The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-07-28

to him, aud saw his kindly face turn
toward nome.
Before long the bell began to toll, and,
as went home to my dinner, l saw the
sexton hard at work at the grave, which, at
the shippers request, was to be made on the
side nearest the sea and farthest from the
village, since he told the vicar it would be
so comforting when his ship passed by Ell
ruin, to see the spot where his Mary Ann
was sleeping l
''The report that there was to be fune-
raj from the strange ship in the ofing
spread like wild fire through the village,
and half an hour before the body was to
leave the ship the cliff was crowded by the
villagers, the women with their shawls tied
over their heads, leading their children by
their hands.
'FuneraIs are always great attraction
to our people, but since the last Earl at the
castle was buried, none had so much inter
est as this.
''Poor Skipper barley = says my old wo
man won't he feel lonesome just, when he
gets back to his ship without his missus?
Very says l, mo doubt; he amt
been married more nor two years, Lor, what
a good sort of female she must have been
all the crew seemed so fond of her; look you
here, old lady, through the glass. Dye see
the fgure-head of the vessel yonder?
EYES, says she, resting the glass on my
shoulders "a figure of a woman in green
gown and yaller hair
THAT be no doubt an exact likness of
Mary Ann barley, says [ it's very COM
mon plan that, as old Cap'n Bist, as COM
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Whenever l follows my wife, | goes right /;
as | sticks her at the end of my vessel, the
'TiIda alters goes right"
Lor! says my wife, again looking through
the glass, how beautiful Mrs. Mary Ann
barley must have been! Never did I see
such bust and hearings. They are COM
ing at last, the boats are being let down.
''The church bells tolled sadly through the
keen frosty air, and there was not heart
among all these on the cliff that did not
feel the deepest sympathy for the widowed
skipper
Slowly, and with a long measured stroke
came the two boats, into the first of which
we had noticed the coffin being lowered.
1.-THE bier had been taken down to the
shore so, when they had all landed, the coffin
was placed upon it, and borne up the gang
way by four Of the crew.
THE other four came behind the skip
per, who appeared dreadfully agitated; lent
heavily on the arm of the man with the big
buttons, his face buried in his handkerchief
from which at times we could hear deep
sob
Sup the little street the procession went
and among all the women there was not an
eye that was not filled with tears.
"'Poor fellow = said my wife, he do take
on terrible, to be sure, that he certainly
does How kind his friend seems to him,
'faint he crying just little, too?
''NIr. Coles met him at the church gate,
and with some sixty others they entered the
church; and my wife stood at the corner
of the yard and waited till they came out
which they did before long, and the coffin
was lowered into the grave as the clock
ceased to chime four.
''After it was all over, Mr.. Coles went up
and shook hands, in his kind way, with the
skipper, and tried to console him. Much he
seemed to require comforting, poor fellow I!
Just let me look once more at my Mary
Hann's cofin-one more look at Mary Ham
Darley's grave afore they fills it UP forever!
-" Come along, poor mate, said his friend,
and don't take on SO terrible; | have spoke
to the kind vicar, and he says he will see to
the monument being erected right when
you sends the design from Newcastle. Only
think how comforting it will be when you
are sailing along past this here place with
Goals, to be able just to look through the
glass and say, 4 can see the place where,
underneath an illigant tomb, rests Mary
Ham barley, what was so very dear to me
as a wife and all those who kno we'd her as a
sister.
''These words seemed to have a comfort
ing effect on the mind of the widower, who
suffered himself to be led away, saying in
in tones which deeply moved us all, Bless
your good vicar, what wrote that tract,
which alone prevents me following my
Mary Ham to the grave broken 'earted.'
''Ihe bell began once more to toll, as the
sexton filled up the grave, and hid from the
admiring sight Of the boys the rows Of brass
nails, which told that Mary Ann barley
was cut off at the early age Of twentysix.
8 Cut off as tulip said thesexton, who
always improved the occasion to the by
ISLANDERS; and her husband remains as
an ostrich alone in the desert and how |
wonder he did not havea brick grave which
would have made her comfortable, and been
Is, I'D. into my breeches pockets, which, as
my wife has twins again, would be accepta
ble-very'
Bless ye, John, says my old woman, as
we walked home 4 don't know what vel
would do without your missus to get your
meals ready and take the insides out of
fishes nor | without my old man; and it's
thinking of tllissthat makes me feel SO sad
about this poor young man as has lost his
Mary Ann, which must have been very
beautiful if she was any way like the figure
on the ship, which was most pleasing as
seen through your glass.
Il had that evening" l remember, left
net on the seashore, and as l passed the
coast guard station, l saw the Lieutenant
watching the ship, which had not yet start |
ed He called me up into the guard-room
where he was seated. Bill, says he to me,
three Of my men unfortunately are at OAR
ling this week. | must have at least five
men tonight; SO if you wish to earn good
nights wages, be down at my house before
eight this evening.
Before the appointed time | was at the
Lieutenants house: four of the coast-guard |
were seated round the kitchen fire, each |
armed with a musket and cutlass.
"'This is for you, said the Lieutenant,
handing me cutlass and long pistol; now
follow me-.
Where are we to go to? said | to the
man with whom | had to walk.
'F'To church., says he.
'''To church p says I. FWhat a rum go p
"A rum go, indeed, says he; only it's
orders not to talk, so don't ak no more ques-
tons
sit was clear night, and the frosty
tombstones looked like ghosts as we entered
the church, the key Of which the Lieuten-
ant had got. In few minutes we were seat
ed round the stove in the vestry, which we
had lighted. A window was just opposite
where was sitting could see the light of
the strange ship in the ofing, and few
yards before US was the new made grave Of
the shippers wife.