The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-01-18
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Your husbands. Yes. yes-but his
name?"
Elijah Croly.~
Captain Croly?r he demanded, in the
same tone.
"Yes."
The same who commanded the
barque Calvert that used to run ont of
Liverpool"
/ nodded my head. knew that the
vessel named was the last one that my
husband had sailed on the ocean before
he bought his own coaster; in fact, it was
the same in which l came to England.
And this is Captain Crolyis money?
this is his house?-you are his wife27
he asked, rapidly, giving me no time to
answer his questions. Yes, yes-I see
it all. Great God,-tO think what l was
Just about to do
He dropped into the nearest chair.
apparently faint from emotion; but
while / sat in deep surprise at the unex
pected turn that this affair had taken, he
said. You have no reason to fear
now; will not rob you; Twill not harm
you. Only don't make a noise. Please
open the door, and you will find Jane
your woman, mean-waiting in the
passage"
Iobeyed; did not know what else to
do. | unlocked and opened the door;
ane there, to my astonishment, stood
Emily Sands arrayed in her bonnet and
shawl with bundle in her hand-wait
ing. | have no doubt, for a signal
from within. She started upon seeing me;
but the man Immediately called to her
by the name OF Jane, telling her te come
in.
She passed by me as she did so; and |
whispered, ooh, Emily, how could you
betray me?"
She manifested no shame or sorrow,
though know she must have heard the
whispered words; her face was hard and
unwomanly, and its expression was
sullen. And / could not doubt that she
had played the spy upon my husband
and myself, and had betrayed us to this
man.
1--WE very few words to say to you,
ma'am," said the man; and all the bold
ness and insolence had gone out Of his
voice, leaving it gentle and sorrowful.
Just few words to ask you to forgive
us for what we meant to do, and to tell
you what has happened to change my
mind so suddenly. and why wecan't rob
you, as we meant to do"
He took the package from his pocket
with the words, and tossed it into my
lap.
That money belongs to the man that
l love and honor more than any other
ON earth. I'm hard customer, ma'am;
we live by dark ways, and doings, Jane
and /; and l wouldn't have believed
when she let me in here to day and hid
me, that / could leave the house without
that money; but ifId knowed whom it
belonged to, I'd sooner have held out my
right hand to be cut off than come here
as 1 have, and for what came. l used
to be sailor, and was with Capt Croly
in the Calvert. He was the very kindest
and best master that ever handled a
speaking trumpet, and there wasn't a
man on board the bark but what loved
him.. One night on: ::Hatteras all hands
were sent aloft to reef in a heavy gale;
and when they came down again was
missing. Where is he?" the captain
asked; but none of them knew. They
hadn't noticed me since VIC all sprang
into the shrouds together. Overheard,
I'm afraid" said the mate; and the men
all seemed fearful that l was lost The
captain hailed me through his speaking
trumpet; and there came back faint,
despairing cry. only just heard above
the piping of the storm. Captain Croly
never ordered any one else up; he cast
off his coat,and threw down his trumpet,
and went aloft before any one could get
ahead of him. He found ne hanging
with one elbow over the foreyard, and
just ready to fall from weakness and
pain; for my other arm was twisted out
Of joint at the elbow by turn OF the
ropes. He caught me, and held me
there till help came up from below, and
then they carried me down. 1t was
Captain Croly that saved me from a
grave in the sea, and / would have rob
bed him tonight. Forgive us, madam,
if you can. We will leave you in peace.
Come, Janei'
The two passed out Of my chamber,
and from the house, leaving me like one
in dream. The woman | never saw
again; and have little hope that she
ever reformed. She was one of the
crafty hvpocritical kind, whose hearts
are entirely bad and who generally come
to bad ends. But ! am very hopeful
that the man entered upon new life
after this occurrence. He made no
promises, not even an intimation that he
meant to do so; but have faith to think
the the heart that could treasure up a
debt ofgratitude, and stay the execution
of crime, as in this case, must have
something in it str ong enough to tnrn it
to virtuous ways.
Well" said EIihh, in his joking way,
when he came home next after this
eventful night, you've not been mur-
dered for that money, l see. Where's
Emily. Has she run off with it?"
Ihanded him the package, merely re
marking that the woman had unexpect
edly left me, for reasons which we're best
known to herself. This was all the con-
versation that had with him upon the
subject; he never knew what have now
been telling. Perhaps did wrong; but
l was always reluctant 10 tell him all
about it, and he died before / could
make up my mind. But never had
any other secret from Elijah; and i be
Iieve / never had an adventure that
made such an impression upon me as
this did.
Two river steamers St Genevieve, and
Yaeger collided opposite st Genevieve
il Mud River, on the 3rd. One suffered
a broken wheelhouse and the other a
disabled engine.