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,VHe’ Vs my only boy, and this 1s my plea:
iThe light of my home-my tea'rs fall like rain—e
For the boy that I love the tears will still start,
. 3.th I’ve kissed him, andlet him go.
‘ , And murmercd “dear mother,” so low!
» , . I bVane him be true to his trust;
To stand by the flag till his country again
V I knew by the light in his beautiful e yes——
-, He'd. fight to the last.” 'I choked back my sighs,
I '_I And if he shall fall—(0, faint heart be still l)
‘ V .Ijl‘omV Brown and his two Injine Boys
A Plea For the 01:.
BY A. J. H. DUGANNE.
Of all my Father s herds and flocks,
I love the Ox—the large-eyed Oxl
I think no Christian man would wrong
The Ox—so patient, calm, and strong!
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.,How huge his strength! and yet, with flowers
A child can lead this 011 of ours ;
And yoke his ponderous neck with cords
Made only of the gentlest werds.
By fruitful Nile the 0x was Lord;
By Jordan’s stream his blood was poured;
In every age—with every clan;
He loves, he serves, he dies for—ALAN!
And, through the long, long years of God, 1
Since laboring Adam delved the sod,
I hear no human voice that mocks
The 11111: which God has given His 0x!
While burdeuing toils bow down‘rhis back;
Who asks if he be wul'rn' or BLACK? '
And when his generous blood' 1s shed,
Who shall deny its common nnn?
- “ Ye shall not muzzl c”—God has sworn—
“ The 011, that treadeth out the corn l”
‘ I think no Christian law ordains
That Ox or MAN should toil in chains.
So, haply, for an Ox _I pray,
That kneels and toils for us, this day;
A huge, calm, patient, large- eyed 0x
Blaek- skinned, among our herds and flocks.
So long, 0 righteous Lordl so long
‘ Bowed down, and yet so brave and strong——
I think no Christian, just and true,
‘ Can spum this poor On for his non!
I know not why he shall not toil, I
Black-skinned, upon our broad, two soil 1 ;
I know not 'why his great free strength
May not be God’s best gift at length:
That strength which, in the limbs of sLA'vEs,
Like Egypt’s, only piles up graves l
But inlthe hands of rasnnnN now
May build up States by ax and plow!
: “And-rear up souls, as purely white
As angels, clothed with heavenly light ;
Aud'yield forth life-blood, richly red
, ,As patriots’ hearts have ever shed.
. God help us i we are v oiled within—
I', 0r white or black—with shrouds of skin , , .
And, at the last, we all shall crave '
Small difference in the breadth of gravel 1
But—when the grass grows, green and calm,
And smells above our dust, like balm—
. .I .think our rest will sweeter be,
If over us the 0x he runs! ,
Weekly Tribune, ,
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A Mother’ 5 Answer. '
“I’ve kissed him, and let him go.”
Perhaps it 1s too foolish and weak,
'But mothers, I’m sure, will have pity on me,
And some word will tenderly speak.
, Is it wonder I shrink from the blow!
. But I’ve kissed him and let him go.
-’.[‘here are some, I know, who feel a strange pride
.In giving their country their all,1
‘Who count it a glory that boys from their side
In the strife are ready to fall.
But I, sitting here, have no pride' 1n my heart;
(God forgive me that this sho'uld be sol)
Lds't night, with soft steps, I stole to his bed;
As oft 1n his childhood I‘d don“
On his pillow I bowed my poor, stricken head
Till out of the east rose the sun,
His dreams were of me; for he tamed in his 'sleep,
I hit my pale lips lest they’d cowardly speak .
“0,;my darling, [can’t let you go I” .
VThismorningIVblessed him: I stifled my pain;
Should raise its proud head from the dust.
By his face with true courage aglow~
- 'Whlle I kissed him and let him go.
Intro, sitting here this desolate day,
Still lhere comes no feeling of pride, -
‘Bnt One knows my need, and to Him 1v ill I pray, .
I can trust find whatever betide. '
'I know he will soiten the blow,
And I yet may feel a patriot’s thrill
That I’ve kissed him and let him go.
Springfield, Mass, Aug. 15, 1862. 11. A. n.
"‘ " -———+o<.'>o
The Little Warbler, or the News
of the Day.
Are gone to Dixie’s Land;
And Old Dan Tucker’s made a match
WithNancy in the Strand.
Good News from Home made Mary Blane
And Enlalic quite gay;
Bob Ridley’s 03‘ to Charlestown,
And taken Old Dog‘ Tray.
Young Villikens met Lucy Neal,
And turned Red, White and Blue ;
And Nelly Bly has caught her foot
In her Hoop de Dooden Do.
I’m Leaving Thee in Sorrow, Annie,
Sighed monrnfnlly Jim Crow ;
And Annie Laurie pert replied,
“Then Kiss me Quick and Go.”
2 111.11 and'lbire were the Gems she Wore, '
2 So. he wanted her to wed;
'- “I’m o’er Young to Marry yet,
But Cheer up Sara,” she said.
" 'And Will you Love me Then as New 1’
0 Beautiful Star,” said he;
“I Only Ask when I'm Afloat,
The’n You’ll Remember Me i”
He Sailed Away in a Gallant Ship,
But though True Love he Vowed,
When he was Seeing Nellie home,
They Met, ’Twss in a Crowd.
——-——ov<.>o¢-——-——
16‘ Capt; Ericssdn is about to com-
inches on a new iron-clad monetaryessel
which will, it would seem, be a' soverIeign.
of the seas. She will be of'imr'ne'nse size
and 0f gigantic strength. She will be
longer than the Persia or Niagafa,'and
more thickly and heavily armored than? any
two ordinary iron-elude. The New York
Post says that her side armor will be of
the extraordinary dimensiOns of ten and
a halfVVi'eVet'thick ; the wooden armor, or
“lining,” being four feet by six feet thick,
up and down. The ball that can pene-
trate nearly fifteen feet of solid matter,
of which ten and a half Vw1ll be iron, can
hardly be moulded in the South. It
would require all the bells In rebeldom' to
make it.
MW
a. Dr. Evaus, the celebrated Amer-
ican dentist of Paris, recently visited the
Viceroy of Egypt on his yacht at Wool-
wich, and describes him as a magnificent-
.Vly Wealthy and liberal prince. Among
his table service are plates worth $3, 000
each; a gold pitcher, set with diamonds,
worth at least $500, 000 , and the Vice-
roy’s tooth brush alone, set richly with
precious stones, is worth at least $40, 000
Punch.
that sum.
—.—.-—I—o. ">- IoI—~I:--—~
[3" Francis M., son of Ex-Gov. Holley
of Stamford, has been appointed assistant
. its future cognomen.
and the stand upon which it rests half,
-For the Gazette.
ll Legendary Tale of Norwalk.
“THE OLD WELL.”
BYMHWR.
“The Old Well,” one of the few re-V
maiuian relics of the days of British rule
in America, still exists. .At what time,
or by whom this Well wasmade, we
know nothing; but that it was made for
the purpose of furnishing English vessels
with water, we believe from the fact,
that previous to the departure of any
foreign bound vessel, the were careful
for its pure and lastingqualities. As
years rolled 011 and civilization became,
more rapid in its progress, and settle-
ments in' New England. became more nu-
merous, a little hamlet at last presented
itself in this region, and in consequence
V of its being contiguous to this ancient
structure, it received “The Old Well” as
,Aud although at
that time it represented but a small and
unimportant settlement, yet to-day it is
one of the most flourishing towns in the
New England States; antimony aged
inhabitants of ' “Long Island sound”
coast remember hearing their fatl1e1s re-
late many interesting incidents connected
with “The Old Well,” and their manfnl
struggles for that gem of all gems—
American Independence.
Few of those old revolutionary towns
remainin existence but what can boast
of rendering some particular service or
striking some decisive blow for 'their
country’s freedom; and as we have been
the recipients of the benefits and happi-
ness for which our forefather’sfought and
bled, it should give us pleasure to peruse,
consider, and hand down to posterity
our noble ancestors.
It was a beautiful morning in the
mouth of June, 177—. The sun had
scarcely made his appearance above the
horizon, and the dew yet hung in pearly
drops upon all vegetation, that Harry
.Rogers issuing from his mother’s cottage
which stood but a short distance from
the beach, and casting his eyes in various
directions over the scene beforthim, ap-
peared to be enjoying the beauties of
resplendent nature. And .as he, stood
‘ there in the~morning sun, and thei out-
lines of his by no means ungrateful figure
presented themselves, together with his
intellectual countenance, one could not
help admiring him even as a stranger;
and although his face was somewhat
tanned from exposure, as he had returned
from sea but a week prevl0us, yet he
bore the marks of manly beaui y to a high
degree.
For the past few days he had been;
engaged iu enlisting and organizing" "a
V number of men in the neighborhood as a
.crew for a privateersman should he be so
Successful as to procure a vessel. And
as he was very anxious to serve his coun-
try, and that as soon as possible, he had
taken almost every means to ascertain
where he could obtain a proper craft; and
hoped and trusted that something might
occur that would be to his advantage.
Thus was be thinking and realizing
the matte1 in his mind, when a small boat,
unobserved by him, landed at the foot of
the hill, and V the occupant, a large, and,
to all appearances, powerful man, ap-
proached the house, 'which he almost
reached before his presence was discov-
ered. .
“Why, Powell,” said Harry, looking
up, “how are you this morning? I was
' just thinking of you and had almost re-
solved to pull over to the Island to see
you, but as the oldndage says, think of
. the;d-—-, and hewill appear.”
' “Ha, ha, Cap’ 11, I don’t know nothin’
about that. I know, though they’d be
mighty pleased to see ye over on the
Island, but if my comin’ has saved ye so
long a pull, I’m glad on’t. ”
“O, as regards the pull, that would be
nothing but good exercise, which I need,
but as my time will be somewhat occu-
pied to-duy, perhaps it is better you are
here; but I tell you, Powell, I am in
trouble.”
“In trouble, eh; why so, Capin; ain’t
the boys all agreed?”
“Yes; we had a meeting last night—
'there were seventy-two present—-and they
all seemed to be unanimous in their desire
to serve their country, and to get to sea
at once, but,the great trouble is, we have
as yet heard of no vessel that will answer
our purpose. ”
I“IWIell, then, Cap’ 11, I think 1 am just
the boy as can do that thing for ye.”
“What! Procnr'e a vessel?”
“I don’t know nothiu’ ’bout piocnri'n’
on’t, but I can tell ye what; there' xs one,
and a perfect beauty she 19, too. ” .
. “Well, if that' 1s the case, your arrival
is certainly no good time; but, proceed.
Where is this vessel?” . 1 .
“That’s what I’m going to tell ye. Ye
know the weather- has been 80 had that I
aiu t 0011’ much fishing lately; so ye see,
as I had a fair wind yesterday, 1 thought
I would just run rouhd to Stamford and
get a few things Molly wanted. Well,
just as I Was turning the- plat to go irito
. the harbor, I saw a, big topsoil schooner
’bout five miles 00', pintiug straight for
me; but as it would be some time before
paymaster in the U. S. N avy.
she got there, I thought I would go and
that their tanks should be well filled from '
this well, as the water Was remarkable:
:so do I hope we may succeed. ”
that which reflects honor and glory upon '
so for had been unsuccessful, but still he ;
get my things, and then come. down and
watch her.I Well,‘ I hadn’t been gon’
mor’nan hour, and when I comeback,
there lay one of the ‘purtiest crafts :a't'ané
V chor that cver I clappchmy eye, on.”
“But how large , should yon'think she
was, Powell, good would she answer our
purpose?” '
“Yes, to a charm, Cap’n; she’s good
for 250 tons, and I know she’s got as
clean a pair of 11.2.11. ...}... .1 vessel car-
ried. ”
“Very well; so far so good But do
getting her?”
"I don’t know ’bout that—+1 leave that
for you, to find cut—hut they told me
she brought a lot of stoves. for the army,
and that she warIn’t going out again; soon,
comin’ in here”
V “Well, then, we may stand Va chance
of getting her' In some way, and if We do,
will go out. ”
“That’s the talk, Cap’n but. let's try
and get her first. ”
“Yes, that Is true, Powell, she is to be
secured, armed and equipped before she
éan be of much service; and that we may
not_remain long in Buspens'e,'I will ride
rangements can be made, and if we suc-
ceed, the rest will come easy. ”
"That’s so, Cap’n; if we get her, We can
V go at ’em with a vengeance; but I must
go back, as Molly will be scare’t to
death, for she wasn’t 'aWake yet When I
00010 away; so, good mornin’, Cap’n'I, and;
good luck go with ye'. ” . '
. “Thank you, thank you, Powell, and:
" “Well, I’ll be over to-morrow, 5Cap’ 11,
when yo git home, to see what luck. So,
. good morning.” ‘ '
“Good mowing, Pchll. ”
And thus the tWO friends of liberty
V-parted—Vthe one to follow his daily. em-
ploynieut and the other to consider and
ponder over the good news he Ihadl just
received.‘
It was late the next morning, the sun
some two hours high before Harry had-
made preparations, for his journey;- and
as the distance was not great, and he
only desired to reach there by noon. He
had sufficient time to take it leisurely,
and at the some time resolve the matter
in his mind, and decide the best method
tofbe panued tV'oV,.'e,fi'ect the objectVod‘ his
mission. He had proceeded not over? half
the distance—his horse already walking,
. and be occupied with his own thoughts;—
wh'eu he heard some one calling to‘ him us
if" em great. hate, and, looking in the-,_diz.
Ereclio’n. from whence the sounds proceed-
ed, he discovered Vibr tho that time a
small cottage almost hid from view by
trees and shrubbery, and a female stand.-
lag in the door, heckOnmg to' hiVmV
ReihinV his horse, he hastened t0 her,V
and on tearing the house who very much
lady and her' daughter in‘ tears, and Is
young man dressed' 1n uniform, stretched
out on the floor' 111 an apparently mscnsi-
‘ his condition. .
“Why, my dear madam,” said be,
“what' 1s the cause of this?"- pointing to
the young man 011' the floor.
“He has been thrown from his horse
and has received a deep cut on his head,
and we have been trying for the last half
hour to bring him to, but without suc-
cess. Sarah see him fall; . she was out
beside the road gathering berries, when
she heard a horse coming down the bill
as if running, aInd, looking around,- was
just in time to see the horse rear, and he
fall backward into the ditch beside the
road; she come and told me immediately,
and we hrOnght him into .the house as
soon as possible. And, by the way, I
have Vs letter which I picked up where he
fell, and forgot to put it in his pocket,
but I will replace it now.”
“Allowme to look at it if you please,
madam; it may be for me, as I have
been expecting a letter In this output
for several days.” ' '
And on taking the letter he was sur-
prised to find it directed to General
Tryon, as he had already recognized in
the young man an officer iii the British
army, and thought probably his Vcrrand
was carrying despatches; and hurriedly
putting the letter in his pocket, he said,
“Madam, if .you wish to do anything
to preserve this'young'man’s life—it must
be done immediately—em you will'hasten
and get some cold Water and coarse
towels to chafc his limbs, while VIII, remove
his coat and vest. ”
Sending Sarah ofi‘ to the spring for
some water. she went up stairs to get the
‘ towels, twhen Harry, thinking to do his
country a service, took out the letter,
broke" the seal tastefully as possible,
and hurriedly road it; then seizing a hot
-‘ fiat-how from the stoveyhc' 'resIeIa_lc_d _it and
replaced 1t 10 his pocket just in. time to ,.
evade the old day as she outcred the
room, When he immedmtely turned his
attention to: .Vthe young man, WVlNVbV after a
few moments of harsh and migotous treat-.2”
ment, shorted signs of; returning con-
sciousness, when Harry, not wishing to
took his departure—"4101:,- hoWever', to par-
was "his journey, but; turning his horse’s
head'townrds home, reached there V'juit In
time to partake of a good dinner, much
to his mother’s surprise, after which he
' rock; he stopped 10 here as he” went by,
heard some one sin
you suppose there is any chance of our.
11.-11,911,» said he, arising as he came' in
’cause there is a lot of British cruisers;
British cruisers or no British cruisers, she I
'fOre that time, but by the most unac-
V which I was going after, and which has
over in the morning, and see what. ar—V
the adventure of the young British ofiicer
"being thrown from his horse, the finding
of the letter, Arc.
told you yet that .1 took the liberty to
read it, and that the knowledge of its
'ye didh't go and see bout that vessel; ’
VVWilh orders he should weigh anchor to;
:morrow morning for New Haven, and
that he should stop at the ‘old .well’ one
. would jump- at. the chance of having a
surprised to. find the occupants, an old .-
; twenty rods from shore ’
.as possible, we should run the sloop out
. there would be so few men left aboard
V will.-
be seen by him, returned thie,l9ttcr tdI the:
old lady, saying it '1qu not for. him, V.V,_and:,
told her he was going over to the Island
to see Powell? =
“Powell has gone up tothe ‘old well,’ ”
she said; “there is his boat doWn by the
and asked me if I wanted anything, and
I gave him a commission to Mr; Jones
and he will stop in here when he returns.
It is about time for him no'w..”:"¥ - V ' '
“Up to the ‘old Well,’ oh! that is
lucky. I w1ll go and meet him. ”'
He had not proceeded for when he
a: sailor’s air,
which he recognized ‘ a favorite of
side the road, he waited for his friend to
appear.
“Hello, Powell! always happy as
sight. . ~ —
“What! Cap’n Harry! howV’sV this? I
didn’t think to see ye before night, any
how. ” '
“No, neither did I expect to return he-
constable good fortune, the _very thing
given us so much trouble, is -now coming
to us. What do you- think of that,
Powell?”
“But' what do you mean, Cap’n; ain’t
it no go with that’on over to Stamford?”
“I do not know; I did not go to see.
this morning, scoordiug to promise, to go
to Stamford. I had not proceeded more
some one calling me. ” Then he related
‘And you say the despot-eh was for
General Tryouf’ said Powell. '
‘Yes, it was ”1'61 him; but I have not
contents has put fortune and success into
our hands.’ ' '
‘That may all be, Cop’s, but I’m sorry
.‘Well, listen, and perhaps you will not
regret my return so much. This deepatcb,
as directed, was to General Tryon, from
the Commander of his Majesty’s?- ship
Spitehea‘d,‘ saying that in accurdancc:I
day to take'in water ' And now What I
have returned for is to ask you, if When
most of tho" crew are up the harbor after
the water, if there Is not some way when.
by we can board. her and take posses-
sion?’ ‘ "
» . ‘Well, I’ll be darned if you ain’t alI long
31m, ’ 'said Powell, grasping the young -
consequently there cann‘VOt“ be a
man’s hand; ‘1fsho ever anchors near our
harbor, she's 0111's,. for I know the boys
brush with them.’ -
‘Yes; I believe they are all ‘IvéryI anx-
blc, but now we must- consider the? 3pm:
by which we are to accomplish so much.
If she sails in the- morning, what'tim'e
will she reach here, think you?’
‘Well, with any kind of a wind 115411..
get here not long ’fore evening, so they
wouldn’t do much ’fore the next day; but
how do you calculate to get aboard?’
‘I was just thinking of that. How
many men do you think that oyster sloop
of- yours would hold?’
‘Well, I guess ye could stow away
seventy five or so on a pinch; but if we
went in that they’d sink as ’fore we got
‘They certainly would if they mistrust-
ed our intentidn, but perhaps we can de-
ceive them a little. Suppose that after
the boats have left her to go after the
Water, and probably most all of the
crew will go,.so as to be as expeditious
and keep along the shore, as if we were
in great haste and anxious to get away;
don’t you think they would hail us, and
probably order as alongside? -
‘ThIey’d be mighty sure to bail ye, but
instead .of orderin’ ye, alongside they
might send a boat, and what would you
do then?’ . ,
. (0'; they will not: do that, 1'01- in 11...
boots will be gone, and if they were not,
that [they would think it easier for us to
the Vplan will not work, but' we can think
of it; 11111 if we can Improve it any, we
But in the, meantime, I trust to
you to see Ie'veVry man, 11qu have him :here
oclo¢k"as we must have fiery gram»
honr made before daylight IiIfIII we: wIiis‘hI Ito
be aficcessful. ’ V ' '5
‘All right, Cap’, 11 I’ll carry Vtheso things
over to the“ Island,’ said Powell, pointing
to some bundles. he had brought with.
boys.’V .31.‘ _ ,_
use tell them 0.1.; they; .' better
(by. VnanrequeIntod paths, and not
'3 together said Harry, ash‘e 111.11.-
$111.11. the m, or somebody
if“ “£311 1'1 ".11— :2!
III!. I"V I);'._H‘1’.L
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“at! ‘ ' " V‘ 2'.
'gaV'vI'Ve piolilloe of a Ijlllll, flay}, and“1is 0ch
wind sprang up a littleand the: fog: hogan”
to' set; .1110 disclosed it skiv unapthted
by a single cloud, no fears were enter-
l‘H IEII I. .1
Powell’s, so seating himself on a log be-.
than half the distance when I heard »
ll .
,our task the easier. _
ions of doing semethiogV as soon as possie ,
come alongside; so I see no reason why 2
well iarmed, tomorrow night, before 12 .
him,V‘and'tIlI1en I’ll Ig'o‘I and thin the -‘
~ . you give yo'Inr orders"
filly unspoilt, End t'Jcreby frustrate; out. '
8M, 8‘13!sz 1113'“ pa“ IthlVVey: 11“.“ In.
VVH“ “Powell, as heVV put his helm hurd,,hp, and -.
1,1111 ’under the vessel’s stern,’ 'oiI‘i' 'IwVellIV rou-
according to the: 112118115 directions, and
. as the wind was in his favor, and it were
ipossible he might reach even there by
noon Harry imniedlately set about
making such preparatibns as he alone
was able It was not long,' however, be-
fore Powell, according to promise, made
his appearance,- when,
part she was 'to play, when all that re-
, mained to be done Was to Wait patiently
'for the appearquce of; the coveted prize,
when the plan already decided upon
would be curried lute, effect.
:It. was nights For some two hours the
expected vessel hdd' beéhaanehored in the
oiling, raising and fallin'gVVupVon the gentle
a: swell, as _if danger lurked not within can-
ton-11191.91 as if there was not a, possi-
bility of the expedition upon. Which she
was bound, being anything but suc-
eessfub
The men who had prepared themselves
had already begun to arrive in' sunads of
three and four at the reVaneIszous, and the
final preparations were quickly but si-
lently going .on.
until gray streaks in ithe East gave evi-
dence of- approaching day, when the men
were again'assembled' to see if all were
present, and the order given to repair-
, 'aboard. the sloop
.But listen and I will explain.- I left here
There remained on deck but two men
beside Harry and Powell, the latter of
whom was to hot as captain and owner.
‘PoWell, is there anything yet remain-V
11g nndohe, ’ said Early, as be replaced
the hatch.
‘Not as I knows on, Cap’n; except it’s
to wait and watch thfit fellow, yohder,’
pointing to the direction'o'f the Blitisher.
' ‘Yes, thatiszso; weV'hrc ready, but—9’
‘Hark " said Powell, breaking in sud-
deuly; ‘dinuV’t ye' hear a. noise aboard the
old fellow; yes—there it is agin’—IiII:
sounds like the takels; I guess tlIieyI to
lowering the boats. ’_ '
'2 ‘Prob'ably that is it’ Vsaid Harry, ‘qut
we; shall be able to see pretty soon, as I
think I can discern the upstate now. ’
And as Harry said, it was not long
before the black .hnll stood out in; bold
relief against the horizon, and the ove-
meuts of the boats" preparing for their
I'don’ s labor could he distinctly seen. V
‘How many boats, should you Ithink
there were? said Harry
‘I can’t see but four on this side,V but,
perhaps, there are more on t’other side
of her, but we shall soon know, as .Vthere
theng0,follow1ng'etV1ch other—yes—and
:as I expected, there are two coming
round from t’other side; don’t you see
them just under her. stem?’ 1 ,
-‘Yes,’ caid- Harry, ‘that makes 'six,
reatV
muny men left aboard,I which will render
suppose wVe~shVall
want to weigh anchor us soon as: they
round the point, will we not ?’ If
-‘Yes, I guess they won’t notice as
then, audit will be light by that time,’
said Powell. “' “
‘Come boys, l..'t us up sucker, ’ said
Harry, ,Isome half an hour Vaftcrwhrds,
when the last boat had passed from iew.
‘Yes,’ said Powell, ‘now’s the tin1e or
never. And as We have a pretty sin ourr
breeze, and shall be alongside the Bug
lishmVan soon, perhaps you did IbVetter
speak to the boys once more, so Ins to
, have em all ready.’
So Harry in accordance with the ad-
vice of his best man, raised a corner of
the hatch, and once more cautioned the
men to keep silence until he gave the
word to mount.
And the next moment the little sVloop
left her hiding place, and stood out under
-a strong wind, as if to pass the Britisher
'.uuseen But they had not proceeded far
before 11 man on board their neighbor
was seen to mount the fore castle deck,
and in a loud and commanding voice
cried— - '
' ‘Sloop ahoy l’ ' ‘
‘Ship 'ahoy l’ cold Powell, in a draw]-
iug tone.
yon aboard ?’ .; ..
. ‘.Bonnd to York, and got a few vege.
tablesl’ cried Powell,I in the same pecu
liar voice. ,
V' ‘chetubles, eh! that’s just Wh'th we
want: so come alongside’
‘I can’t, I’m' 10 s hurry,.-—:besldes;tl1ey
are all engaged! ' .. 1
‘Come clung side, or VVI’ll blow yoli out
a terrible rage. V
‘Now 18 our, time, Captaiu,’ said Pow-
ell, as he turned: the sloop’s head' In the
direction- of their haughty neighbor; ‘I
" hope the boys Won’t make anyI noise ’
V‘I' sa'IyI, Cap’ 11, just toss us a sale as
we pass under your storu,’ said PIoVWell to
the. fellows who had hailed them,
‘.Welliwait. until you get here, bVefore
‘A'y, liy', sir-l wé’er coining l’ sold Pow-I
ell. ‘And you, Captain Harry, stand:
we’e'r fast.” .. ' 2 1 2 .
‘ ‘All right; but you must do Ithe VtaleVé'
wing?-
"wa stand* VbVVy 'wlth Vy'fel Vrope,’ lsaid
cleVlVIuV- past ye.’ .. . .. g ;
‘Make'i fast,’ salde theV Eugliih ail;-
throwing the rope npoh the sloop s eck.
‘Ay, ay, sir l’ said one of the men as
tsinod of the Englishman’s not coming,
be seized, and gave it a few turns around
1.54. . .. __.
together, they
soon ’put" the sloop in readiness for theV
to board and capture this valuable pr1ze, _ '
' not.
,.Thus passed the night ‘
V the mew bound ; so the Captain seeing
forward to deliver the order.
V assembled,
11 ha s on hove or 110 d .
the bruveiy a d- 1 meV 3' i t scalding teals dropping upon their work,
011111221 l’ cried the Englishman, aslif m '
ready to throw off that. hatch the miInnto.
tlxIe Windlass while'tIVhe' other nss'istedV
Harry to remove the hatch. " '
of sight under the rail, and with 0116
spring he was astride'the ship’ 3 bulwark's,
While the flat of his sword had already'
them. And before the crew of the Brit-
turbance, and had recovered from their
astonishment, he '1an demanded an un-
conditional Surrender, backed by seventy-
two as good men as ever trod a. deck. I
.‘Here, what Is the cause of all this dis.
tu1 bancc ?' said the Captain, as hegmade
his appearance for the first time. V
‘No'thing, Vslr,’ said Harry, ‘only we
have come should to take possessio'n'in
V the absence of your crew.’ And tnruin
.to Powell he said: ‘ see that the men are
bound 1mmed1ately
‘And ”you call that nothing, do; you?
I’ll show you whether it is nothing or
Here then, seize your sabres and
drive these pirates into the sea l’
‘Not so fast, Vsir,’ said Harry, sucking
a pistol and pointing it at the _Captain’ 3
head. ‘We are five to your one, so you
can take your choice, ani mediate ideatIh
or an immediate surrend . ' 2
By this time Powell had a numlicr of '
no way to help himself, gave llp his
sword and retired to his cabin. .
‘Leave the crew to the care of out men,
Powell, and come aft to the cabin with
me, ’said Harry.
‘Captain I am sorry to give yVVVbn so
much trouble, but for reasons not nests:-
_sary to mention, I shall be obliged to
confine you to your state room for mshort
time ’ ' -
‘Do as you will,
means to resist. ’
30 Harry locked the door, puIt the
key into his pocket,II and returned to the
deck. -; 4;.
‘Well, Captain, What’s the next move. ‘?'
I suppose we are off, ain’t we ?’ ,
‘Not just yet, P0well. Suppose We
prepare for the return of the crew; and.
take them prisoners of. war into some. '61,
our ports?’ .. :1
that I suppose that’s' what you IlchkI'ed
the old fellow into his room for, ch 2"
V ‘Yes, I did not feel like binding; him,
yet it would not do to havehim on deck.
But call the men aft a moment, Is‘wish
:-to sayen few words to them. ’ '2
‘Ay, 11y,- sir l’ said Powell, as he passed
‘Boys,’ said Har‘ry‘,' after they had all
‘allow me to thank you for
in pelformiug this great service for: IyOur
countly But we are not done yet“ "-
Then stating to them his preposition
“of coptui'ing the absent crew, to
hich
they all assented, preparationVSI we: in).
mediately (ommeuced lo 0111 1y it into
efi'ect . . - , - i
It was about three o’clock wholl the
first of the letur- sing boats mVade its up-
pcarance around the point.‘ BlVV
they had wind and tide in lheirf vor,
the distance was soon accomplished
‘Stand by to make fast l’ said the; lien-
tenant in the rst boat, standing in the
bow with thefiainter in his hand. I
But no sooner had the words eschped'
his lips, than the port holes were thrown
open and the guns run out, amid; the
cheers of the entire Yankee crew. V
V “What the devil does all this mean ?’
said he with surprise.
‘It means, sir,’ said Harry, mounting
the quarter deck, ‘that you are our pris.
oners, so you will please come aboard
and deliver up your sword.’ , ,
‘Your prisoners l—deliver up my
sword, eh l—never so long as I can Wield
it. Aboard with you men l’ said be ad‘
dressing his crew.
‘Powell,’ said Harry, ‘give them a
broadside, when perhaps theyI willI be
more reasonable}. ,
‘Oh, no ! for God’s sake don’t sink as
here 1’ cried the lieutenant. ,
‘Do you surrender then ?’ ' i
‘If we must, we must, I supposef‘;
‘Vel y well. Pewell you will see phat
not more than one heat load gct aboald
at a time , and let the men stand at the
guns if the attempt Sll'lltl be made
‘ ‘Ay, ah, si1 l 11 0’" Isee that they obey
or2du"s.
Secretly an hour elapScd before every
man comprising the crew of his majesty’ s
ship Spiteheud was safely ensconced in
illel' hold, and she ploughing through the
water under a stiff breeze, bound for a
Yankee port in the old Bay State, J ith
entirely different intentions than tliosc
entel tamed by l1£.1'1)llic,2'ns and eje‘w,
when she lelt her moorings in New orVk
Buy The prisoners were safely Jan ed,
and placed in the hands of the ant ori-,
ties. Of course Harry was un'anim sly
ele'c ed Captain,- with Powell as her Iiir‘st‘
oillc‘er Letters of Marq‘u’c were i me-
dialely solieil’e'd and otinVizVied. VAp my
privateer oi knit, may it be. saidt the
till-
try’s independence, than the crew o the
Swallow, vs. Spitehead
«UV»-
—-—'l‘he First Connecllcnt Artillery cg“:
iment ls divided 'lVip ofilllhii-V llle' for tVsV a 111;
Washington, and Qol. 'l‘ylcl has charge
. ‘Now up and Vat them, boys Il’ said:
Harry as the vessels struck; and seizing.
his sword, which until then had been out.
silenced the man Who was regarding;
ishcr understood the; cause of thedisi-
' I18.
"sir, I have ant' tI'lII10'-
I‘That’s so, Captain, I did’ut thick of ' -
praise of her crew, did more hard so ice .
. 01: ac complished more towards their
WThe following good lctt‘er was re
" last Monday evening just as we were
to press. It loses none of its interest, h
ever ,by' the week’s delay. ‘ (Vi
..V V' REDDWG Sept. 8, lS'fi‘JV
I UMEssRs Barrens: .We. are not
posed to bring before the public. fol? '
sake of display, the liberality of indivi
111113, or the acts or’ the doings of tl
town Ito Which we belong, but the pnb'l
cation of patriotic .and vVirtVuOus action
may, in times. like the ”present provok
othels to greater energyjma like caui
it may likewise help to remove’the prejll
dice that”: has hitherto prevailed agalns
It has been said by some of the to
rounding towns that we have been wa1
' ing‘ in' liberality and patriotism: A
'eral sentiment has likewise prevailed than
the old soldiers, after. having borne tilt
fatignes of along campaign, will feel dis
5' satisfied when they fiud'themselves fight-
ing beside fresh recruits'who, are receiv-
' ing'dou'ble what they themsclves rec
'We first gave a bounty of $50 to
recruits; but on Saturday last, at a me
4 ing called for that purpose, the town
nearly a unanimous vote raised the
to $100.
The impropriety of giving a large
to those who entered the field at
eleventh hour being under. considerath
the meeting, with a cool and deliberate
, votefmade thé some appropriation to the
soldiers who had heretofore entered thr
field from our town and risked their live
for the glorious old Stars and Stripes of
this Republic. The meeting was under
no legal Obligation to perform this act,
and no increase of soldiers could thereby
be obtained, but the citizens seemed
.promptedsbybcncvolent, noble and pat-
riotie feelings. One sentiment close ap.
peared to prevail—our soldiers—our flag
,-——onr c Iftry.‘
, We fsrthermore believe that Co. E, of
Georgetown, deserves a favorable c‘onsidV-
enation at this time. On the 311 last.
orders came- like a slap of thunder in a,
clear sky for them to report at New
Haven the next morning. It was a. sol-
emn call. A call that was to depopulate
, the little village of Georgetown of nearly
all its young men Some left their cart.
half loaded with sand; others, Pntna
like, "left their plows and teams in t
field; others gave permission to the1
pupils to pack their books and retur
_homc;ol.V-l1crs deserted their shops of m-
duVstry hastily. The call to “arms” was
heard in the Jstreets In less than an hour.
Ofiice'rs and soldiers had dofi'ed the habil- .
imeuts of'V llieir industrious pursuits and
donned the apparel of the soldier, little
prattling children, inchildish anxiety, in-
quircd'of- their mothers “must. my papa
.go
to the 11.113?” young wives, with
hastened to prepare their husbands’ gar-
ments for immediate use. At half past
'37”- A. M;- on the 5th, the scene at thd
{Station-house,“ Georgetown, was one of
intense interest. We have seen and ad
'7IzV14'VVrelIl powerful orators holding an audi-
ence inbreathless silenee, but we never
saw manfappeur so'nob'le, so dignified, so
godlike as did the captain, the officers,
s’and most of the soldiers of this patriotic
band. At the tsp of the drum they
marched' in becoming 01"de1 from the hall,
(where they had been drilling weekly fon
seven months,)' to the cars, which were
standing in readiness to receive them.
Weeping eyes and half-suppressed sobs
. prevailed among friends and by- -standers.
One soldier was playfully beguiling his
emotion and animating his fellow soldiers
by lively jokes; another was giving a last
word of cool advice to a little broken.
hearted boy; another was calmly, yet
tenderly, embracing a .little daughter,
when: the summons “all aboard” were
heard, and these lion-hearted soldiers,
with firmm‘ilitary step, took their seats
amidst bursts of applause and waving of
handkerchieis, and then soon disappeared
between the rugg 0'ed cliffs of Georgetown.
BOSTON.
0‘.»
1%» The court of Inquiry, ordered for
the trial of Gens. Franklin, Porter, and
Griffin, on complaint of Gen. Pope, has
V been postponed by the President, by the
request 01' Geo. McClellan, and these
officers have been reappointed to their
commands. This ’would indicate that
tho Plesident places implicit faith' In Me-
Clellan, and intends to defer to him in
everything.
<<.>.
m’l‘he first full regiment for the Cor-
c0run Legion, Col. Heenau, was raised
in Pennsylvania, and is now encamped 011
Arlington Heights. The second, 001. Me-
'DVermo't, is being raised in New York, is
nearly full, and VDwill march soon. Gen.
=Corc0ran'will resume field service in a
. few weeks. '
«‘.’.
1mg... A letter from Capt. Hudson to
the President of the Pacific Mail Compa-
nya gives the pleasing intelligence th. 1t the
missing boat’s crew of the cVG‘rOldcn Gate
:had landed safely ninety miles -down the
coast in charge of the third officer; that
in his opinion not a. dollar of the treas-
ure cu boa-rd the ship will be saved, and
that twentystWo; moie of the list of pas-
sengcrs had escaped death from shipwreck.
M.»
TRIBUNE PATR10r1s11—-The proprie-
tors of the New York Tribune pay a
bounty offoVur dollars a week over and
above iill other bounties received, to each
employee of that oflice who volunteers
into, the army. As they are now paying
about one hundred dollars a week.
1 loss that about twepty' fivaV of 0
‘die train the Tiibu'uc' es'tabli'shV
hops some of 11162261111011“
abusing the T1ibunc and it
follow this era
of the forts. 1
selves—Jam
Norwalk Chronicler