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HARRYING A CONVICT.
I had served twenty-five years on board
an East Indiaman, and for the last ten
years had commanded the Belle, one of
the finest crafts that ever floated. I was
an old sea-dog, who had dwelt bo long on
salt water that I bad almost a hatred of
dry land. '
On the 30th ot October, 1823, I re
ceived orders to put myself in readiness
to sail for Cayenne. I was to transport
sevent-five soldiers and a convict. I had
orders to treat this individual well, and
the letter I received from the Directory
enclosed another, with a huge, red seal,
which I was not to open until between
27 and 28 degrees weBt longitude : that is,
just before we were about to cross the line.
. The letter was a long pactet, so wen
closed upon every vide that it was impos
sible to catch the slightest glimpse of its
contents. I am not naturally supersti
tious, but there was somethiug in the
look of the letter that I did not altogether
like, though I could givo no reason why.
However, I carried it into the cabin, and
stuck it under the glass of a little, shabby
English clock, which waa fastened above
my head.
I was busy fixing tbe Utter under the
clock, when who should come into my
cabin but the convict and his wife I This
was tbe first time I had ever seen either
of them, and I may say that a more pr
possssiu5 eouple I never iot. Thfl wo
man was scarcely more than fifteen, and
as handsome as a picture: while the. hus
band waa an intelligent, iuanifioently
formed man, on whose features nSfuro had
naver written "villain I"
His crime, to be plain, was the misfor
tune of being a hundred years ahead of
his ago. He and othars had attempted
something which our government called
treason, and which it punished witfc death.
It therefore occasioned mo considerable
wonder that he should be placed under
my charge. But more of this afterwards.
He had, as I taid, his wUs hanging
upon hk arm. She was as merry as a
bird ; she locked, indeed, like a turtle
dove, cooing and nestling beneath Lis
great wing.
Before a month bad pas&ed over our
heads, I looked upon them as my own
children, E-very looming I used to call
them into my cabin. Tho yung fellow
would eit writing at my table, that is to
eay, at uiy chest, which was my bed. lie
would olteu help mo at rcckonin,", and
eoon leamoJ to do better that I could. I
was amazed at hU ability. His young
wife would fit ufoa one of the round etools
in my cabin working at her yeedle.
One day we were all three sitting in
this way, when I said:
"Do you know, toy yourfg ones, au it
teems to me, we make a very pretty fam
ily j.ieture '( Midd, I dc-n't mean to ask
questions, but may be you haye not much
money to spare, and you are, both of you,
as I think, too handsome to dig hi the
burning sun of Cayenne, like many a poor
wretch of a eonvict before you. It's a bad
couutry, take my word for it. I, who
have rough! through tempest, wind and
sunshine, tm I have tUe skin of w rhinoc
eros, might get alojjg there ; but you
I'm afraid of you. So, if you should
chance to have a bit of foolish friendship
for your old captain, why, 111 tell you
what I'll do. l'H get rid of this old bri?;
she's not much better thau an ohi tub;
after all ; so III settle myself down there
Uh you, if jou like. Yoa see I have rwt
a living saui in fcfce world to care for, or
that cares for me. I want relations, I
want a home, I want a fainily I should
like to make my home with you, my pret
ty ones. What say ye V
They said nothing at ill, but kept look
ing at each other, and then at me, as if
they doubted whether they undttood
what I said.
At last fche little bird threw her arms
around my neck and cried like a baby. -
"But," said she, suddonly ptusing, "yoa
have not looked at the letter with that big
red seal."
I felt a queer creeping come over my
flesh as she aid this. ' .
"Hang it!" I exclaimed, "it has slipped
my head entirely."
With a cold, dreaded sensation, I went
to my ehest to see where we were. I
found tbt we had several days remaining
before wo should reaoh the proper longi
tude for opening the letter.
Well, there we stood, all three of us,
looking up at the letter as if it could have
spoken to us. As it happened, the sun
was shiniDg upon the glass of the clock
case, and fell upon ths great, staring red
seal of the letter. I could not help fan
cying it looked like a great big monster,
an ogre's face, grinning from the middle
of the fire.
"Could not one fancy," said I, to mako
them laugh, "its great hig eyes staring
out of its head.
"Ah, my love," said tha wife, 'H looks
lika blood !"
"1'ooh, pooh," 6aid her husband, taking
her arm under his, "it looks liko a letter
or invitation to a wedding. Come, leavo
the letter alone if it troubles you so. Let's
go to our room and prepare for bed." .
And o2 they went. They wero upon
deck and left me with this beast of a
letter. I remember that I kept! looking
at it a3 I smoked my pipe ; it teemed to
in its great rca eye upon mine, xasciaa-
I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT THAN PRESIDENT, Hbsby Clat.
EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1867,
ting like the eye of a serpent. . It was
red, wide, raw, staring like tha maw of a
fisree wolf. I took my great coat and
hung it over both clock and latter, and
went upon deck to finish my pipe.
We were now in the latitude ol tho
Cape de Yerde Islands the Belle was
running before a fair wind at the rata of
tau knots an hour. It waj'a splendid
tropical night, the stars larga and shining,
the moon rising above : the horison, as
large as a sun of silver, the line cf ocean
parting it, and a long stream of pale,
shimmering light, falling upon the waves,
which, as they broke, sparkled like jew
els. I sat upon the deck, smoking my
pipe and watching them.
All was quiet and stillfixcopt tho foot,
fall of the watch, pacing the deck gating
us I did upon the shadow of the vessel,
stealing over the silent waters.
I love silence and order I hate noise
and confusion. The lights should all
have been extinguished by this time; but
when I looked upon tho deok, I thought
I haw a little, redhue of light just beneath
my feet. At another time and place this
would have made me angry ; but knowing
the light came from the cabin of my little
deportes,! determined to see what they
were about.
I had only to look down I could see
into the cabin through the eky-light.
The young girl waa upon. her knees;
she was saying her prayers. A lamp
swinging . from the ceiling lighted her
room. She had on a long white night
dress, and her fair, golden, shining hair
floated over her shoulders, and almost
touched two little bare feet, which were
peeping from under her white dress, so
pretty. I was turning away, but, pshaw I
said 1, 1 am an old soldier I What mat
ters it So I stayed.
The husband was sitting upon a little
trunk, his head resting between his hands,
looking at her as she prayed. She raised
her face to heaven, and then I saw her
large, blue eyes were filled with tears.
She looked like a Magdalene. As she
arose, he said :
"Ah, my sweet Laurelte, as we approach
America, I cannot help being anxious I
do not know why but I feci that this
voyege has been the happiest part of our
lives' .
So it seems to me," she replied, 'I
only wish it could last forever."
Suddenly claspim his hand in a trans
port of love and affection, he said :
"And yet, my little angel, I eee you
always cry when you say your prayers,
and that 1 cannot stand, tor I know what
causes it, and then I fear you must repent
what you have done."
- "liepcot," she replied, in a sad, rebu
king tone. "Kepent of having come with
ycoj. Do you think, because I have been
yours only such a very, very short time,
that I Bbould not love you? Waa I not
your wife 'i How can you be 6orry that
I should be with you, to Live with you, if
yoa are to live, and to die with yoa, if
you are to die V1
The young man began to sigh, striking
the floor impatiently with his feet, while
he kissed repeatedly the little hand and
arm which she was holding out.
Oh, Laurotte, Laurette I When I
think if our marriage had only been de
layed five days, that then I should have
been arrested and transported alone, I
cannot forgive myself."
At this, the pretty little one stretched
out her pretty white areas, clasped his
head, pressed his forehead, his hair, his
eyes, smiling like a cherub, and murmur
ing all sorts of woman's little fond things.
I was quite affected, and considered it one
of the prettiest scenes 1 had ever witnessed.
"And besides, we are so very rieh
look V said she, bursting out laughing.
"Look at my parse, one gold iouis d'or
all my worldly wealth."
He began to laugh, too.
"Yes, dear, I have spent my last half
crown. I gave it to the fellow who car
ried oar t-runk on board."
"Ah, poor," cried she ; 'what matters
it T Nobody so merry as those who have
nothing at all ; besides, I have my two
diamond ring9 that my mother gave me;
they are good for something all the world
over; we ean sell them when you like, and
besides, I am sure that captain means
kindly by us, and I Bu&pect that he knows
very well what's in the letter. It's a
recommendation to the Governor of Cay
enne." "Perhaps so," said ha, "who knows T"
"To bo sure it is," continued the charm
ing wife. "You are ao good, I am sure
the Government haa banished you only
for a short time. I know tbey hard no
feeling against you."
It was high timo that the light should
be stricken out; I now rapped on the deck
and called to them to do so.
They instantly obeyed, and I heard
them laughiog and chattering Like two
innocent school-fellows.
One morning when I awoke, I was sur
prised not to feel the slightest motion of
the vessel. Hurrying on deck,-1 found
we were becalmed. Latitude, one degree
north ; longitude, between 27 and 28 de
grees v?est.
I waited until night, when I descended
into the cabin. I opened the letter, with
a dull, awful feeling. I held my breath
while I broke the great red seal end read
as follows r !
" ."Captain 'Fontainbleau: The cornice,
Antoine Hindsolear, stands convicted of
high treason against the Kepublic. The
Directory order that he be shot on mid
ocean, and you aro hereby iustruoted to
see that theao orders are carried into ef
fect." I read the letter.baokward and forward.
I rubbed my eyes I could not believe it.
My knees smote together. I rose up
with a gtup, as if I were choking.
Forcing down my emotion, I. went on
desk. There they were, she looking upon
tho ocean, and he gazing at her with an
expressioa of unutterable . fondness.
Catching his eye, I signified for him to
come into th cabin. Bidding her good
D2i ha came down, bia fana all umilp.
LXwaabatt:siia stcold sweat, , andfelt
a if deathly siok. I handed him the
order and he read it, together with the
death warrant, which
due form and attached,
as ho finished.
was drawn up in
I gathered voice
"I ask nothing, Captain '" he said, in
the same gentle voice that always charac
terised his speech ; "no man can be ex
pected to swerve from his duty. I only
wish to speak a few words to Laurette,
and to entreat you to take care of her if
she should survive but I hardly think
she will."
"All that is fair, my good fellow' said
I. "If you request it, I will carry her
back to France, to her family. I won't
leave her till she wishes to be rid of me,
but I do not think she will survive it."
He took my hand and pressed it.
'Most kind captain," ho said, "I see
you suffer more in this business than I do
but there is no help for it. I trust you
will preserve what little property of mine
is leit, for her eake, and that you will
take care that sho gets what her poor old
mother may leave her. I pui her life, her
honor, in your hands. She is a delicate
little creature" his voice was low and
fond. "My poor Laurette '."
It was getting, too much for me, and I
began to knit my brows.
"One word is as good as a thousand,"
said I. "We two understand one anoth
er. Go to her !"
I squeezed his hand. He looked wist
fully at me, and I added :
"Stay a moment. Let me give you a
word of advice. Don't say a word to her
about it. We will settle the thing for
ker. Be easy ; that's my busioess. It
ahall he managed in the best manner."
"Ah 1" he replied ; "I did not under
stand. This leave-taking ! this leave-taking
! it must be avoided I"
"Tea," I said; "much better, much
better. No leave-takiog, if you can help
itr J
I kept my seat, . and soon saw them
walking arm-in-arm on. the deck.
I called my mate to me, and when he
had read tho letter, I said :
"Garley, tins is bad business bad
business. I put it into your hands. I
obey orders, but I remain in the cabin till
all is over."
"How do you wish the thing done?"
he asked, in a nonchalant manner.
"Take him out in a boat ; out of sight;
do it as quick as possible ; don't say any
thing of this till the time comes."
Garley sat five miDutes looking straight
at me without saying a word. He was a
strange fellow, and I didn't know what to
make of him. lie then went out of the
cabin without saying another word.
Night came at last. I called Garley.
"Man a boat ; go a quarter of a mile ; be
quick !" I said.
To obey a slip of paper for it was but
a slip, after all I Something in the very
air must have driven me on. I saw the
young man kneel down before his Lau
rette, and kiss her knees, .her feet, her
gown. I cried out like a madman :
"Part them 1 part them this instant!
Curse the Hcpublio ! curso the lawyers 1
You may tell theni if you will !"
The poor girl was dragged away into
her berth, and the boat rowed away in the
darkness. .
Some time after, a dull volley came
over the sea to the vessel. It was all
over ! Fool, madman that I was ! How
I paced the deck aud cursed myself! All
night long I paced back and forth, and
all night long I heard- the moaning of the
poor stricken bird.
Often I halted, and was tempted to
throw myself into the sea, and so end this
horrid torture of the brain and heart.
Days passed. I saw nothing of Lau
rette. I would not 6eo her. She avoided
me, and I was glad of it. I could not
bear the sight of that woe-stricken face.
The mate Garley how I hated him !
He wag as cool and unconcerned as tho'
he had no remembrance of shooting the
poor wretch.
At Cayenne, I resigned my ship. Go
ing to the city, I made all arrangements
and took the steamer for New York. I
placed ample fuuds in the hands of a
trusty friend, and told him to send Lau
rette to me at tho end of six months. I
could not see her until her grief had lost
its edge.
Weary, carcle3sof any fate, I wandered
into the interior of tho State of New
York, and finally bought a littlo placa,
where 1 hoped I "would lie down and die.
I sent for Laurette. Poor bird, I must
see her. I could wait no longer.
One Butimor night, I st in the poroh
of my honss, smokipg my pipe and gazing
doxa tJie road, txjon the rumble of
wheels was heard, and the stage halted.
The .next moment, a pair of white arms
was around my neck and Laurette was on
my bosom.
"Oh I you dear, excellent Captain ".
Heavens I who was that behind her I
As God lives, there stood Antoine
Hindsclear, the convict 1
"What does this mean?" I gasped,
hardly knowing whether I was dreaming
or awake.
"Are you glad to sea me?"
"Thank God ! thank God 1" was all
that I. could ejaculate.
I soon understood it all. The mate
Garley had read my heart better than I
did myself. After leaving the brig, in
Ahe boat, he arranged the. whole affair.
The volley was fired, but no bullet touched
Antoine Hindsclear. Ho was smuggled
into his berth again, and took good care
to avoid my sight. ' The whole crew were
in the plot, and I was duped thank God !
I sent Garley a thousand dollars as a
reward.
Slierldan at Ilome.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial writes a pleasant sketch of
a visit to the house of the Sheridan fami
ly in Somerset, Ohio. The family now
consists of the father and mother, P. II.
Sheridan, John L. Sheridan, Michael V.
Sheridan, and the daughter and sister,
Mary, who about two years 6ince, was
married to Capt. John Wilson, who is a
native of Perry county, but served through
tho war in a Michigan regiment. Mary
is the only daughter, and since her mar
riage, she and her husband live in the
house with her parents. John Sheridan,
father of the General, is apparently about
C5 years of age, of sanguine temperament,
a rugged, muscular, honest-looking Hiber
nian, and not afraid to work. He can be
seen at almost any time cultivating or
improving the little farm of twenty acre?,
that i3 now his care and pride. John L.
is a lawyer by profession, and has recently
removed to Columbus, Ohio. Michael V.
has a commission in the army, and is on
duty at New Orleans.
Concerning Sheridaa's youth, we qaote :
"Philip II. Sheridan was born at the
City of Albany, State of New York, in
February, 1S31. His parents arc natives
cf Irelandcounty of Kerry. Their oldest
child, Patrick, was also born in Ireland.
About the year 1829, John Sheridan and
wife, with their first born, bid farewell to
their native land and came to America,
their adopted and chosen home. They
first located at Albany, N. Y., where as
before stated, Phil. Sheridan was born.
They resided there about five years.
wniio I'tni. was very young, his parents
removed to Somerset, Perry county, Ohio.
The parents were in quite limited circum
stances, and Phil.'s early experience was
that of other bojs similarly situated.
When the turnpike was being built
through Somerset, Phil.'s father used to
own and drive a cart. Men of Phil.'s age
tell us that they have often seen him
hanging on his father's cart, and once in
a while, when he would get to drive, he
would bo highly delighted. Phil, must
have been regarded as a very honest bay,
for while very young in years, he was
taken by John Talbot, a hardware mer
chant, to serve in his store. lie served
Mr. Talbot satisfactorily about two years.
After leaving Mr. Talbot, the subject of
our sketch went to stand in the store of
D. Whitehead, a . dry gooods merchant
of Somerset. Here we believe he remained
until he was appointed a cadet at West
Point. Gen. Thomas llitchie, a farmer
living five miles east of Somerset had been
elected to Congress for the district com
posed of Perry, Morgan, and Washington.
Mr. llitchie was a good judge of charac
ter, lie was acquainted with young
Sheridan, took a fancy to him, and pro
posed to send him to West Point. Young
Sheridan was willing, and his parents
agreed to it. The JawyeT who drew up
the papers in the case, told me they were
not very sanguine that he would be ac
cepted on account of his size. He was
very small for his age ; but he was duly
accepted, and took bU place as an bumble
student at this great military school. In
due course of time he graduated, received
an appointment, and was placed on duty
west of the Rocky Mountains. Here, in
some encounter with the Indians, be won
and received his first promotion. There
was not much opportunity to achieve
military distinction there; but at length
the war came on, and his subsequent mil
itary career is well known. An incident
is related by a friend that will give some
little insight into his character as a boy.
A traveling bookseller was stopping with
his books at a hotel in Somerset. Phil.
Sheridan, then about nine or ten years of
age, stepped up, and in a loud, clear, yet
respectful tone, inquired, 'Have you any
thing on the human voice V The man
had not the kind of book desired, but the
inquiry was a littlo unusual from a boy of
his age. ho ask men ot about tne same
ago as Phi!., and who knew him in Som
erset when a boy, what they remember of
him, and the general reply i3 that they
remember him as a short-iegged littlo boy,
who could run and jump in the dust and
mud equal to any boy in the town ; that
he wa3 a manly little fellow, an iavcterato
talker, and as 'sharp sa there was s.ny uo
of The talkisg part, as we all know,
TERMS-3-00 PEK
ADTAXCG.
NUMBER 32.
Phil, has let off. He must havo said it
nearly all whea he was a boy.
"Your correspondent was ia Somerset
about seventeen year3 ago. while Phil.
was yet a student at West Point At tho
time, he was at home on furlough. Wa
remember soeinsr him in his cadat uni
form, in his slippers and white socks,
stepping about town and calling upon his
friends. He had an independent, satisfied
air, and seemed greatly at peaco with'
himself and the world. We met him at
a large social danoe. He chose a partner
and went through a'cotillion or two, in a.
sort of abstracted way, as though ho did'
not particularly relish the amusement.
There were many in the ball-room who
altogether outshone our hero.
"(Jen. Sheridan was at home for a day.
or two at a time during the war onca
when he was transferred from the West
to tho East, and on one other occasion.
He was literally besieged, at a hotel in
Zanesville, and preparations were being
made for some kind of a great demonstra
tion. But the General, by the aid of a
friend, made his escape out the back way
and was far on his way toward Somerset
before it was known that ho had left, the
city. The people of Somerset also thought
they must mako a regular demonstration,
in honor of the distinguished soldier.
They marched in regular procession to the
suburban residence of the Sheridan fami
ly, and a citizen was appointed to perpe
trate a written address at the General.
Phil, came out, and the people gathered
upon the green in front of the dwelling.
lie listened respectfully to the address,
but all the while kept shaking hands with
the little girls and boys who gathered near
him. At the close, ho simply thanked
the people for the demonstration of re
spect. General Sheridan never means to
be disrespectful to the people, but he has
such a distaste of being the center or sub
ject of a 'scene' that he always avoids it
if he oan, in any civil manner.
"Phil has always had great affection for
his parents, and keeps up a regular corre
spondence with them and tho other mem
bers of the family. Ever since he has
had a commission in tho' army, he has
helped his parents much, and assisted
them in purchasing and improving the
homo that they now occupy. lie has
also looked well to the education of his
brothers and sisters."
Habits or Millionaires.
A. T. Stewart, writes a correspondent,
works probably more hours than any me
chanic or laboring mau in New YoTk.
His vast business is in his own hands.
He consults nobody as to buying or sell
ing. He has many partners, but they are
partners in the profits and not in the man
agement of the business. His system is
exacting but efficient. Ilis men are all
timed. If they are late, if they overrun
the time allowed for lunch, if they sit
down during business hours, if they'mis
direct a brndle, if they eat in the store,
they are fined. No person is allowed to
take a bundle into the store unless the
"walking gentleman" marks it. No bun
dle leaves the store without being exam
ined. Mr. Stewart is about the first man
down in the morning. He takes an early
breakfast, and in a one-horse coupe rides
to the store. lie indulges in a leisurely
dinner at a public house at five o'clock,
and then returns to his den and continues
his labors until every item of business in
the store is finished. Pleasure-seekers
going borne from the theater often see the
twinkle of 3Ir. Stewart's light in his
counting-room, showing that the great
millionaire is hard at his tasks. But it is
his recreation. lie finds his pleasure in
work, and asks nothing more.
Vanderbilt is a gigantic speculator.
Like Frederick the Great, he takes his
leisure to mass his troops, and in au un
expected moment throws himself upon
his foe, sure of victory. He has the Hud
son and Harlem roads. He takes his
leisure in the morning, and divides it be
tween his "breakfast, his cigar, and his
horses. He spends a great deal of his
tisae in his stables. lie has a trotting
track in his yard, so that . he does not
have to go far to try his favorites. At
tea, precisely, he enters his up-towu office.
At twelve, he rides up to the Harlem and
then over to the Hudeon railroad. Tho
Test of the day he gives to business and
rides. He seldom appears at the Stock
Board, but buys through other hands, be
oaue he can do it better.
Daaiel Drew is a very quiet man, of
plain, simple habits, seldom speaks, and
in his down town omce in JJroad street,
would be taken for a rustic farmer or a
New Jersey trader who was not bright
enough to sharply invest his money.
Claflin, who is treading fo close on tho
heels of A. T. Stewart, in the dry goods
trade, was a small trader in Worcester.
lie bought roods in very small quantities
and was noted for carrying home his own.
bundles. Liko Stewart, be manages bis
own business. Ho found hia complicated
trade wearing upon him, and like a wiso
man as he 13, ho purchased r. littlo placo
up tho river. Ho leaves his store ct four
every afternoon, urivea up his own learn,
and spends tho evening in tha quiet cf
his own family.
The "light of othor usjs" is now
supposed to aiva bco a tallow candle.