Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-02-15

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when T iwas sbsst sosfssea yeass d
age my Parests consented 70 hsmos my
ambition to become . sailor, and they
placed me in charge Of Captain John
Stockton, (ovner and master ofthe bark
Miranda who wss dirtant relatson Of
my mo.her. He wssa ayoaag man, barely
thirty yesrs Of age, and b treated me
with kindness end eoasi6erstion.-
Though on my 1rst voyage with him I
mast .coafeas I shoagAt diDeFeatly, .
the reality Of . eabia-boy's NE &Gess
very materially from the fossance thst
surrounds T. in the geneSaliey of Sec
stores. 81. -.9-
The Miranda wss esgaSed b lie
trade between New Yo@t and South
America, and on the second voysgc
made in her We carried several passen.
gers 10 R,o de Janerio. Among the
number vas . young lady who wss GO
ing down to Rio to join her maternal
uncle, . wealthy Baitimorean. who had
resided in Brazil for many years, for she
was IN orphan, and had only just COM
pleted her education. 1.i
Rosalind de vhre was one of the
sweetest blossoms from the garden Of
girlhood I ever met. Of medium statue,
her figure was graceful as Hebe's. and
her features clear-cut and regular as
those We sometimes see on ANTIQUE
canoes. She was shout seventeen
years Of age, being nearly four my &C.
nior, and she petted me until fairly
worshipped her, for, % . usual thing on
board ship, lads in my position get more
kicks than caresses. But there was an
other person, I soon found out, in whose
bosom the fair Rosalind had kindIed 4
fercer fame than in my own. Mine
was boyish gratitude for kindness rem.
dered; his manly love inspired BY heI
surprising charms. Young As was l
could not TAIL to see thsa Captain Stock.
ton wss psss;oaately Il loss wiak hliss
DE- Vitre, and long ere We reached ou'
destination, felt assured that his 1t.
tachment was reciprdeated.
The other passengers were not slow
to notice that the skipper was decided.
y in love with his pretty charge; and
though the majority Of them, especially
the ladies', sympatbized with the young
couple. and remembered the ungram.
matical axiom, Two il company, and
three is none," there were two persons
Of the other sex who were invariably
lurking shout whenever the Csptaia and
Rosalind happened 10 select Z suitable
place for fete-a-tefe. They were N.
tives Of Brazil. and from what I over.
heard one day, having picked up smat.
tering ofthe Portuguese language on my
previous voyage. was able to gath.
er the gist of their remarks, which were
to the effect that one Don Francisco
Martin would have to be informed oI
the love-making OF Captain Stockton
and Miss De Vitre, and that there would
be some trouble when he came 10 hea,
about Il.
About ten days after our arrival in
Rio, the skipper came aboard one day
in very perturbed state Of mind.
knew ii the instant he entered the cab
in.
"Give me some brandy, Bob," he
said.
Igave HIM some, and he tossed down
. glassful undiluted, which was not hi.
custom, and then began overhauling hi.
stock Of revolvers.
whats the matter, SIR ?" lventured
TO ask, for I guessed something had gone
wrong with bis love affairs, and had
heard Of even strong, brave men blow.
ing out their brains in Consequence oI
true love not running quite as smoothly
- they wished.
mind your own business, boy. Send
Mr.. Archer to me, and stay forward
YOURSELF" he snappsshly responded.
told the chief mate The skipper
wished to see him, and the two remained
in the cabin about an hour before the
pantry bell summoned me to their pres.
ence.
"Sit down, Bob," said the skipper
whose face had resumed its customary
brightness: "we've got little matter in
hand wherein you can make yourself
useful. IL you wish to be . good boy and
obey orders"
I signi6ed nv willingness 10 do my
best 10 merit their appro6atioa. aad ths
pair of consPirators took me into theil
confidence.
The captain told ne that Roaalind De
Vitre was hie aifaneed bride. snd ths,
through the connivance Of European
lady TREND Of his visiting Ia Rio. he hsd
been able 10 meet her every evening "a
the lovely Botsaical Gardens Of thai
city. They had been watched, Aowev.
er, and their me~eiags rePorted 10 Mr.
rtsnk Martin, noealiad's uucle. TIL
gentlemsn vss very veslahy, end hsi
slresdy pledged his vosd tia ~ aiece
should marry IN isaim.ts fiisa1 of kis
10 whom ke wss under o6hy o6li8l-
tiooe. He isa@edistely ssue s6be -
niece, and 1pua tszisg - wiek whe'
he 76sd 6eea tsld, she confessed hat sAs