The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-11-23

: place, and bring IL; il IS hnt a square oT. :
Il aoa't halt believe The hoy, he canrin,
aed 10 lower tome 10 The lady. s.bat Frank
Is second lieutenant Of the Falcon. ron
Gaex, aud as We are TO visit the ship to.
morrow, can ind GU. xhes her ere is .,ci
famous painter as this Jaek Haliaay in
, the segrive.n
Busy preparations were ia progress on
board the Falcon. Music. banners and CAV.
bright streamsrs slterastely attracted anu
delighted the attention. Tie crew had been
hard at work tfor company vas expscted
abeard,1 AMI were now ssrigged ous'' in
their best attire: ina. officers wore full. uni-
form, waking the spoticss npper-deck Of
ibe proud vessel, one of them in close con-
verse with Emelnc Mcpherson and her
brother. lie was the second ,ieutsnarit OF
the Falcon, and cousin 10 the lovely Ensss
iiae; and hc had urged thea. 70 cnme carrier
than the rest, that be might hays their COM
parry 10 himself fer an ho6r at least sais
''By the way" exclaimed Henry McPher-
son after u short chat. have you sailer on
board by the name Of Halliday {"
.'iiallday? OH yes; an exeeatria genius
and a noble fellow, too, in thu bargain
only such an incerfigibls drunkari. The
,nan has talents thai would give him posi-
ton and influence in the best society. lie
10 scho!er, reading Latin, GrFmaa and
Portuguese. iuentiy. lie is a gentleman IN
manners apd habits, when himself, ana vet
an unfortunate failing cribs him down to a
foreeas,le and tarpau.in. Poor Jack.
wish TO my heart be had permitted prov-
dence to make bin what he designed, a
statesman or hero, one or the other, am
sure" -.-a
Il bOugh. picture that was bis work, /
suppose"
"Anl if you did. you bought no common
daab our cabin walls viii convince ven Of
his talents. On our last voyage he really
did wonders in the way Of painting. His
time is up in few months: am sorry.
while am glad; sorry that he will have
Unlimited freedom for that appetite of his.
and glad to see him emancipa.ed from the
thraldom Of sailors life. on board man.
of-war. wi,h he was my brother, spite Of
bis faihngs should be proud Ct him.''
81 should Ike to see him," said Emeline,
tmidly looking full upon her cuusin's face
with her dark blue eye, and b.ushius us
maidcns of sixteen so quickly do.
"fou shall. cousin" replied The lieuten-
ant, turning to the parser. who was lust
passing. he said, ''tell the boalswain to or
der up Jack Halliday"
| In a few moments the sailor appeared and
bowing with all the grace of a polished gen.
! tleman, he touched his hat to hrs superio,
officer. and stood with his eyes fiveted upor
' the fair Emchnc. . IL
"IIavc you any paintings or sketches dowr
! below asked the lieutenant carelessly.
: "a few. SIR" replied jack. bis high
l - a.. 4 /. |,
! gittering in his dark eye as be observed III,
interest with which Emeline, almost uncon'
\ ciousIy regarded him.
''Brng them up here, will you, Halliday
: stay: Emeliue, may be you would like to &c
between decks, and see where tre sa lor:
, live. Jack, get your drawings for inspec.
8 tions, perhaps you will find market fol
some cf thcm," and the three went gaily
below. e. Ea -ssH.EsE#
! sob Old you draw THAT ?' asked Eme.
3 line, delighted, holding up to the hgh, a
n Swiss Home Scene why it is much. very
much better than my drawing master finish
ed only yesterday, and he is considered O
: superior artist. teo.' a.-.. s.Ea s...f
Commentator from such fair lips made
g the hear. of the neglected sailor leap in hi:
, bosom ssGod bless her. he thought araiI
e and again. though he did not dare to say so
: aloud "ii had sister like that, surely.
r surely ! should be a better mans" aud with
, the tender thought came tears TO his ercs.
!. The beautiful girl saw this emotion. aud
she looked earnestly upon him ns if her
{ heart was replying to his thought; and then
she exclaimed impu'Sively, ''if you could
n only study, now-stuav and travel! why
: don't you? you would certainly succeed
q,
/ Again that quick, bright fash of intellect
n passed over the sailors fare. but be could
, not reply. a strange emotion took from,
him The power Of speech; his blood coursed
| wildly through his veins and he was forced
to steady himself against The huge chest,
that the qniseriny cf his frame might not
, be noticed. Mjsts passed before his eyes.
{ succeeded by visions of earthly beauty, nd
, then came the thoughts Of his own frequent
disgrace. Memory stirred up the old ycaru-
ings of his boyhood, when he 50 often sa. in
, his lonely home and dreamed of fame.
! dreams that, when be told them. awakened
, no symrathy--Oniy dtrSion and the cruel
laugh Of seorr and now an angel had sal, {!
; to him he had beard from the puress md
, sweetcst being he bad ever seen, 'sY0u
wenid make great painter, am sure
Almost uucoBsciousiy he listened as The
lieutennn. took some Of bis graceful sketches
and told him be would bring him back
whatever he obtained for them. His eyes
followed the sweet giTlish figure Of Emeline
! as she left the deck, abstracteiIy, but his
whole soal was With her: she had stirred
fountains in its deep. whose waters had
never before been troabled her art,ess and
earnest encouragement and made him mao,
, and put high aud glorious resolves iato bis
stroug heart. and he was free from the
, thraldom of tho siavish appetite forever.
All day Jack Halliday sat Estless aud ap-
, paren;Iy absorbed in thought, when no,
. attending to his special duties. At sunset
. some Of the crew were making preparations
/, TO 90 ashore having obtained twenty -four
! hours release.
! .Wbere is Jack 20 was the universalques.
! tion as the boat was n readiness and iali.
day did not appear. .-.--.u.....-..,.-
!, "Don't know: answered one Of the men,
: 'shs has been dnmpish nearly all dar. hardly
spoken word: hunt him NJ. some Of you.
: we can't get along without ready Jack. bell
; stand treat longer than any fellow eveI
! knew" '
There was universal dismav when Jaci
calmly said, 81 shall sfaS On board:' ant
a what made the refusal seem more singular
vas. he had his hapds ful! of money. Ths
second lieutsnant had iass rsocaFed foEs,
n dollars for bjs sketches among lae c0mpanl
of weslsbv families that gtaced The d!nuei
table Of sbe Falcon.
) An. JACK Halliday made \ famous resosv,
: over those forty dollars
Ia three months hs was free from the Fal
: con: and IN that time rot drer 81 faao
. sr an cath had passed between hss lips.