The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-11
THE MYSTERIOUS WIDOW.

During the summer Of 1911 the Brit
ish had laid claim TO all that portion of
the district of Maine living east of the
Penobscot. 5 ortlv before the arrival
of the Engh-h squadron, Commodore
Samuel Tucker had been sent around
10 Prnobscot BAY to protect the Ameri-
can coaS ers, and while the Bri ish
s;iled up to Castine lie lay at Thomas
ton.
1t was a rooner that the Commodore
commanded. Tut lie was a heavy one,
wei. armed and manned and SIC err
ricd the true Yankee grit upon her
decks of which he enemy had received
from them rather too many proof. On
the morning of the 28th of Angus a
messenger was sent down Fl, m Belfast
with the iutelli ence that the British
fir. gate was coming from Castiue to
take him. Tu ker knew hat Tie Brit
ish feared him. and aisp that Sir John
SherhrOoke had off rel "a large amount
for j. capture.
W en- the Commndore received the
Intelligence, his vessel was lying at one
O the low wiarveS. W ere he would
have To wait two hours fO the tide ; but
he hiss eued to hive everything pre-
pared to get her off as soon a~ possible.
The -chooner's keel was Just cleared
from the mud. and one # tie men had
been sent upon the wharf TO ca OF
the bOuline, when W gOn, drawn bv
one hose, came rafting down to the
spo'. The driver. a rough OOkirg
con trvm4n, got out pom the wharf,
a d turn cs-i~ted midd g. ged WON n
from the vehic e. Tia. Ia vs. Hrst n
Guiry was for Comm ndOre Tucker. He
was pointed cut to her. and Sc stepped
upon the schooner's deck, and ap-
prOIcheJ him.
..Commo ore" she asked, .'when 10
you sail from her ?'
I'VE sail right off as soon Is possible,
mad m
20, then, know you will be kind TO
me-" the lady urgeI, in persuas We
tones. .'Mv poor husband died ye>ter-
dav. and / visI to carry his corpse TO
Wise sset, w,.er. we brlO Q, and where
his parent will lake care of it."
But, my good woman. | shJnt 60
20 W.sc s>et."
If YOU only viii land me At the
mouta Oi Su"ep [ will ask no
more. Gun easily Gud boat tIsIe TO
take me up
Where is the body?" asked Tucker
.'In the wag n.y. returned the lsdy.
=. the same time raising one corner Ot
O. atyi 20 in. away the gathering
teas. Il have q sum of mon V with
me. al you al be paid 70 the
trouble
TIT tut, wom'u ; if I accumulate
you. there won't be any pay aHout il"
The kind-hn. red ol / C0mm)dnre
was NOT tho man To ,efUs' 4 favor and
til UEh ne iiksi rot the bu 2 OF TAXI e
n.put on bar vet he cOuid no. refuse.
Sume e men v ere sent uvop tie
wiar 10 bring tie body on boa I. A
long buna o ,ohe was fitted II b, the
man who drove the wagun: heue;th it
appeared neat black coffin. Some
wrris we're passed bv the seanen as
thev vere pu II q tie coffin on board,
whc went o. show pretty IlaiUlE that
The aIiurr did not ex ctlr sui; en-.
Bu it may have been but prejudice on
cir part, but thn seam u should De al
lowed a prelude. once in a While,
when we MS TT e many stern real
Ties the. ave to euco utrr. Ere long
cofii w aceI in the hold, and
F w m. was yOvn t. The ,abit. In
less han haf our the SC ooHcT was
cleared t ON G e wharf AID staining
on from the bay. L g wind was light
from the eastw rd, tut Tucker hat no
fear of the friEate now that she was
once out # tie bay.
In the .veujrg { @ IN v paSSe GER
ca on de- k. 4 tie c mmOd re as
s-r.j er tuaf be should be "a le to lind
her early ON the next morning. She
express Il her ora it9de. and remarked
that b fore sire retire she should Ike
to look and see In t her husband 5
corps, was safe. This was. Of couITc.
granted, a.d one fJeI off the hatch
that il t 20 down ivtp the hoti.
Il declare" nlUttrred Dtniol Ct--
ter. on old sal r. who was Stludirg {
the wheel, sh takes on dre'flIlyr'
Yes. poor thin4r' said Fucker, as
lie hoard her sobs and er ns.
''D'ye not ce whatu eye SHE'S gotP'
continued Car er.
No" id Tucker, "onIy twas
swollen with tc.rs. "
M, eyes! but they shone, though
when she stood here looking at the
compass"
Tucker smiled At the m MS quaint
ear estness, and then went down to
th" bin.
WHeH the woman came up from the
ho d, she ioOkeI a1out g deck OF the
sc ooner for a few M m"n's, and then
went aft. There was melting in her
countenauce that puzzled Carter. He
had been one of those who objected to
the coffin being brought alb 1ard. The
womau's ewes over tie schooner's 5
deck with a str,nge qu.ckness, and
Garter eyed her Y ry Sharply. Soon
she went to the taffrail and then she
came and ond by the pinnacle sin.
'Loois out, or you'll be the boom, :"
/ uttered the passenger.
Garter sIsrJsd, and found that The