Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-04
CHAPTER l.


A FATEFUL CATASTROPHE.
wild storm was raging upon the Medi-
terranean Sea, near the close of dreaTy
November day, and sky and waters were
black with the gloom of the sudden, furious
tempest, before which a small sailing vessel
was scudding under bare poles. Her build
and rigging proclaimed her Sandman. She
was The GuH. Captain Varino master, on
her way from CaglIari to Palermo.
She had on board two seamen and two
passengers
These passengers were Englishmen. who
bad procured passage on The Gull 90 Paler-
mo, whence they intended to embark by
steamer to Marselllcs, the following day.
While the Captain and his assistants were
attending to their duties, and expressing APP
prehenslons as to their safety, the two Eng
lishmen stood apart, leaning against the low
bulwarks, and surveying the wild scene
around them.
These men were both young, apparently of
the eame age, about three and twenty, but
evidently they were not OF the same station
in life.
One, the more striking Of the two, was
aristocratIc in his bearing, tall, slender and
handsome, with frank, smiling mouth,
pair of fearless blue eyes, set under wide
and massive forehead, and tawny hair blow
ing back from his face. Noble, generous and
siti0n and dauntless courage
lie was Guy Tressilian, the only son and
heir of Sir Arthur Tressilan, Baronet of
Tressilian Court, England.
Ills companion presented a remarkable re-
semblance 10 him, being also tall and slender
and fair, with tawny hair and mustaehe, but
he had not the frank smile, the bright, fear
less look, or the joyous spirit that character
lied young IressilIau. Young as he was, he
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his experiences had been such as to develop
in him some OF the worst qualities Of hIs
nature
He was jasper Lowder, Guy Tressilian
hired travelling companion and b0som-iriend.
The meeting and connection Of the two
had touch Of romance. Young Tressilian
had spent four Years In German university,
whence he had been graduated with honor.
On leaving the university, in obedience to
hie father 6 written command, he had under
taken tour of the countries Incl0sing the
Mediterranean Sea, in company with one OF
his late tutors This gentleman being IN
expectedly promoted T. a professorship, aban-
dOned IressIlian at Baden, leaving him %
find another travelling companion.
ON the evening OF the very day after this
desertiOn, as Guy Tressilian was saunteriug
through tie streets of Baden, he had been
assaulted hy a trio ot his own countrymen.
all more or less intoxicated IL was apparent
that they took hlm Tor another, and intended
70 wreak vengeance upon HIM Without al
lowing him 10 speak, they forced him 10 DE-
lend himself Guy was getting the worst 81
the conflict y hen a stranger came running
TO his assistance, and IN lew moments the
two had put the rutHans to flight.
This stranger who came 20 upp0Ttunely u
GUYS assistance was jasper L0wder His
resemblance 70 young Tre-silian awakened in
the latter romantic interest. lie questioned
Low3cr. learned that he was POOR and alone
in the world. and took him with him 70 has
hotel Believing that the similarity OF fea-
lures Indicated 4 similarity OF tastes and ma
lures, he engaged Lawdcr n has travelling
companion and tile past wear they had spent
together more like brothers than ike em-
ploycr and cmployed
This storm j. a regular I.cyantcr, : said
I.owder. clingin- with both hands 10 the bull
warks e. ID YOU think the craft viii stand
it. Tres-ilian
$50 oh. YES. answered young TrcssIIian.
yIpiu. tic salt spray from his lace The
CartaIn knows tic Slrilian coast perfectly
In Two hours. or lass. we shall be m the h'y
IN palmer, IN thrre tofrs we shan H. dom
IciIed in tAe lest rooms IT tile hotel Irinacria.
with the best supper which Mc-ser Ragura
can furnish. AMI tomorrow. 4t noon. = Ec
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AfesSsl .rrrfa- Steamer
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