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Lieutenant-colonel Smith was very busy, and held himself unusually erect; and Major Pitcairn, of the marines, was often seen in his company, as if the two had some secret in common.
Another prominent Scot connected with the Pennsylvania Railroad was Robert Pitcairn, born at Johnstone, near Paisley, in 1836. John Mein and John Fleming, the founders and publishers of The Boston Chronicle were both born in Scotland.
As a fact, he was not apprehended until some time afterwards, and it would seem, from the records given in the Pitcairn Trials, that it was not until four years later that he was brought to trial. A person taken red-hand, it would be imagined, would be one found in such circumstances relating to a murder as would leave no doubt as to his or her having ``airt and pairt'' in the crime.
But dear Otaheitan Sally and her loving Charlie and all the rest had long before joined the Church above. There was, however, a home-sick party of the Pitcairners who could by no means reconcile themselves to the new home. These left it not very long after landing in 1856, and returned to their beloved Pitcairn.
Pitcairn always maintained that, finding the militia would not disperse, he turned to order his men to draw out, and surround them, when he saw a flash in the pan from the gun of a countryman posted behind a wall, and almost instantly the report of two or three muskets. These he supposed to be from the Americans, as his horse was wounded, as was also a soldier close by him.
Tytler was the most learned and impartial, Mr. Hill Burton was the most sceptical of our historians. Yet on this point of authenticity these historians were too hasty. Now assuredly this appeared to be an incredible assertion of Calderwood, or of his MS. source. Thus prejudiced, Calderwood was believed by Mr. Pitcairn to have made an untrue or confused statement.
Tahiti, which you will hear mentioned in the story of Pitcairn, is a coral island, and they abound in groups, in pairs, or in single islands, through the wide Pacific Ocean. They are formed by myriads of tiny insects, which are connected together, and seem to share a common life.
To return from this digression to the history of the colonization of Pitcairn Island. The mutineers of the Bounty, after the success of their plot, unanimously elected Christian for their Captain, and sailed for Tahaiti. On their way thither, they passed the small hilly, well peopled island of Tabuai, seen in 1777 by Cook, and formed the resolution of settling there.
There was nine o' the mutineers, sir, as went off wi' the Bounty from Otaheite, an' they've never bin heard on from that day to this." "Yes, yes!" exclaimed Thursday, with sudden animation, "that's us. The nine mutineers came to our island here, Pitcairn, an' remained here ever since, an' we've all bin born here; there's lots more of us, boys and girls."
"You don't say so!" exclaimed the captain, whose interest was now thoroughly aroused. "Are the nine mutineers all on Pitcairn still?" Thursday's mobile countenance at once became profoundly sad, and he shook his head slowly. "No," said he, "they're all dead but one. John Adams is his name." "Don't remember that name among the nine said to be lost," remarked the Englishman.
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