Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-03-03
AN ENGLIsHwOMAN,s srORY.

Ny father was q merchant and owned
many ships. He sent them to the West
Indies, the East Indies, and sometimes 70
China. / loved the sea, and the ships.
My father used to allow me to 60 on board
with him when they were about to sail, or
had come in from a Ling voyage. They
did not forget me, and brought me many a
nice present from beyond the sea.
One day we visited new ship, and
found o new captain, whom had never
seen before. thought him very hand.
some. but young for such trust but l
found that he was good and honorable
He had been in the royal navy. A great
misfortune to his family and made il ne
cessary for him to leave the service and
accept the higher pay Of Il merchantmen.
After one or two voyages we became &C.
quainted, and he came to love me better
than all the world.
But my father did not love him so well
as another person did-at least he did not
wish me to love him. 1t was only in the
intervals of long voyages, that saw him
and when the time fer his arrival drew
near, and the ship, for me so richly freight
ed, was due, spent many hours in the
observatory on the top of our house, sweep
ing the line of the horizon with long
spy -glass, and watched for the little flag
that alone knew Of and that would tell
NE he was coming.
One day this brave, good captain, who
bad won my heart, asked my father for nv
hand. He could have nothing against him.
There could not be better or drawer man,
He was nobility itself butt was my faith
er's pet and pride, and he was ambitious.
] think nothing less than lord would then
have satisfied him for son in-Iaw.
Captain Walter came and told me, with
some bitterness, the result of his interview
with my father knew that he was DOOR,
but knew that this was the only reasona-
BILE objection that could be made to him,
and laid my hand in his-a strong man.
ly band-strOug and true, and l said, BE
patient; am yours, and l will never be
any ones but yours while this world
stands
lie went away upon long voyage, and
him as a captain of bis ship. and knew
we'll that ne could trust him to the last of
his blood 10 protect ship and cargo.
When be came home next time, had
reflected much, and determined what l
should do. did not wait for him to ask
me to do anything. knew he could not
while he was ny fathers captain. So
went to the ship, and said: Captain Wal
ter. will you leave all to me to do as
think rightP
He only held me to his big heart q mo-
ment, bot he looked thousand yeses out
OF his handsome, loving eyes.
The day his ship was to sail on her next
voyage, sent my trunkss On board the ship.
Inen tou"%S my captain and ss;;51. Come
W.. me and redeem your promise, and /
will keep mine.' We went to q church, q
license was ready, and were married, The
ship was ready to sail, and knew that my
father was on board to give his lest direc-
lions, and see her Of. went on board
with my hushe:nd and my father was not
surn:::sed, for had often sailed out with
k::m and returned in the pilot-boat.
When the ship had got good ofhnE,
and the pilot was ready to take us back,
my father said his last words to the cap
tain, and shook hands aid wished him q
good voyage. Come, darling be said to
NE, say goodbye to Captain Walter, for
We ,mHst 60 now
Dear father said I, forgive your darl.
ing; cannot 60 with You now. / must
sail this voyage with my husband, Captain
Walter =
He looked from one to the ether. to see
if this was jest or earnest.
Father, DEAR said !, you could mover
have found me 80 good husband. So |
took him this morning, and made him mar.
~ me, and here is the certificate that AN
his wife,
Poor fatherl He turned very pale, buI
he loved me. and there Was no help. He
held me in his arms and kissed me, while
his tears ran overIny cheeks. At last be
held out bis hand to my brave captain il
token Of forgiveness. He went home alone
in the pilot9bost.
The shores of England faded from oul
sight. and We were on the open sea. We
had fair winds and foul, stiff gales and
gentle breezes, and became q sailor. We
crossed the line, doubled the Cape of Good
Hope, and sailed on weeks and weeks
through the Indian seas to Batavia, and
then to Canton. When our cargo wal
completed, we sailed homeward again.
One day as We were reaching our north.
ern latitudes, my captain came into the
cabin to Dot his spy-glass, and followed
him on deck. There was gessaI 10 sigh
bearing down directly for US. She had
changed her course since we FIRST saw her