The sun., 1864-08-10
Tho Bereaved Skipper
A sssry Of ssbs and spusE,in<s

turesi In bis han,Ikerchic'. from which Al tnetWs
couid hesr deep sob. Cp n, little stree u.e Ps
cesnoh went and ,m, ne I'll the women thcIe W."
not an eve that wa. not hlled with tears.
roor ieiow .sid my wife, 'Ae do tsse % -
rih'c 10 no sure, he certainly docs. II " klN, , ~
riend Sfeins to him. 'baiut 10 crying Just hpSs
to- 80
Mr.. Cole. met them n, tho church gate, sni With
some sixty others thev entcr,.i the church, 80
my wiie stood ~ the corner o The yard auc wtirt
MI thev came ont; which thev did before hong art
the cotfin vas lowered into the grave 1s the clss
ceased IN chime four. A:,cr IL an over, Mr..
Coles went up and sncUk hands in his klud way,
With The skipper. and tried to console hn N1cI
he semci 10 require comforting. r.,rr follow
Jii let me loos ono- in",c at m W.
Hams cotfn,--one more look al Me- linn
Darley's grave aiore hey nils y up forever"
Come along. poor mate" sai his ir.oad. and
dont take ON ~ nrriblc have spScn 20 me
Wind wicaf, and he s,vs be ~ T. the rnonu-
mcnt ben erected r ght. When you seu1s he De-
sgn from Newcastle. Only think hon com lft,nS
y will be, when you he 4 "a ny alor pas, NO
here place with co1lS 90 he st'o lrst - look
thc glass and say " ! can sc tho lace vhctc. un.
derno.th an illcgant tomb rests Mary Avn p.riey,
whn, vas 30 very dear 10 nc ms wife aud sh
hosc who knowe1 hor asa sister"
These words yfmcd g. have rorn'o ortIrs eject
on To mind Of the widowor, who sulerNi b mseH
to te led away. say. .ng ~ tones which o'tp'y
moved us ALL "Bcss !our good y car, what Hro,s
tnat trsc'. which alone prcvcnis ne following my
Mary Ham to the grave bru'eu.'ariod."
The bell legan once more T. 'oll MS The seNtan
hlle mp the grave and hid from The aari rs ssnt
Mary Ann barley WAS cut of AZ the carly efc NJ
| twcnty-si,.
"Cut oil "a = tulip" said tho ec-,ou, vho A.
wTys improved the occnsioa 90 the b. ...,iu.iers
and her HUSBAND roma ms 1s an Ostrich ll1ue in
the desert and low wonders he did not have .
brick grave. which ouid have made her c1mlor -
hlc and btc.i p. 81. ir'0 ny rrc.' i'.' Eats
| which, as my Mrc has twins again. voGi 10 sc-
ceptnhlo lo-vcrv" 4"
' Bless ye John" says my oll wcilan, as We
| wolked boIno, IL don't know wha, SO would Ia
p tIalafN Vt.ata.t ..xI
| iase the insor' out oi tsIe-, nof / without my
old man ant It's thinking Of tris that tnakcs me
ioel 50 bad about tbs pYor young man - las
lost his Mar Auii, which mus iavc bcCu vcr-
leauiiui II she wa any way Ike the figure ~ 10
ship Which was mcat pleasing A. .een through
yolii glass"
| 1hnd that evening, remember. leii = net ths
s' tnorc. and ns pass.-i she coast-guar. stat on
saw the hcutenant was watching The sh'I, which
| hsd NOT yet started. IL. called mo rp into jhd
| ptiHri-room where 40 was seated. - - SAWS hs
| To me- three Of my men unfortunately arc ~
| Darling this week. | must have az lclst I've men
| tonight; 81, II !ou ~ ish TO- earn go'i ulgni''
waNcs be down at my house before eight tbs
| evening"
Rctore the hour appointed was at the ieu,sn-
| ants bouse; tour -, lie at-suari were sca;ed
round tho kitchen trc, each armed with . nlsses
and cutlaS.
''rhis il for you," said the lieutenant. rand M
me cutla.s snd lon, pistol "noU follow lit,r
| me-"
Where are we to 90 tor" sad l. to the man
| with whom had TO wa's.
| ITO church," slid be.
| "ro church !" SAYS I. ''What ~ rum ro ~
~ rum 50, indced," savs ne: 'ony ~ orders
| not to tni' 50 don't ax lno-c q ie-fio ions."
| II vas clear night, and tie frosty tonhs.oncs
| Looked like ghosts we entered the church. the
key ot which the lieutenant mad got. "a lew
minutes we were seated round tho stove IA tho
| vcsiry, which we hat lighted. a window was juss
| opposite and where ! was slttin, I could sec the
| hsut OF tie strange snip u the oihne and few
| yar!s toforc us was ~, new made crave O.. the
| : / Tuf hn asf
than three hours when noticed thc d got IN the
| SNIP which II Was my turn 10 Wltci. moving
aud through the night-c SIS cond sec that n GOAT
was being lowered into the sea ed the Riicn-
| ton Of The lieutenant ~ this tact, VITO ssid 'Ap
right. 7 thought s', but ms they WON. th.uk q
landing nearer than the rlus, wc shall have to
| wait some time ye,, III le hound"
H. less than an hour after this, lust ne tho clock
was Ginning twelve, stinciy s1w tour f.,ireA
| climbing over the church wall Two of them
stopped short and hid them-e under the y aslov
oi an old tombstone. evidently to keep watch. TIE
other two keeping much p,ss b e ost ~ tbs
moonlight, advanced 10 the ldc grave before
| the window. I can't tel you my horror, when {
saw ia. two rlcn ~rom recognized ~ The * Jper
and his friend with the tg buttons proceed to Laks
on their coats and -, 10 worl With shovel and
pictaxc 10 oicn the grave.
| "lIc can't mako up bis mind t1 'eav his de.r
wiio, arter si," whispered IN the man next me,
aud Who was carefully examining the prrng Of
! his n'issct.
"Dou'i TAFT, you fool, save he: 'rc- him have
his wife If he likes. homciub,r L.!ouce is orders.
| and no Fgbis."
| For another thrce-nuartorF Of an hour " .,y
I nuieter than ever. "Now's The 'mc," saws thS
| Lieutenant. ''ttcy'r lnne tho coffin cut. You.
| Johu and Geos - Pinklrf, 70 - rug~h the south
| door md mnd you cut then on n thev trv 10 get
through the village gs" G91't uss your nluskr,s
uuless voa cnnn't h"ip n. but dou't let them get
| away. Now ou three Others come will ran ID .
| rccly open n vos'ry door, rush ou, and haricu~
them before they have tine 10 get NJ from the cof
| An, which ttey arc now opeuing, Are you ready"
! says the Lieutenant. cooking us J'.ois Vow
them here GOES and look sharp" N.th q lo,,d
| crack flew open the vcsiry door, aud out wc rush.
| cd, and before the n,on had time r. rse from
| their knees they were safely sc-urcd with ths
handouts VIC had brought With us.
| "Nery neatly douc," said tre Lieutenant, As III n
few gccords ue John came Up 10 say that thew
| had secured both the other men.
'IlSe the cohn TO the sntou-Iouso," SAID the
| lieutenant; and 50 We did, and opened il p, once
| In t. instead of tie you're wlfo With the yellow
hair, We found lhr-c lic-tou ~ mike, Tobacco
| ,ad other eouirabsud eood-. Tie clever rascals
| hsi hit upon tbs pGa Of setti-s Their th.u.s on
shore, knowing how strict the olccrs were "a look
| in over every boY that was Ian lNi.
| "Ah," sail the Lieutenant, as he flushed over.
| hauhiG the co'n II rNJ ected much directly
| Ssw the artful scoundrc with he h.. buttons, /
| ieli nlnl' i sure had -c,~l I'm before and now
! know u's no other than thc rptl who took me in
| 20 cle'erly ten years a.fl when ! had tAe corn
mand a. Dazzling, bu' Irn equal With him Low,
I anyhow"
THE END.