The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-10-07
TIE
SAILORS WooING
A SEA STORY.


Are you sure of all that, siri" ask,d ], sori.
ouAy. ..,,r, ,.;,L. .,n.,r-
"a before, mot in the least CT. w "oln'hg
but quadrant ,soxtani, and chronomctcr work a.
ter an-which every young gentleman don't bo-
heye in" Then e mu,tered aloud, ~ II TO HIM
se's. well, II the captain should chance 10 AK
for a grten leaf know where TO lind II Tor hun.
WAS Just on the point Of giving him 'oTc
angry answer or other. Hnd perhaps sp1iling all,
when felt tap on my should =, aud on turn.
ing round saw the Indian judge who MAJ lound
mo in tho way either If his pa ugr or MS pro-
meet on stepping out u the starb ard door.
9Th I" said he, jocularly as begged ms
par,ion ''oh Young strive nothing 10 do with
psriops-always leave that TO the gOycrnor-g' n
sral and councillors! Been doing anything
wrong thou? All, whats this-still oalmi or
some oi your wind again, Mr.. Oficeti'
"A fine breeze like Ia hold, Sir Charles, At
Swered the MIN, all bows and plhtenesi.
$50 :" said Sir Charles, "but don't GO Cap.
tain Williamson at all this mornmg-whcro Is
HOP"
81 am sony to say he is very unwell, Sir
Charles, said Finch.
III. iced :" exclaimed the Judge, with whom
The captain stood for all tho seaman,hip on board
and looking round again rather dis atisfi ~,
q Don't like that, though ! hope he wOa't bo
long unable to attend TO things sir let me know
o. sOOn As he j. recovered, If you pleIs !"
Certainly. Sir Charles SAID tho cniof OIL" T
with some appearance OF pique, "bui hope, sir,
understand my duties in command, Sr
Charlie
"D.rosay. sir. said the Judge, 'as oni,,r,
probably Commander absent horrible acci-
dents already :" he mutterod, Grossly changing
his usual high sharp key to a harsh cruah, like
n saw going through n heavy spar, 'sorcthing
sure to so wrong-wish we'd done with TIN,
tiIcsOme voyage
ola! young gentleman" oxcliircd he turn
ing a. he went H. "d'yo play chUs-suppote
no,-rhin
"why, yos, ,ir. aid I, ~ do.
well, continued he, o,orhiuling me more
carefully than be Lad done b.furr though lat
tery bad begun 20 he somewhat 10 his gooi
gucos Nheb Wc met Icy cn1ncc 'dtcf Ill YOU We
cho,,c, ., If YOU know the gano at all. Como
in thcu, Ter, q axe. AMI lc b begin. Ever sine"
the poor briraIicr "',', Two Ia olly my seli
ora girl 20 play again 81! Sir, there Is some
thing, ,pu oAwc'- how honible to my mind,
IN bors mUc.oG against aobotJ-or what
worao, a Ielnfa' -. r,.,lc,t, Young f,oullc-
man, can .d bear ( ,ru and h, glIuccd
mo o. we wll,A iu q he lar poop-cabin. a.
sharply and As cold az "A nor'Wo't'r cr, Il hroIk
"a wirlwati. 80
Vow happened 10 know tLo game, InI {, b.
particularly lOnl Of IL, 30. rcsil,sias felt o.hur
wise, gave the old nabuh quiet nod, lliu
down INV griffin looking straw 'at on the sofa
and in two minutes ttorc we were, sitting oppn
fite over a splendid China made ole board
with elephants emperor, and rluH, AMI chini
mon, all 'qrnc aud atIunto A. If thoyd hocl
sot ready TOO days.
The dnit ktmagcr commenced fIluin; Dycr
hi, ma,ic, 'c .d Win bright tea cr pIrb A.,
the nt.cr u.'U," servant hanicd him lis twisted
kOol,lh ant I, ,htcd IL, afCar which hG folded bis
arm aud stood looking dswn on the board like
aIuudt a. ON, cimlaign Of thc Great Mogul
while the LddEc him,,'lt waited for my htst
move, q, II hal been some a our plain En-
glish idow in llialOstIu commencing against
your whole big ludiI h1bbub and huo y, t. gc'
hold Of IL in th' oHd
FOR my eut sit at lir,t all o tin..lc an,
temhlc, ttir Ling low no4r his lovely diu; hto
might b,; ava ttcro were tho brsaltirt cup
laid out on rnund table at the other siic he
bind me.
However made my move Sir Charles m,i
his, and pitched into t-c game in n half impl
tiont, bali lorg-tc AIDED sort Of way, anxious I,
got 10 tie lex Of II, as il were, once moro
Not word was sid.ani you only heard the ~,
of the smoke bubbng through tgo water both
OF bis pipe, after each move the Judge made; I'll
set my self 10 the play in right eIrncst, Az,
swing 10 the old gcntleman's haste ~ tho hegin
ming, or his overs arpnoS booked BIN into
mess with whici | used to catch tie old hand
at che, in the cockpit, just hy flncyng wba'
they moaAt TO lie ~.
Tee Judge lifted hi, hoai, looked at me and
went on again
''your queen + in ctcck, sir Charlc." said
|, next time 10y Ssy Of polite hint.
y
CkuCkimg, a. he dropped one Of bis outlamli,h
knights, which wasn't yet Up TO the look, Of
close TO windnard or my blessed old Turk of q
king; ~ tho skrmi,l was Just getting TO he q
fair set-to, when Glanced TO lin my eyes d
hIs tie door from to ailer-cabin open, with
Nis, Hyde coming { rough.
Now, |. pa, exclaimed he on the nome Mt
''you must come To- breakfast, -- when all Of a
sudden, AT H,oing another man IN tie cabin, he
stopped short
BENZ uul 20 loud anil riilin-likc in my ,g-
gerry that r,orins, and my hat OIL, the young
lady dplnt recognize me at hrst-thuu,h tic
next minute saw by Ter color and her atom
-hed lo1k, 81 @ not ~ did that, tut sonnet Ia.
else no doubt remembering a. last where IN,
bad seen me ashore.
'Wcll, child" said the Jul-c make hast
with il, then,--Recollcct where We are, nov
young gentleman, and come TO breakfast.
She had a very liGu; pink muflin morning
dress on, with her brown hair doe up like tn,
Virgin hliy in a picture, auI tho s)a had
taken almost all tho piloness of her check thu,
IL had in the ball loom az Epson, month o.
two ago. and whom saw her begin to plu
out the tea Out Of the silv 7 tea POI, | didnI
know "hcrc was ",Qh forge, said the
Judge, waving his hini fro mo to her, in q
hurry, Mr. Robbins Violet !--ho, Kitm.-
gar, curry Fac Oh, said she, stihiy with
aco!d turu Of her pretty lip, have mo
Mr. Nj Collins, ma am, said ]. II
have mc this gentleman by accident b'ti,e -
DD } w ifNN--'O NbI nave, NAlu ~ ll'Ati
g but YOU play chess web, Mr. ii hat i
his name i-lh Colby. Cad. you play 5rcV,
sir,-we must have il out :" The young lady
glanced at me again wi IA sort OF a,tonishmont;
at last 'he said, no doubt iOr form, sake though
as inlli,'cutly a. pos slide 49," You have known
your freud thg mis, Cnary gentlemen
long, believe, sir the EcyernlM.. Ttom .
i 'hinA that Ia his namo;" "Oh no. ma'am
said ha,Il,, Tor the Judge was the las mlu
wished should JOiu W,stEool ant me together,
''only since we crossed the line or 50. why
thought he said YOU vera al school together -
said she, in surprise WIN -henl.-ccrtlinly
not, mn 'lin-a-a-I-a-a al don { remember
the gentleman there, G!uude!od out. ''Ea,
NhNT-he heck 90 your queen, young gentle
man, su.elyt' asked Sir Charles. Whats
Thu ihouS'I Always like To hear mystery
eKplaimd ,o--int no gave lrc enc OF hi, ,h ,rp
klanU'7. Why, VIII! -5uI,v. vouul, m m
nov h.'k 4 il IN 'hat wav We seen Won b,
fore IN some t.. lar ciroum lance, or othor--.n
Lad, toe. Why, vince wa, h-lot mo 90
now putting his hngcr TO his .treLeaI -
think while / rat pretty uneasy. ia SIN n
pawn that had been bSn~ % 30, T., Cr
head Of the board, and 10 ui Ss' in IN o. ~
knight = a bhhor when I" il falls oa
a Il grand nd aeu' ed out king and queen
mini NJ ti IT, ~ zen is the only piece you ne
F,o,n IT,. ace and BILE sod bard II Is to escap