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; ? ' rr-? lbwxs m. aaisT, proprietor.! |n $attcpeitfccni JfamxJg .Hcttjspapcr: |or t|c promotion of tjre political, Social, Agricultural ani Commercial Interests of t|e Sontjj. ) TEEMS"i>3Ay ? VOLUME XI. YORKVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1866. NUMBER 50. "ALL QUIET ALONG THE POTOMAC TO-NIGHT." "All quiet along the Potomac," they say, "Except now and then a stray picket Is shot, as he walks on his beat to and fro, By a riHeman hid in the thicket." Tls nothing?a private or two, now and then, Will not count in the news of the battle; Not an officer lost?only one of- the men? Moaning out, alt alone, tlic death rattle. All quiet on the Potomac to-night. Where the soldiers lie peacefully dreaming; Their tents in the rays of the clear autumn moon. Or the light of the watch fires are gleaming, A tremulous sigh as the gentle night wind Through the forest leaves slowly is creeping; While the stars up above, with their glittering eyes, Keep guard?for the army Is sleeping. There's only the sound of the lone sentry's tread, As he i amps from tlie rock to the fountain, And th.. ks or the two in the low trundle bed, Far aw.ty in the cot on the mountain ; His musket falls slack?bis face, dark and grim. Grows gentle with memories tender, Ashe mutters a prayer for the children asleep? For their mother, may Heaven defend her! The moon seems to shine as brightly as then, That night when the love was yet unspoken * -? -? ? ?l? ..'twill nil!rmnrrri VOWS I JLiCUUCU U|J Ul HIS lips, uuu nuvu |V? ....... Were pledged lo be ever unbroken; Then drawing his sleeve roughly over his eyes, He dashed off tears "that are welling, And gathers his gun close up to its place, As if to keep down the heart swelling. He passes the fountain, the blasted pine tree. The footsteps arc lagged and weary. Yet onward be goes through the broad belt of light, Towards the shades of a wood dark and dreary : Hark! Was it the night wind that rustled the leaves ? Wasn't the moonlight so wondrously flashing? It looked like a rifle?"Ha!?Mary, good-bye !" And the life blood is ebbing and plashing. All quiet on the Potomac to-night, No sound save the rush of the river ; While soft falls the dew on the face of the dead? The picket's off dutyforeccr ! _ ! WRITTEN FOR THE VORKVIILE ENQUIRER. m i OR, THE WiTCHJjFMANNILORE. A STORY OP THE SEA. BY J. WOODRUFF LEWIS, ESQ., Author of the "Outcast Child," "Wreckers of Abaco," "Spirit of the Ford," "Mysteries of a Night," "Game for Life," etc. CHAPTER V. LIEUTENANT FANNING?WALLA'S LEAP ! The tones were faint and feeble in which the appeal for help was made, and seemed familiar to the ears of Ned Bowers, though he could not identify them sufficiently to name the one who uttered them. The ruffiao on guard then walked some distance to a recess, which, as it appeared, led out into the dark gorge; and in a voice of pretended sympathy, he said : 'Aboy! What obeer, mate! Did anyone call V ;Yes?yes!' said the faint voice. 'For the love of heaven, tel! me where I am !' 'Why, bless your honor, on the Florida coast!' 'And the ship struck, and all are lest! Oh, my poor HeleD ! Why am I oot with yon, deep in the old caverns of the sea ?? My own, my beautiful! What is life now '( All lost! lost!' The tones were fall'of anguish, but Ned J knew the voice, for he said to himself: 'If that ain't Lieut. Fanning, may I be j oaught on a lee shore with a foul rudder!' 'Perhaps you belonged to the ship which 1 struck hereaway this morning?' said the ruffian. Yes?yes. Can you tell me if any were saved from the ship? A young lady with long fair hair; so gentle in her manner? such music in her voice 1 Tell me !?But, no, no, no ! All were lost but me, and I? I was floating on a spar?till the turn of the tide washed me in, I fancy!' 'That's it?you don't seem all right, as to strength, but just lean on me. That'll do Now, this way, sir, and I'll get you some thing that will do you good. It seems a i darkish place, but its only a little bit of a cave in the cliff, you see, sir, that a poor fellow keeps his fishing nets iu, and mayhap,; a keg or two of liquor that don't trouble the i customhouse; but you won't say a word; about that, I'm sure, sir ?' 'Oh, no?no !' 'You want rest and a bit of something to i eat V 'Alas, yes! If I live at all I must have j something of the sort. Oh, my Helen? : Helen !' 'Ah! that's better!' muttered Ned Bow- i ers to himself, as he succeeded iu pushing j out the cork from the bung-hole of the | cask, and by that means could see out intoj the oavern. The rude apartment was pretty well lighted by a ship's lantern, which hung by an \ old rusty ohain from the roof, and Ned j oould see that the floor was littered up with I what seemed a portion of ship's stores.? He looked in vain for the two chairs in 1 which he and Helen had made their descent from the breakfast room, and on looking at the arched roof of stone he became convinced that he must, while in that state of! semi-insensibility, been oarried from be-' neath the trap-door, and from the cellar,1 - J into toe cavern adjoining?auu iuid was i the faot of the case. At the first glance, Ned Bowers felt j quite certain of the identity of the young | officer, who had been a fellow passenger j with the Sinciair family on board the illfated Wave. He was bruised, and pale,, and sea-weed hung about his torn apparel, i His lips were almost bloodless, and it was j evident tba^ if no efficient help catue to | him, the ruffian on guard would take his life. In fact, Ned began to wonder at the delay in that part of the ruffiau's orders. It was soon accounted for. <1 hope, sir,' said the murderous scoundrel, ?that you have taken good care to bring from the wreck any little valuables, in the shape of trinkets, money, or jewels, you might have there V 'Alas, no!' 'No??no treasure ?' 'Only one?only one! The greatest treasure of all!?especially since she is lost to me!' Dear me, sir, how sorry 1 am! Sit dowo, sir, aod just take a sup of this !? Ah!' It was a small flask bottle that the pirate produced, aod so accustomed was he to serve himself first, that instead of handing it to the young officer, he placed it to his own lips and nearly emptied it. Now, sir!' 'No?I would rather have food.' 'So you shall, sir. Here's a biscuit!? Aod, while I'm gone for something better, as there's bad characters about this here beach, perhaps you'd better give me the little treasure you spoke of, and let me put it in my strong box !' ?I will not part with it! A lock of my dear Helen's hair! It is the only treasure ?the ooly remembrance?I shall ever have of her!' Why, you don't mean for to say, that's the treasure you spoke nf, do you?' 'It is?it is !' And you have no money, rings or jew- i els !' None?Done! This is better tuan jew- i els!' A dark malignant look passed over the i coarse face of the pirate, and setliug his teeth, he said, in a low, hissing voice: 'Perhaps, cap'n you'll just step this way, : and I'll show you a short cut out of the cave. Over here, sir, if you please. It ain't so dark when you get used to it!' The young officer lose faintly to his feet, . as he 9aid, 'Very well, very well?I will i fiud some means of rewarding you if you will lead me to a house.' 'Of course?oh, of course!' Ned Bowers felt a conviction iq his mind, approaching to a certainty, that the intention of the pirate was to lead the i young officer to the brink of the well which had been spoken of, and then by one push to plunge him into its depths. It was time tn intpferp 1 Twn mnre stpns and thev had got close to the cask beDeath which he was hidden. 'Avast there !' cried Ned, as he dashed the cask from over him aod sprang to his feet 'Why, you piratical scoundrel, what do you mean by cold blooded murder, like i this?' I The pirate uttered a shout of surprise and terror, and but that, a faintness came over the young officer which compelled Ned i to fling one arm around him and hold him up, no doubt Bowers would have got hold of the ruffian. But as it was, with a bouod, be got towards tbe entrance or tne cavern which opened on toe gorge, and there he : stood at bay, with a couple of pistols in hie 1 hands which he plucked from his apparel, 1 and presented at Ned and the young officer. For a moineut or two the ruffian looked anxious and alarmed, for he did not know what powers of aggression or defence Ned Bowers might have; and, although murder might not be distasteful to him, a conflict presented itself to his imagination in very : different colors. It Qid not, however, require much consideration to enable the pirate to see that the sudden appearance df Ned Bowers 1 merely presented him with two unarmed ' men instead of one. With a malignant cry of triumph he then advanced a step nearer ' to them. 1 'So?ho ! That's it, is it ? And they 1 did't think to look under an empty cask for a man! Well, what's the odds, now ?? j Down you both go, for you koow a great 1 deal too much, I take it, for the safety of < the Gull and tbe Cave !' 1 'Hold !?oue moment!' said Ned Bowers. 'I have something to say to you to your advantage!' 'Say it quickly, then, before I send a bullet to holp you to another world !' 'Do you want money ?' 'Money!'?yes! What do you want to i say ?' 1 'Just this?that if you will help me aud 1 Lieutenant Fanning, here, to the neare6t ( town, aDd do what you can to find the young lady, Miss Sinclair, you shall be well re- i warded !' 'Helen?my Helen !' exclaimed the i young officer. 'Does she yet live? Fori' the love of heaven, tell me !' 'She lives ! I 1 The Lieutenant reeled backward with ( joyful emotion, as he said in grateful tones : I 'Thank heaven !?thank heaven !' The pirate advanced another step | ( 'Do yon take me for such an idiot as to j trust myself to your promises in any town, j or anywhere else, but where I can have | your lives in my hands ? Yet, stay a bit? | T njant tn lrnnro anmprhinnr ' Wna ' 1 any treasure ou board the Wave ?' i 'There was !' said the Lieutenant, id ai weak voice. 'There was! Life is again j dear to me! She lives, and I would fain live ! Tell uie by what inexplicable rea-j sou can you be moved to threaten us with j death ? What can wc have done or said j to you, defenceless as we are, that could ' induce you to place the heavy guilt ofj murder on your soul V 'Where was the treasure ??speak at; once !' 'In the state cabin?about fifty thou- j sand'dollars in gold. For this information,! ? whiob you may make useful to you?for the safe would sink among the rocks and j m^y be recovered?you will lay aside your pistols, aoa let us depart in peace V j | 'Ila!?Good, that! No! You are so; near slipping your cables, that I don't j mind telliDgyou what my reasons for it are ; I i that the pirate schooner Gull owns me as ; one of her crew, and we never spare maD,! woman or child, who knows the name of pirate in connection with that vessel !' ' Hold up. sir !' whispered Ned Bowers, j "And I will make a dash at him His; aim will be distracted, tbeu.' ! 'We are lost!?look at the villain !' 'Ha ! ha ! laughed the pirate, as he de-' liberately levelled his pistols at his intend ed victims. 'Your day is done! Have you made your wills, both of you ??ha 1? and closed up all your worldly affairs ?? Good-bye?good-bye ! Ab ! aha !' This last cry was a howl of rage and ' pain. Creeping up behind the pirate, with I the soft and stealthy tread of an Indian, I \ had come the dog, Wtilla So low had the i i noble fellow crouched to the ground, and i so lightly had he trodden on the hard hot torn, that neither Ned Bowers uor the I < Lieutenant saw him, until he made a springing leap right on to the back of the mur derous ruffian and caught him by the neck ! The two pistols exploded on the instant, in the hands of the miscreant, but the aim was lost, and the bullets flew wide of the mark 'Bravo!'shouted Fanning.. ,, 'Hurrah !' cried Ned Bowers. 'Give it , to him, Walla?brave dog ! Give it to him !' Mercy !?no ! Yes ! I yield ! My throat?take him off! He's at my throat ?off?nev?' Walla had boroe the pirate to the ground, and shifted his hold from the back of the Deck to the throat, and fiercely tore at him until he seemed on the point of death. That will do!' said Ned. 'Off, boy ! off! Let him be, Wulla ! Off!' The dog seemed reluctant to let go his hold, and when he did so, he sat down about six or -ight feet from him, and kept his great, glaring eyes fixe dupon him. fie has killed him,' said the Lieutenant. < And served him right if he has!' said Ned 'But no?he breathes yet! What ] Bhall we do with him ! Ha I there is the ( well !' I At the sound of that word 'well,' the pirate gave utterance to a wild yell of fright, 1 and attempted to rise to his feet, but the | dog gave a deep-toned growl, and the half- < strangled villian sank back t 'There is the well.' repeated Ned, and < as the pirate gave another scream of appa- i rent terror, he added, somewhat aroused : | 'The well! the well! In you go !' I 'No?no ! Mercy ! Are you Christians ?' i Why didn't you asu us mat wnen you i were going to shoot us ? The well?' I 'Mercy?oh, have mercy !' < 'Listen to tne, then. If you don't answer all our questions, the dog shall be set upon you, and when he's done with you, ] I'll throw you into the well !' No?no! Anything but that! They < say it is thirty fathoms deep!'? < 'Answer, then, the truth ! What is the ? Gull ??and who is her Captain V \ ?I will tell you all ! The Gull is a pr- i rate, and Capt. Kin Kaid is the Captain and owner. She cruises about the gulf in | dark weather and at night, and picks up j small craft that it is ascertained have money on board. Many an unlucky ship, too, has been wrecked on the coast and robbed and sunk with all that might chance { to survive I All the plunder has Deen niaden at Maonilore, one of the small Gulf : islands, which is about five leagues to the south of Lafitte's Island. At the end of , five ytfkrs the money was to be divided ( among the crew, and we were each going j where we liked?be gentlemen, and get ^ drunk every day, if we choose. Will you r let me go, now?' 'Not yet. Why was it I and the young lady I had brought ashore from the wreck of the Wave, were set upon, and an attempt t made to murder us on the beach ?' 'Why, you see, Capt. Kin Kaid wants to ?et the four hundred thousand dollars late- \ y sent to New York, by the Sinclairs, under the care of this young lady's cousin.? a He?the cousin?was afeared, it seems, v ;bat Something would happen, and so sent t he money in a steamer, by express, to New W.rlr obi) tin himcplf innlr a nansnmp in" a iu.n, "v ? - r e> jlipper-schoonor. That was how he fell in- fc o the Captain's hands, but the money went c lirect and was put in bank} in Now York, f The young lady is wanted 'cause she's the principal heir, and with the cousin will t lave everything, now that the parcots are j u lead.' | v 'Do you understand the matter, Lieuten- ; f int ?' asked Ned. ! o | ?I think I do, in part,' was the reply; j i ind turoiog to the ruffian, he asked : I Where has the young lady been taken ?' ! I To Mannilore?the island where we I f 1 ieep the treasure. The cousin was sent heref j e 'How long are they to be kept there 'Until they give the Captain power to ! _ Iraw the money in New York !' 'Ah !' said the Lieutenant. 'The bloody villaiu !' muttered Ned. The dog gave utterance to a low growl. ! By the light of the ship's lantern which j iung from the ceiling, Ned Bowers oould lee plainly the face of the pirate, and do- ! iced that he assumed an attitude of listen : _ ug, while a gleam of satisfaction stole a- ; ? :ross his countenance. 'Lieutenant,' said Ned, 'will you go to i ;hc entrance of the cavern, and see if any g jnc is approaching ?' t 'No?no !' said the pirate, 'that would b )e useless ! They are all at sea, I tell you.' [f you want to know more, I can tell you ' d nore'!'? j a Walla again growled. f 'He hears something,' said the Lieuten- j int. : 9 The dog, with a stately step, walked to- i w vards that opening which was in whkt j night be called the wall of the gorge. The , ^ jirate closed his eyes and pretended to j a aint, for though Ned shook hrm roughly, | n 3e gave no signs of vitality. A strange sound that might have been i jroduced by some oddly shaped horn or 1 rurnpet came up the gorge, and Walla 1 marked furiously. <A fog is settling on the u water,' said the Lieutenant. ?But I can t jcar the sound of oars, and am certaiu a joat is grounding on the beach 1 If it be 1 b jur foes returning, we are lost! At that moment the light in the cavern j went out For the last minute it had been p turning in a flitful and uncertain fashion, b ind now it expired?for waut of oil, no loubt?just as the pirate sprang to his j t feet, and made a desperate dutch at the j J; fhroat of Nod Bowers ! t Taken by surprise Ned was dragged some half dozen paces before he could close with the miscreant, and when he did, it was with an awful chill about the heart that he realized the full farce of the terrible struggle ?for they were on the brink of the dreaded well ! CHAPTER VI. HELEN SINCLAIR?THE GULL?A STRANGE SAIL. Confused, and yet with a half sort of consciousness, that made her generally cogn izantrof what was going on, Helen Sinclair felt that she was beiig carried in the chair which had descended with her, through the 9oor of Capt. Kin Kaid's breakfast room, j down some steps. That these steps were rough and uneven, she was aware, for there | was a jolting sensation, which could, in no j other way, be readily accounted for. It was in vain that she tried to cry out. She would have given the world to have been able to scream, but a confused cloud seemed to rest upon her senses, and her utmost powers of articulation only produced low moans. A heavy, leaden-like pain was over her eyes, und she would have wished lo clasp her brow in her hands, but was not able to do so. When she tried to raise ihem they felt like heavy weights, which were beyond all ordinary strength to move. | An/1 fhnn hn fko oool frash air whinh I 11 U U bUVUj 1/ J (UV vvva w? >.. ? I blew upon her face, and the saline taste up- j an her lips, she knew that she was close by \ the sea. This comatose state of Helen Sinclair was passing off though, for soon she begaD to hear words, forming parts of sentences, which were uttered around her; and although at first, these words appeared to 3ome from people speaking far away, they rapidly, as the narcotic which had been ?iveu to her began to lose its subtle power, oecamc louder. Finally, she was certain that she hoard the voice of her late host say, sharply, "The slings ! Now 1?easy there ! That will do?the main cabin, at jnce !' 'Ay, ay, sir !' growled a voice. Then she again heard the voice of Kin Kaid : 'Yes?go to her, and look to it, that you io your duty, in accordance with my wishes ! You know that your life blood will be spilt on the waves, with as little care as I tvould slaughter a dop* if you, for a mo nent, waver in what you have undertaken !' If i am suspeoted,' said a voice, 'tne setter way is to put me on shore again, and [ will return to the Hall.' That voice was feminine in its character, md was, in tbo memory of Helen, a dreamy tort of idea that she bad heard it before, md that it was associated with friendly udnonitions or promises. It brought comfort n its tones. Then she strove to open her eyes, and ;he heavy weight that had appeared to weigh lown ber eyelids, was not near so dense and lopeless to overcome, as it had beeu. She vas just able to see a glimmer of light.? Then the chair was bumped against the wall if what, she at first thought, was a narrow jassage, but from the peculiar motion of it, ibe quickly concluded that it was being caried down somo 6tairs There you are !' said the gruff voice. Now, you can go!' said the feminine 'oico. ?I have warned you !' said the uumistakible tones of Capt. Kin Kaid, 'I have rarned you, iMiss Rcdmon ! Be careful bat you do your duty. That is sufficient!' 'Don't trust me, if you think orberwise I' Thnro Don nn rnr>ltf to this, but Helen *MV,V "w~ ww *vrv ' leard the closing of a door, andthen a sharp licking sound, as if a lock was being made ast. Hardly had Helena moment's time now, o try to arrange her ideas and test the aQount of strength that remained to her, then the most pungent and positively painul essence that she had ever inhaled, came iver her senses, and the female voice said, n low, earnest tones : 'Don't cry out I It will recover you 1? 'm Miss Redmon?it's all right?I'm a rieud ! You will bo better soon !' The effect of the stimulant was quick uough. 'J he sensation of weight over her orehead gave way, and Helen was at once ble to open her eyes. 'You are better, now V r\u u u t'? UiUUU in UU11 'Speak low?in a whisper, only !' 'Yes?yes !?where am I ?' 'On board the GalH' What is that?' 'Well, it is?I hardly know what name i -but it is a pirate, and smuggler, and I rreek seeker!" 'Wreck seeker V 'Yes. I will explain all that to you by nd by, but you ought to lie dowu now aud j ry and recover yourself! You won't be a 1 it the worse !' 'But am I in danger ? Oh, tell me what cos it all mean ? Why am [ thus made prisoner and taken out to sea?that sea rom which I have so recently escaped V 'I cannot tell you all, for I do nQt know 11, but if you will rest for a little while I j till tell you what I do know.' 'Yes?ves!?and yet one question! He! J - ? rho paved me from the wreck?that brave nd gallant sailor?where is he? Oh, tell jc of hioi!' 'He has escaped !' 'Thank heaven !?are you sure V 'Quite sure! I aided bins?I hid him! 'hey did not hod hitn and it was almost a | airacle that they did not; I shall always j (link the hand of heaven was in it. Ah !' Helen had let hci head rest upon the ack of the obair and was in a deep sleep. 'Bless her dear he^rti' said Mis3 Redaon. 'She will all be well soon ! I will i irotect her with my life ? He shall not? ie dare not harm her !' She lifted the light form of Helen genly from the chair, and laid her gently on a ittlc fixed oouch that was against one of he walls of the cabin. Then she found a few articles of bed-clothing which she laid ' carefully over her; then, after listening lor a few minutes to the calm and regular breathing of the young girl, Mi9s Redmon sat down, or rather crouched down, by the I side of the couch, resting her face upon 1 | her hands, and for a brief period seemed I j lost in thought. 'Gerald?dear Gerald !' murmured the j | sleeper, unoonsciously. Miss Redmon started back, at the sound i | of the name, as if smitten by a heavy blow. , That man !' she muttered, and her eyes I flashed like scathing lightnings. 'But no | ?no ! Where could she have met him ? j Tf io nrtf nnooiKln fhnt ' Eagerly she bent forward to listen for any more words that might be uttered by the sleeper. But none came. A few minutes more of silence passed by, unbroken save by the soft breatbiog of HeleD, and then the reflections that were crowding the brain of Miss Redmon were abruptly ended by the sharp souud of the unlocking of the cabin door. Miss Redmon sprang to her feet, and as she turned, her eyes rested on the countenance of Capt. Kin Kaid. The villian paused at the entrance of the cabin. Well !'he said. 'She sleeps !' Soundly ?' Yes?she sleeps soundly.' Capt. Kin Kaid advanced a step into the cabin and inclined his ear to the breathing of Helen, and then, as if satisfied that all was well, he said, in a low, earnest tone : 'Miss Redmon, I am about to confide to you my plans. This girl, who is now so soundl*y sleeping, is the sole survivor of a whole family, who were passengers on board the Wave from Vera Cruz. I danot wish her harm at present.' 'Only at present V 'She is very youug, and she will receive impressions 1 I know women, well !' he continued. 'Indeed, sir !' was the sarcastic reply. 'You doubt me, but I do not doubt, and that is sufficient for me ! I intend to take this girl to the islund !' That I have already understood, but never having been there I do not, of coarse, know where it is ' 'No, but you will see it soon ! What I wish you to do, when there, is to impress upon her, fully and completely, a sense of h.er great danger there ! You oan paint to her the terrofs of starvation, perchance murder, on that lonely island?' 'It would not be difficult $o believe !' was the quiet and meaning remark ot Miss Red m on. 'Perhaps not?' said Kin Kaid with a sneer 'But when yoy have thus laid matters before her?when her mind has drank in a thousand alarms.?then Gerald will come !' 'Gerald V ?Ycs ! Why do you start at the name of my son ?' - 'Your son ! He is, then, the wretch that I thought?even a worse viper?' The brow of Kin Kaid grew black for a moment; 'Bo careful, young woman,' he said, and then in a lighter tone he added : 'You should not take your brief visit to my mansion so much to heart 'My forced visit and abduction from Mo 1 bile!' replied Miss Redrnoo, with spirit. 'Well?well ! I have no time to waste in words. Your dislike for my son is of no importance as he will marry this young lady? Helen SinclairI* 'Marry ! Has?has she seen him ??* does she love him ?' 'Love? Ha! ha!' the villian laughed sneeringly. 'No ! Miss Redmou. As she never has seen him, I think I may safely say he does not love her! .But what of that??the young lady can have no objection to a husband?and for furnishing her one, I shall only ask her signature to docu ments which I have prepared, setting forth ' the death, at sea, of all her relatives, and eivins her dear chosen guardian an order . to draw the funds iD bank, for an invest- ' meat elsewhere ! you understand ?' 'I?yes?I think 1 do ' 'Of course, you do! When Gerald r comes it will be as her seeming deliverer ' from danger and almost certain death. He 1 will deny all knowledge of me?will speak to her only of bis deep sympathy, for her j ?will offer to rescue her and to wed her !' ( 'Very well, sir 1' 'You know your cue?'? Kin Kaid was interrupted by a h.oarse t cry from the deok of the Gull, followed by the light tap of a druiq. <A sail! a sail!' I ^ 'For me?for me !' said Kin Kaid, as I | his eyes gleamed 'Cole is on the alert: when that drum is beaten, girl-, you may: know?well?that there will be work to do, and profit from the work ! Look to your charge, and you, too, will in time be rich and prosperous ! I know that I may trust: you !' j1 There'was a peculiar malignant look on | the face of the crime-staiocd man, as he, uttered these words, and then went on deck. ^ A favorable wind had enabled the Gull o to get a considerable distance out to sea, p and it was only very faintly that the iand could be traced by a thread like line upon I the Northern horizon. The short day was e fast wearing away, and a dim cloud like at- [ a mosphere rested upon the sea. I 'Whereaway is the sail, Colo?' said Kin r Kaid to his second in command, as he reach- v ed the deok. s <A yacht or cutter, I take it!' replied v Cole. 'She is beating up this way on a v long tack ! It will be some hours before 5 we need cross her, and then it will be dusk c or dark 1' g 'Give me the glass!' . s Captain Kin .Kaid took a long look at; p the vessel in the distance, which looked | fc like a sea-bird on the surface of the water,'s and then he said : j j 'You are right. A schooner built and t rigged yacht, I fanoy?we can manage her!'' a Ay, ay, sir! But some of the meu have beeu looking sulky, Captain !' <Ah !' ?Yes?they don't seem to like to wait so long for their share of the spoils, you see, sir.' The speaker, Cole, looked right past Kin Kaid into the sea as he spoke, so that the latter felt confident that if there really existed any suoh discontented feeling as his second in command mentioned, he himself was at the bottom of it. A wild flush of passion came over his face, and for a moment or two, it would seem as if some explosion of rage must take place. But the politio villain controlled his passioD, and said, quite calmly : 'Very well, Mr. Cole?very well! If that is the case you can say to the crew a:. _:n u __j iuai tuia win uc uur jaai Btjafcuu, auu we will divide the treasure at its close! Do you tbiok that will be satisfactory to tbem V I should say so, sir.' 'Then you can make it known at odco to the men ; and, as the wind seems to freshen, you can take in a reef, and stand off , and on with long tacks!' 'Ay, ay, sir!' responded Cole, who seemed to be pleased at the prospect of an early division of the spoils. It was while thus wafting until the night ; should fairly set in, that another sail was announced as making down upon the Gull : with speed, right before the wind. Capt. Km Kaid, through his glass took a good look at this vessel. 'A brig !' be said?'she carries the government streamer. Who and what is she V A flash of light, then a subdued report, and a puff of smoke from the side of the i brig at the same time that the stars and stripes were run up to her fore peak, was a , . ii i rr i . i* request, wen-Known 10 ivin rvaia, to ne to. Stand by to shorten sail! I will manage the affair, Cole. Strip those light net ; tings! Keep below, all of you, but the Jive I Now my men look sharp !' 1 Five of the crew dived below iDto the , forecastle, and soon re appeared, dressed , exactly like yatcb sailors, with blue shirts , and caps, on wbicb was the name 'Gull!' Cole then put on a cap with a band of gold ( lace round it, and Captain Kin Kaid 'took ( a careful survey of his vessel. Now for the squadron colors!' he said. Id a few moments there was shaken out to the breeze, after being run up like a ball, | the well known colors of the yacht'squadron, and then the Guil looked as like a { mere pleasure-boat as it was possible to do. j Another gun was fired from the brig, and sbe swept down under quite a presfl ot sail, 1 and as she seemed od the point of forging past the .cutter at full speed, she hailed : 'Cutter ahoy !' Ay, ay !' replied Kin Kaid. ?VVbo are your * ( Yacht Gall, of New Orleans, Clark Kin Kaid, owner. What port?' , Any port!' , 'The brig slackened sail, aBd wallowod for a moment in the trough of the sea, as a boat was lowered from her and palled to* ( wards the Gull. . j 'What can they want now ??side-ropes, there, my mon The boat from the brig grated again9t the < side of the Gull, and an officer in undress uniform came ap the side of the Gull. Is Mr.?Mr. ?' . , Kin Kaid ! I am here, sir, at your service !' Ah ! a stiff breeze, sir !' The officer J fV/irr? fKn hrior KntroH tr Kmh PTin ICfllH TP. turned most ceremoniously. 'May I ask, sir, What brig ?' 'Oh, yes! The Charleston, of the Rev- t ?nue service. We are boarding all the craft in the Gulf ta-leave a warning !' Indeed !' fl 'Yes, sir ! There it is ! You can look c )ver it and see what it is about. Good . ? c ;vening, sir! Good eveoing!' ^ Tho offioer from the Charleston went into his boat again and pushed off leaving a print- g id paper in the hands of CaptaiD Kin Kaid, Q i?ho by the binnacle light slowly read : "A piratical cutter Is Infesting the Gulf. She boards, dunders, and sinks all she can. Stic is said to carry sleeps, ' ind to be built with a curve amidships, and at times to . hip a small foremast. Ten thousand dollars reward are >fiVred iiy the U. 3. Government for her destruction or << rapture." We are eettine valuables!' said Kin r_ ? ^ Evaid, as be wedged the prioted paper ? hrough some cordage, and left it fluttering c n the breeze. a 'Another sail to the nor'east!' shouted be man on the look out. t 'Where is the brig ?' said Kin K&id. 1 'Bowling aloDg, sir, westward !' .replied 1 3ole; She's making the Gulf too hot to '! lold us !' a 'We shall see ! Forewarned is forearm- v id !' o [TO BE CONTINUED ] 8 The Civil Eights Bill. TS PROVISIONS AS PASSED BY BOTH HOU- j kfk (ip r.nxrjrp.ss. i e* Tbe Civil Rights bill, which has passed e he Senate and House of Representatives, o ind now awaits tbe President's signature, jrovides as follows : a Section 1. That ail persons born in the Jnited States, and not subjeot to any for- a iign power, excluding Indians not taxed, tl ,re hereby ' declared to bo citizens of the S Jnited States; and such citizens of every ace and color, without regard to any preious condition of slavery or involuntary tl ervitude, except as a punishment for crime ti thereof the party shall have been duly con- ii icted, shall have ?,be same right in every 1< state and Territory to make aod enforce h ontracts, to sue, to be sued, be parties and v ;ive evidence, to inherit, purchase, lease, " ell, hold, and convey real and personal d iroperty, and to be entitled to full and equal s ienefit of all laws and proceedings for the si ccurity of person and property, as is en- b oyed by white citizens, and shall be subject I: o like punishments, pains, and penalties, " ,nd to none other, any law, statute, ordi- tl Dance, regulation, or custom to the contrary, notwithstanding. Sec. 2. Any person who shall deprive any inhabitant of any State or Territory of any right secured by this act, under oolor of law, regulation, or custom, is declared guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or im* prisonment not exceeding one year, or both, at the discretion of the court. Sec. 3. The United States Distriot Courts shall have exclusive cognizance of all offences against this aot, and also, concurrently with the United States Circuit Court, of all civil aod criminal causes affeoting persons where rights are recured by seotion 1. Any suit against such persons, begun in any State Court, may be removed for trial to the proper District or Ciroait Court. Ia exceptional cases the common law, as modified and changed by the constitution and statutes oX the States, wherein the oourt have jurisdiotion of the cause, civil or oriminal, is held, so far as the same is not consistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States, shall be extended, and govern said oourts in the trial aod disposition of such osuse, and if of a criminal nature, in the infliction of punishment on the party found guilty. Sec. 4 The district attorneys, marshals, and deputy marshals of the United States, the commissioners appointed by the oircuit and territorial courts of the United States, with powers of arresting, imprisoning, or bailing offenders against the laws of the United States, the officers and agents of the * Freedmen's Bureau, and every officer who may be specially empowered by the President of the United States, are specially au*' thorized and required, at the expense of the United States, to institute proceedings a gainst -every person who shall violate the provisions of this act; and it is made the doty of the circuit courts of the United States, and the Superior Courts of the Territories, from time to time to increase the bumber of commissioners, so as to afford a ?peedy and convenient means for the arrest and examination of persons charged with a violation of this act. Sec. 5 The commissioners are empowered to have concurrent jurisdiction with United States Circuit and District Judges and Territorial Judges, both in term, time and vacation. Sec. 6 United States Marshals and their deputies are required to obey all warrants issued under this trot In case of refusal thty may be fined one thousand dollars eac u, for the use of the person upon whom the accused is alledged to have committed the offence. The commissioners are empowered to appoint county assistants to execute warrants, and the latter may call for asaistineftupon bystanders or samuaoos a oo.tsc comitatus, or the military and naval forces. Sec. 7. Any person who shall knowingly md wrongfully, obstruct, hinder, or present any offioer or other person charged with the execution of any warrant or projess issued under this act, or any person or persons lawfully assisting, or attempt to res* 3ue prisoners from custody, is sabject to a ioe not exceeding one hundred dollars, ind imprisonment not exceeding six nontbs, by indictment before the United States District Court, or the proper court of srimioal jurisdiction, if committed within iny of the organized Territories of the United States. Spp ?! TKft Diflfrirtf Af f^rnaoa 1VT ihals, and their deputies and clerks of Disrict and Territorials Courts, shall be paid For their services the fees allowed for simi* ar services in other cases; and in all cases vhere the proceedings are before a com* nissioner, he shall be entitled to a fee of en dollars in full for his services in each iase, inclusive of all services incident to iuch arrest and examination. The porson ir persons authorized to execute the pro* ress issued by commissioners for the arrest if offenders shall- be entitled to a fee of ive dollars for each person arrested, with uch other, fees as may be deemed reason* .bid by the commissioner?to be paid out if the Treasury of the United States, on he certificate of the district within which he arrest is made, and recoverable from he defendant as part of the judgment in :ase of conviction. Sec. 9 Whenever the President of the U states shall have reason to believe that offenes have been or are likely to be committed gainst the provisions of this act, it shall he iwful for him, in his discretion, to direot be judge, marshal, and distriot attorney of he district to attend at such place within he distriot and at such time as he may deszoate for'the purpose of the more speedy rrest and trial of persons charged with a ioiatioo of this act; and it shall be the duty f every judge or other officer, when any uch requisition shall be received by him, o attend at the place and for the time thereo designated. Sec 10 That it shall be lawful for the 'resident of the United States, or such per* ons as he may empower for the purpose, to mplOy such part of the land or naval forces f the United States, or of the militia, as hall be necessary to prevent the violation nd enforce the due ezeuutiou of this act. Sec. 11. That upon all questions of law rising in any canse under the provisions of his act, a finai appeal may be taken to the lupreme Court of the United States. How to Know 'em.?It is generally bought that the feminine dress naa no par* icular significance; but some one skilled Q the art of female attire makes the folDwing statement in regard to long ribbons anginground the neck:' When the girls tear the ends hanging in front it means 'the lady is married;" over the right shonl* er, that "she is engagedover the left boulder, that "she has a fellow coming to ce her, but isn't engaged," and down the ack it means, "Boys come follow me."? f she doesn't wear any at all, it means she is eogaged," and don't wish to baye any* bing to do with "any other fellow."