The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-06-08
SILAS MARINER;
y HE wEAvKROp RRvRLoE.
~ sse Assksr Of Aaaa bexe.

be ycusg man in fsstisn, Who WAS pow bv Rs
lsss sde, set~ing into the coavsvsaticn With
lut ~ trouble OF foruHalitiss. aIt1l BE- NAV ID
Pc aet I've done my days work, or asy odd
|tts o tias whom the works slack. Aid IT
ring you some coil from Mr.. CAs's gardsn-
lsn lst - and willing."
"Ah, Aaron, ny I'D, are you thsrsir said
(i,sS II vasnt awaro Of yoa; for whsn Eppis'a
.syins. w.k II va coaH S.ip % me ,a Win '1s ~:
tSssi.s Ss v. might get her bit . garden ali
Then, R you think we'll and good. .Aid
aaron, I'll come to the Stone-pits this Alter
|tsn, and We Il settls what lands to BE- taken
4, AID ~ got up an hour earlier L the morn
Pg. and b-gin on t."
Bat not il you don's promlse me- not 10 work
\ the hard a'ggiog, fs,h,r,- saii Eppie. "Por
snouidnt hs s,id snyth'ng about II, she ad-
st, ha bashfully, h 'f-roguishly, ''only Mrs.
in,brop satj a. Aaron I'D 10 50 good, and"
ana AM, you might hs known 1t wi,hou. moth
4 telling YOU" said A A,ron. "Atd Master
larpee knows too. bo,s, as I'm able and will
ing to 60 torn o. work for bin, aud he went
hy bands"
There, now, father, you won't work in Il
ilhts all easy said Eppis and YOU and mo
tn mark out the beds, and make holes and
liant the roots. It'u be deal ivelier at the
|tons-pits vhsn we've got some flowers, fos
Eways think the flowers can see us, and know
Ehat were talking about. And I'll hsvs q bit
rosemary, and bergamot, and thyme, because
hey're so sweet smelling; but there's no lsyen-
|er IN the gentlsiolks' gardens, I think"
''hAts no reason Why you shouldn't have
eme, ssid Aaron, 'for can bring you slips
anything; I'm forced 10 cut no end Of EN-
hon N gardening and throw en- away most
4. Thsres big bei o. Lavender at ths Red
louse: the niseis Is very fond Of it."
!Hel,' ssid Silas, gravely, 80 ss you don't
bake froe for us or ask for any thing as Is worth
Iueh at ,hs Red House; for Mr.. Cas- has bssu
COED to Us, atd built Us up the nav cad o.
hs cottage; and givon us beds aud things a I
Puldnt abide to be imposin' for gsrdsnst or
by thing elso."
''No, no, there's no imposiog," said Aaron /;
thscs's never a garden in ali the parish but
III It there's endless waste In Il for want o.
Pmebody as could use everything up. It's
|hat think 70 myself sometimes, as there need
bbody run short o. victuals II the land was
|sde the most on. and there WAS never NOR
y but what could find It's way to mouth. II
Pts one thinking o tha'-gardsning does. But
mus. 90 beck now, else mother 'un bs In
|oubls ss aren't there"
"B log her with you this afternoon, Aareo,"
Nd Eppis; ~ sboalin's Ike TO fx about the
Rrdsn ano hsr not know everything from the
kst-should you, fathsr7"
"Ay, bring her II you san Aaron" said ST.
Q: "she's sure to have word 10 say asil help
s to sct things on their right end.'
Aaron turned back up the village while Silas
ht Eppie won't on up the lonely sheltered
lns.
''Oh daddy" she began, when they were in
Fivscy. claspiag and squeezing Sila's arm, and
kipping round TO give BIN an energetic kiss.
my little old daddyj I'm % glad. don't
lot little garden; and knew Aaron would dig
for Us" she went on with rosuish triumph
know that very we'll"
You're . desp little puss, you are said 81
be, with the miil passive happiness Of love-
kowped ago In his face; '<out yoa'u make
Yourself fns and beholden to Aarn."
''Oh, no I .sant," said EPpis laughing and
Fisking; "he likes H."
Como come lot me carry ye ar prayer book,
bee you'll bs dropping it, junping l. that
ay.
Eppis was now aware that her bsh.vios wsa
|ndsf observation, bat II was only the obserya-
ion Of . friendly donkey. browsing with log
listened 70 his fo,t-a meek donkey, not scorn-
nlly critical Of human triviAlitiss, but thank
HI 70 share in them, IL possible, BY getting hia
Ioss scratched; and Eppie did not fall to crafty
him with hsr usual notice, though Il was attsnd.
ID Nth the inconveaisnce Of his following thsm,
Fery painfully, up to the very deor Of thsiI
boms.
But the sound Of sharp bark inside, % Ep.
bic put the key in the door, modified the don.
keys views. aud he limped away again without
bidding.
I he sharp bark was the sign of an excited
welcome that waiting them from q knowing
brown irier, who, after dancing at their leg;
La an hysterical manner, rushed with worry
(ng noise at tortoise shell kitten under ths
loom, and then rushed back with sharp bari
bgxin, as much as to say, III have done my da
(y by this feebls creature, you perceive;' whil'
|hs lady mother Of the kitten sat summing he
|ehite bosom In the window, and looked rount
NTH sleepy air Of expecting csresses, thougl
IN. SS
4 The presence Of this happy animal life va
4 Tho only change which had como over tn
! lksrior of the stone cottage. There was no boz
Nv in the living room, and ths small space va
[Ssll filled with decent furniture, all bright an
|lean enough to satisfy Dolly Winthrop's eye
Tho oaken table and lhrGe cornered oAken chai
ters hardly what was likely to be sesn Ia 8
-socr cottage: they had come, with the bed
md other things from the Red House; for MI
L3cdfrey Cass, a. every one said In the village
ny but right man shoxld be looked on an
helped by those who c, uld afford II, when h
ed brought up an orphan child, and bean fsth
land mo her TO hsr-and had lost his none,
%, 40 % he had nothing but what he wo ke
NJ week BY week, aud when the weaving ws
cling down too-for there was loss and les fla
|1un-and Master Mariner was none 50 young
'obody wa. jealous Of the weaver, for he "a
Ggarded rs an exceptional person, whose claim
! neighboily help were not to be matched !
(slsvelte.
! Any superstition that remained concernin
u had taken an entirely new color; and MI
csy, nov q very seeole old man OF fou'scor
SIX, never sesn except Ia his chimney COZ
or sitting in the sunshine at his door-sil
Of opinion that when man had done wins
30 had done by an orphan child, II was sig
& his money would come to Light again, Q
twiss that the robber would Be made 70 an
lr for it-for. as Mr.. Macy, observed Of him
his faculties were ~ strong - ever.
" ,ppis had long known how her mothsr ha
ii on the snowy ground, and how she herssl
II been tound on ths hearth by father Silai
' b bad taken her GOLDEN cnrls tor bis lost guin
brought back TO him. Toe tender aod ps
ar love with shich Silas had reared her ]
ost iussparable ,ompanionship With hims- U
, I'd by the ssclusion OF their dwelling, hs
Y. ryed her from tho lowering influences {
| village talk aud habits, aud had kept he
d In that freshness which Is sometimes falls
apposed 10 be an invMiabls attribute Of rul
".
rfect love has breath Of poetry which ca
! at tho relations Of tho least Instructed hume
lep; aud this breath Of poetry he'd surround
Eppis from the time whom she had follows
prigh. glssm that bsckonsd her to Sulas
th; 80 that II is not surprising II, in 9th,
b ys besides her delicate prettlness, she va
! quite common village maiden, but had
d Of rsinsmsnt and fsrvor which came tr0i
her teaching than that Of ftenderly-nurturo
tisted falling. Sho was. teo childish an
10 for her imae ination to rove Int o question
/ bar unknown father for . long chile
lot even occur to her that she must hay
father; and the first time that the idea {
bother having had husband presented |,
hsr, was when Silas showed her the wei
ring which had been taken from the waste
d, aud had been carefully preserve
II i'm in little laekered box shaped like
delivered this box into Eppis's chars
she bad grown up, and she osen opene
look at the ring; but still she thougl
v at all about the father OF whom Il ",