The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-10-25
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lessness. The chilling frost of ad
versity was beginning to stamp its
impress on the yonng and tender
sprout. | thought Of home as il
once was, of my father and what
he said to me seven months before
as he placed the medal on my neck
Should You ever get into trouble
my sou, this medal may prove OF
great benefit to you,' Those words
rang through my ears with a sweet
and hallowed melody, and caused
me to consider, as | said for the
first time, my real condition, and
for the first time did | bury my
head in my little pillow and cry,
thinking of home as it used to be
of my own dear mother when she
used to take me in her lap and pet
me aud call me mothers darling
boy, One day just after had
finished one Of these crying spells,
and while the scalding tears conld
yet be traced down my burning
cheeks, the tending physician OF
the hospital come around to pay
me his daily visit. From his coun-
tenance and the fearful expression
of his eyes, 1 felt that in this far
away land had. at least, one SYM
pathizing friend.
essay, my little boy, what is that
YOU have on YOUR neck Y
"'As he spoke these words he
wheeled at the door and came back
to my bedside.
"Ah! yes, | see,' said he. My
little boy wouldn't you like to go
homeF
~ have no home, said I, 'but |
would like to go back to England.
"Well,' responded this good
man, you shall go back; that mate
treated you badly, didn't heY
He said nothing more to me in
regard to my bad treatment, but
| could discern in his countenance,
as young as | was, fixed purpose
"a determination to have that
mate suffer the just penalty of the
law. In two or three days after
this conversation transpired | was
able to get up and walk around in
my room, after which the doctor
would come and take me out riding
in his buggy in the evening. l
| soon recovered my strength under
such kind treatment, and three
weeks from the time of my enter
ing the hospital | was able to leave
for England. The doctor gave me
two letters-one from Lloyd's agent
in ConStantinople to his agent at
Gibraltar; the other contain
ed my free passage on board
the steamship bound for
that place. After Capt. Forrest
died the mate, as | said before,
took charge of the shlp-receiving
a ready return cargo to England
sailed in few days-nearly three
weeks before | did-but with adj
verse winds he was unable to cope
with the speed of the steamer
was on. | landed safely at Gibral-
ter with my letters; delivered the
one directed to the agent there,
was transferred TO another steamer
with the second pass and accom-
letter. bound to England.
| landed home, or rather at M,
where | first shipped nine months
before reported at the Office of my
COnsighee. The agent read the let
ter | gave him i'll il breathless 81
Ience--a feeling of rage and indig
nation flushed bis cheek.
"'Ah! my little boy, you've had
a tough time of it. but we'll fix that
nan tor bis rascality.'
Home again, or near there
.hought to myself as | wended
ny way down the streets toward
ny sisters. | had not gone far be-
ore my father and l met very unex-
)ectedly. Folding me to his arms
md planting tender, passionate
::sses OH my forehead while the
ears of Joy streamed from his eyes.
"'Yon have come home to stay
With your papa. Now, my son,
laven't your
81 purposely gave him an eva
i've answer, because it would have
'een a negative one had | replied
Iirectly to his question. | gave
i'm full account of my travels,
nd their attendant details, and
specially III regard to the punish
nent inflicted on me by the mate.
"'Ere this soul shall watt itself ;
trough eternal space, shall | see
bis outrage avenged?
CHAPTER 3. I
A few days had passed away, I
nd while / was walking down the !
treet with my father two police
hen stepped up to us and patted
he on the shoulder saying:
"'Come with us, We want you! {
All / could do was to follow.
ly father | discovered was not at
II excited over the matter. March
lg me down the street apiece they I
anne to dead halt at the steps of |
huge building where a large I
rowd of people had assembled, it
eemed, over something of high '
With trembling limbs
nd downcast eyes they marched
ne through the crowded audience ,
D the front of the presiding judge.
beheld the mate, my prosecutor,
4 irons. A fiendisb and brutal ,
,ok was depicted OH his counte-
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