Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-01-03

Grace and her brother were seen comm
up from the beach, preceding two farmin
men. who dragged on sort of rough coun
/ try sledge, called slide butt. lifeies
figure.
! 1t spoke for itself. Thenceforth Mrs
Lynch, Grace, and her maldcns took pos
session of this Aotsam piece Of humanity
ignominionsly expelled Mark as no nor
useful than Anise Colyton and toile
with all their simple skill to restore tn
animation which the old lady as well a
hey daughter deemed to be only suspended
\ few tokens Of life rewarded their ear
after time. but at length few words iei
from the lips Of the stranger, they wer,
so misty aud wandering that Mrs. Lvncl
deemed it right to give hin, an anoJyne
and caused Il servant to keep careful watcl
over him all night. -.
The servant was Marks old nurse, witt
whom he dealt lnich as he chose; and Il
so early an hour of tie summer mornin.
that all. even OF that natutinous house
hold, were still asleep, the young mastel
stole with hushed feet into the room, and
paying 81 ght heed to the lifted fuger o
the old woman contemplated with curos
ity the handsome sleeping face Oh the pill
low. too much cmbrowned by tropical sun
to be pale, and set in dark, bright, short
hair.
Presently the head stirred on the pillow
and two dark eyes slowly opened, dreami
IL gazing round. Half in embarrassment
falf in the dread that his Very gaze had
been the cause Of wahenins the patient
Mark stood motiunles;, while tie eyes
turned themselves ahout, were rahbrd BY a
baud as il to assist their perceptions, and
finally fell upon himself.
ASHORE ; were the first murmured
words. Then, with a start,-.What i.
this! Where am =
With friends sir, said old Honor bus
ding up, and uncerenoniously jostling
Mark. stand ven out Of the way, Mas.
ter Mark, the gentleman must be dealt
with ere he speaks
In England he sighed, with a sound OF
faint contentment, closed his eyes again.
and allowed Honor to deal with him by
feeling his pulse, and then putting some
cordial drops into his mouth, butthcn, with
Increased Niyor III eye and voice. he eX-
claimed. For Heaven $ sake, how came
hithrr! Where is the Elizabeth! How
fares 1t with Sir Waltcrh
.Sr Walter! Sir Walter Raleigh? cried
Mark, more than ever convinced that hi,
guest was enc Of the explorers Oi the y es
Indian Seas.
Where is he7 cried the stranger. try
ing to start up. but sinking back 'let nlt
know the TRUTH
Il know nothing, sir, > said Mark. while
Honor in vain tried to si,n to him to ab
stain: all can tell Won is, that we found
YOU luatin. GU the tide at the mouth OF oul
river. the Leany, with great bruise OF
your temple. Ay. You perceive it now a.
the stranger raised his hand to It, and yol
are nov at Undefclili, the abode OF my ia
tlIvr. Mr. Lyneh-'
How far from Plymouth lie quickly
asked.
seven miles by land
.rhither must I, at once, he began, hu
on again striving to rise. dizziness over
powered him, and Honor and Mark at onct
cried out upon the inposs!biiltr.
Il see how it is. &c family said. the Vii
lians kept their word, and hided their time!
Then. alter a space of silence. either o
exhaustion or of thought, he spoke again
Il
am Lionel Stafford. hut now in command
of the Elizabeth. which sailed couSort Will
the Raleigh The last that | remcmhe
was that the English hills were in the dis
taner, and was leaning over tile hulwari
watching them. Few men were Oh deck
and lnmd me now that those few wert
some who had sworn to have their ven
geancc Tor that had hiudered their set
tins fire to "a Spanish village, III mere wan
tnness. deemed their oath mere out
break of rage. long siuce forgot l SHOULD
have known .Simpson better.
The Old nurse would have si,enced him
Int though he was evidently III much pain
and rv fe,erish, the condition of his shil
and anxiety for his commander weigIe,
up,n him far more than his own state, AM
he eagerly accepted Marks offer Of rilin:
! to Plymouth to give Sir Walter Raleigh Al
account Of his situation, and to ascertaiI
what had been the proceedings on boar'
the Elizabeth. whether the crew werefl
state of mrtny, or whether, as was NOR,
probable, they had merely revenged them
selves on him personally, and let it h'
supposed that he had simply fallen over
hoard by accident. He directed Mark t.
20 straight to Sir Walters own namesak,
vessel, the Raleigh, where, on giving the
password, the Sea Lion Of the Ncwsoina
| land he would obtain admission to thr
great captains presence.
Enrapturcd at 4 mission so accordan
with his tastes, Mark waited not for cnnSrn
nut merely shouted his intentions rs bret
" as possible at the door OF the bcdchamhe
occupied by the two young ladies' and be
fore Grace. who was already out oi bee
could array herself sufficiently to come 0u
to him. he had washed down u manehet o
bread with a draught OF cider IRON siiye
hooped barrel in she hall, mounted hi
horse, aud was already on his way up ON
OF the steep hills that shut the undereiil'
Grace could only sigh. 'Alaek he wa
bitten already the rowing taste Will b
past cure n0w., Aud Amise, again teist
ing sleep, hid her face III the pillow. au
with aching heart, and burning tears, re
yolyed plans half childish plans for settn
Mark free from the bonds that reDdere
home dst4stefnl. Poor child she was to
much ashamed of having listened, and {
Marks own scorn for her. his betrothe'
| from babyho0d. dare to speak even o
Grace or mayhap sse might lay ebeen CON
forted by hearing that il was restraint, no
her, that he loathed and that mayhap, Ia
rowing instincts, handed down from Vikin
I)refathers, were trong in him as tina
which hears away the swallows or til
woodchuek in their appointed seasons
Poor orphan! homeless Amise Colyton
those diseontented words had been barbe
darts to sink into heart that had neve
yet known worse wound,than the loss {
time sparrow
Meantime Mark, in high spirits. wa