Beadle's Dime Novels No. 298: The Hussar Captain — page 96: what you’re looking at

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100 THE WUSSAR CAPTAIN. ingstone, and though his brother Launcelot Jaughed away his defeat, it was plain to all he deeply felt it, and each day of their lives made it more evident that a growing hatred for Lionel was springing up in his heart. Lionel was of a confiding, noble nature, and beloved by all, while Launcelot was irritable, seltish, and very few liked him, although over tis father be possessed wonderful infln- ence, an influence that was soon turned bitterly against his brother, who, having entered into a secret marriage with a young girl, beneath him in rank, confessed it to Launcelot in confidence, not knowing that it weuld be at once told to his father. 3 So infuriated was the old nobleman at this clandestine act of his son, that he at once banished him from his home, and in sorrow Lionel left England, and, accompanied by his young and beautiful wife, sailed for America. Shoruly after his arrival in the colonies his wife gave birth to a son, whom lhe named after himself; but the fond wother — never lived to hear her boy lisp her name, as she died ere he reached his second year. - Broken-hearted almost at the death of his wife, whom he loved with an almost idolatrous worship, the poor widower determined to retire from the world and seek some secluded retreat where he could live only for his little son. Securing passage in a smali coasting-sloop running to Bos- ton, the Englishman cetermined to seek a home near that city, but in passing through Hell-gate the little vessel was dashed upon « rock, and cut to pieces, while all that were on board, excepling three lives, were lost. Those three were Liouel Livingstone, his child, and a ne- gro boy of twelve years of age, and they were saved by cling- ing toa part of the wreck that was driven shoreward, and thence into a small basin completely rock-bound, What was the surprise of Mr, Livingstone to find here a spacious cave, that would be a secure retreat for him, and he determined to at once turn it to advantage; so he left the little Lionel in charge of the negro-boy, and swam out to where tbe upturned yawl of the sloop had lodged on a rock. This he soon reached, and with delight found oars tied Within the boat. In a few moments he had rowed back into conniclooks.comn