, 1864-05-01


other back. After. meetiur. they had
talk, These thinrs sound small enough |
love. love. nor nofnM |ealona ah ntltnsf soDs' w. @
That night was cur Inst at home. After
supper, ! strolled OF towards tho meeting;
awhile in the ,yravcynr1 and then followed
lie path into lie Mood 1t the back Of Il. -
: I see that I have been failing nv story In 4
wiling to Wholly expose my ioliy. I could
not, II I tried, tell how that night in the
wood was beset at once bv T ieaIoHsy, bride,
love, end anrcr and 80 weli.nfeh driven mad.
1assed tEom the wood "a HE open fields
and reached the shore. The yesset1a aE the
wharf. climbed the Rigging, aud watched
the neon rising over Ine water. It must
lave been near midnight wan 1 reached
The Vessel ssiled carly IN the morning. 7
bye. After We were under way, aud Wers
out Of Tic ysindings Of the channel, jamie:
came md leaned with me ag"inst the rail
10 hsmes Of thSt these re loved 50 well had faded
Poor JAmiei I knew afterwards how
troubled be VAS at the way I treated him
that summer. He wanted to be friendly, but
Istood of. Hc wanted to speak of the folks
At home, but would never join him. At
be had not met Win an accident, mayoe
ord to him. It happened towards the end
Of the voyage. The schooner had wet her
salt, and MI hands were thinking Of home. I
was down in the cabio. was marking
man car1itd bis own provlsions. AZ at once
1hecrd something tall upon the deck. Then
= great trampling., hurried mp, and saw
them lnting up Jau1e- he nRd fallen from
The rigging. It was old and rotten They
carried hin down, and laid hl@ mn In his bsrth
as he Tonldn's @ an INV have KNOWN IL they had drop
When saw him stretched ont there, every
unkipd feeling LETT me; Ny old lore for him
came back. All could think OF was What
he said.in onr fret tMk,-sIhen wanted
my mother" None q Us conld say Whether
he would live Or dc. We reared for ms mead,
zee eHeaase ne @ look no uotiee, oat at1aE seemen n
GU elinsa s to sleep wanted & & 70 40 & &eve{ytning 11
ior him myself. ! haa borne MN =, ~ WI,
out now W., my stfong feelings were a1 set To-
"4!us niM s;,,. e H.. ,,,.,,. 4,.. J..
az mas II aIT ;s't ~ ~ sus t,nt1 .da ,,;ht ~
ana ast most 20 Of the crew were On 1~s dscK
couple Of mcn were Sleeping N taelr De5tns,
Tue cabin Of fishing schooner is a da1k,
stnied place, win everything crowded into
IT The oetths we're IKE double TOW OF
shelves along the sides. IN one OF these,.
head, Tas stretched my poor, III treated
Jamie. was 80 afraid he would die! had
no pride then.
On this night ! stood holding by ne
side OF Lis berth TO steady myself
turned axoy moment to snuff =, ths sso;ea; Gan;
| up In MY face and smiled. I couldn't help
throwing NY arms around his neck aud KISS
Ing him. I never kissed man before, nor
sncc.
| Joseph has come back, said he, With
smile.
answer. After that he frequently reused
rom lila stupor and seemed inclined to talk.
One stormy night, when all banda were
| upon deck, he seemed Ike hm6elt only very
sud, and began Of his own accord to talk o1
what was always In my mind. He spoke low,
| being weak
"Joseph," said he, " there Is one question
l want to ask Jou."
"Hushi' said Il" you mustn't talk, you
must be quiet" For dreaded his coming
TO the point. -,
~ can't be quiet" said be, "and mus,
talk. You've e,mething against me. What
sit?
! made no answer.
"Dut I Know," he continued. II have
known all along. You've beard something
about my odd lite. You think MAly Is TOT
good for me- And abe Ia. Butshc Is Willing
TO take me Just as am. I'm not what Was
She has changed me. She will keep me from
tarm.'
"Jum1e," said !, 1T don't know what yo1
mean. I'VE heard nothing. I'm willing yo1
should have Mary,-want sou to-"
He looked perplexsd. :,
stTheu what ls It ~ be asked. !" q,
turned my head away, hardly KNOWN,
how to begin. At last I said- :
IT wasn't sure, jamie, that you Wante,
Mary. Yon know there was some ono els