The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-02-11
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,ipe down the northeast trades. VIM.
an old, weather beaten sailor,
Ras Ct the wheel and cos1osbeks him oscarIt
hummipg the air Of Black eyed
Susau,N when my back Was towards him:-l
"a vac IN excellent hslmsman, and kept Shsd
hin TO her course, true 10 the needle 70 the1
poiss. Although it 10 still, ~ il Vs.
contrary TO rue, to enter into con-
With the man q the wheel, ~ oteeEyi1Gl
William smile and raise his hat u1e1 1e1
hairs,n asked him sympathetic Z
What are you thinking eeeu -
LAM"
. About my swsathears. sir;
" Are you going 70 get mszsls 3 ~
when you return r. .:i
be IL should live to be thousand years
old. vet have. Z sHestheart. It's just Tor
" years this day vihce ssW her5an fnev-'
er saw her but once. But what interest can
YOU have in an old salts love dream I"
!" Go aiiead, sWiiiism,f otsllme ah1as 80
sweetheart. Pm in love myself, and can
sympathizs with you."
"Well, sir, it is just forty yesrs ago tnls
day since strollea inte onesoE the bIege
churches in Broadway, and wa invited to-
seat in grand pew Of an elderly gentleman:
There were two ladies with him. One OF
them NJ honsns our yes THss. sssS s
plst6iy - syeS couldr spsak-@Pm glad 20
see YOU again. l am sure ] had seen her
before / felt that No we're old playmstss,
bat for the ljf1 afns IcVuld not tall yheye.
I could hardly take my syss on hsf, she
looked 90 good. When the services com.
menced, she put prayer book in my hand,
ma ani1ndiosshs les1a9 fw TIN 1eyfl -
yoonk t6ens 81, ana SSd ieoki6gJ TOO, and
had about a. much self-conceit a. most OF
the Young men, but the more looked az
that sweet girl, the less / thought ofm5se'f.
When the services were over, followed nes
to the does Of !. the carriage, and could not
help saying % lie gsatlenanlhandedhAr IN.
God bless you, my sweet angel 7. and to
my surpripeI inptsad Of being offended, she
replied; sihAnk you, cir, and msy hsblsss
you too" The gentleman raised his hat to
me-. and snlsd i" Good bye, Jack, . 20 said,
- SEED lack 10 your u was the voice Of
ssilor: he was, no doubt, retired sea
captain. Both the ladies, though had neg
1ec,tsd one entirely, bowed to NE odt Of the
carriage window. In moment they were
gone, aad l gsysr saw them from that time Z,
to this,yes IkSvetruly loved that sweet girl. !"
"Did you ever try to find out who she
wSS.w Inquired:
"No, sir, what was the use? felt my
SELF poor. ignorant sailor, hardly abla 70
writ6 my Swn name and Swas not LAlly
enough TO think that such q lovely girl
would ever care anything about me. Think.
ing about her took all the self-concsit out
Of me. -. 80
"But you said jos had seen her before !;
how was that ~
"It was only in dream, sir. never
saw her befofss Now, as Pm growing old,
have been thinking seriously about trying
to be good, that may meet her in heaven.
Every Sunday, for forty years, has the scene
in that church been before me, and every
tipjI think upon my sweet girl, abe looks
more lovely than before. l could never
think Of marrying, with her image ever pres
snt in my mind. Do you think, sir, it is
possible for an old sinner like me TO 60 70
"Why not, William?"
ssI'll tell you. why. About eight years
ago left the sea, fersthtn I dreamed ihst
/ saw my dear angel 60 to heaven, and tried
to be good. worked along shore with
niggers and stevedores, and had ever two
thousand dollars that saved, so got along
quite comfortably, ! Joined Q church and
thought bad got religi ion, when q rascally
deacon cheated me out of fifteen dollars. l
was so thundeying mad that l gave the fell
low an awful hiding and before he could get
the law dogs on me, was at sea again.
think NOW shat did very wrong, but Pm so
hard, hearted shasI can't inmy soul forgive
the fellow even to this day.
"My sweet angel tells me in my dreams
that must forgive him and that if wish
to join her must be good" v.vrgs.
He said much more, but the above affords
glance at his inner life, and shows the pu-
rity o. kissoul. Il mujs3 not b athought
that be was whining old fool on the con-
trasy be wasz % man Of dauntless courage;
bsld sseni 70 freshness, Cand quick to resent
an insult. No men are thrown more upon
their own resources for mental food. than
seamen. For weeks and even months, sky
and water are theiE only .co~paniens;aod
long voyages, when they hayS wateh-ands
watch, their labor is very light. 1t is then
that their minds dwell upon the pleasant
scnesUf the pas, and make tho dross of
satA sppssr divine. Bill Thornton's case
10 not singular. Almost every sailor has
some beautious love. dream, and hence the
reason why 90 few Of them marry. The
ideal has moro charms for them than the
real.
With all their faults sailors are not bad
men. As class, in rude Way, they love
the true, ethe beautiful and the good, and
are proverbial for generosity. May they all
70 to heaven at last. gg - n ~ IS
A MODEL ADVERTISEMENT.
IL C.. CHANBLER, who WAS member of
the LAST Legislature Of Wisconsin, which,
psshsps, accounts for his being ''hard up,"
advertisss bis horse Chingarthl for sale, in
the adams County Independent. sMr. G..
shows . laudable desire to sell hiShorse to
pay his debts, We will give his advertise
mont one insertion without charge. 1t reads
As '0a0ns;ss ron SALE
My huge roam horse Chingartha.
Thou canst trust thy labor to him, be-
cause his strength IL great w "a ~
Thou csnst bind him with his band in the
furrow; he will harrow the valleys after.
thee. 4k 80 - AT w&
% willgather thy seed into the barn.
His strength is terrible, in which he re-
joicsth.
The glory Of bis nostxils TO- bic pride |; his