Taken by the Enemy
ng news!" exclaimed Ca
and with the newspaper, in which he had read only a few of the many head-lines, still in
ch his vast wealth was measured, in the estimation of those who knew most ab
with her uncle, preferring this to a voyage at sea, being in rather delicate health
Islands, and was now coming from Bermuda. She had just taken a pilot fifty miles from Sandy Hook, a
contained the startling news which appeared to have thrown the owner of the Bellevite entirely
is son, a remarkably bright-looking young fellow of
ford, who had been seated with a book on
had ever before seen him so shaken by agitation. He seemed to be unable to speak a word
the deck of the steamer, like a vessel which had suddenly cau
e came near her. "What in the world has happened to overco
s lips moved as though he were muttering something to himself. He did not look at the paper in his hands a
llevite, appeared to be even more astonished than his mother at the singular conduct of his father; but
y of his paternal authority over him, the young man never took advantage of the familiarity existing between them
he movements of his father with the utmost interest, not unmingled with anx
the movement of the vessel, but for several minutes planked the deck as though he were unable to re
fixed his gaze upon the staring announcement at the head of one of its columns. No one ventured to approach h
efore, and then dropped the paper, as though the a
as a quartermast
sed his hand to his cap, and waited th
wish to see him, if you ple
his march across the deck, though it was evident to the anxious observers that he had in a great measure recove
rty-five years old, his hair and full beard were heavily tinted with gray; and an artist who wished for an ideal shipmaster, who was both a gentleman and
rd," said the commander, in resp
nd, and come to anchor there," replied the owner, as,
name of the locality to which his order related, but not in a t
rdinary order which he received. It was in the month of April, and the
the Hudson; but when almost in sight of New York, the captain had been ordered
the slightest degree; for he was a sailor, and it was a part of his
is order, for he had been away from them for a long time. The three papers brought on board by th
pilot wished to be informed in regard to this strange alteration in the immediate
he had done before, but seated himself in an armchair he had occupied before the pilo
e before him. Mrs. Passford and Christy, though even more excited by the singular conduct o
the details of the astounding news; and it was plain enough to those who so eagerly observe
he Bellevite had reached the anchorage chosen by the pilot
aid the pilot, who had left his place in the pilot-h
Passford, in a very decided tone. "But that shall make
eceive the next order, which might throw some light on the reason for anchoring the steamer so near her destination on a
his full fee for taking the vessel to
d towards the companionway; b
ard of us. You will set the signal to bri
chor so near home after her long cruise; but the captain asked no questions, and
of the deck, walked slowly to the place where his wife was seated, and halted in front of her without speaking a word. But
of tones, while her expression assured those who saw her face th
ed as I never was before in all my life," replied
ntry," she added, hardly able to contain herself, for she f
that I did not expect, though many others were sure that it wo
ady, with a look which indicated that her worst
erposed the husband. "But a state of war exists at