Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-01-10

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Mark was wont to exercise could Lionel
Stafford be led to these topics at all, and
when interrupted there sometimes seemed
a guilty consciousness about him as if he
had been absolutely betrayed into the sub
ject.
Mark did not know that Grace had one
day, soon after Stafforl's conyalescence be-
gan, entreated him to abstain as much as
possible from infaming her brothers rest
less ardOr for enterprise and if these ad.
ventures must be talked of, to show him
their dark rather than their bright side.
| .Alack fair mistress said Stafford, so
far as have seen the dark side it is quite
As alluring as the light to all young men Of
spirit. 'ris not the sunshine. nor the palm
trees nor the gold, that makes their hearts
burn it is the perils, the storms, the hur-
ricanes. and the combats! =
That is WE'LL said Grace thoughtfully.
| 1T would be. did the spirit endure, said
Stafford with some sadness, but the first
taste "f gold hegets the longing for more !;
and what began in thirst for glory ends in
thirst for gain!'
If should believe So returned Grace.
| it would seem the less cruel that Mark
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here b. danger OF the voyage 'ndiug him
home II less worthy man.
Mistress Grace said Stafford, impress
! ivly. have no scruple in striving to keep
your brother happy, honest, godly squire
in his natural hume. YOnder Western seas
are places of the dcadliest teinptation So
the narrow line between honorable war
| ar" aud cruel piracy. that those who are
lorced to hear arms III their bands aud use
| them. have need above all to cry out. DE.
liver me from blood gu,ltIncs. And
| moreover. that deadly famine of gold has
/, inrcr. impaired as it were directly by Sa
tan. of hardening mems hearts and binding
| their eyes.
| Yet YOU have been on that service y
| said Grace
Sir Walter has been as father to me-
.lil Lionel. My own father when he saw
the destruction co,ning on us. babe me co.m-
nit myself to him and obey HIM III all
things. lie ha,lc me carefully to serve him,
nor cauld witii"ut base ingratItude with
iraw from his service. He is II lnan with ma
nv loes and few faithful friends Nor truly,
mi! this voyage. did fully know either
the foulness of our lif,.,nor, unit! this sick
ntSS Dluu11L ulc III lNis NhAt "'iS Wv
blessings have missed in NY homeless
and wandering course Wonld that your
brother could feel as do what singular
md exceeding joys these are that he
sparns
If the example of appreciation would
have taught Mark this lesson. h mightin
! Iced have learned it from Liouel Statiord's
ntense delight in the peaceful round of
country duties and honcly sports at Un
dercltf The harvest. the apple gathering.
the fishing. the chase Of hares or partridg-
es, the quptroutine Of day by day. wasall
r. st to the weary sailor. while it chafed the
wayward and restless youth Stafford WAS
well again. and from time to time spoke of
leparture, but from old Mr.. Lynch down
10 Amise's kitten. every inhabltant had be
come warmly attached to him, and each
liut was answered by chorus insisting
that he should remain until Sir Walter
s,,oull co,pe down into Devunshire and re-
claim him.
II. had however. written to his patron.
announcing his complete recovery. and in
process of time an answer arrived. Sir
Walter Raleigh found that he could not
-imself leave the Court, hut he had ar
.unrcd 10 send out the FL zabeth again i'll
company with certain other vessels. fitted
out hy himself his friends, and the Mel
chant Adventures. to carry supplies to the
settlement in Virginia, ana he sent oriers
to Stafford to assume the command o! her
so soon as she should arrive at Plymouth.
superintend her complete rtfittlng, and
collect crew. of which he was to be thr
captain ON the voyage. with fourth part
of whatever prizes he might obtain. And.
said Sir Walter. there being now open
war with the Don, my young gentleman
need b troubled with no more squeaniish-
ness AS to Simpson and his partner
hev swung from the yard-arm so soon as
he Mayor of Plymouth was left behind,
md the rest of the crew are without maj
ice.
Stafford received the letter like man
ready for duty and aware that hls rest was
over A direct commission, signed by the
Queen herself. had been contained IN the
letter. so that he sailed under her authon'
tv.-a new feature. tor, till tho war was
declared. she had left her suhjee to make
their adventures unsanctioned, that she
might be able to disclaim them IN case oi
need.
1t was his duty and his profession, and
his holiday was over ; and IN the p'"us eP'r'
it which many more INSCRIPTIONS men car
riel with them to deeds that seem to US alb
horrent. he entreated to be constantly re
nembered in the prayers OF his kIhd hosts,
and expressed the trust that He WI" had
spared hin, before would guard him now.
But there wns no such ardor and exultatlon
As Mark would have expected only SIMPLE
steady resolution 'He takes it, mutter-
.l Mark, .as old Robin would take the be-
no bid to fetch a cartoad of lime, And
H. rewith Mark commenced a series OF pas
,i,note eutrratics to b. allowed to share
static ds voyage. but he met with little
satisfaction. His father bade him put such
folly out Of his mind, for he would not set
aim mixed up with all the rufiianly despe
radoes Of the Spanish main his mother
declared that his persistence would break
her heart and his fathers; Grace argued
with him only to be roughly slenced Stat
ford. whom he asked hfst to intefcede 'or
him. and then to connlve at his gmns se
cretly on board, fatty refused to 40 either
and assured him that he was torsakinS true
gold for bitter ashes. and that anything
rash that he might do in his impatlence
would be grief and burthen to him all his
life. Only Amise spoke no work to dis
suade him. The little thing was quleter
and eraver than her wont, and more than
once her tears dropped on her work; but
she made no sisn except one afternoon
absent. she knelt down on the ground be-
fore him, with her face on level with his
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