Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-05-17

cheaper to dozen for the same price. A
boat, therefore, which is fortunate enough
to get good haul at the very commence
ment OF the season, enriches the crew as
much by the first voyage as it does in half
a-dozen subsequent ones.
Larry Stirling and his three messmates
were among the first to get their boat clear
ed for sea. An hour before putting forth
on their adventure, Larry visited his sweet
heart, to whom he was TO be united on his
return from the voyage, according to agree
ment He was full of hope, and dilated on
the cheering gprospect that this unlooked-tor
early advent of the fnny tribe would pro-
vide him with the means Of solPmnislng his
nuptlals with great 'eclat.
"Eh, lassie, what does thou think ;" cried
he. Jock, and David, and Allan' (his
three messmates and partners in the boat),
.sare chiels wi hearts o. gould, an they
swear they'll club their shares o profit frae
the v'y'ge to my ain, 10 help cot our we'd
ding feast %
"Eh. mon, it's no possible !" exclaimed
the delighted Lillias.
What for no3 tell thee, lasSie, we'll
hae siccan a splore as the like was ne'er
seen atore in these parts. Wen hae the
hail toun to our jinks, an auld Mellun, the
blind gut-scraper, an Sandy Maclaren, an
WuIly Lings, wi their pipes, an they shall
scrape an dirl till a the rafters rine An
a the Draw lads an bonnie lasses shall fling
an caper; an we'll hae beef and ban
nocks, wi punch am wusky enough galore
to swim ship!'
"Gude grant 1t a ~
"Ne'er doot it, lasSe; and ye maun moo
k,t,le up yeer wee bits o inery, for it'll no
be abune sax days or | gang back-and
then hey for the goulden ring An see
We, my lassie. here's Summat hae got for
We. i ganged till Edinbro' last nicht and
bout it frae one O the grand shops i the
New Toun.'
He produced necklace Of bright beads,
large as filberts, and exultngIy strung il
round her neck; and the girl was as much
delighted with the gift, as titled lady
would be if her betrothed presented hel
with a superb aigrette of the most
sparkling diamonds the mines Of Golconda
ever yielded.
An moo maun cen gang, for Jock an
the rest are aboard, and waitn' for me-
Wull ye gang wi me down to thae craft p
Lilias readily consented, and after care
fully putting up the precious necklace, and
giving the donor don't know how many
kisses as an acknowledgment for it, she ac-
companied him to the jetty, where the boat
lay. On their way they met stranger ol
peculiarly forbiddiug exterior, whose sunk
en- eyes cleaned with strange expression
as he fixed them on the shrinking fisher
Girl. The moment he was past Lllias
seized the arm of her lover in convulSive
grip, and, pale as death, whispered to him,
Larry, did We no mark him :"
Him who:" exclaimed Larry, much
astonished, for he had been too occupied
with dreams of his coming happiness to no.
tce anything.
"Yonder mon-eh, Guide beward us its
a fearsome sicht! He has an crii ee-if
ane ever glowed oot O. mortal head. Oh,
Larry, we maunna gang this day Sorrow
and woe will BETA us a ii ye do -
"DeIl hae me what's come to ye:
wish the mon at the bottom o the Red Sea
afore he gev We sic turn. Pugh! its a
fancy!'
It's no fancy, Larry but the Gospel truth.
He has the evil ee, | tell ye, and ye maun-
ma gang thus day"
EVIL ee an auId wife's tale Icarena
for a the evil ee's DOT o the heads O a the
illfaurd chies irae John o'Groat's to the
Laad's End !"
'.Dinua speak sac" cried the terrified
girl, who was profoundly impressed with
all the Superstiuons Of her race. "For the
luve O God, dinna set at naught siccan a
warning. Evil will BETA if vel sail moo
Larry laughed but not very heartily. for
he by no means was proof to the notions OF
his people. He had set bis heart, howev-
er, on sailing with all expedition and as
| he knew we'll that his messmates them
selves would obStiCately refuse to sail were
| they told what his sweetheart had seen, he
determined to keep it from them.
That for a the evil ees and "a the auld
wife's ouks !" cried he, swapping his fin
gers with a mighty air of brayado. GA
the spells O. darkness shall no keep our
bonny boat frae hoistin' It's red wing to the
blast, an coming back in sax days wi cal
| Ter herrin' to fill the crees. Ye ken the
aud sang, lassie,-
s.Weel may the boatie row,
And weel may she speed,
Weel may the boatie row
That earns the bairnle's bread!"
Larry, dearie, ance mair, for the luve
O. God-for the uve O. me-dinna be sac
daft an reckless Auld Tam Fairlie was
lust sac, as we weel ken. He wadna tax
tent when lie met the evil ee, an he sailed
the same NIGHT, an, was drooned wi' a on
board. An then there was young Abbie
Snewlie, who used to laugh at his auld
grandmither when she--"
"Ye're ma better than an auld grandmitl--
er yerseP, to maunGer at that rate The
winds fair, an the sky's clear, an a prom
ises weel. Guide sake, dinna baud me back
sac !" for they now were on the jetty, and
the poor girl in her terror and anxiety TO
detain her lover, was clinging to him, and
holding him back. "See, if Jock an Allan
are ma laughing at US enough 10 split their
sells Well be the toun's jouk an ye car
ry on sae.
Hastily, and even roughly disengaging
himself, Larry gave her hearty kiss, and
leapt into the boat, which bad its sail ready
hosted and bagging with the breeze. The
rope was cut off, and the little bark swiftly
cut though the waves, impeled by its hea
w red sail Poor Lillias waved her hand
in adieu, and burst into tears. Then she
watched the boat till 1t was mere speck, |