The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-12-26
Sf(tsttIlautous.
The Bride Of Horn Island.


whole family, old Harry Waters. Harry.
however, is not the hero of Our tale so
much as Harriet, the daughter, is heroine.
Harriet is a beauty without paint-one of
natures own unsophisticated children. Of
art, science, and philosophy, size knows no
more than did the ancient daughters Ct Pas
cagouIa, and to the ridgid rules of fashion
she is even less slave than they we're
Roaming around the Island, and swimming
and splashing in the blue waters the Gull,
was their constant pastimes; and if "beau-
ty unadorned," be indeed most adorned,
then were hers of the most perfect order
Her hair, innocent of comb, spread upon
her sun burned shoulders, like a mantle,
snd no other garment did she wear, save
one loose robe Of unbleached cotton. With
the gaudy streamers Of artistic vanity, and
I'--Cumhrous silk, that with its rustling sound
Makes proud the flesh that bears it.
she was wholly unacquanted They were
to her like the stars. things OF beauty, far,
far beyond her island world and size could
not comprehend them. She hal seen the
stars afar of, though they were, but earth 5
'gittering 'gew gaws, she Lad never seen;
and if any Shng, she knew more of the stars
than of the gew gaws, for she watched
them alone at night, as along the islands
marge she strayed, listening to the seas
ceaseless melody. Not wilder than she,
was the untamed sleed Of the Arabian des-
erts, and not freer from guile was the rose
of Sharon. A strange wild girl was Har-
riot.
The islnnd CT Horn is but seldom visited
by those who live on the main land and
Harriot, of course, had seen but little Of
life, if we except the lie of her fathers
herds, life in her fathers boat, and lie pjs-
catoral. In skiH, she was the periecN
Grace Darling, and in the water mer-
mail.
Old Harry, the father, is a rough, strange,
whiskey loving weight, and her mother, a
stout, straight, careless woman md little
Harry. her brother, but a plaything. Such,
at least, was TIE case two years ago. when
Harriet Unexpectedly became bride.
ltso happened that jolly Old wng be.
longing to the city, with plethoric purse
and an ample corporation, whilecruising a
midsummer for the benefit Of lis health,
and the enjoyment Of fresh fish snd oysters,
turned his PROV Horn Islandward3. He
had with him in the capacity Of cook, sail
or, and servants generally, a "broth Of q
boy" wish most persuasive brogue and
as he stayed on the Island several days
his Patrick and old Farry's Huriot became
quite partial to each other.
Now, as our friend the wig had plenty
Of whiskey, this, for him served an oper
= sesame to the ancient Harry'S good graces
and the time passed pleasantly CROUCH, be
ing rendered golden by the tender ant
spiritual sJmpatEies. Each day, the wa:
would get up foot race, he entered Pat
y rick, and the old man entered Harriot, ant
such fun was never seen as turned up be
tween the 5etters aud the racers. Thes
races were Of a somewhat amphibious char
acer, being one day terrestrial and the 9th
ther aquaceous. For, fleet Of foot as Har
: riot was on the land she could only MAKE
lie at best of Patrick, but in the waite
Patrick couldn't hold a candle 10 her,
! At length old Harry began to suspec
s that Harriott and Patrick were getting owe
, fond Of each other so one morning he pa
2 raded all his implements Of war upon tb
table of his tenement, and summond IT,
"a lovers to appear IN his presence. The
- came, and Patrick, when he saw the fearfC
array of waapous, and the star chambe
countenance Of the paternal Judge, tremble
frora head to foot, and his heart faile
|, within him.
"What are your pretentions to that ga
as there, --- you?" inquired old Harry
'I wud marry her," said Pat, "if | wa
ly only citizen; but / halnt got my paper
ID out yet, yer honor"
d, "And what business had you to tkink
marry her, when you amt a citizen?
quoth Harry; "but citizen or no citizel
you shall marry her, by thunder, you shall.
4 Patrick said he would, if he must, but
stout Norwegian who rushed in at that MT
= ment swore by the Gods of his fathers thi
r. he shouldn't. Hi!'' quoth the Norwegian
y who was known among the oysters Of Il
gulf as Peter, and who sometimes pa
clandestine visits TO the Island, 'hi lul
nd Harriet mineself, hand mine boat har
gs mine heart hi gibs to her. Hoysters h
n nice, put not more nice as Harriet; hs1
dolphns, when you catches dem, his purt,
- but not SO purity has she is. Ho. mil
d' lubly Harriet, rush to thine Peders harms
Old Harry, Harriet and Patrick we're q
ii startled by the theatrical and earnest ma
!. ner in which Petar delivered himself, al
after certain explanations were made, Il
case was submitted to the fair one herse
~ She innocently observed that if she HI
to get married, she would As soon ba