The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-01-29


the track of that resolute John, whose first
fruits were to redeem the II home.
The Dancing Belle, two years and eleven
months ago, left beautiful yankee girl
whose father and the captain were old friends
at the island of Antigua, in the arms of a
splendidly rich uncle, who gave her over to a
noble and black-eyed young cousin, and he to
half dozen great and small cousinesses.-
Now the Dancing Belle, faithful to yankee
land, takes back that beautiful girl, more
than beautiful woman, and the young black
eyed cousin with her, for interest on the debt
Antigua owed her native land.
Captain said she, the day after their en-
barkation, "who is that handsome mate of
yours with the fine forehead and the deep,
blue eyes?' H
"Ha CLARA, can you see the blue through
the black p
"Now protest, Captain Blake, against ban
tering you know Joe is my cousin, and I've
right to look at him or orer him as suits me;
but thought had seen that man before, that
l ask s's8
"Very likely you have; he came out with
me Before the mast, and when our mate died.
twelve months off. we promoted him, for a
reader and more faithful man never put hands
to halliards."
But his name, Captain Blake is it Fitz
Edward. or Frederick Augustus will it sound
well in romances" r65
may, you cry twice to bantering, you'll
find his name good one. in fact, if it shouldn't
flourish we'll in fiction, Clara
"Oh, make no doubt that he is a good fell
low, very exemplary on ship-board, butyouye
not told me his name.''
"John Wilson,"
"Humph, not very available if should
want to write marine novel;"
Cor act one, Ell :" e+-aa
"Why, for that, the name would be no
great obstacle. Wilson, did you says That
is name have reason to honor, for the brave
man who saved my life unwittingly revealed
to me that name, while modestly refusing to
mention it. Do you know from whence he is,
Capt. Blake: y
'only that his family are poor, and his
father has a name for patience"
"How?
:" He's christened job
"Job Wilson the very name. If he should
be the son of that noble man, Capt. Blake, the
circumstance would be akin to romance, at
least. Will you give me an introduction,
when it's convenient If he be the son of
that brave man, l would know him for his
fathers sake"
"Or his own, in any case ;"
" Perhaps, as you bespeak him we'll"
And Clara Winthrop found him to be
veritable son of the noble Job Wilson, and
made him proud of his father for that manly
deed, and happy to be Intercepted of him
and all his by lady he was pleased to think
as noble as she was beautiful.
"Joe, dear, don't be jealous" said Clara to
her cousin, one day, 'you shall see Mr.. Will
sons yankee sister yet He has toldme much
of her. and sooth, if she is daughter to her ia
ther, and sister to her brother, you II not be
sorry for any chance which will bring you to
her."
!" Ha, co., and the black eyes sparkled
with rogush understanding, and it may be
Clara colored; we always appear absent at
such times, and didn't observe. But an i'll
chance was awaiting them to drive them some
whittier, even when they had reached within
day of their destination ns
The Dancing Belle danced gaily till the
night hid her, and the gathering storm came
down to waltz with the whrling waves Then
the rich India trader, with three years har-
vest of wealth, danced to sterner music, and
drove with crash, that ached through all her
frame, on the midnight rocks, while rose one
wild shrek from the crew she bore.
CONCLUDED MONDAY U.
We copy the following from the Maine
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