The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-09-29

'ifat4'Nt tsacfs7i \ 5f}S 10 itptttfuE-1eFt Si1i
blFromi tho New Orleans Sunday Times
4 was one Of the party organised by
Wells ard McGowan that, went out
from New YORK in. 1855 TO- fuise .,
wreck the vessels sunk in defense Of
Sebastopol by the RUSSIANS during the
Crimean war. aaimoo I'd adlft Gaisai
=" Ireinained will, the party until the
line of-battle ship "Twelve Apostles''
was raised, but on the day that was nc
complished, my partner, Charley May,
lost is'life. He was the best friend /
ever had. We met when / first landed
as ain English emigrant boy in Boston.
Soon becoming much attached to each
other, he procured me employment and
learned me the business Of a diver.
After became more profcient than
himself, md was able at all times TO
command good situation, i always
took him for a partner. szaa y'ridi ot
20 After his death had no heart to
work where everything reminded me
ofhlm, and taking his body with NC,
proceeded to Constantinople, where
shipped it to his mother. u siii'w bnt
Fl It seemed as if my heart had gone
with poor Charley and I wandered
listlessly around the streets, thinking
or caring little for the future; until
met the commander Of q Turkish brig,
with whom I had a slight acquain-
lance. He Informed me that d vessel
and valuable cargo had been lately
sunk by collision in the harbcr Of TIE
bizonde, and BY going there 1 could
make advantageous arrangements for
raising her. 7 followed his . advice,
and I'd d few days. was working hard at
tile vessel upon che most remunerative
Ftefms.H iTGqeQ sfii ri siI9Ia edi s1seq4
One afternoon, while waking along
The Shore my attention was attracted
by large crowd gathered around ( par
ty 81 'Circassian women and children
going on board q ship bound Eor Con-
stantinople. Aso slsve dealers were
present III numbers, none of them were
yelled, and I looked cufiously ON until
struck by the appearances and express
sionfof countenance Of one cf the party
who was about fourteen years old, and
possessed more than the usual beauty
and symmetry OF form Ind features
characteristic Of her race. She stood
in marked contrast to her companions,
who id'not appear ytowncast at leav.
ing their people and country for the
unknown realities OF life beyond tie
sea, but were happy in their Dreams 81
future harem life! She had such an
expression Of detection ana disconso-
late misery upon her fair and beautiful
features, my heart was touched with
pity for her. ZnfG I'ol 20 ,9ss:asfsii /.
She caught the expression IL NY
cOuntenaneey and addressed me in her
native lauglIageSand in the most plain
tive tone of appcai:la srg slaioa OH
II "Savelme ! save me y aa3lPp
b That was impossible 10 me, ~ the
vessels lines were thrown OF for. de-
partnre, and she WINS worth several
hundreds pounds, while L could mot
control tenth part oflths sum. IL an
iswered in tones that showed the depth
of my regret. gTag9s:f $50
81 wish to God I'eoald but that is
impossible ,now.n 5so1a edT
4 This only added oto0her despair, and
conSnlsively2 iclaspingl her hands, her
voice broke forth in its widest tones,
uttering a prayer that death might
come to her relief before she landed.
s. could Md say nothing more, as l had not
then acquired fifty words. Of her Ian
guage, and in . few minutes she was
gone. $50 si'l fa0
/ continued my walk, but that ap-
pealing face haunted me with reproach
for days. For weeks the spfashing
waves seemed echoing her words, when
I was fathoms deep below their surface.