ous principles he professed. I am
compelled, though with much pain, to write this.

It was settled that we should start at once for Baltimore, to embark on
board a vessel bound from that place to Trinidad. Uncle Paul and Arthur
were to remain behind to arrange my father's affairs, and to follow us
as soon as possible.

The only other person to whom my father made known his intentions, was
Timothy Nolan, who had come out with him from Old Ireland, when quite a
boy, as his servant.

"I must leave you behind, Tim; but you will easily find a far better
situation than mine, though I shall be sorry to lose you," said my
father, after telling him of his intentions.

"Shure your honour won't be after thinking that I would consent to lave
you, and the dear young lady and Master Guy, with no one at all at all
to take care of them," answered Tim. "It's myself would be miserable
entirely, if I did that same. It isn't the wages I'd be after asking,
for to make your honour doubt about the matter. The pleasure of serving
you in the days of trouble will be pay enough; only just say I may go,
master dear, and shure I'll be grateful to ye from the bottom of my
heart."

My father could not resist Tim's earnest entreaties, and so it was
agreed that he should form one of the party.

It was a sad day for us all when we set out on that rapid journey
southward in the waggon, without wishing goodbye to any one. Baltimore,
however, was safely reached, and without delay we got on board the good
ship the _Loyal Briton_, which immediately set sail.

My father seemed to breathe more freely when we were clear of the
harbour. Our chief consolation was, that Uncle Paul and Arthur would
soon rejoin us, as they expected to be ready for the next ship--to sail
in about a month--and they would not have the difficulty in getting off
which my father had experienced. It is a satisfaction to me to believe
that, had they not been able to remain behind to make arrangements with
his creditors, my father would not have left the country in the secret
way he did; but the laws in those days were very severe, and had he not
escaped, he might have been shut up in prison without the means being
allowed him of paying his debts, while we all should have been well-nigh
reduced to penury. Had such, however, been the case, I am very sure
that Uncle Paul and Arthur would have done their utmost to support my
mother and Marian, while I might soon have been able