The Morning herald., 1876-12-23
CORD AKD CRERSB.
CHAPTER XIV.
TWO LETTERS.

"You will see by this that am in Hall
IA, Nova Scotia. Ny regiment was Or
d,red of here last November, and l am
lust beginning to feel settled. 1t is not so
cold here as it was in Quebec. There is
capital moose hunting up the country. l
don't admire my accommodations much !;
but it is not bad little town, considering
all things. The people are pleasant, and
there is some stir and gayety occasionally.
mot long before leaving Quebec, who
do you think turned up? No less person
than Paolo Langhetti, who in the course Of
bis wanderings came out there. He had
known some extraordinary adventures on
bis voyage out; and these are the immed-
late cause Of this letter.
HE took passage early in June last in
the ship "Tecumseh," from Liverpool for
Quebec. 1t was an enigrant ship, and
crammsd with passengers. You have
heard all about the horrors of that middle
passage, which occurred last year, when
those Internal Liverpool merchants, for the
sake of putting few additional pounds in
their pockets, sent so many thousands to
destruction.
"The "Tecumseh" was one of these. 1t
was crammed with emigrants. You know
Langhett1s extraordinary pluck, and his
queer way of devoving himself for others.
Well, what did he do but this: as soon as
the ship-fever broke out he left the cabin
and took up his abode in the steerage with
The sick emigrants. Heis very quiet about
this and merely says that he helped to
nurse the sick. l know what that means.
"The mortality was terrific. Ofall the
ships that came to Quebec on that fatal
summer the "Tucumseh" showed the lar
gest record Of deaths. On reaching the
quarantine station Langhetti at once insisted
on continuing his attendance on the sick.
Hands were scarce, and his offer was eager
y accepted. He staid down there ever so
long till the worst Of the sickness was over.
Among the passengers on the "Tecum-
sch" were three who belonged to the su-
Perlor class. Their names were Brandon.
ne took deep interest in them. They
suffered very much from sickness both
curing the voyage and at quarantine. The
name at once attracted him, being one we'll
known 10 both to him and to us. At last they
az aled, Or were supposed to have died, at
Inc quarantine station. Langhetti, how
ever, found that one of them was only III a
france state and his efforts for resuscita-
llon were successful. This one was a
young girl Of not more than sixteen years
"age. After her restoration he left the
quarantine bringing her with him, and
zane up to the city. Here he lived for a
month or SO, until at last he heard OF me
aua came to see me.
VI course was delighted to see him,
St ~ always thought him the noblest fellow
'ua1 ever breathed, though most undoubt-
y cranky if not crazy. 1 told him we
M were going to Halifax, and as he had no
'el'led plan | made him come here with
lhe girl remained for a long time in a
SsS ta;e OF mental torpor, as though her brain
ns nso been affected by disease, but the jour.
dey mere had beneficial effect on her, and
uMqrhg her stay she has steadily improved.
,.1 aToa' week ago Langhetti ventured to
ask her all about herself.
What will you say when l tell you that
~ 'te i Is the daughter Of poor Ralph Brandon
W brandon Hall, your fathers friend,
m; naoSe wretched fate has MAIDS US all 80
o,'e. ~,'eraole. You know nothing of this, of
GJ Ialse; but where was Thornton? Why
I"s Ilu aot ne do something to prevent this
G"i, GcSrior, this unutterable calamity? Good
wv; ~ what suffering there is in this world!
Nj; NOW, Courtenay, l come to the point:
f." ta" poor Edith Brandon, still half-dead
~" Jv% , her grief, has been able to tell us that
ino b.o,p Eas still a relative living. Her eldest
vs.. rv'ner Louis went to Australia many
aas.s as..s ago A few weeks before her fathers
,vss s'' nc wrote to his son telling him
SS"rma!'hlng, and imploring him to come
h. hIe' She thinks that her brother must
IN a England by this time.
SD... want you to hunt up Louis Brandon.
md pS's : no trouble. In the name of God,
nos, s =? 1he memory of your father, whose
Rv's R,ss, Intimate friend was this poor old
Lo';s ~a;uGn, u, l entreat you to search after
him ba% l. Brandon till you find him, and let
ifshaA snow the fate of his friends. / think
ns,;.e i could see him the joy of meeting one
ve "Me would restore her 10 health.
YM.y ooy, know have said enough.
that o. uwn heart will impel you to do all
youn" "n oe done far the sake Of this poor
Of Iss glrl' You can find out the best ways
~ sS3EDlnO l. WI