Year: 1860

cumstance perfectly, and could identify
both parties without doubt, promised
them ten dollars each if they would be on
hand when required their services.


Thus armed l paid visit tc Lizcttt and
made her heart leap with joy at the intel
ligence / had to communicate, and she
could scarcely find words to express the
gratitude she felt for the warm interest
had taken in her behalf. She was resolv-
ed she said never to live with him again,
but as soon as she was recognized as his
wife she would either 60 on to Baltimore,
or return to her home in England, as cir
cumstances might dictate | made no eff
fort to change her resolution but preferred
to leave that matter to her woman's heart.
l would do my part, and she might then
act as she chose.


1t is the, law that every captain bringing
passengers into this port must furnish at
the Mayors Office within twenty-four hours
after his arrival a complete list of them,
with their names and ages, to which he
! must swear before the Mayor in person.-
On board packet ships like the Louis these
lists were always made out at sea by the
surgeon or some one of the steeragc pass
engers, and were invariably brought to the
Mayors office on the day of the ships ar
! rival.


l watched the papers daily for her ar
rival, and by the time my patience was
nearly exhausted she was announced. l
sent at once for my men, whom | had Kept
all the time under the surveillance of my
shadows, so that they should be forthcom-
ing and stationed them in the Mayors pri
vat Groom to be ready when wanted.


Of course | had communicated to May
or Morris everything that had occurred,
and he was almost as much rcjoiced as
myself at the success which had attended
my operations.


| About one o'clock Captain Letgo came
up with his report, accompanied by the
clerk of the consignees, and, seeing me in
conversation with the Mayor, came up, and


after the usual greetings and inquiries said


in mysterious voice. 81 want to see you


after l get these things through"
/ Of course | was ready to see him, for


in addition to my witnesses, Lisette wa'


also in the private Office awaiting in pain


full, anxious suspense the important inter


view which was SO soon to take place.


Captain Letgo's papers were soon dis
patched, and as he arose to depart from


the Office expecting me to follow him,
met him half way and invited him into tht
private Office, and as We moved along hi
found time to whisper Have you secl
Lisette YETI


l made no reply, but usherod him into


the little private room, where he was con
fronted by the very object of our search


He turned to me for an explanation, anC


as he turned his eye caught sight of th'


two walters seated there, whom he recog
nizcd on the instant.


Caught, by -" he exclaimed
as l answered his look of amazement by :


meaning smile, as much as to say that
l had kept my promise Of " bringing him "
:. with a round turn"


"Leaye us alone, he said biting his lip
and addressing me, beckonod the wait
ers to follow ME, and stationing an officer
at the private door which led into the entry
, so that the captain could not get ava,
through that door, l awaited with someth
ing of impatieuce the result of the inter


view. When it terminated Captain Lctgo


opening the door on a crack, ,beckoned me in
was met by Lisette, who, with fac


beaming with smiles and tears, held ou
her hands to me, which warmly graspcd
She could not speak for thanks, and l die


not need them, for saw that she was happy
, 1t seems she must have forgotten o
changed her resolution never to live agail


with Captain Letgo, for they went out o
the cfhce arm in arm, much to the surpris
of the clerk who had accompanied the cap
tain to the office, and very much to til
qualification of the Mayor and myself,


Captain Letgo was grateful to me 70
having kept his secret, except so far as
was necessary for me to communicate it t


the Mayor and in testimony of his opprecia


ton of the service had rendered to then


had their first child christened after me
which, however, by the way, cost me ;


silver cup.


Letgo and his wife lived some years il
apparent happiness in a beautiful cottag
in Brooklyn, and l was often the rccipicn
of some pleasant token of remembrance
s from Lisette,


The captain and met occasionally, an
d never failed to admit that he had been yer