Produced by Mardi Desjardins & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net from page images generously made available by Google Books GRAHAM’S MAGAZINE. Vol. XXXI. September, 1847. No. 3. Contents Fiction, Literature and Articles The Slaver (conclusion) The Ring The Islets of the Gulf (continued) Stock-Jobbing in New York Lolah Lalande. A Package from My Old Writing-Desk Review of New Books Poetry To a Century Plant Elva Jacob’s Dream Transcriber’s Notes can be found at the end of this eBook. * * * * * [Illustration: John Lucas A. L. Dick VICTORIA, PRINCESS ROYAL. Engraved for Graham’s Magazine] * * * * * GRAHAM’S MAGAZINE. Vol. XXXI. PHILADELPHIA, SEPTEMBER, 1847. No. 3. * * * * * THE SLAVER. A TALE OF OUR OWN TIMES. BY A SON OF THE LATE DR. JOHN D. GODMAN. (_Concluded from page 71._) CHAPTER X. _Gon._ Now would I give a thousand furlongs Of sea, for an acre of barren ground, Long heath, brown furze, any thing. The Wills above be done! But I would fain die a Dry death. Tempest. De Vere had not intended to marry quite so soon as he did, but being unexpectedly recalled home by an order from the admiralty, and wishing to take his beautiful Clara with him, he had with very little difficulty persuaded her to hasten their bridal day, and then accompany him to England. Don Manuel was at first very loth to let his daughter leave him. Had it been Francisca, he would not have consented; her soft and gentle disposition had entwined itself completely around the old man’s heart. But there was more of pride mingled with his affection for Clara; and she so enthusiastically expressed her desire to visit the English metropolis, and to travel over the heaving waves of the broad Atlantic—for she had never been to sea—that the old Don gave way to her entreaties; and with many kisses and promises of soon seeing them again, but apparently without much distress, she took leave of her father and sister on the deck of the Scorpion, where they had accompanied her to take a last farewell. Telling De Vere to watch well the charge he had entrusted to him, with sorrow and tears Don Manuel and Francisca got into their boat.