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1/ 3 THE LONE ISLAND FARMER: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1869. Jamaica, Thursday, October 14,1869. T h e C h a r g e a t V a l l e y M a l o y . U n d e r tlio hickories' flattering arch— “ H a l t !\ nnd wo formed on tlie hill’s marge. - Clearly the order rang: “ Forward, march. Qnick-trot, gallop,—charge!” Down tho dccliue, with n, thundering rush,’ green Clattering sabre and fluttering rein U p with a flash through the belt o f b r u s h ; O n t, nnd across the plain. K e p t we no order of rank or file: Never a rowel spared flank that d a y ; Charging the enemy’s work a mile— A milo nnd a half away. T e rribly r e g u lar m u sketry r a n g ; Cannon-shot bounded and ploughed a long: Shell and ritle-bnll whistled and sang Thoir horrible dcath-song. H a lf of tho last half mite behind, All of the squadron b u t ono I led ; H a rry's gray thoroughbred ran like wind, Clattering ju s t ahead. Oh, fho wild rush of tlmt mad career- - Thunder o f hoofs like the surf 011 the s h o re! 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S o r o u n d t h e h i g h c a i r n m o u r n s f o r e v e r t h e w i n d f r o m t h e o l d N o r s e s h o r e . T h e a r d e n t y o u n g S c o t c h m a n e x t e n d e d h i s a r m s t o w a r d t h e e a s t , e x c l a i m i n g : “ S o l e t r a y g r a v e b e , w h e r e t h e e a s t e r n w i n d s h a l l b l o w u p o n i t ! ” T h e n , h a l f a s h a m e d o f h i s a r d o r , h i s f a c e g r e w r e t i c e n t a s u s u a l , a n d h e l o o k e d * l o n n d , f e a r f u l t h a t s o m e o n e h a d h e a r d h i m . B u t h e s a w n o t h i n g b u t t h e s e a b i r d s w h e e l i n g n e a r h i m , w h i l e f a r d o w n o n t h e s a n d y b e a c h h a l f a d o z e n Y a n k e e f i s h e r m e n w e r e l a z i l y h a u l i n g n p t h e i r b o a t s o r c o u n t i n g o u t t h e c o d t h e y h a d c a u g h t in t h e d a y ’ s f i s h i n g . F o r i t w a s i n a M a s s a c h u s e t t s v i l l a g e , a n o u t - o f - t h e - w a y s e a - c o a s t t o w n , t h a t t h e n o m a d i c y o u n g m a n h a d l i n g e r e d o f l a t e , a n d s o m e i n f l u e n c e o f e a r t h o r a i r h e l d h i m t h e r e , n o t s o i d l e a s h e s e e m e d ; f o r t h o u g h t h e t h o u g h t s i n i n h i s b r a i n w e r e y e t v a g u e , t h e y w e r e f o r m i n g i n t o a s h a p e t h a t s h o u l d f a l l p u l s i n g a n d v e h e m e n t f r o m h i s p e n . Behind him the flaming Occident glowed over the flat conntry, giving it a Charm that made the scene stay in the memory like the beautiful expression of a plain face. The sea burned like a fire opal be fore him, its lazy, ebbing waves sliding w i t h a s o f t m u r m u r a l o n g t h e s a n d s , e n h a n c i n g w i t h t h a t l a n g u o r o u s d i a p a s o n o f a l l m u s i c t h e s a d n e s s a n d l o n g i n g t h a * p o s s e s s e d h i m — t h e s p e l l t h e h o a r h a d c a s t u p o n h i m . H e w a s t w e n t y - f i v e , b n t y o u n g e r t h a n h i s y e a r s i n m a n y t h i n g s — i n f a s h i o n a b l e v i c e s , i n s w a g g e r m a s k e d i n e l e g a n c e , i n i m p u d e n c e . S i n g u l a r l y p u r e h i s f a c e l o o k e d n o w , d e f i n e d a g a i n s t t h e b r i g h t s k y , a s h e s t o o d o n t h e b l u f f t h a t s h e l v e d d o w n s t r a i g h t t o t h e b e a c h . H e l o o k e d t h e f a c t t h a t n o t a d r o p o f b a s e o r u n w o r t h y b l o o d h a d f l o w e d i n t h e l i n e o f h i s C a l e d o n i a n a n c e s t o r s . — S t u r d y u p r i g h t n e s s h a d b e e n t h e i r o h a r a c - t e r i s t i c ; b u t t h e y h a d n o u r i s h e d o n e d e a d - h a t e , o n e i n v i n c i b l e h e r i t a g e o f t h e i r c l a n - s h i p . I n s o m e s o n o r d a u g h t e r h a d f l o w e d a n i m p e t u o u s c u r r e n t , t h a t h a d d e s c e n d e d t o t h i s m a n a n d i f i a d e h i s S c o t t i s h t r a i t s a t o n c e v i v i d a n d t i n g e d w i t h r o m a n c e . A d r o p o f S p a n i s h b l o o d p e r h a p s — a s o u v e n i r o f t h a t m i g h t y w r e c k e d A r m a d a - f l o w e d i n h i s v e i n s ; f o r s o m e d a r k - b r o w e d s a i l o r m i g h t h a v e m a r r i e d t h e S c o t c h l a s - • i e w h o p i t i e d h i m , c a s t a l o n e u p o n a f o r e i g n i s l a n d . B n t n o s u c h b l o n d s h o w e d u p o n t h s m a n ’ s f a c e , s a v e , p o f t i b l y . i n t h e s a d d e n , f u r i o u s k i n d l i n g o f c h e e k a n d e y e , t h e o u t f l a i h i n g o f soma h o t i m p u l s e . H e l o o k e d j h e t a l e s m a n , w i t h h i s s o f t y e l l o w h a i r , h i s d e e p b i n e e y e s , p u r p l i n g i n e m o t i o n — h i s f a c e , w h e n a t r e s t , c o l d l y e n d c l e a r l y c u t , n o b e a r d h i d i n g t h e e n i s l i n g o f l i p a n d c h i n . H i s p a r e n t s , r e v e r s i n g t h e o l d l e g e n d o f t h e f i r s t L o r d o f t h e I s l e s , h a d m a d e t h e i r o n l y c h i l d h i s n a m e s a k e , a n d s o S o m e r l e d N i c o i s o n s e e m e d d o u b l y s e a l e d t o S c o t c h l o v e s a n d h a t e s . H e h a d , l e f t O x f o r d t w o y e a r s b e f o r e , a n d p o s s e s s e d b y a d e s i r e t p t r a v e l , h a d p a s s e d b y u n n o t i c e d t h e t e m p t a t i o n s t o E u r o p e a n j o u r n e y i n g s , a n d c o m e o v e r t o A m e r i c a , f i n d i n g h e r e a l i f e a s s t r a n g e a n d n e w a s h i s h o m e - l i f e w a s f u l l o f t h e s i g n s o f p a s t c e n t u r i e s . T h e w a v e s o f t h i s s i d e t h o A t l a n t i c c o u l d n o t c h a n t t h e w i l d s o n g s o f O s s i a n — t h e m i s t s o f t h e s e s h o r e s h o v e r e d o v e r a c o u n t r y t o o p r a c t i c a l t o a l l o w o f a l i f e o f a i m l e s s m u s i n g . T h e s c a r l e t h a d f a d e d f r o m t h e s k y , a n d w i t h i t s d i s a p p e a r a n c e c a m e n p a l i g h t f o g t h a t r o s e s l o w l y a n d v e i l e d t h e f a r - o f f s h i p s , m a k i n g t h e b o a t s n e a r s h o r e l o o k l i k e g h o s t l y c r a f t u p o n a s e a o f g r a y m i s t . T h e s u m m e r a i r w a s c o o l e d a s i f b y a m i r a c l e . T h e d a m p n e s s c a m e d o w n l i k e h e a v y d e w . N i c o i s o n l e f t h i s p e r c h o n t h e b l u f f a n d w a l k e d s l o w l y d o w n t o t h e s p o t w h e r e a m a n s a t o n t h e s a n d , h o o k e d k p i f e i n h a n d , s k i n n i n g f i s h w i t h t h a t s t r o k e s o m a r v e l o u s t o t h e u n i n i t i a t e d . “ Y o u c a n c u t t h i s f o g w i t h a k n i f e i n t w o h o u r s m o r e , ” s a i d t h e m a n , l o o k i n g u p a n d n o d d i n g s h o r t l y . N i c o i s o n , s o m e t i m e s a l i t t l e t a c i t u r n , n o d d e d a l s o , a n d r e m a i n e d s i l e n t . “ I s a w a b r i g t h e o t h e r s i d e t h e l i g h t w h e n I w a s o u t . H o p e s h e ’ l l s t a y o u t , ” w e n t o n t h e f i s h e r m a n , w h o s e n a m e w a s S e a b u r y , a n d a t w h o s e h o u s e N i c o i s o n h a d b o a r d e d d u r i n g h i s s t a y i n t h e v i l l a g e . “ T h e r e ’ s n o w i n d . O f c o u r s e t h e y ’ l l s t a y o u t . T h e y k n o w t h e c o a s t , I s u p p o s e , ” s a i d N i c o i s o n , l o o k i n g i n d i f f e r e n t l y o f f i n t o t h e g a t h e r i n g d a r k n e s s . “ W h a t g o o d d o e s k n o w i n ’ d o , w h e n y o u c a n ’ t s e e a n i n c h b e f o r e y o u r n o s e ? ” a s k e d S e a b u r y . “ I f t h e y o n l y k n e w e n o u g h t o k e e p s t i l l ; b u t i t ’ s a s t o n i s h i n g h o w t h e y ’ l l t r y t o r u n a c r a f t . ” “ T h e r e w a s a b r i g f r o m C h a r l e s t o n , S o u t h C a r o l i n a , t e l e g r a p h e d a s b e i n g d o w n b e l o w t h e l i g h t , i n t h e p a p e r t h i s a f t e r n o o n , ” s a i d N i c o i s o n , c a r e l e s s l y , s i t t i n g d o w u i n t h e s a n d a n d p u l l i n g h i s c o a t a b o u t h i m , \ W a S ' t h e r e ? ” s a i d S e a b u r y , w i t h s u d d e n a n x i e t y , d r o p p i n g h i s k n i f e a n d i n . v o l u n t a r i l y b r i n g i n g h i s b a n d a b o v e h i s e y e s t o p e e r o f f s e a w a r d . N i c o i s o n l o o k e d a t h i m i n s u r p r i s e , b u t w o u l d n o t q u e s t i o n h i m . “ O a r S u b m i t w a s a - c o m i n ’ h o m e i n a b r i g w i t h C a p ’ u N i x o n . M a y b e s h e ’ s i n t h a t . T f N i x o n a i n ’ t d r u n k h e ’ l l t a k e c a r e o f h i s c r a f t . N o d e c e n t p e r s o n o n g h t t o c o m e t o g r i e f i n a n i g h t a s s t i l l a s t h i s , t h o u g h t h e r e ’ s a p l a g u y s i g h t m o r e w i u d o u t t h e r e t h a n w e k n o w o f h e r e . ” “ S u b m i t i s y o n r d a u g h t e r ? ” a s k e d N i c o i s o n . “ Y e ? . S h e ’ s b e e n S o n t h f o r a y e a r w i t h m y s i s t e r , a n d h e r l a s t l e t t e r s a i d s h e . w a s c o m i n g h o m e a s s o o n a s N i x o n s t a r t e d . ” \ S h a ’ l l n o t c o m e i n a s t e a m e r , t h e n ? ” s a i d t h e y o u n g m a n , m o r e f o r t h e s a k e o f r e s p o n d i n g t h a n f o r a n y s p e c i a l i n t e r e s t . “ N o , s h e a i n ’ t g o t m u c h m o n e y , a n d i t ’ s c h e a p e r i n t h e b r i g . ” N i c o i s o n d i d n o t s a y m o r e . H e s a t w o n d e r i n g w h a t k i n d o f g i r l t h i s d a u g h t e r w a s , w i t h h e r n a m e s m a c k i n g s o s t r o n g l y o f P u r i t a n i s m . A r o b u s t g i r l , w h o s e p h y s i q u e o v e r s h a d o w e d h e r i n t e l l e c t , b n t s t i l p o s s e s s i n g a s h r e w d a n d r e a d y i n s i g h t i n t o t h e b u s i n e s s o f l i f e . H o w c u r i o u s l y s t r a n g e t h e s e p e o p l e w e r e t o h i m , w i t h t h e i r s t o r i e s o f t h e M a y f l o w e r , a n d o f t h e o l d t i m e o f t h e I n d i a n K i n g P h i l i p w a r s . S u c h a n o l d t i m e a p p e a r e d t o h i m b u t a f e w d a y s b a c k ; f o r w e r e n o t h i s o l d l e g e n d s o f t h e d i m , u n r e a l d a y s o f F i n g a a n d t h e g i a n t s ? T h e n i g h t d e e p e n e d a n d t h e f o g t h i c k e n e d . I t w a s f a s t b e c o m i n g , a S t h e f i s h e r m a n h a d p r o p h e s i e d , o f a l m o s t s o l i d t h i c k n e s s . N i c o i s o n a n d S e a b n r y w a l k e d s l o w l y u p t o t h e h o u s e , h a l f a m i l e a w a y . A s i l e n c e h a d f a l l e n n p o n t h e o l d m a n , a n d t h e t h o u g h t s o f t h e y o u n g e r w e r e o u t i n t h e b a y , w h e r e t h e u n k n o w n b r i g r o l l e d n p o n t h e w a t e r s . • B y n i n e o ’ c l o c k , c o n t r a r y t o a l l e x p e c t a t i o n o f t h e w e a t h e r w i s e , t h e f o g h a d c h a n g e d t o si f i n e , d r i v i n g r a i n , a n d t h e w i n d w a s b l o w i n g s t r o n g l y f r o m t h e n o r t h e a s t . S e a b u r y w a l k e d r e s t l e s s l y u p a n d d o w n t h e l i t t l e k i t c h e n , , m u t t e r i n g t o h i m s e l f . - * - A t l a s t h e w r a p p e d h i s s h a g g y g r e a t - c o a t a b o u t h i m , w i t h t h e e x c l a m a t i o n , “ I c a n ’ t s t a n d t h i s , a n y h o w , ” a n d s t r o d e - o u t i n t o t h e w e t d a r k n e s s , w h i l e h i s w i f e s t o o d a t t h e d o o r , h e r p a l e f a c e p e e r i n g a f t e r h i m . N i c o i s o n , s m o k i n g b y t h e f i r e , t h r e w h i s c i g a r , a w a y , a f a i n t f l u s h m o u n t i n g t o h i s f o r e h e a d , t h e ' W i l d s p i r i t o f t h e n i g h t s o u n d i n g a c a l l t o - h i m ; H e p l u n g e d a l o n g t h e s o d d e n r o a d i n t h e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e b e a c h . T h e a i r , t h e f l i g h t , t h e h u r d l i n g o f t h e b l a s t , a l l w e r e l i k e a n i n t o x i c a t i o n t o h i s y o u t h a n d h i g h h e a l t h . , T h e d a y s o f h i s c h i l d h o o d c a m e b a c k t o h i m , — t h o s e d a y s w h e n h e h a d h u n g o v e r , t h e th* season fee the Asreett storms and wrecks,' and no one, mv * .these two, thought ofoominr ont, . S e a b u r y . t a m e d a n d s a w t h e y o u n g m a n b e s i d e h i m , a n d * a l o o k o f t h a n k f u l n e s s c a m e t o h i s f t p s - H e w a s h a l f d i s a b l e d h i m s e l f , f o r r h e u m a t i s m h a d s t i f f e n e d h i s l e g s , a n d s o m e t h i n g o f h i a o l d s t r e n g t h h a d g o n e , H o l o o k e d w i t h p r i d e n p o n t h e s t a l w a r t J o u t h n e a r h i m , w h o s e e y e s s e e m e d t o e m i t f l a s h e s o f l i g h t n i n g a s t h e y l o o k e d o f f s e a w a r d . N e i t h e r a t t e m p t e d t o s p e a k . T h e y w a l k e d b a c k a n d f o u r t h , b u f f e t e d - b y w i n d a n d B p r a y . A n h o u r p a s s e d t h u s , a n d s t i l l s o m e t h i n g h e l d t h e m t h e r e . T h e y h e a r d f r o m t l i e w a t e r s n o b o o m i n g s o u n d o f d i s t r e s s . T h e r a i n d r o v e o n f r o m t h e e a s t b l i n d i n g l y . I t h a d g r o w n l i g h t e r w i t h i n t h e h o u r , a n d t h e y k n e w t h a t t h e m o o n h a d r i s e n . S u d d e n l y N i c o i s o n g r a s p e d ’ t h e o l d m a n ’ s a r m a n d p o i n t e d o v e r t h e r o a r i n g w a v e s . T h e y s a w , l i k e a v i s i o n i n a d r e a m , a b o a t f i l l e d w i t h m e n , w i t h o n e w o m a n i n t h e i r m i d s t ; a n d e v e n f r o m t h a t d i s t a n c e , t h e f o n d o l d . m a n f a n c i e d h e c o u l d s e e w i t h w h a t a w i l d p l e a d i n g h e r e y e s w e r e f i x e d U p o n t h a t f a m i l i a r s h o r e , f o r - i n t h a t o n e s t o r m y g l i m p s e S e a b u r y r e c o g n i z e d h i s d a u g h t e r . T h e t w o m e n o n t h e b e a c h h a d h a r d l y s e e n t h a t b o a t , b e f o r e l i k e a s p e c t r e i t h a d v a n i s h e d , a n d o v e r i t h a d r o l l e d a b e l l o w i n g , r e m o r s e l e s s b r e a k e r , - t h e h e a r t l e s s f o a m t o s s i n g g a i l y i n t h e a i r . “ O h , m y G o d ! i t is s h e , ” c r i e d S e a b u r y , i n u n c o n s c i o u s e x c l a m a t i o n , “ t h e y m a y s w i m ; I k n o w s h e e a n ’ t i n t h i s s e a . ” H e w a s W i l d l y t e a r i n g o f f h i s c o a t , f o r - g e t t f u g h i s i n f i r m i t i e s t h a t w o u l d m a k e h i m p o w e r l e S B i n t l i e w a t e r . N i c o l s o n ’ s n e r v o u s h a n d w a s o n h i s arm. “ J e a n s w i m , ” h e s a i d , h i s d e e p v o i c e , c l o s e t o t h e m a n ’ s e a r ; “ b u t y o u c a n n o t . I s h a l l b r i n g h e r t o y o u . ” H i s c o a t w a s o f f , h i s h a t b a r e d h i s y e l l o w c u r l s t o t h e s t o r m , a n d b e c a u g h t u p t h e r o p e S e a b u r y h a d b r o u g h t a n d f l u n g u p o n t h e Sands, k n o t t i n g i t d e f t l y a b o u t h i s w a i s t , t h e n w i t h a n e x u l t i n g a n d c h a l l e n g i n g f i r e o n h i s f a c e , h e l e a p e d d o w n i n t o t h e w a t e r , w h i c h r o l l e d o v e r h i m a t t h e f i r s t p l u n g e . • W h e n ' h e r o s e u p o n t h e n e x t s m a l l e r w a v e , S e a b u r y s a w t h e b o a t a p p e a r a g a i n , t u r n e d o v e r * w i t h t w o m e n c l i n g i n g t o i t . N o o t h e r s w e r e v i s i b l e ; a t l e a s t s o h e t h o u g h t , f o r t h e s e m i - d a r k n e s s t o r m e n t e d h i m n o w m o r e t h a n t h e w i n d o r r a i n . T h e ' p h o s p h o r e s c e n t g l a r e o f t h e w a t e r a i d e d t h e s w i m m e r s o m e w h a t , a n d t o N i c o l s p n ’ s a c c u s t o m e d e y e s t h e b o a t s h o w e d w h e n o n e u n a c c u s t o m e d t o t h e s e a w o u l d n o t h a v e s e e n i t . H e s w a m b r a v e l y , b u t h i s s l o w n e s s w a s t o r t u r e t o h i m . B e f o r e h i m , i n t h e d i m l i g h t , h e s a w t h e f l o a t i n g h a i r o f a w o m a n , t h e w e t lockB s h i n i n g o n ’ t h e w a t e r — t h e n i t w a s l o W f i T h i m ’, a n d h e s t r u g g l e d b l i n d l y on. f r i g h t e n e d f l o c k s c r e a m i n g a b o v e h i m ; a n d b e l o w , d o w n h u n d r e d s o f f e e t , ' t h e s e a - f o r m s w i r l e d a s i f h u n g r y f o r h i m . - — H e h a d n e v e r b e t a a f r a i d * a n d n O W h e f e l t t h e p o w e r o f a d o s e n m e n w i t h i n h i m . T h e r e w a s f l o o n e o n t h e b e a c h e a t e S e a b t u y , w h o s e f i g u r e h e d i d n o t d i s c e r n u n t i l h e w a s c l o s e n p o n h i m . I t w a s n o t T h o u g h t h e ' w a v e s a l m o s t s t u n n e d h i m , t h o u g h s o m e t i m e s h e l o s t a f o o t o r t w o , h e n e v e r f o r a n i n s t a n t d o u b t e d o f h i s s u e - a n c T ~ t h o m o m e n t c a m e w h e n h e c e s s , g r a s p e d t h e w o m a n w i t h a c l a s p o f i r o n , a n d g i v i n g h i m s e l f u p t o l e s s s e v e r e m o t i o n , h e f e l t h i m s e l f p u l l e d t h r o u g h t h e »w a t e r b y t h e T o p e a t t a c h e d t o h i s w a i s t . T h e w e l c o m e B a n d w a s g a i n e d a t l a s t , a n d h e - s t r u g g l e d t o h i s f e e t t o h a v e t h e b u r d e n h e h o r e s n a t c h e d f r o m h i s a r m s b y S e a b u r y , w h o w a d S d i n t o m e e t h i m , r e g a r d l e s s o f t^ O w a v e s t h a t n e a r l y k n o c k e c h i m d o w n . - T h r e e o f t h e m e n b a d a l r e a d y b e e n b u f f e t e d n p t o t h e s h o r e , a h d l a y p a n t i n g , c o n s c i o u s O n l y o f a s u b l i m e s e n s e o f s a f e t y . N i e o l s o q , s e e i n g t h a t S e a b n r y h e l d h i s d a u g h t e r W i t h m o n o p o l i z i n g c l a s p , t h a t h e w o u l d r e p e l w i t h f i e r c e p a t e r n a l i n s t i n c t a n y o f f e r i n t h a t f i r s t m o m e n t o f m e e t i n g , w a l k e d t o t h e . s i d e o f o n e o f t h e m e n , b e n d i n g O v e r t o p e e r i p t o t h e s e a - w e t f a c e . “ D - \ — d c o a s t t h i s , ” s a i d t h e m a n , w i t h t h e - i ^ S m i s t a k a b l e i n t o n a t i o n o f O a p e O o d . ' t a i l o r , a s h e s t r u g g l e d n p t o s i t t i n g p o s t u r e . “ W h o ’ d a ’ t h o u g h t y e c o u l d a ' g o t u p s u c h a b l o w t h i s t i m e o r y e a r ! ” . B y t h e t i m e h e h a d c e a s e d s p e a k i n g h e h a d e x t r i c a t e d k s m a l l f l a s k f r o m t h e s i d e - p o c k e t o f h i s j a c k e t , a n d h a d f o u n d t h e m o n t h o f | t w i t h c e l e r i t y . “ Y o n c a r r y y o n r c o m f o r t w i t h y o n , ” s a i d N i c o i s o n c u r t l y . “ Y o n m a y b e t o n t h a t . H o w ’ s t h e g a i r “ • T h e l a d y i s s a f e , ” r e p l i e d t h e y o u n g m a n , e x p e r i e n c i n g a s l i g h t f e e l i n g o f d i s g u s t t h a t “ t h e g a l ” s h o u l d b e m e n t i o n e d i n s n c t t a f h m e o f w h i S k y . “ G i v e s o m e o f t h a t s t a f f t o t h e o t h e r f e l l o w s . I s e e t h e y a r e a b l e t o m o v e a b o u t , ” h e s a i d , a n d w a l k e d t o . w h e r e S e a - b u r y w a s k n e e l i n g o n o n e k n e e , h o l d i n g b i s d a u g h t e r c l u m s i l y b u t v e r y t e n d e r l y , t r y i n g r o u g h l y a n d i n y a i n t o r e s t o r e h e r t o . p o n e c i o n n e i B . - N i c o i s o n s t q o p e d t o l o o k a t h e r , t h e n r a n b a c k t o . t h e m a n h e h a d j n s t l e f t , w h p m - h e f o u n d a s s i s t i n g h i s w r e c k e d c o m p a n i o n s . H e a s k e d f o r t h e b o t t l e , a n d o f f e r e d i t t o S e a h n i y , s a y i n g : “ I t w o f l ’ t h a r m h e r . I t d o e s n o t a p p e a r t o m e t h a t s h e h a s s w a l l o w e d m u c h w a t e r . ” ; ‘ H e s a w t h a t t h e o l d m a n ’ s h a n d s t r e m b l y p i t i f u l l y — - t h a t h e c o u l d n o t f o r o e t h e W a n b \ d t o P * b e t w e e n t h e g i r l ’ s p a l e l i p s , ' 4 . a U u n s t r u n g , ” h e s a i d , m a q u a v e r i n g - f u m e , f D o rive i t t o h e r . ” N l c o l t o i i f s s t e a d y h a n d i n t r o d u c e d t h e l i q u i d i n t o m r m o n t h . , I t s n n a c c a s t o m e d f i r e a w s k t a # t h e d o r m e u t e n e r g i e s . N i - i r - u n t U i n t h e s e m i - d a r k - h e s a w s i g n s o f M t u i f i i n j r c o l a o n n e w h e ife, th*a h* ' ralked .away and devoted h i m s e l f t o t h e u a h t o n o e e f t h e s a e u , w h i l e S e a b n r y c a r f U l l y c a l l e d i n t o f t d l l i f t t h e s u s p e n d e d a n i m a t i o n w h i c h h a d * 0 f r i g h t e n e d h i m . “ I e a n h e l p y o u h o m o n o w , ” h e s a i d e a g e r l y , t e n d e r l y s m o o t h i n g b a c k t h e w e t h a i r , “ M o t h e r ' s w a i t i n g - — f e a r f u l l y ’ f r a i d o f d r e a d f u l n e w s . L e a n o n m e , m y d a r l i n g . ” T h e t o u g h f i s h e r m a n ’ s r e t i c e n t h e a r t w a s o p e n e d b y t h e d a n g e r , a n d b e w h o w a s s o c h a r y o f w o r d s o f e n d e a r m e n t , l a v i s h e d . t h e m n o w o n h i s r e s c u e d c h i l d . N i c o i s o n , l o o k i n g w h e r e t h e y h a d s t o o d , s a w t w o f i g u r e s m o v i n g s l o w l y f r o m t h e p l a c e . H i s f i r s t i m p u l s e w a s t o f o l l o w t h e m , b n t h e k n e w s h e w a s s a f e , a n d h i s w o r k f o r t h e m o m e n t w a s w i t h t h e p o o r w r e t c h e s o n t h e b e a c h . T w o h o u r s l a t e r , h a v i n g s e e n t h e m e n s a f e l y h o u s e d i n t h e f i s h i n g h u t s t h a t s t o o d a m o n g t h e r o c k s a l i t t l e a b o v e h i g h - t i d e m a r k , N i c o i s o n s t r o d e u p t h e s t o n y r o a d t h a t l e d t o S e a b u r y ’ s h o u s e . H e f e l t a n a t u r a l c u r i o s i t y t o s e e t h e g i r l h e h a d b r o u g h t f r o m t h e w a t e r , a n d i n a d d i t i o n , i t h a d b e e n s o l o n g s i n c e h e h a d s e e n a n e w f a c e , t h a t t h e r e w a s a t r i f l e o f e x c i t e m e n t v i s i b l e i n h i s a p p e a r a n c e a s h e g e n t l y p u s h e d o p e n t h e k i t c h - e n - d o o r a n d w a l k e d i n . T h e g l o w i n g f i r e t h e r e m a d e h i m f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e s e n s i b l e o f t h e d r i p p i n g c l o t h e s b e n e a t h h i s g r e a t c o a t . T h e r o o m w a s e m p t y . H e s t o o d a m o m e n t b y t h e f i r e , u p b r a i d i n g h i m s e l f f o r t h e s e l f i s h b u t f l e e t i n g f e e l i n g w e - a l l k n o w w h e n s h u t o n t a s s t r a n g e r s f r o m s o m e g r e a t j o y . T h e n h e t u r n e d a n d w e n t u p t o h i s o w n r o o m , w h e r e h e p u t o n d r y c l o t h i n g , s a y i n g t o h i m s e l f t b a t h e b e l i e v e d h e h a d l i n g e r e d l o n g e n o u g h h e r e ; h e w o n l d p u s h o n n o w - t o t h e g r e a t c i t i e s o f t h i s n e w w o r l d . H e c o u l d n o t e x p l a i n w h y h e h a d a l r e a d y s t a y e d s o l o n g . A v o i c e a t t h e f o o t o f t h e s t a i r s c a l l e d h i s n a m e . W e l l , ” h e s a i d , i n a s u r p r i s e d t o n e , f o r b e h a d n o t e x p e c t e d t o b e r e m e m b e r e d a g a i n t h a t n i g h t . T h e r e w a s . s t i l l s o m u c h o f y o u t h , a l m o s t o f c h i l d h o o d i n h i m , t h a t h i s h e a r t w a s o p e n t o l o n e l i n e s s o r j o y i n a n u n u s u a l d e g r e e . H e h a d f o r g o t t e n t h e s e r v i c e h e h a d r e n d e r e d ; * b u t t h e v e r y a c t o f t h a t s e r v i c e h a d r e n d e r e d h i s s o u l p a i n f u l l y a l i v e t o e m o t i o n s i n t e n s e r t h a n o r d i n a r y . “ C o m e d o w n , ” s a i d M r s . S e a b n r y ; a n d h e h e a r d t h e g l a d n e s s i n h e r a c c e n t . “ C o m e d o w n w i t h d r y c l o t h e s o n . I m u s t t a k e c a r e o f y o u , o r y o u ’ l l b e h a v i n g a f e v e r . ” N i e o l s o n w e n t d o w n s t a i r s , s a t b y t b e s t o v e a n d d r a n k t h e s t e a m i n g t e a s h e g a v e h i m u n t i l t h e m o i s t g l o w t o l d o f t h e e f f i c a c y o f h e r p r e s c r i p t i o n , H e s a t a n d w a t c h e d t h e l i t t l e w o m a n a s s h e b n s t l e d a b o u t , g o i n g e v e r y f e w m o m e n t s i n t o t h e i n n e r r o o m , f r o m w h e n c e N i c o i s o n h e a r d t h e m u r m u r o f t a l k i n g — t h e s o u n d o f a v o i c e w o m a n l y a n d r e f i n e d — a t l e a s t s o i t s e e m e d f r o m t h a t d i s t a n c e . M r s . S e a b u r y ’ s f a c e b o r e u p o n i t a l i g h t t h a t a l m o s t m a d e t h e p l a i n f e a t u r e s b e a u t i f u l ; b u t t h o u g h a b s o r b e d , s h e w a s n o t u n m i n d f u l o f N i c o i s o n , a n d o c c a s i o n a l l y c a s t n u r s e - l i k e g l a n c e s u p o n h i m , w i t h w h i c h w a s m i n g l e d a d e v o u t g r a t i t n d e . “ Y o u r d a u g h t e r i s q u i t e r e c o v e r e d ? ” q u e s t i o n e d N i c o i s o n , w i t h s l i g h t d i f f i d e n c e i n h i s t o n e . “ S h e i s w e a k , b u t t o - m o r r o w I t h i n k s h e ’ l l b e w e l l . W o u l d y o n l i k e t o s e e h e r t o - n i g h t 1 ” l o o k i n g a t h i m a s i f n o w h e h a d b u t t o a s k a n y t h i n g o f t h e m . “ S h e s h o u l d r e s t a t p r e s e n t , ” h e h a s t e n e d t o s a y , w i t h t h e s h y p o l i t e n e s s t h a t w a s p e c u l i a r t o h i m . H e a d d e d : “ I s h a l l , b e h a p p y t o s e e h e r w h e n s h e i s e n t i r e l y r e c o v e r e d . ” “ S h e w i l l w a n t t o s e e y o n . S h e i s n o t a i i u n g r a t e f u l c h i l d , ” r e s p o n d e d t h & m o t h e r . N i c o i s o n s i p p e d h i s t e a i n s i l e n c e , w o n d e r i n g i f t h e c h i l d w a s s u c h a p l a i n , m a t t e r - o f - f a c t p e r s o n a s t h e f a t h e r a n d m o t h e r , a n d i f s n e h a d a s g o o d a h e a r t . “ S h e w i l l c o n s i d e r i t h e r d u t y t o t h a n k m e w i t h g r e a t f e r v e n c y , ” h e i n w a r d l y s a i d , “ a s i f I d e s e r v e d s u c h g r a t i t u d e f o r a n i n v o l u n t a r y s e a - b a t h ; t h o u g h i n t r u t h I d i d s a v e h e r l i f e , a n d b e i n g y o u n g , s h e i s g l a d o f i t . ” “ I a m n o t e x p e c t i n g t h a n k s , ” h e s a i d a l o u d . “ I f t h e s e r v i c e w a s g r e a t t o h e r , i t c o s t m e . v e r y l i t t l e t o p e r f o r i n i t . ” M r s . S e a b u r y e x p o s t u l a t e d a g a i n s t s t i c h a v i e w o f t h e c a s e ; t h e n , f i n a b l e t o k e e p a w a y , s h e d i s a p p e a r e d w i t h i n t h e r o o m f r o m w h e n c e c a m e t h e s o n n d e f c o n v e r s a t i o n . - N i c o i s o n d e s i s t e d f r o m h e r b t e a a n d b e t o o k h i m s e l f t o h i s c i g a r , v a c a n t l y w a t c h i n g t h e s m o k e w r e a t h s n n t i l t h e y g r e w d i m m e r a n d d i m m e r , a n d h e w a s a s l e e p i n h i B c h a i r . . H e r o u s e d h i m s e l f a t l a s t , a n d r o s e t o g o t o b e d , f a n c y i n g w i t h c l o n d e d b r a i n , a s h e l i t h i s c a n d l e , t h a t h e s a w a w o m a n ’ s d r a p e r y , t a n d n o t t h a t o f M r s . S e a b n r y , s w e e p i n g b y t h e o p e n d o o r o f t h e k i t c h e n . [TO S I 00XTIHU1D.) R e l i g i o n h a s b e e n c a l l e d a n i n s u r a n c e a g a i n s t f i r e i n t h e n e x t w o r l d , w h e r e o f h o n e s t y i s t h e b e s t p o l i c y . S y d n e y S m i t h s a y s t h a t p e o p l e o f t e n i m a g i n e t h e m s e l v e s p i o u s w h e n t h e y a r e o n l y b i l i o n s ; b y W h i c h h e m e a n t t h a t t h e y d o H o t p r o p e r l y a p p r e c i a t e t h e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n a s e r i o u s d i s p o s i t i o n a n d a ' s e r i o u s i n d i s p o s i t i o n . — I t h a * b e e n w e l l s a i d t b a t s o m e m e n ’ s r e l i g i o n s o p i n i o n I s o n l y a s t o k e d r i v e n i n t h e g r o u n d — d o e s n o t g r o w — s h o o t s o n t in o g r e e n — r e m a i n s j n s t t h e r e , t a d j n s t s o . P r a c t i c e d o e s n o t a l w a y s m a k e p e r f e c t . C u r r a n , w h e n , t o l d b y h i s p h y s i c i a n , t h a t h e s e e m e d t o c o u g b w i t h m o r e d i f f i c u l t y , r e p l i e d , “ T h a t i s o d d e n o u g h . f o r l h a v e b e e n p r a c t i s i n g a l l n i g h t . ” Stone,Hurray&Co’s c n t c u s The Best in the World, WILL EXHIBIT 1ST J A M A l C A , ON F r id a y , O c tober 15tl] On O L D LO T add R IN G . PE R F O R M A N C E A F T E R N O O N A N D N lO lq Doom open 0 Commencing a t 2 and 7 1-2 o’loclc. hour previous. Adm ission 60 c ts. Children n n d e r 10 years o t nge, cte. v H ted th t *Britl1 ap r o 'j^ nost- complete Circus th a t tt the States os T H E L E A D IN G (^iS c U ^ O F ° T |i W O R L D I No C ircus either in Europe o r America k so m a n y flret-clnss artists as S t o s s & M urray's Among tho Performers are several members ot ti turned original COOKE FA M ILY , th e Pioneers of (5 cue Amusements in Great Britain, -who -have had 11 honor o f appearing o n many occasions before th e Ror Fam ily o f England, in Special Entertainm ents, In i) Riding Gallery o f Windsor,, a n d In Astley’a Amphitt atro n n d the Alham b ra Circus. These graceful a n d daring a rtists h ave n o parallels I: their specialties, n n d they have received from tho Ice ing journals of Europo and Am erica the praise of Icit the m o s t finished Equestrians ever seen. ~ ‘ shlbi - riirinaUtv nnd this T h e announced exhibitions will b e given upon a ecu of originaU ty and splendor never before witnessed 1 le following a rray o f a rtists wiU convey to the pn lie an idea of the immense resources of Stono & Mi ray's Superb Circus t o delight and amaze. M i l e . E m l l i e H e n r i e t t a C o o k e , The Prem ier E questrienne of the W orld, the m o st gift, and daring L a d y Rider ever seen in any age or country, from the p rincipal am- phitnreatres o f Europe. Tho G reat JO H N H E N R Y COOKE, The acknowledged Champion R ider of the ITniver\ (Jin ----- (late of Cooke’s Royal C ircus of European fem e ),' w h o se extraordinary talents commands the largest salary ever paid to any a r tists engaged in the voca tion of nmnslng th e public. M essrs. M p k k a y & H u t c h i n s o n , Tlio Peerless Acrobats. Tho novel Feats and Athiectic Exorcises of thoa skillful performers have won for them a world-wid feme is every q u arter o f the globe. O n the 16th o f Slay 1808, t h e y had the h o n o r of performing, h y special com mand before Her M ajesty Queen Victoria, a n d th e I Family a n d Suite, n t the Alhambra, London. T H E SN O W BROTHERS, Benjamin, W illiam and Alfred, the unequalled Postc rcrs and Equilibrists. The great artists have visited tlie Provinces In year past, a n d ore well know n to tho patrons o f amusement as performers of u n u sual skill a n a daring. Mi#. D E N STO N E , Tho1 p o p u lar Clown a n d Humorists, w h o has th e happy faculty of blending tho amusing with the ludi crous w ithout approaching or vulgarity. M r . H A R R Y N O R T H , and his wonderful compeer; M r . C H A R L E S R IV E R S , Tho two best Tumblers in the world. T h o T A L L E E N BRO T H E R S , P aul an d J erojie , t h e Sensational M id-Air Gymnasts . from th e Hippodrome, P aris. Miss EM ILY .CO O KE, T h e Snpcrh English Manege Equestrienne. Sio. COLUMBUS, The Amazing Italian Contortionist, Master GEORGE COOKE. .TheA rtistlo Protean Equestrian. Sonor F E R D SAGRDNO, T h s Spanish Champion H u rdle Rider. Mr. G E O R G E M URRA Y , The Grotesque Comedian. __ M r. B U R T L E E , T h e Champion Leaper a n d Vaultor. B A R R Y and R E E V E S , The Comlque Pantomimists. - U L R IG D A N Z E F F , T h e Russian A thlete. Mr. H . LOCKW OOD, The Intrepid PancratUt. H E R R D B E X E L , The M odem Hercules. L U D O R F REN T E , The Electrifying Funambulist. T h e above Artiste will b e aided b y a large force o f An? lUary T a lent, euper-oddedto HUTCHINSON’S A C T IN G D OGS I M URRAY’S T R A IN E D H O R S E S I D E N . STONE’S COM IC MULES I A n d tfee complex K L U -KLUH PANTAJdORFHS- from, the W ilds of Alabam a. , _ *3 * Stone & M urray advertises o n ly r a s h attfaetloM a t aro a c tually in their poisesslon, a i d th e y wish i t n t ' ■tdod t h a t n m t W m S o o o n s * t D a i i a n a s r r . . The HeWWater-proof Pavilion contains S eats fcr W * people. N o Sttmdlng Room. Seats fo r a ll patrons. _ One h a U o f the P avilion Seat# Will bo reserved for I * dice end Chlldron and G antlem tn aeeomj A n e O e tent Pollee -win beocnetaatiy eeive o rder In and n e a r th e Pavilion. A ttentive U ehetew ill provide F ateona w ith Seete. W ill ahto exhibit a t them- to pm* r. ) !■ BABYBON, on Thurtday, (to-day) Oct. U th; BAST NEW Y O R I^S SatuJrdWi Oot. RHh^