Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1871-01-04
CHAPTER /.
a EATHFuI, okTAsrRnPHE-

qrf- A FAITHFUL CATASTROPHE. Fi
"A wild storm was raging upon the
4 Mediterranean Sea, near the close of a
/ dreaTy November day, and sky and wa
! ters were black with the gloom of the
sudden and furious tempest, before
which small sailing vessel was seud-
ing under bare poles. r Her build and
rigging proclaimed her Sardinian. She
was The Gull, Captain Varino master,
on her way from Cagliari to Palermo.
She had on board two seamen, and
l two passengers. H@ iT-tf eIf7
5 These, passengers were EnglisHmeD,
who had procured passage on The 7C4uyL
to- Palermo, whence they intended to
embark by steamer to MarseilIes. the
following day, .Ifto-7l -ri5 6.a r
While the captain and his assistants
were attending to their duties, and eK-
pressing Rpprehensions as to their safety
the two Englishmen stood apart, lean
I ing against the low, bulWaFks,I and sur
veying the wild scene around them.
/ These men were both young, appar-
ently'Of the same age, about three and
twenty, but evidently they were not of
the same station in life. TaH -
ti1 One, the more striking of the two
laTistoUfatic in his bearing, tall, slender
and handsome, with a frank, Smiling
mouth, pair Of fearless blue eyes, set
undera wide and massive forehead, and
I tawny hair blowing back form his face.
Noble, generous and kind hearted, he
1 had an adventurous disposition and a
tdauntless courage. a a1l Hriiay8
b. Herwas Guy Tressilian, the only son
and heir of Sir Arthur Tfessilian, of
FFessilian Court, England. 'r 'H9 = .
I His companion presented remark
able resemblance to him, being also tall
and slender and fair, with taWny hair
land mustaehe, buthe had not the frank
smile, the bright, fearless look, or the
] joyous spirit that characterized Young
Tressilian. Young as he was, he had
seen much of the dark side of life and
his experiences had been such as to de-
| velOp in him some of the worst qualities
of his nature. ~
He was Jasper Lowder. Guy Tressili-
ans hired travelling companion and
bosom m-friend.
The meeting and connection of the
! two had a touch of romance. Young
! TFessilian had spent four years in a
German university, whencehe had been
/ gTaduat ed with honor. On leaving the
university, in obedience to his father's
written command, he had undertaken
3 tour of the countries incIosinp the
Mediterranean Sea, in company with
one of his late tutors. This gentleman
being unexpectedly promoted to pro.
fessOrship, abandoned Tressilian at Bad
en-, leaving him to find another travel
ling companion. me- Ef1- f
On the evening of the very day after
this desertiOn, as Guy Tressilian was
sauntefing through the streets of Baden,
he had been assaulted by trio of his
own countTymen, all more or less fntox
icated. It was apparent that they took
him for another and intended to wreak
/ vengeance upon him Without allow
ing him to. speak, they forced him to
defend himself. Guy was getting the
worst OF the conflict, when stranger
came running to his assistance, and in
few moments the two had put the ruff
4 fans to fight. i N $3.50 -7ls5 'lf-71
ifs This stranger who came so opportune-
/ ly to Guys assistance was JASPER Low
4 der. His resemblance to young Tressili-
I an awakened in the latter a romantic
j interest. He questioned Lowder, learn
ed that he was poor and alone in the
\ world, and took him with him to his
hotel. Believing that the similarity of
I features Indicated a similarity of tastes
and natures, he engaged Bowder as his
/ travelling companion, and the past year
! they had spent together more like bro
theirs than like employer and employed.
This storm is aregular LevanteT,i said
LowdeT, clinging with both hands to the
bulwarks. do you think the craft will
standit. Tressilian p izt5i7
'Oh, yes, answered young Tressilian,
| Wiping the salt spray from his face
The Captain knows the SiciIian coast
perfectly. In two hours, or less, we shall
be in the bay Of Palermo. In three
hours we shall be domiciled in the best
rooms Of the hotel Trinacria, with the
best supper which Messer Ragusa can
/ furnish And tomorrow, at noon he
added, I'VE shall embark for Marseilles
goU will proceed to England and to
Fressilian Courtp said Lowder, with
some bitterness AND Ewhat is to be-
come of me? have had a year of un-
allOyed helpless toll, the anxieties of
1 the wretched old life. You picked me
up at Baden, a poor adventurer seeking
to gain a living by teaching English,
and the same destiny is open to me
! now s.-l'' Ia 7
TressiIian turned his handsome face
upon his companion in surprise and af-
feetiOnate reproach.
'Jasperp he exclaimed, you talk
strangely. Do you suppose I have call
ed you friend and brother 50 long, and
loved you so well, TO lose you now? /
meant to have written to my father