The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-10-29
THE
SAILOR'S WO0ING
A SEA sTOR Y.

TIE voyage, / thought you didn't know We hal |
met frequently in London before you came home
snd-snd-,he fact is, wasn't SURF you would
like ~ to"
"wesw,od," said I, quickly, "Tom West.
wood-whAt have TO AK is 10 you love herr"
"Ifeyer man loved . wUuin, Mel was |
his ans esr, "a d. . uu. % a
Have yod auy ,hau", .hei? | broke out.
Jay, true--trJs en- a. %, y,u nave he best e
chance Your way - ~ Gear a. -odld be, Wes'-
wood, II Won kiew Ou,5 ] must kaog #
she IL wlii1t.. dus- She
II go. issvs 20 wrns to her ond n" an
swe ed NestwoOi, "anu did ~ pref Ofsn,
you may b. su'ei but ouly hld oie shor, lluls
note In answer 30 me lt-', | h,nk IL wa, wa ch |
l had in my b east that mornin on Southssa |
beach, -h,n eApecied tue Uulle, would come
thnugh III"
Here W,stsood stopped doNn 70 his trunk, |
and took cut rose colofed note wrapped In a
nit Of pspor; | standing tho while fixed 20 the
dsck, not abe to speak, TIL he was handing it
10 me.
"No, mol" said l, turning from him anrrly,
snd like to choke, that's to much, Mr. W,st.
woodbury. keep your own love.lstters for your
own reat in ~
''There's nothing particular in IL, Nod" an
swered he, flushing lutte, "only Jnofes few
words IN II ia like yIu Go ros cont look a.
jus, nov, but tel uia at wards what you think
You GU gbt 10 -. ~, tbs mitter scans TO
dep I'D ON you, Mo-; sul yDg object you ma,
be sure, 80 IA as ! am cuncernId, 'ds all o,er!'
som how OF other, IA. look of the little fold vi
piecp Of plpo-, with the touch and seen. of it,
As Wastr oOi slpp o. mo my hand, made It
sick ton
Iclu ht one elsals Of ,ho address on the
hack writ en- as 10 fairy ir ers h al dono IT, and
Isuppo'e slipped 1t ifto 10Y cot | wont GU
Of the bcrtb, ui.lu,n 80 10 al {. H. abs iMotOp
AID sickon ever tho ih9usn ' at my leisure, o
Violet liy dcs lavinr ever Favored another MAI
% FAR, and ihlt m % !um W stWOOi.
Tn srangene o TIC ~Hula antif az TO \
II, rev, once str ck usi . rat | minied "a
tlio we cbod feel n hal ! me. as ] wished
could put tie AuIGtic bow - m and them all.
On TIE larloard side Of the berth. ga1 way,
oIpoi,C our sr, ! stw inc u 4 planters st and
ing halfCp n, AID Mr K 'oE hun elf with
his shirt ami rUlsots ON, t.kioy in his boots.
III .llO. CO.iibf, M boy!' pr san out 90.
gofly, 'tomo here momHIt Two rot somo
thing 20 show 20! f"oA!' said h., standing
on tp'oe 90 zee better t1rou,h ths nIf por.,
'thcro's somoihin. nos been rus IN my picture
frame hero over nipht, hs, La!'
1ho fret thing that eau bt my eve, according
", was the CLEAN of u sail rsii from over the
sSell TO wiudward, far away "a or larb,ul
quarter; ssemin " rtiiiu before the southeast
e.; Wilde the Indaman hove her big side stead
iy cut a water, with her head across the Others
course, and gave US sht Of tins strange sail
swinging TO the fair wind, every time we rose
on the surge.
What is it, ebi" said the planter, turning TO
me, back or face, Colin? for bless me, Ii ]
eau Distinguish tub f,pn bucket vita al this
bobbing aDOut-sleIt d.al Ot c1ptal inlgo
wasted loT, eDouts, my Goir iell>w!"
"Why ypd may nuke put the two brc ISIS OF
her ryd's, said I, "a biig, thinS, SIC "Nut
tha' Sbolhnable schooner in . nrst sntpe again,
hopel' efcliiniei h, "psrh,ps bringing back
the lDnsee." Too square +bodldtrei fer
That MIR Roloek, sid ia iacI sht
SENS 70 I've fignAlirini US; yes, there's tbe
iunT penusnt at tor tpr,-TcyBl mast -hs1o --
,tcs brig Vi war. may rs sursy alerj, ot
deck, and VIC shalt have shb' directly, It ,hU
don't lock sharp T. An, said |, as heard
the tcpssia, i suppose" "wha, do you sup
pcee the FrnchmSn 70 be then, cir 2 asked !,
something worse Just guess what he asltct
me suddenly ono moining-xhy, II weren't
distinguished slpdnt, and wonliLt like u sud-
the botany Of some island No, NJ nsieur, no
q all, replied I, in feArfuly bad French. 'l'b
geology then ? persisted he, with curiou
CLEAN in bis herco black eyes--'dots the N
search OF Monsieat Ito in that duoe,ion ?
why, no. l AnsSsred eartlessly, 4 don't car
sare about stOUes, or anything Of tho kidd
indeed indigo is my partiCu ar lire, which ma
be called to'any. Ia a way:-lm p,IhaPs, pteju
diced In favor Of ii, Non isur The Ffench.
nued Nc hOl oek, ms'itat5l BIZ, then glAnc
Cd at me again AS { Ia ddGtCar though were
stud, ing ssa weed In thu depths Of the ocean
riding round us, and stalk d down stairs -
Then he took % Mre. ID aiy aga n, and lastly
TO the Yankee, whore couye7 auons wiz
s% an, IpIy BAD ss swa% az vSs ,S S1
Of II all, MT Rnlloski' irq1ucd l. rather list
lessly. 'lt don't ,trlkr uip a. the tine sti,
the p'antnr, "but now just ask YOU, q 'l'us
II there sin't certain gre,' psrionaRo stuoyial
geology az present in a certain ISLAND, no. ve'l
fS away, lupposs whore t'ere'' plenty e it
ana deuced liils bJtarN, to-, | iInsgilc." I,
this question Of the old gonilsHau's l gsv'
nothing but a half STUPID sort Ut stare, thipkiur
ss was at the same time Of some hing else
cared more a'oIL
by Jsptterl thong b." ciied on a sudde q,
'ins cad q heaying the ship 10, | do believe
we've ~ top mast stu 'Rslils, judging from thu
way she pitches into the wats thsrs's the brig
nearing the wind point or tao in chase, too
why, the fellow that has charge II the decl
must he mad, siTl" Next inmate the Ore out o
enc of her bow chAsers flashed out behind tn
due back Of swell, and he sudden hud Of
came rolling down TO loew.rt over the space be
twixt us, Snsrily, 80 70 speak.
Tho planter and vert on deck at once, wher
we found our topSlils cluod.pp, stu n-sails boon
ended. aud the ship hove into the wind TO wal
'fof the brig.
oame back in exchange for cur mAts's answer
meeting tie Uniform again in five minutes.
ysw plainly this was ono Of the neo points thA
WestwO, and might have TO weather.
1 kept my breath as the lieutenAnt's hant
Laid hold q the manfope At this head OF the
side ladder, expecting his first question while
ne swung himself actively on deck, looking
found for a second, and followed by smother
Finch hurried out his explanation, in a half
sulky way, when the naval man cut hin
short by saying tina, Captain WAlli1 de
sired 10 know, II be had touched az 81. Helena
thoy hsd been at tn, C'pe, and wore bound 10
81. Helena again, where sho was one OF tn
cruisers on gu lrd; 80 that what with Finch
story. and Wha: with the crowd round the "a
end lieutenant, all anxious 10 got the news,
aaN Il youldnt cost WestwOod and me greS
pairs 10 keep clear Of notics.
All "a q sudden, l heard the young luf begi
TO mention 4 captain Of q frigALs's having 6es
shot two months ago, BY his own fret lieuten
alt, On SOulhsea Beach, and the Lieutenant bI
ing suEp l-et 70 lave goLe OFT IN some outWar
bnlud snip. 'By the bye, said the officer
Mr., Ronock, ",6u must nave l.fE about tn
tiMe-did yol touch a. Portsmouth p WIN
va" answered the plantsr, I'VE cid. VIII
.ere the pntia,' names Z" ] edged over
Westv ool near the mead 4 The comparison, a.
whisp red % LIN n co bs.oN 40 or buItn,
ease ofther happening "a attend 20 ~ more p
ticularlv: AID the farther apart We two k'
the better, / thought. Toe chic = AZ once g
CspAin Dunc0u bs's name, Cut d'dAt RENE
Der tho other, on which lie iurnod 10
Brst lieutenant with, II ssy, hr. Aldrid
d'you rscJllsct lh9 mans name thM D