Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-01-26

DefU TO Diu you lOiHuffCW tnt
nest will know the Yellow Devil no more,
and you must find another captain. Alasl
l grow old and am no longer up to the
work, and the trade is not what it was,
thanks to those Internal Englishncn and
their cruisers, which prowl up and down
our waters, seeking TO rob honest men Of
the fruits of their enterprise.
So retire with such modest gains as l
have won by life of labor-indeed they
have gone before me, lest some of you
might be put in the way Of temptation
to spcnd the evening Of my day in peace
and prayer And now there is one more
little thing. AS it CHANGED during our
last journey, the daughter Of an aceursed
Englishman fell into our hands l took
her and brought her here, and as her
guardian / have asked you to meet me
tonight that may choose her n husband,
as it is my duty to do | cannot help my
self. l am far too old for such vanities,
and among the settled people near Mo
zambique, where / am going to live, it
might excite remarks So | will be gen
erous and pass her on to another, but to
whom shall give this prize; Among so
many worthy gentlemen how can set one
above the Others and declare him the
worthiest of the girl? ! cannot, SO must
, leave it to chance, for know that heaven
I will choose better than l. Therefore to
him who is ready to make the largest pres
ent to mo will give this maid, to com
| fort him with her love-to make a present,
mind you, not to pay price, Still per
haps it will be best that the amount of
the present should be ascertained in the
usual way-by bidding-in ounces of
gold, if you pleased One condition more.
/ hi 10 ;,,t AZ fS1
matter, nothing irregular, my friends.
| The church shall have its say in it, and he
/ whom l select must wed the maid here,
before us ALL Have we not q priest at
hand, and shall we find no work for hims
! Now, my children, time draws on. Ho,
| you, bring on the English maidF'
This speech was not delivered quite SO
continuously as it is printed here. On the
contrary, it was subject to many interrupt
| tions mostly of an ironical nature, the al
| lusions to "a present" to be given for the
| girl and to the proposed marriage cere-
mony being received with screams Of ri
| bald laughter. Now all this died away,
| for every eye was watching for the appear
ance of Juanna.
In a few moments a figure clad in white
and guarded by several men was seen adj
vaneing from the direction of the arms
house. The figure came on through the
moonlight with a swift agile step, looking
neither to the right nor the left till it ar
rived in front of the veranda and halted.
| Then it was that Leonard first saw Juanna
Rodd. She was very tall and slight; her
dark hair was twisted into a single knot at
the back Of her shapely head; her features
were small; her face fair in coloring and
somewhat rounded in form. So much he
/ sew at a glance, brt it was not until she
| looked up and round her that Leonard dis
covered the girls peculiar glory, the glory
of her eyes. Then and in that light he
could not tell their color, difficult task
at any time, for they varied from gray to
blue, according to the shadows which fell
upon them, bat he could see that they
were wide and splendid, fearless and yet
soft. For the rest she was clad in an Arab
robe, richly worked, and wore sandals on
her feet.
Juanna stopped in front of the veranda
and searched it with her eyes Presently
they ceased searching, and she spoke in
clear, low voice.
What do you want with me now. Dom
Antonio PereiraS" she said
my dove,' he answered in his coarse
mocking tones, do net be angry with
your slave promised you, my dove, that
| would find husband for you, and now
all these gallant gentlemen ore gathered
| for the choice. Ii is your marriage hour
my dove"
Dom Antonio Perefra, the girl an
swered, for the last time plead to you
! am helpless here among you, and have
done you no injury. Let me go unframed
pray of your
Let you go unharmedg Why who
| would hurt you, my dover" answered the
satyr. You go to husband
II shall never go to any husband OF
| your choosing, Dom Antonio" Juanna
said again in low and steady voice. BE
| assured OF that, all OF you 1 have no fear
| of you, for God will help me in the last re-
source And now, as l have pleaded to
| you for the last time, SO for the last time
l warn you Dom Antonio, and your wick
cd companions also. TO ON with this II
| you Will, but a judgment awaits You.
Death Is near to you, you murderer, and
after death yengeaneeF
| Thus she spoke, not loud Indeed, but
| with conviction, power and "a dignity
of mien that carried terror to the hearts of
the most hardened villains there. TWAS
at the conclusion OF her speech that her
eyes first met those of Leonard Outram
He was bending forward to listen, and in
his grief and anger he had forgotten to
preserve the truculent expression which
was his part to wear Once more Leon
ards face was the face OF an English gen
tieman, noble and open, II somewhat
| stern Their eyes met, and there was that
in his which caused Juanna to pause. She
looked at him swiftly, as though she
would read his very soul, and In answer
he put all his Will and heart s desire INTO
his gaze, the will and the desire that she
should know him to be her friend They
had never met before. She did not even
dream of his existence, and there was lit
| tie in Leonard's outward appearance TO
distinguish him from the ruffians by whom
he was surrounded And yet her quick
sense, sharpened by despair, read what
was written in his eyes and read 1t Alright
From that moment Juanna felt that she
was not alone among these wolves that
there was ono at least who would save her
II he could In an instant she mad searched
his face and dropped her eyes again, fear
| ing lest she should awake suspicion.
Inc scene was one whlch Leonard never
forgot Above the bright moon shonc IN
the heavens, before MN were rank upon
rank OF evil faces, each marked with some
new emotion, and standing alone IN their
midst was the beautiful girl, proud In the
depth OF shame, defiant even IN the power
of foes gathered to destroy her
FOR awhile the WIND mad dropped, ana
| the silence was deep--so deep was 1t that
| Leonard could hear the NEW OF O Kitten