Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-08-17

eand, )" said. eve understand eact
other. Go to her."
l squeezed his hand; he looked
wistful at me, and 1 added: ''Stay s
moment, let me give you a word o.
advice. Don't say word to her
be easy; that is my business. II
shall be managed in the best man
ner."
"Ah," said he, al did not under
stand, yes, much better. Besides
this leave taking-this leave tax
eyes" /" said /, ''don't behave like
a child-much better. No leave TAX
ing if you can help it, or you are
lost"
1 kept my seat. ISaw them walk
ing arm in arm upon the deck for
about half an hour.
1 called the mate to me, and when
he had read the letter, said:
"Garley, that is bad business-bad
business. 1 put it in your hands. ]
obey the orders, but remain in the
cabin until it is over"
GLOW do you wish the thing
dOne?" he asked in a nOnchalant
manner.
"Take him in a bOat-Out of sight;
do it as qnick as possible; don't say
anything of this till the time
comes"
Garley sat five minutes looking at
me without saying q word. Hewas
strrnge fellow. / didn't know
what to make of him. He then
went out of the cabin without say
ing word.
Night came at last.
'EMan boat; go a quarter Of 3
mile; be quick"
To obey slip of paper, for it was
but a slip of paper after all. Some
thing in the very air must have
urged me on. l saw the young man
kneel down before his Laurette;
kiss her knees; her feet; her gown
l cried like q madman:
''Part them! Part them this in
startl Part them-eurse the repub-
lic-curse the dicrectory-the direc-
torsl Iquit the service Curse tho
lawyers You may tell them if you
will ~
She was dragged into her berth,
and the boat rowed away in the
darkness.
Sometime after dull yolley came
over the sea to the vessel. 1t was all
over.
Fool, madman How 1 paced the
deck and cursed myself All night
long 1 paced back and forth, and all
night long l heard the moaning OF
the poor stricken bird.
Often l halted and attempted to
throw myself into the sea and SO
end this horrible torture of brain
and heart.
Days passed; 1 saw nothing OF
Laurette. 1 would not see her.
She avoided me, and was glad OF
it. 1 could not bear the sight OF
that woe stricken face.
The mate, Garley, how / hated
him He was as cool and uncon-
cerned as though he had no remem-
brance of shooting the poor wretch.
At Cayenne l resigned my ship.
Going to the city, 1 made all my ar
rangements, and took the steamer
funds in the hands of a trusty friend,
me at the end of six months. ]
COulu uOI SSO ACA until ACA SAlOA naO
lost its edge.
Weary, sick and careless of my
life, l wandered off into New York
State, and finally bought a little
place where 1 hoped 1 should lie
down and die.
1 sent for Laurette. Poor bird, ]
must see her. l could wait no
longer.
One summer night sat in the
porch of my house, smoking my
pipe, and gazing down the road.
Soon the rumble of wheels was
heard, and the stage halted.
The next moment pair of soft
arms was round my neck, and the
head of my sObbing Laurette was
on my bosom.
'Ohl you dear excellent captain
'EHeaYens who is that behind
your"
There stood the manly form OF
Antoine Hindsclear, the convict.
"What does this mean" l de-
manded, hardly knowing whether i
was dreaming or not.
care you glad to see me?"
"Thank GOdl thank God p was
all could calculate.
understood it all. The mate,
Garley had read my heart better
than did myself After leaving
the brig in the boat, he arranged
the whole affair. The Yolley was
fired but no bullet touched Antoine
Hindsclear. He was smuggled into
his berth again, and took care to
avoid my sight. The whole crew
were in the plot, and, thank God, ]
was duped.
sent Garley thousand dollars
as a reward.
am now an old man; but l an
happy. My children and grand
children, Il call them noshing else
seem to think old Captain Fontain
bleau is not such a werlich after all