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um 1sI1o1iIv1xI.n am
BOSTON, SATUl‘:DAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1854.
[Wri11cn ror The ring or onr L'nion.]
TEE iB(DYg]T.
Iiouilh -T1111‘ WARIIGGK.
7% Rmnlntianarp ‘Bomallrt nf Sm allb Emil! Sblmltllrc.
BY SYLVANUS COBB. J11.
[oonrrnn.o.]
CHAPTER VI.
1 noni.-nnnoo r...
efor very enrly on
(1) ’ zheonriieoveniog
A K... cnrlnnd
, "’ joiord Iirr iniher
' elio ' '
1 ‘ in.
pore, for Iior rneo Wu rlnihed, nnd her lip. Imm-
hlod. nnrlnndloolrod up from his hoek n. the
(oak hcrdelt, ho. he did not noon. to noriro hor
npponi-nneo; ho. ho hlill nsirla hi. hank. nnd
inrnod hi. ohnir nwoyrron. die inlilr.
--woll 1 n.-," ho nnid, "lns sir wnlner
gone?"
“Yus," reznrnod ..ho moiden. looking on: or
ihowirnlow, on though ihn would h‘ l
przssion ehni come upon her eonnrennnoe.
4' 11e did no. ilop long. Ycrhnps yon was
no. nery socislilc."
“In mull 1 no. noi," uiii xoio, gnthv.-ring
1 .o ex.
courage.
-1 xoi Iocitlhle !”1'cpcnkd the old innn, eyeing
rho girl ioinowhn lrlngely 1- 1 will
r inu-rvievu wiLh .l.o hnrnner,
1 nionld no. how. you npproneh rho
no land you rondly, nnd yon ohonld
do nu in your power io plcue hiin
" so 1 will do nil in my power ro plennohiin
.o.1rininl,1nr n. . trio. 1 love .nd eoioern
‘in; 1...: I can do Ilotliill room."
“ no mulling nioro, linio 1" nuorel um cu
’ eye-limws in,..iionielin.enn
1' 1 moon .1... 1 ennno. loye hin. .. . rniior
for my Imnd. o, my 1i..I.er, 1 would milier din
ihnn heiooio hi. wiro I"
Gllrliinnl hiilr ionroed riorn hi. renz, rind rhen
unk hnrlr lglill. For lame inomenri ho
inio rho me or hi. ehilil, hni ihe oniiiled no. lo
roie hi . rniieio, hni her
preienz Iirinnu. leemctl rho reenl. or. holy pnr.
.redcn. rion.
-nid ihe old rnnn, rpcnking in . poo...
linr iono, “ you love nnoiher 1"
"Ay, 1 do," nohlynooko iho r.ir Ming, "hill
.h.1i. ooiiho nun of my objeclimu io Me-
y henn u rm :1 nir lin nzv
o.
old io innio ror mo will. my young hurt. As n
1iiend,1 love hiin, ho. vlllz-11 the thought or hi.
being my lluxbulil ooine. up to my mind 1 inrn
ciorn I.irn in loathing. lennnoi holp ii-indeed
I unnok."
“And 1 lnppose if 1 ran: In nilr you it you
loved Edwnnl Edgcrly, you would roll ine, 54>."
Ay 1 .hon1d. And in In no. worihy or
being loved
'1 Porlinp. ho ie, ho: 1 rhould no. lilro dint yon
ihonld wed hirn. He in hos . nzzdy nlveniurer
nlrn.-1."
“.4 needy ndyenrnrer 1" imuicd RAM, will. .
nigh. .onoI. of indi niion inlxcrmvu-. --1.1io
no. cllgngtd in . moat nohle am. 1''
"No. no ilerlgllgcrl innoroil .h.i more in
..lioeod prove ilisimu-urn. 1 do no. hlnrnehiin
nnxrd lmo, nirnd .o oppnriiioo now .1... rho
nluriieier of her loior w... on iho ropii.
rs: or Englnntl, to ho ro," re.
"Ho h.. n legal right tn ilin
I01."
xv iid huh. . righi .o in. libeniu oloni
oplol"
-' 11o hu . righi Io rnlo or.
u w1.o gm hiin o.I..ir'o;hi1"
“Whn gm him vb-K right!" reputed iho
old ni.n,ionie.rh.1 .1 olou rornreply. "why-
ho iii onr king."
-vnn. ihn pooplo or Amzrlcl nuvcr rnw hiin,
nnr do ihey nvle liiin nny nllngiin l'l‘IIu1I
iho nniiden, with spnikling eyei.
know o ilie hing is nrhii ryrniiny nnd in...-noo.
You Iinon roll well, my fB(liL‘1,llml wl.Icn iho
peoplo dis. lmse, ii w.o only in eloiin . rig
vl-liich belonged io rheni-o right which every
ni pliihoinn at hoino cujny!,l3I1I.nlIelI iheo they
didnoireior: Io nrnn. N 1 Wu no:
ollrnhomiwcm hii.ilii.g niih nr‘ 1.
en... in. cnlnnisln o.-ined ihonirolooo.
lie eo IA1 unjust deninndn 1
or; ii for nioi'ono11i'l.ei-.y,- nnd and gran! xlini
o,1nnoi. and smile:
ll: inndn ninn
io ho . nohle, iodependi-oi cmnlllrb-In ho gov.
iho righz io rio. in on blood or his
niihieein I"
A. we girl uopped lperiking rlie howed hor
Iiond upon her lllntls, nnd ror u nlnle hor rniher
i,rn.o.l upon her n-iili ii fvclin akin Io nwo. He
win no. mnlle angry I.y nhnr rliolinil rni ,rorhor
ir
lpimcll, he won or ll'llll. nnnhlo in nlisllrerill
-- 1. on would innke . lirn.o pn1riuk,K‘.Ilc," ilio
old rnnii n. lcuglh M1 .
1- Ay-I nin ii p1II.rii)L now. no. rorgiyo rne,
1n.lior,iI' 1 h..o npoken n-nrnily. moon. no.
lo nlrond you."
'4 Von have no. olronded oio, my child,
rho pin-enr, in nloflcncrl .nne
you to-nl, .nd 1 know I.-no Vol pc iron. I!
eire nhlo 11.1," ndile ,I1lAdiITuru1l Va
1‘ What 1'' uwurcd 11..., lllnllllg pn.lo.
“or your lovo ror Eilvunl liilgcrly; no 1
have pledged iny wind in ..he hnronei 11... you
rhonld he hi. nice."
I‘ 0, if you loyn rno, father-"
y ohild. lion know 1 law
.1 in my poi-poio
yon.
liln-il hi. oenipnny. lnw .1... yon wen plluuud
niui ii, rhn. yon wcmed hnppy when ho n-on
wiih yon. n ho nskcd yon iiyon Ioied
Iii... ond you ro1 yes. Do yon Mlppulc 1
will nllow yon io mile wiih hiin Ilmnl”
1- o, riiilier 1" 1- LI ho r girl, Ilpringlvlg
orw. rd .nd kneeling It ihoold mun’! reel. 1- 1
did nor nnenn [hill 1 ml-11d loreliirn winh iho loro
or ..ri1o, ror 1 noror dreornod .1... ho mrnni
nnchnthing. Illmughl ho only men... ihnil
nhonld loiro hirn Iiind d 1 did um
..l.ink .1... proud, h in... would nrnnr inoror
. save on I 0. mo ino l"
A1iu,my child '1I.i.i. hnr ilie onlbnrll or
dirnppoinin.en.. You I...e ieeo . yoongu ionn
dine who held yon. 1-IIiI1ll1ood’I love, nod now
' 1. iiihni ehildirh
ulpricci nnd 1 onnnoi how my will io ii."
Inyiieg he. hnnd upon her
on will new I” ,
"1 mo given my Wold."
"ll-1: I 11131] din."
- 1 nor. plvllgcd niy honor."
" I will see Sir lV:Ll1eI."
" Tho. yon can do; box if he llill elniro. your
hand, ha Inns! line it. Hm! I: um din, In;
min: in Ilia lull ’
1- 1...," rninily innrrnnred E:1(e,II in. (alright,
Lho nmknowo eonnd. -
“' [la is coming lllil wny. I will luv! the
room, my child, nnd yon mny uk l.iin whnz yon
plruu; hnxrnnioinher, 1 rhnll hold yon rohi.
du-cluon."
11. cnrlnnd opolio he left in. room oy ono door
ion In sir Wnlm enioied hy nooilior.
‘Ah, 1<..e,1h.ro .nerr.nd ror yoorlniher
.iIii.-1. 1 fiirgol. When In no I--Irhnl in
k-In 1 why, 11.... What is tho lnllwr I"
A: sir wnloir inid rhi. no oniekly .ppio..-h-
nnd noodorly rook rho In:idu1.I‘I linnd willlin
.i owrn
14 Whltisil, Knm!”l'IompeAkL-rl, ' geiirn.
citly inio her rneo. --Ten mo who. it i. .1...
ha nioyed yon ihn. 1"
-1 sir “'nJ1i11'," she replied, looking no inio hi.
deop, dnrk eyu, <1 yon onie inkod me i! 1 Ioiiod
yon-
"Ay-1 rornomher it .111; .nd yon iold me
oh... you did!’
-- Al-:1 yon mitunilcnlond me." I
““'hIll dill yon mu rel‘ no lo!"
-' Yen. hni 1 did no.rno..n ii no you mum il.
1ilid um. mom .1... 1 oonld ho yonr wife," .ho
urmreil in norrowrid lam.
"now-whiir-no. H1)“ yiirel Are yon ln
Amcol, Kale!"
"V01, s
e
ir wnlier. 0, 1 oonnoiho ynnrnirel
sin. in. my rroedoin I" ,
"And .hon you will leno nnoihi.-r," nid iho
hnmm-L lie ipoko in . nnio io dcep .n
Ilmnge ed. "Alldlhnl-13-an
will lore -1loll1er,”he leycllul, while hi. rye.
oenrnedio drink in ihe 1.1. rorrn .1... iiooil no
bi-.<ec1-hlngl hy Iiiio. I
"rerhnp. A0,” Ininily mtnmccl iho rnnidoio
, H , x...o,yon innri noidoorn ine lhlu. 1
unno. live willloln yon. ii
being 1 hniio re.Ily loved (or innny . long .nd
a.
me lo inlrer nlone.
would Llll inn la red yon nnouieru
Thoiiroiig innn wepino ho eeniod spanking,
' ml plight.
01.1-cly,dm
ho lnyed hor, and rroin who rery depdi. or her
nonl rlie piriod hiin. .
sir wnlinr,-who oi
rornpnnion in ohildhood, .nd ilie render cord. or
Io.-ehnro long hren oniiri ng or... 0,
when 1 iold yon ihni 1 Ioyed yen 1 did no. menu
wi.h.nnh nluve In that. You hnvu hoen my
rrienil, nnd yon must. he niyr s ' line no
rnorel 0, no rnore .h.n ion.
sir wnliorhlenoaoo onnk inio n chair .nd
howod hi. hrnd. xnio now ihn big in... rho.
trickled tllmllgll l.i. hnpnro, nnd
iiirn ml) rho ilirew herneir oi hi. (wt.
ed her nrn.. nhone hi. kneee, And in limkcn no
oenuslie munnumd:
4' Alul sir WIvIller,I 1i.dnor lllmighl o1ihi..
1 ennld die ror yon, .niI ho hnppier iiinn 1
Mn now."
u . np,1<nie,"inid ..l.e Iinronei, trying Io
1-(lnquer hiniielr. -- We will spuk of thin ll
noioo olhcr iirnn 1 oonnoi 1.11 now-1 on.
inneh inored. And yni, lieio, 1 onnnoi give yon
op. 11 would hionli rriy hem-ie wonld liio.1.
iny hoiiri. 0, yon do not knmv how 1 have
hired yon. uni we win .pe.Ir or ‘
You IHDSI wll your roihrr. lsni neyer niind,1
will do my ori-.nil io hiin ll rorno orhoriiino.
no w.1l rpenli or ilii. Again. God
ioo
ones, nnd i.hon .he nnk into . clmir nnd burivnl
her run in her kinds. sho roI.hed nioi. pnin.
1nIly,hn. shnhsd emicd eroeping. The llrru
xlrugglc dial in: going on in her bmom wni no.
rho theme cor eon... 1n n row inoinoni. her
rnihnrenrererl.
--well, iny ehild," ho iorrly ..id, -.1... 1.
been mo nnnlr or your inooniew wiili s
lvnlio-.1"
Knzo looked up in... her honor‘. rnoo, one iho
eonld no. ipoix. sho when-<l rorwnid .nd mnk
n
" My d.iId 1" ilni old inno uncmd, placing on.
l..nd noon on liImghIex'l hroir, nnd looking inio
her polo rm, -who ilou .lii. inennl who.
bu pnuod .inoo 1le1l yon 1"
-‘ Ail; no no. now, l'1l1her."
" B111 sir lvi.lrer..r.n ho not kind In yon 1"
he inipiiied.
--0, yoi, my kind. B111 1 mnnol sell you
now. Lee mo go. ir wnlior ii in npenli -riih
rno .-.r.in iid ihen 1 will roll yon .11. Lo. mo
30 now, rnilier."
The old mu: deininrd hi. ohild no lullgcr, rnr
llzrprllu, ho ..w inn. rho wonld only ho ili.
.no.o iniiernhlo under rnrdior qnealioning, .o
he Illowcrl Iirr to lenro iho room.
When Rein ronohod hm urn ohnniher rho
ihrew hornnli upon iho hod, nnd were I.y
nnd iohood, 1. tn no. [hit Iheie In: so innnh
or mioery in her enyi, ho. rnihor dint whuo!
.n'iory ii hnl win in IE1-Ange nnd coilllirling.
uor ionl Inn pioioed hy umoliolu 1.11.1 h.d
hnrlod iouon (ion. in: khmng.
TERMSi['l'i’.n'r‘.tS5i‘1‘
CHAPTEII VII.
Al nnnxrnorno niiuion.
Ar Nornolk 1<:dwiinl iorne.i.hei.d no 1....
mo . long or... gin. uhii-h ho Iilmnglll. would
he jun rlio nrinnneni tor rho doeh or rho y.r1i..
eeli. -rlii. en. which
won or English innkn, iind h.d horn tnylliimi oy
prlvnleer non. the 13.-1.1.1:, .nd .11..-.
id. wlil io .on.o . po-rner. in .l.o [own
where 1. non y. mi uxlk hi. ye-eel
nround io Norwnlk nd one owner. of air gun
nillnip . 1. won but oen.
mi 76171:)"; .nd hrnry. -11.. hr...
wu innilo Wat or ii... dno.r tlxlllrs,
nnd it h.d inrrerod ho. very liiilo iron. wonror
eirpo.n.e. soine oornpin-n. woiliinon wein .e
once It! Ibou! making . mvalvin; clnlngu for
i.,.rid in IN: ihnn . ml tron. ..ho niine ihe
.11 dn.eri,nionn iyoro oauil proonred,.iid .1.n.
ulllipporl fur hcrmi-xion lllu heoniirnlo.-.11 innde
her irny blrk Io 11orgnii'. liiiy.
At ihi. Inner plnrii onr hero roiind coleh
irl. nln: or n lioin ho lurid en-
-mp.
nnrljusx pride ihnn did 1:dwnrd Edgcrly when no
tonnd li mi-ll'Il uni hmll oi iliii mllutwd crew.
11 yin. eig rnen. oolmling himsulflu one
or room. Anslmv Elliuu win clncicd Io rlie r...
iioo or reoond in ooininnid, Mn‘. 1) niiiil hlorri.
' eh wnle. wok uio olhne or
gunner, nlml Jiunel 11oy-i, who win .n tx<'cl.lcnI
roninnn, wiin iho ho ‘
mull .
Edw-111’: nexi muvnmcut no. la l.-iy pliinr (or
more opcrulions, Inn in rhi. he mccivcd on oi.
w.. Ipcnlliug nn evcning wiu. old niiniel Moo
gut ' n hnd gone cm‘ ro ilio yu.-hr,
.nil he Illd ihe olil mrm wero 1.1: nlono.
noor nine o'clock, nnd our hero loo 3.... though:
ofgoing on honrd, nilion ihein I-nrne npnpon
.1io door Edward .r.. rho tprycdl.,I.111l ho wen.
ro . who knocked 1. -. ..nll. no rniin
wI.o oniererl, enveloped in . long hllwlk dunk,
.nd worn . ii; i enp npori hi. hood. 11o looked
enmriiliy .l.o..I Iiini, nnil ihen lock die in. .1...
w . pinir.-red.
mlnir 1Iv:ning,:ir"xv:1nazked 1)..-id, eyo-
ing .1. Ilnulgur lroenly.
--1'o., my fair. 1 norin-d . vusal onr hem
ll .ho no. 11.. one mu wiu lniely
," yepliod one old dolierrnnn, wirh
proud eluplluil.
" I Imulnl Ilka lo has her commander."
"“'ull,1.hcru ho iini."
'o..,.irs"neIoro1 ilio I11-Anger, burning hi.
briglll eyo. upon onr lioni.
-- 1o., 1 no. her upuiin."
1' Anil ii.e you .11 piepined lor h
"Yen iiir."
"1 ilinnld like . row rnoioonu or priuio non.
'<:u
y vcv-el , yon nord no.
(punk bdiuns this old 1'nIn,for I would
1' You nro nor much or . diploinniin, aid
u-nngx-r,wl1h ..inilo. --1:... lizvcr rnind,
c-prnin lidgerly, 1 win no. hoiiinu In niioi him
no .
--Then yon iinow riie, .ir," nmrod 1-zdwnrd,
no he hninl hi. nnino thus pronounmd.
‘'1 know ..ho onmo or him who upmmd ..ho
. run"
“And 1 nhinlr 1 know yov nuns," nnid old
gu, -1 liyon nini cironon “'AIHI1<u1oI, nhen
my old tyu rlmvivo mo."
“Yunruyiallell yon .1... mill. rhir dmn, my
old Ii-iend." -
noih David .nd Edornrd woi. hy 11.. nohlo
man‘: do in an ivuurlt. 'rhoy uuglll hi.
h.ndn,.nd hnnihly bowed .. ..Iioy hlornod hiin.
1- Then, .he.o," nnid Wnslzingmn, .. he nipod
noonrrioni hi. eyo, -now lee M to hnsinru,
ilirno ineo nero ioonnl Ag-1liIl,Ind nhen
uni pnneinl nonlillne
"1 hnyo oornn, Captain ledgorly, in hopo. ihnr
i ' ' oioel I. in
you i-on do il.”
ll in . nnhlo oendi.ion,"..-pliod Ed-
wnid, prondly. " 1 h... nien enough, .nd Irml
anough, .nd 1 only wnii .n opporinniiyio plou
Ihn dw pnirioi on... no nionliy or iii. .oy.1
ynchk. 1 hm no to... ror can roonle, air." I
-11-hon yon will on proriy rum in niooood, tor
;Jx::"),)
.‘ ygg-T
ii I. onr own onnlliloiioe nnd doiorrninndon ohn.
niniio np ihonoin oronr pnvut. 1hon.rd oryon
no your oxploii rinin rho oliivr io nhorn yon
dollviwrd ynnr priunnull .. whiio 1-hiin-. -nd
in hi. nonounr
worn nl.o mm! 1 now Hood. 13.. r.
wn.ir1n.y hoio i. ronhdininul, for -1.1. yoo 1
will he plnln."
111 go one if yon winh, gv.'nen.l," mu 1). .1.
No, no, my old fric1xd,"rv:mrMrl ‘vlilllingo
ion, ‘nuly ho gnnrdod, ii... I .11." A1111 .1.en,
ml-ning .n yd-.rd, ii. rmn1innad,“Y’eIh1;-tyou
iney no: he mire air. we hm r.ii1.1nl epiu in
o omni rooeioo oornninni.
E‘
He
did um ohlnliiliu yon oonld go: nnnimnnicuionn
y .
“You on ii is tlm-I. no. 1 1.... malted
in.e11.eono. 1..oIy .1... i. or rnnnh iii. er:
in. in In I-Inglinh lnliy;-olrwlr 1.0
Io... New York for unliiior, unl she is to in
uii.
rmohe, nod
mllgruni in nho rorin or none 11
ono, yon wiu perceive, 1 hm. iilled np Ior yon.-'
cnpniin 1:.li;orly muld no. expo... hi. 1.l.IuI.lu
in wonls as ho launll himself rho rooipioni or
uii. 1.i.or, ho. ho grnopod uni gvmcml . hnnd,
nnd wl rlio rid. umiuun gtlillcrul in hi. oyreo,
ho niid.
-A 1I1.Ino ino noi, Air, it 1 rnil lo ilionk yo. me
hoirnrly I111 ihie; on. rniher lei iny .1... iloed.
rornk ror inn 1 will nnllerlnlke lhll inionion,
.nd 1 Ihink 1 can tarry ii lillmlxglu."
1- voy wi:ll,"Nl11nIci‘l Wnllinguuz. --xrhnll
dopond very rnnrli npon yon in ihin me, .nd 1
know rh.r ii yon inzcxtt-L ihn. Inuwsul inelr wiu
he your box mod. or ih..nk.. Yon ninns he
w..ry,noir, ror ilioio drlpllduss n.e ofdie nunoe.
irnpoi-innro, .nd i1.ey irili on-..ni..Iy he daiioyed
if yon do no. look ohoi-p for them. 11 yon ino
mtchl in aiprndng eho lirlg yon h.d bcmx cu-11
horinio llmton-vlic will he yoo
non. pr.1vl'dur,nlIl wo Vlnl good niiulreu.
1 Juppose ihrr. wiu ho ho. row, it ony, or o
lnirrr on band."
--1 nill do .. yon dim .hon. r1.iu,.nd .11 I
y on ncruiou no follow
“Ibope no, mo,’ nilzl-xi wnrhinginn, no he
nrooorronn hiJlu1;“uId 1 hope .1... God wiu
ho iriili n. nil in our Illnlggle. Ah, rny yonrg
W
. no poo. uiionyh er. in.
mmlug n1 eh... hnppy r1.y.hniii will be .11 rho
lrl-Lfblcr nrhen ii ooinon. The gron
pnrriolirin bun rrooolily nnd potul-fully, nnd 1.
cannot din." V-
3
3
2.
5'
o
3
5‘
oined “'n<hin1:mn, nnd mule - N
u no unlined him, -rid nhonly nrherwud: uh.
-I-1'1... in... nood. no n.ppini;. or roynliyro
i.i.l 1:dii.rd, non. wnshingo
Logan, n-i In ioaivo
--11o belong! not only In
Amcrirt, on. .o rhe worl mil innnor you. he
.h.1l ho poiniod no u . ni.n huohoonpiod.
Even hinenoniio. Inspect him." '
would hm nioppnd longer to con-
yoi-io, tor ho h.d . IlI’IIIg6 deeiio no lonrn .on.o.
thing onho w.r1oo1,hnn he h.d noi the iii...
ihoo, .oh. hello rho iwo old inon good nighi,
nod. 11.
"E
pnrpoeo or bidding hiin Godspeed in hi. roinoion
.nd iriih . hurty nhnko or rho hnnd oh. youthful
o.p..io nirnod onlrkly .-royiownrd. inn poini
oflmll neuullhc ynchl. '1-heie ho give npro
eomxmd xiglul, nnd Ioou . boat came all‘ .her
1:‘ . no omoer. were .11 on dork. .nd ho u
out‘ iinind to ihern iho nninio or did million ho