The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-04
A fiEspIsH REvESdG.

AT the Same hour when the preceding
events were occurring, a large top-ssil
schooner w0 stadding on and of the
eastern passage Of Tongs-.aboo harbor,
waiting to enter tho port and come TO
anchor.
Upon the stern Of this schooner, lean
ing against the bulwarks, stood . fresh
looking and rosy-faced youth OF eighteen
or ninetocn years, who was looking
dreAmily through the light in the direc-
ton OF the distant land. And near this
youth stood the skipper Of the schooner,
whose gaze had long been fixed 10 the
same direction.
"Did understand you to say, Denny
Breeze, that you expect to find old sc-
quaintsnces on this island ?' asked the
commander, broskinga long and attentive
silence.
ayes, Capt. Morrison replied Denny
Breeze, drawing nearer to his commander
50 a. TO speak with more CT the freedom
OF confidence. II refer TO the Rev. Mr..
Fortcscue and his daughter.
''They are old acquaintance, then 2
ayes sir. They used 20 live in the VIII
lage where ] was born, and their house
always 10 me like sec md homs-the only
home have had, in fact, since the death
Of my mother"
"And the strange disappearancs OF your
father, you should have added" said Capt.
Morrison gravely, rs no patted the youth
aHoctionately upon the shoulder. III 10
tho strsngest thing in creation whatever
become Of your father, boy. And yet, in
another sense, there was nothing strange
al out; it was simply another case OF
Lost at Seap How many life has ended
to all earthly kin with that brief an
nouneemsnt. But what is 1t that 10 going
on ashore TO the westard OF u.s." he ad-
ded - . vast blaze illuminated ths
horizon in that quarter. "Looks like
house afre."
"Yes, cir il does" assented Denny.
sand II 10 n house SGre," affirmed Capt
Morrison, after . long look through hi,
glais. "And lie curious that none Of the
savages who are running about make the
least effort to put it out. And now that
| look again, it seems to me that tho burn.
ing house 10 exactly in tho direction oil
the one Mr.. Fortoscuo occupied
Denny Breeze turned pale ut this sug.
gestion.
"Oh l hope not sir!' he exclaimed.
at would DO horrible IL Ellie Fortoscut
should DO ia such trouble, said Denny, AZ
ter a long look shoreward. There seem,
to be great deal of jumping and dancing
in the neig hborhood OF that fire, and not !
sole doing anything rs can sue toward
putting it OUT
"Gue.s rllgo below nov and get bit OF
sleep, Mr.. Buncle," said Capt. Morrison to
happens" .... ...,...
And with this the commander with.
drew.
lie had scarcely gone when Mr.. Buncle
the second-mate, approached one of the
seamen under his charge and said:
Now 10 our chance, Bill. II you'll cal
Tom. and the rest for'ard, We soon arriv,
At some conclusion. N y opinion 10 that w
had better give the old tub the slip to
night"
"But the cap'n thinks o. how tho saw
ages may be at this blessed minute . kill
ing Of tho missionaries on the island, re
monstrated Bill, energetically.
III think We had better see Tom and tn,
rest, and mako our escape Immediately il
the long-boat while the old man is snooz
ing"
"Good Lets move At once"
Half hidden by sundPy hampers At tn,
wv VI suo HniH-sufouuet DouHy DTetL
had listened to every word of this con
versation.
"A general desertion, Ell ~ said Denny
to himself, As he saw the peradious sec
ordinate becoming the centre of q littl,
knot Of eager men forward. This thin.
won't work my fine fellows"
lie lost no time in entering tho cabir
and proceeding directly to the comman
der's sts,sroom. The old seA-dsg wa
just in the act Of burning in"
"Why,what ails you, Dennyf' no cried
"You are pals.p t1 I'll
Perhaps l have reason 20 DO. Mr.
Buncle and good share Of the men ar,
Matching up a plot to leave the schooner
in the long.boa, and make the island p
"What '-to-night2"
"Yss sir--to-night. Now is our time,
they say, while the old man is sleeping
The commander slipped noislcssly from
the abn, and soon his voice was hoarc
upon tho forecsstlo. The truth was, h
had waited unseen and silent until the
conspirators were about 10 resort:to thu
measure Of getting out the long boat, snc
then no had fallen upon them with all tn,
stern authority OF his position and the
still sternsr authority of his character.
A few minutes only the din lasted, AND
then tho commander slipped back to tn,
cabin.
Two Axed them" he muttered, a. h,
rubbed his hands glesfully together. al
waited till they were getting out the bost
and than I went for than Won can I'm,