Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-01-12

FNFOt u LaArtLEt AM a EA+ItuL ~
&c take care o. her L she should SIN
vive hardy think she viii"
AL that Ii lair, my go0G fellow. ,
saiG. II YOU request ii ] viii carry
her back o. F-auce To her family. /
viii never leave her until she wishes
70 get rio o. me put ] dO moi think she
will survive IT,.
he tOoE my hand and pressed IL
Most kind captain, ] see you suffer
more il the business than ] no; 0ui
there is no neip for il ] trus Won
will preserve what little property OF
mine Is left for her sake, and thut you
will take care Sne gets what her puu'
old mother may leave ner. ] put ner
lie IL vuur hands She is"-anU nov
fOndiy low mis- vo,ce became.-''u DELI
cate little creature. Her chest Is often
affected. she must keep il warm; auC
Il she could keep the diamond rings
her mother gave Aer ! should pe EIao;
but. Of course, il money is needed they
must &c. My poor Laurette, how
pretty she is"
Il was getting TOO much Tor me- and
] began &c knit m nrows.
Zone WORD If as good rs Z Thousand -
] said I've understand each other
nov. Go TO har'
] squeezed MS hand ne looked wIst-
fully al me. and ] added.
''stay Il moment let me give you &
word Of advice. Don't say o word to
ner, be easy thai il my business Il
shall be managed il the pest manner
All" sand he. u did moi UNDER
stand; yes, much better. Besides
this leave-takjnc-this l~eave-taEing'
Yes, said J. don't behave Like .
chiid-much better. No leuve-taking
If you & help 1t, or YOU are lost
] kept my scGt. Isuw them walking
arm-ia-arm upon the deck for about
uat al hour.
! called the mate TO me and when ne
had "eud the letter ] said:
'GarIey, this is bad pusIness-Dud
business ] put ii in vuur hands. !
obey the orders. but remain IL lhe
cabin until il it over"
How do you wish the thing dune''
he asked, II 3 |noncnaiuuf manner.
"Iuke him out in 3 boat, out OF
sight, dc Ii as quickly e. possible.
Don't say any thing Of this till. the
time cDmee,'
Guriey sat five minutes looking al
M without saying 4 word He was 3
strange fellow. ! didn't know what to
nuke Of him he went out Of tne cabin
without Il word
Night came al last.
Nun I bout Go 3 quurtar Of 4
mile-pe quick"
To obey d slip OF paper-iOr ii wus
but d slip Of paper after all some
thing in the very air must have urged
me Oh ] Saw tAe Young man knee.
Gown before ms Laurette, Mss her
knees her feet-her gown, J cried
out like a madmuu.
Part them-part them this instant.
Part them'"
She was dragged into her berth.
and The boa, rowsd away Il the dark
ness.
Some time utter i dull rolley came
over the set 30 the vesse. j was all
over.
How J paced the deck and blamed
myself. AL night long l paced back
and forth, and all night long heard the
moaning Of the poor stricken BRO.
Often ] halted and wac tempted 10
throw myself into the sea and 80 end
TINS horrid torture Of brain and heart.
Days passed. ] saw nothing OF
Laurette. ! would not see her. She
avoided me, and l was glad Of it, ]
] could not bear The sight Of the woe
stricken face,
The mate. Gurley. nov ] hated him.
H. was a. COO and u]nconcerued as
though he had no remembrance OF
shooting the poor wretch.
At Cayenne ! resigned my ship TO-
ing 30 the city ! made all my arrange
meuts and took the steamer for New
YORK. ] placed ample funds in the
hands Of b trusty friend and told him
70 send Laurstte to ma at the end OF
six months. J could not see her ti4
her grief had lost lie edge.
Weary. sick and careless Of my lie,
! wandered of into New York STATE,
and finally bought L little place, where
! hoped should lie down and die.
! sent for Laurette. poor bird, !
must see her-I could wait no longer.
One summer night ! sat on The porch
Of my house, smoking my pipe and
gazing down the road. soon the rum
bic Of wheels was heard and the stage
halted
Ihenext moment d par Of soft arms
were around my neck, and the head Of
my sobbing Laurettewa on my bosom
''Oh! you dear, excellent captain"
Heavens who Is that behind youP'
There stood the fine manly form Of
Antoine Hindsclear, the convict
What does thin mean?" demanded,
hardly knowing whether ! was dream.
my or not.
Are you glad 10 SEE me?"
Thank Gcd!-thank God!" was all
that ] could circulate.
understood il well. The mate
Garley had read my heart better than
] did myself After leaving the brig
in the boat he arranged the whole
affair. The volley was fired, but DO
bullet touched Antoine Hiudsclear.
He was smuggled into his berth again,
and took care TO avoid my sight The
whole crew were in the plot, and
thank God ! wac duped.
] sent Garley a thousand dollars as a
reward.
am o an old man: but ] am hap
py. Ny children and my grandehil-
dren Il call them nothing elsel seem.
10 think old Captain Fontainbleau il
not such q wretch after alL-LonaoY.
7td-BetS.