American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-02-17

You have the best lookout in the neigh
borhood," said Mr.. Debree, walking to
the spot on which Skipper George had
been standing and looking abroad orit.--
"This tree didn't grow here" said he,
looking at the grey trunk glisIning in the
moonlight
"No sir; It was set there" said the
fisherman.
at is a landmark"
"Is, sir, it may be in manner; but
not for s'ilum on those waters. Twas set
there when riches was taken aw'y. Rioh-
es came again. but twas lsved, for ED
Termed partly how to value riches
The gentlcman looked, as the moonlight
showed, ,inte, estedly at the speaker. ;.Anoth.
er story with lesson in it?" he said.--
"If it were not for keeping you out so late
l would ask you to do M the favor Of tel
ling It,"
"Ay, SIR" said Skipper George. 81
said there were amany lessons sent US
This one coined nearer to me again tha the
tother.-- hope I've larned somethun by
that story! Fishermen don't heed night
hours much; but it's late for you as well,
sir. Mubbe 'ee'd phase to walk inside a
bit?" ho asked, with modest urgency,
"It's short story, only heavy one"
."Another time, perhaps" said the
strange gentleman; not now, not now, il
you'll excuse me, but If it wouldn't be toe
much trouble I would thank you for il
where we are. One hour or another is
much the same to me-"
At the irst words of this answer, Skip
per George turned look Of surprise al
the stranger, and when the latter had fin
ished speaking, asked,
"Bee'ee stayun hereabouss, then, sir?'
Perhaps be may have thought it strange
that one who looked so like clergyman
should be staying for any length OF time
in the neighborhood, without being better
know.
liam a clergyman" said the gentleman
frankly; "but not of you church; and
don't feel free until l am better Anown.'
Skipper George apparently weighed the
answer. He did not urge his invitation
but his open face became clear and kind
" as ever
"Then SIR" said he. "of 'eo'd plase tc
he seated here, I'd tell the story. know
it well.
Before beginning it tho fisherman cast q
look at his house,& & then gazed awhile upon
the restless waves which here glanced with
the CLEAN Of treathefous eyes, and they
were dark as death.
"Do'ee mind about ten years ago, il
newfoundland, sir?" began Skipper
George turning his steady eyes to bis hear
er, aud speaking as ifthe date or the year
since the date lad been painful to him
"he hard year that was when they hat
the rails they called EN-?
eyes; though was in England at The
time, | know pretty well what happened il
Newfoundland. 1t was sad time.
Gay, sir It was sad timo. Many
people suffered; some wanted food, anc
more agen got broken in apirils,& lha'l
bad for man, and some got lawless like
Twas sad time indeedP' Skipper Georgt
having fingered thus before his tale, be
gan it abruptly: "Well. sir twas on thu
sixteenth day Of January--a Thursday
It was--I was acuming down BacksidO
from the Gosh, hauling slide load o
timber an my youngest son wi me-
1t had been fine day, frstgonn of, TO
awinters day, )wi'jus a furry o'snow nov
and agsn, and deal ofsnow on the grount
tull about afternoon it began to blow from
about west, and by north, or thereaway
heavy and thick, and growing heavier an,
heavier. an bitter cod. Oil twas bit
ter colIl We didn't say much together
Georgian I. but we got along as fast
ever we could IT was about an hour 0
two before night, mubba; and George say
to me-, Lots lave the slide, fatherp IT wa
but wecould ha' KEEP on WI it, thouz III :
was ble,cold, hard work; but t wa
sometbun else Fl x.
II @"Sowe turned the slide out O. the va,
and layed her, and coined on 'Twa
blown gales up over Backside; we coul,
sca'ce keep her feet, an | hard some'hu
like voice-I suppose l was thinkun o
ivoices--an' brought right up into th