San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-07

IN under the ;MolG no atJe1iUlon was pa.I
to the command. Twice it was repeated
without effect, and then the order was
given to fire.
The flash of the rifles showed the boat
pulling swiftly away toward the center of
the bay, but all traces of the swimmer had
disappeared. By this time, however, the
garrison was thoroughly alarmed, the
warning notes of the bugle rang out, and
guards turned out in every direction while
blue lights and rockets which were thrown
up showed small pleasure yacht scuddin9
before the wind and making for the en-
trance OF the bay. Twice heavy gun from
the Europa Main Guard was fired, but
| without effect, and before steam could be
! got up in the gunboat which was lying in
the harbor the fugitive vessel had made
such way as to render all chance of sue
ceSsful pursuit hopeless
A small vessel was lying at anchor Off
the coast of northern Africa. Upon mat
| tress laid upon the deck was stretched the
form of a man, whose worn AM haggarl
features displayed the marks Of premature
cid age, while a blood stained bandage
crossed and recrossed his chsst. showing
that he had something more 10 contend
with than the usual ills to which flesh is
heir. A young girl was kneeling beside
him, supporting his head on her arm, while
young man grasped his hand with a look
of intense anxiety on his face, and little
further off stood three sailors gazing with
the utmost sympathy at the wounded man.
"My children" said Thomas Jackson,
edo not grieve, all you did was for the
best. 1t was chance shot fired in the
gloom, which married all your plans, but l
| die happy, for am / not with these dear
ones whom l had never hoped to see on
| this earth again? Do not weep, Nell. Bob,
| my brave boy, you must not get into trou-
BILE over this. There is nothing but cir
cumstantial evidence to connect you with
| it. Do not return to Gibraltar-make, as
you originally intended, for Marseilles,
| and get to England as soon as you can.
| When | am dead bury me at sea, but re-
| member, that as sure as am about to APP
| pear before my Makers tribunal, | am an
| innocent man, and have suffered for
| crime | never committed"
"Father, we know it," exclaimed the
brother and sister, not for a. moment at
| tempting to restrain their tears.
A smile of ineffable happiness passed
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over the wasted features of Thomas Jack
| son. He made an effort to rise and en-
| brace his children, but the attempt was
| too much for him, and he sank back, and
| with the same sweet smile upon his lips
passed away from the world, which had
been to him a scene of so much unmerited
| suffering. His last wishes were obeyed,
| and his body committed to the waves. After
| the mournful ceremony Bob and Nell re-
| turned home, and whatever the authori-
| ties of Gibraltar may have suspected they
permitted the matter to drop, and Bob was
never charged with completely in effecting
| the fathers escape. He told the whole
| truth to Messrs. Chest & Lead, who did
not for moment blame him, and exerted
| themselves to find him fresh employment,
in which he rose rapidly. His sister mar
ried WELL and became the mother of happy
| children, but neither of them ever repented
| for moment of the part they had played
| in the second disappearance of Mr. Thomas
| Jackson.-Sir Gilbert T. Campbell, Bart,
| in Philadelphi& Times.