The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-13

huge clasp-knifc from his pocket and assumed n
ihrea,sning % appearance. al take the young lady 's
lie glared at Lily rs he spoke, moving step
toward hcr,and the child fairly scream ii with
fright.
that the desired impression had been ma,l upon
n m,S ,eIi wi. ,ne ir INTO ae pantry scipio; want
The The cs0k GInsye 6os!ng the door behind him
lie was II great. powerful man, with sandy hair
nmu beard, pair Of sinister eyes AMI II face that
SnoWcu II nature given up To evil and wlcketncss,
Ills brawny hands were rough, tic cords heinz
nenvily knottcd; his neck was thick nid short :
and his entire appearance was at once formula.
| bic und unprcposscssing.
No wonder that delicate little Lilly shivcre,l
and trembledhcfo him, vaguely wondering il IL
McIc not I'LL u Dau dream, niiu she would awu wukeu
from 1t by-and-by.
,, "Do You k,iow who Iamtn asked the captain,
| aiter surveying her IL little willie I'm silence.
~ Know you to be dreadful num-" said Lily,
with great sob, not daring to avoid answer,
awell, who do you suppose nm ~
the world,' said poor, frightened little Lily,
aiarmeu at her own tcmerity.
"You natter me-" replied tho captain, with n
sinister smile; "but you don't quite yet my idea.
L Let me tell YOU q little story. Children arc fond
.,Glt nonSe on a timeIto begin in the good old why
wtherc were two ,half.brothcrs. The younger
didn't like to go TO school-tllat's what they sny
IN the Biographies or wicked boys, amt It lie
,i 5an away to sen, and made his father trouble.
Lne eiuer boy was good lad, industrious nilll
thoughtful, and studlous, and ali tiat,'-anti
again hc sneered. .'The father OF these BOYS
was found that he had left all his Wealth to The
1., GcUa, SGsr boy and ,n ieft the ba younger SON
You l,iersta%d Mi ae tbSt ~ OIL ms of0ther Can
Idly was looking up at him with Wild and won
Hering eyes, her tangle of golden curis pushed
aglow with suppressed excitement She nodded
gravely, and he continued;
"ihe good brother built him splendid home
on shelter Island, and married a rich girl, and
learfuy bitter 'sThe wicked brother lived lived With TiT
ing II they We're fo ic low rcn TV's he yee Would ias he
but baby came at the end OF q year, and he
run or and was never heard of by his brother
ngai,imncver, until the other day, when this bnd
Ss9taer =, nIIP to Ge in New ana wroe
its 81 to Drns fs ts fs pr"aas @gS1I
fail into the wicked mans hands. In short Miss
LILY, your papa. went to New York on wiIdgoose
Shase, s s lmst TO give me the opportunity to steal
.,,;ii "And yon-and you" gaspcd Lily, with
81 nm Captain Stocks, of the whaler Dolphin,
Otherwise S,sn,,WI 7, hadley Lawrence, the wicked
,i, Dro,ncr,m said the captain, with mocking bow
'Then yon must be my bad uncle ~ ciacu.
iateu Lilly full Of horror ana surprise. "What
uo you mean by carrying me or In this man.
a." ~ mea1nn he said, "o give you voyage around
r,,,t nml don't don't understand you," said Lily, with
"NoY Then let me explain. My vessel is bound
on sSo, ihrsS years voyage Before my return home
rarcs quarter @ OF The globe shall then come hack,
chld OF james Lawrence, and then open ncgotia-
lions with my afflicted relatives. Should my
Dr0tncr ant Ills wife both be dead OF grier-and 1
DelleSc anu eXncCt they Will ln-l ehaII -InftI
possession OF the property, Kick out that name
a less, lnirerlopmg 6oy-your der Rick-and settle
you wellguarded In your inr-oir prison. Can YOU
understand MY programmed" FrlI Est,F
fcs, understand you !" cried Lily, indignant
many wicked wordsn
small state-room. A large new trunk lood against
the wall, The key IN the lock. The captain lifted
inc e.WlS a displaying ,n6syd ag It's contents ,s;, ~
astonislment, recognizing In the miscellaneous
heap dresses, underclo,hing, shoes and hats she
had worn. "liow did they come hcrcfn
81 got them out OF your house this morning
nrn wnen S yq Nv were In the garden, and the servants
.'But ain not going or with you y, exclaimed
ny ,i,ly. , u am going ashore TO papa, mamma and
cabin, with wild hope OF escape. -. !.
Bcforc she could reach the companion why the
her ana his heavy hand was laid dn her T shoulder.
None o. that y, hc said, with an ugly look.
I've got 10 go ashore aguin on business before
We san, anu, can't waste more time here, no
use III your trying to escape. Scipio has got his
eyes on yOu.n :
:. lie thrust her into the dark state-room locked
the uoOr putting the key In Ills pocket, Gnd order
tive. - ,
lie then went about hfs business. 4.
The child thoroughly exhausted herself with the
Hehemenee OF her emotions aud eXertions TO es-
cape, calling wildly on her parents for rescue
but Mt last she dropped into her berth, moaning
and sobbing faiEtly
"0h, Dick, dear Dick, come to me! Come and
save your poor Lily ~
The poor little captive had no suspicion Of
itichard's presence, and yet, by merciIul Provi-
dencc, the desperate resolution OF our young hero
had Carried him aboard OF that very vessel