver} esrfisd :" '1
. "a, me cabin and stuck il nnd,r The gfass "f
-. a li,tIe old shabby English clock. wh'et
Was fasrsne;. above ~ head ! .sa VS. ou'' t't
fr,ny the Is,,cs under The clock. and who
sho.IL came into my cabin but The cdn'ict
Aadh,,. wffet 1i,ss Ma, the trst tmF I
- bna sy,r ,.en elfheraoI them. and lwmAt
.,y that more prepos.e's'"g cnpns
? never net. Tae woman SAaAeafrei! more
l,b,n 6t,een. and A. handsosp as picture;
mS;,. she hu.bara y - AZ in xlgent nag
niheent formed mat. on wh"se isalsFrs "A'
ture had never .wIIltsn :. slilaln. .,1 ....,
r. H.. crime. to be plain, "4s thr 'nli"r.
= tun, nf being a hdndred years ahrau oi hls
,sr. lie aud others had attempted s"ne
,e,nr WHICH our tiofsrnInente esl'ei het-
son. ana whteh Il paurshed win t"e'h. H.
,Leret,r, occssiuned ne Considerable ~u','r
1sr th.t H. sh6uld be piacri untIsr ny
.k.r,.--hut Aore aof this afterwards. A.
He had. al said. tns wrfs a4aging upon
80 hnarn.. Sine was - merry - 5s'a >he
81 taoky I'd like turtle dave soo.ng aud nee:
ting under ne great wing. s, ~a, =,
Be(ure . month passed over our hcad'
g. i,ok Ell 1pap Ihem.ss our osp eh9"'sH'
k,,ry ,.nru,ns n,rd 20 call thea fnt" az
c,h,a The Young fellow would 81. wait
ioy any tabir-tlat i. 10 az, al my CHEST.
xn,eh vas my bed. lie would often hetr
me .t reckoning, AID .onn harmed ." ~
L.,,sr ,h.n could. I was amaLsd 81 his
nbiIi,v I'll. Young wife w"nld at Hp'H
one II the round stoUls ~ N. eastn' WORK
Jog II her needle. II
one day We wrre eli three S'1ing IN this
wsy. when said #a@ ~-@a.
/" DO you kus~. ny young ppes a. u
seems 20 me, we make . very pretty '"m,-
IL picture 7" Mind. dun't mean ipask
Gaestian.; but NAV be, sou have not much
money to spa e, aud you are, both OF you,
q. tnink, too handsome to dig 10 the bnfn'
ing sun oT Caysnne, like many poor
wr,tch before yuu. Its abad cUuntry-a
bad country. take my word ir u. !. shn#
ha,. roughrd il through tempest. wind and
sunshine. till I've got the ska oi q rhtn"
e,ros. might get along there; but yoa-I
am srrsi,I of you. SO.if you should chance
I, have a bit OF fo"ilsb friendship lat your
poor old captain, t'll tell You what III 'd"'
In get rti Of this oid brig; shs's "oi much
better than al old rub, sl,rrsll :" fiFse'-
lie down there With fyoa. e ,an Ike. f"a
seeI have not living soul in ihe world 10
care for, or that cares lsf me. l ssnt re-
l.;:ons, l wasta home. want q iamily.
I Should like 60 taaks nv hsme sith ,pu.
nv pretty young ones! What nyte: asI
! They said nothisg at al. but sst look'ng,I
hr.t at zach other and then al ina, ~ ~
! The. doubted ~hsIhsr they understood wh'.
lald. IN ..sngM G.#s ##a4u## #..t
At last the little bird threw her arms
renad nv neck. and cried like . baby. I'D
"But,' .aid she. suddenly psuslns, ''ysa
haven tlookeo at the letter with the big
tsd sea- ..... .... -
Hang il Y I exclaimed. "it slipped my
mind entirely"
With cold dresdfui srnsasIon, went
70 ny chest 10 see where We were. ~ fbund