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The New York Ledger, v. XIII, no. 27, September 12, 1857.
Contributor
Cobb, Sylvanus, Jr.
Date Added
4 March 2020
Format
Newspaper
Language
English
Publish Date
1857-09-12
Publisher
New York : R. Bonner, No. 44 Ann-Street
Source
Dime Novel and Popular Literature
Alternate Title
The New-York Ledger Bion, the Wanderer; or, The Faithless Guardian. A Story of Home, the Ocean, and Other Climes / by Sylvanus Cobb, Jr. Faithless Guardian.
Topic
Dime novels > Specimens. Popular literature > Specimens. Story papers > Specimens. New York County (N.Y.) > Newspapers. New York (N.Y.) > Newspapers.
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THE GRAVE OF THE BEAUTIFUL.
Part Second.
BY GEO. D. PRENTICE.
t of Congress, in the year 1457, by
amthe Cletks Otice of the Distt
thern District of New
BION, THE (WANDERER 5 3
THE FAITHLESS GUARDIAN.
A STORY OF HOME, THE OCEAN, AND OTHER
(curs,
BY ‘SYLVANUS COBB, ‘RR,
ACTMOR OF “onIOX, THE Gowp-meaTER ;” SéTHE GCNMCARER
oF moscow ames, 2a ‘Ta 80003,” HTC.) ETC.
STARTLING INTELLIGENCE.
seat, at Leas Er mom ments of silence
and then Driseol
“ My young friends he said, with considerable
motion, “Iam abou
this evening, Thi
use here, and the sooner I go the
better!”
“OF no use!” cried Cor, reproachfully. “Ob,
‘oa do wrong to say e0. What should Ihave been
tat for yout Ob, You doo't know how grateful
all yo
“Aye,” aed Bion, feelingly ; “and what may
Tot say of your usefulness?” You bave, at least,
Hed ws up ftom the dept of ignorance to a po-
as that attained ty |b
my good tutor, it is
ca ook that ror, hears a0
hlesing bim for | ‘he rod b bel bs done!”
“Bless you)” murmured Driseol, with oe
his eyes “And I have Mend you in my heart
ince first I knew you, Ob, Cora has never er knowa
!
Sige warmed a length, | *
ensued, | cireams
id | pondered a moment, and then added :
ere | ber my mother very play.
Why—you were five years old when you eame
here, and most people can remember isolated i
dents of life previous to that, For instan
up to twelve years of age there are many circum-
tanoes of life Which T can not connect. ith eac
other—I member consecutive events ;
ut there are incidents that occurred before I was
five y just as frech in my memory
those of Inst year. You remember when you
came here, don't you?”
M
, yes—very ively ” returned Bion, quickly
and curtetly, remem Uat ami Io ght
mae here a len imo; and I remember how levied; ;
ry told me we was coming back
and how he never came
“Yea And don’t pon renemee some striking
or, rather, some
event which sands o oat in ele "from the dim
‘ows of those eat;
“Yes—there are oe, .” answered Bion. fle
“Lremem-
And I remember
ta Margery said t my
Lean remember her very well, T-remern
wea she gave me this locket—|
how she looked when she put it around my nee!
Obi she was very goed, ond very bean She
nade mo ps
she aid he would be with me, Tent’
forget that} and very often T think I hear her
and in the storm,
upon me. ‘Thon I remember a voyage
pon
in| and another reat house in this city 5 and two black
girls took care of mamma and me.
was a man that I called uncle 5 ar Tameure that
was the man who bronght me here, Margery
how Thane loved er! Forte pt 0a | eee ane
: Since \
my ook jena ee reer ee oe | atta enough” sid Delgo, “tis 4 There
Shen could, Thave lived upon the sulght of | supposed. You have ben m THe
her smi for life, only that I might be | some one. For the sake of fo oot an
herbed loro het! Aye, fully belonged to you, somebody: ma put
ose of Your years ;
because I could aot help it
he poor tan ‘wiped his eyes; and when he had
me his emotions, he raid—
tk koow all that Cora holds of her own life,
yrmer F position, ion, I am not 60
have a portrait of your
“Yes, sir)” re boy, tenderly.
« Will yon Jet me Took at i?”
Bion opened his vest, and drew forth the gokten
ocket, and having slipped the chaia from his nec
bo ba to his tutor. The latter opened it,
und held it to the light. He gazed upon it some
ments, and the expression of his countenance
told that he wns deeply a interested.
“Who is this man ?” he aaked.
“ My futher:
“Thea he ould ‘have been no relation of Mar-
aye
no! I'm sute hi
“ ona that this lady was over cerca to to Marge
out of the way’
se you think so erie the boy, starting to | mined to kn
t
iT ‘Yaow it Bat Keep calm. Unier no circum-
stances do you let Margery know that you surpect
anything.”
* But what ae you think foi
“Many things. In the first p very face
and metal atreopaat ma Pi show that
you are n you here. 1
ine next i ‘your memory ef oa childhood
bome ‘am some-
Shing ota stent of Yumanity, and I van tell very
¢ Spanizh bl od in ‘your veins ;
tnd elo, tat your paren ate wee ab abitants of a
tropical elimate—your memory of oranges and ne-
grocs would prove this. But I can see enough be:
side that.”
“That is my old dream,” murmared Bion half
tohimeelf. I often wonder who my parents were,
and at sch tines the hope comes over mo more
jope ; @ moral conviction—that they were
hm inte at and nd pect ted. 1 if the man
ohns
ul you me Sif you should find him
the tator: aed, ie
shoul
ry Grutt, is i nysical in “Me ehould wt The every mite of which he
Taw “ cried Pawel, pacing a the paar bea defrauded me ; and then I sould tet bien Hive
face, “Do you remember this face, Bion?” er. But?” he auded, while a“
“Yes, sir; I remember it very vel.” fluence wemed te upon him, "Fam eur
“ And now fe me what else you remember.” | off than be. He have a load upon his eoul
“Tcaa remember but little, sir,” repli theboy, | which I should not be willing to
thoughtfully. “Tknow Iwas brought here by a| “That'sso, Bion,”’re I, copay.
man who mid my father was dead. Tl ‘out know | “ If you will cher! idea you will
who He was some friend of my | Of cours, you will take every means i
Ether’ 1 think, aud was going away.”
* But do you ever feet that you Save been wm
juely trent by aay of ‘tuese people
wv do you mean
toa lars onthe
ject you rust be caroful. Do not let her mistrust, | mi
if you can help it, that you have heard a word.
mother once. | i
ber
I remember just | i
that I would ‘be good always; | of a stran
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 12, 1857.
BION RECOGNUES UIS UNCLS, CURISTOPUER HUNTLEY.
Whatever you may ask, do it as though the ec
tions were'the result of your owa deems an
You will know how to do
“Iwill be very careful, sir. You “ball not
“O—don't fear for mej” toterupted Dries.
“T ehall goon be out of the way, only while Tdo
live I want the eng of acelng you. But itis
‘not safe to know too much.
Ur you thould epproad
@ Wool
just coming to that, my darting,” he re-
ing her band and gazing into her face.
tore
é
°
8
4
3
2
ie in when we were
He must bave just begun
«Corn was fighlened by his looks?
“Hal you ever seo him ‘efor my dar
ling?”
“Not that I know of, sir. But be looked at me
was something in his fuce v0
id tt
id | liar—that I was really scared
“Well—you sball ‘har i bow much reason
to have
7° cried both the ctildren, ata breath,
too old to be cpt
He sid she looked
ruc sake her mother. But your mother Te not
living now, Gora
‘ou off-—to give you away toa farmer who is
oni his away to the far West!”
id 80 Bamey we went on and waved all {at he he
tad heard. He said Margery
Greenwood ; but when he met bim i. the outer
‘too dark to to dining features plain-
‘The tutor we be should not know him if
ould meet him
“Twas 00 moh ert we examine features,”
Ye enid ; a had been lighter my ner
vous hte togcayt rom the ener after the
man had got ready to leave would have prevent:
ad mo from tho forethou t necessary to a proper
eumiation of his fa But, according te his
plan, you are to be ready to go by next
day.” .
. “Take her away!” cried Bion, pehementy.
Cora
“No!—they shall not! Cora!
hat I old you op stairs You mut ge rit me
In
rupted Driseol, ‘Merger is
comingt Bo cueful now. If sou have any des
b> fire to work for your ova benefit, don’t Tet her
Not a word
mistrust a
until you ave onder it well. Now—a enile
Think of Sancho Panse {nthe blanket, Tis be
ea the children smiled, and so Aunt Margery
we been no
ren A knock at the outer door was answet
ant
1¢ hostess, and Jack Wallace followed her into
tbe room
Barney Driscol was introduced to Jack, and at
the end OF bal an hour the former tok, bis lave,
ras gone Jack propeaed that Bion
fd he should follow
room at a good hotel,
of water!” whispered our hero,
iend’s ear.
ed her if she would
drop of wat
” she eon. « Here, Cora, run and
© | bring a mug of water.”
ion's countenance fell ; bat in a moment more
it brightened up, and starting from his chair bo
en go with ya and hold the light, Cora.”
“Margery had no surpicions, so this passed
without sani ni than such as called @ smile
to th
a Me Wallace,” she said ater the ebildren
“ them two leetle dears love one another
moet dreaifally
tiovate they be?
“They're a good match,” retuned the sailor;
and iP she's 8 good 8 gal as he's a boy, then
they ‘be a noble
the meantine’ the ehild-lovers had reached
as closed
bebind them Bion whispered —
“You wont say a word to Margery, wil you!”
“Xo,” answer
“Leave it all tome. I have plenty of money
—men, than enough to keep you till you are @
“But T can’t live on your money, Ti
no—of
ney, Bion.”
arse not You'll live on your
own. ‘If my money i isn't yours—then Ta like to
know whose it ist’ If you want to make me as
ieand wily ge yonen, il gou sill have
to do, will be me the privilege of
helping you. Bat this is all nonsense, You will
act just as though nothing bad happened until you
wee me again, won't ¥
“Yes Bion Twill
“That's all. Rest perfectly eaey until T come,
I shall come tomurrew i wt Tans
‘They exchanged an
returned to the teen ‘Mion singing a vere of
“The Brave Sailer Boy,” a be entered.
Shortly aftorwards Jack and bis protege were on
their way to their hotel, whic! ich wns one of the best
CHAPTER XXXIL
€MNETS WI 4 FONLAR NANE:
Bion found the room which his companion bai
aod
BION
ble ones he had ever seen, It seer
and be said 'twoitld take some time for him to get
© place and its extra trappin;
pings.
Let me tell ye, me boy,” explained Jack, with
opysa ($2 PER ANNUM,
TERMS, {*iy Advance
* he said. | 0”
off | first, aod then
You'd hanlly belie how ate | bo
NO. 27, OY
sit ths
dolls the end of a wack I be very likey to 6 fo
we've got
Bon ‘nit tiink,—nigh onto ex thowand dol
“ er no, Jack. You were to take
sand of the special prizemoney they ae us You
ren thousan
cllp'rape 1 bare. “Only your ve got nigh
rates 5 ae ef you'll make
ws from arter that
exer the chia of low folks?
ik of belietin’ “at ‘ood
ct by a Chinaman, By the nose 0” pie at
Ya like to fad the man “ats been cheatin’ ye
* Sgt wuld as
‘at the
“oC petore we think any more on that foliet I
‘would
me than upom her. We must find a Home for her
Jack starled forward in his seat, and grasped
Bion or the hand.
“Me boy,” he uttered, somety, “Tre got one
5
te Lake and they we
od day from that, if the
conven a while loge Fapon the fritta diem,
retired forthe night
had erage dreams, ‘Tle dream
that ‘Jack was his. ‘uncle, and his father ; that Com
j and that
came and told him his {ater wished to sce
He Urew down bis paint-braby and quickly Mat
lowed his master. Tle son elf in a
large room, where over a Trnared back men were
Chained to & henry tbe all eral engaged in painting
white men, and them into
Batives | Ho was tall to ut hie or aad he did
“New, wake up! master. Ho
opened his ey2s with an Saas ‘care @ yawn;
Sand the ligut, strong snd powerful ; and under
the impression that tbe building was on fire, he
jonate kiss, and thea | start
“What's the mai Bion rr
conquered the printed
matter of the pare, than the sgevera fle wbo has
conqu
Prowntly Jack dalled Bion to his side.
* Look
per- | thunder, they must be rich ones—Jobn Creamer
@ got Ef ye've got five dollars ye ean
stop a week on ait; and ef ye've got five hundred
to pay a Te gute
At nat he whi
the that last
and a Chisaner Huntley.”
‘as though some one bad struck him.
nly into Jack's face for some time.
otek Jast one
4 Yea
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