The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-12-08
matcs. But you go Grsuther Baldwin. moth.
er's father, was captain Of . merchantmen,
and that's how came by Il. -is..sr .

matr6. Dut yVo 00o 0tsutucr DstuWtus mOSu
er's father. was captain Of merchantmen
and that's how l came BY Il. -ia.ser
wcll. went on loving and hoping, and VI
took another voyage, and yet another; and
got on and was promoted, and by-and-by
found myself second mate. and then she va
not rpliced yet. was slx-and-twenty. ant
had little money laid BY, and thoughts Of he
had kept me from too much grog and oompan!
that might hs' done me harm dnd saysI, on
day. "I'll have her yet beforo 70 TO Dsv,
Jones locker"
Of and on we'd met, and Id bowed; snt
now I was, as you may say, an ofhcer va
boldsr. I tried to improve l read and practi
ced land talk, and don't mind owning (as w
promised q true ysrn) that I hired French
man to teach mo mannes and parlevooing
He couldn't doit. What he called the langwy
Frsnchy wouldn't be lsrns. and - for manner
that was wus. So one day hs says:
"Mopsheer, you sail make von yerra grand
sallar, but 70 dance, and se langwy Frenchy
you sail not know II you live 20 long ~ von
hundred. Says I, ,"You're right. my hearty
salt was born and bred, and saltl'll die" So
We parted company.
Well, shipmates, for all that I didn't give up
thoughts Of Mis- Eva Jersey, and being second
mate. found chances alter while to talk to
hsr. and was handsome young fellow then
-wani.y you'll say, but it. truth-and she
took shine to mo. When I knew itI was bo.
side myself with joy. !, '''l'
Secret We we're bit about II, q all lovers
will be, and the Cappen was man TO be afraid
Of. But one day went to him in his state
bit--his study. at homo, and
says I, "Cappen l've word TO say toyou."
Says he, "woll my man." ,'rn
Now this warn'sjust the thing fora second
mate. He might have said, "well, SIR" How
ever. he'd known me cabin boy.
Icouldn't 60 on at first, but by.snd.by
managed to stumble throwgh It. "I loved his
daughter and wanted him to give her to me-"
That was my yarn; and, Lord love ys! the
squall it raised. Cappen rose up and looked
ut me. .r.
"IIave you been drinking, my mani" says
he "
"No Cappen, saysI. s....
"Thcn you're mad" says he. '.E
"Not yet mad" saysI. =
Iepointed to the door.
III haven't had my answer" says I. II beg
pardon. Cappen, but I want to hear it,"
Ladies may read this,o I'd write down what
he said to me. Talk about osths after that
III don't desarve this, sir" says l.
"You deserve o oowhiding. II ! had cat-o'-
nine tails handy I'd lay IL over your back, u
says he. ,....
"Miss Eva Jersey is Lady, and y0u CON-
mon sailor" 'y. .r.'
"Second mate now, sir," !" aysI. l.
"Second fddlessicks end" says he.
"And sir she-she likes me" says I. Thsn
Csppen kicked me out. Mind 70, he was six.
ty.6ve or I'd not have let him do II.
Next thing, heard Eva was sent away to
an aunt's and the nisger that waited on the
Cappen ashore fetched me note bidding me
good by, and saying that she must obey her "a.
thcr. That was duty. Let man and woman
do their duty. I did mine, for you soc. I'd en-.
gagged with Cappeu Jersey for new voyage.
and the time was come; and though Il went
agin me, couldn't desart. though I said, "its
the last voyage we'll have together, my hear.
ty." Said It to myself, you know. .
did my duty. I worked hard. But all
the light was gone out o. my sky. I was in a
fog. With my compass lost. Life warn't no.
thing 70 me, and soon had . chance for
death. t.
For there csme to us such . gale As never
blew before, when We were not far from the
Gold coast and after 1t had blown bit Il
seemed to me that the Cappsn lost his senses.
He might have saved the ship, but he was OBJ
,tinate, and 30 she went upon rock and split
10 pieces. We took to the boats in the storm.
never saw any Of my messmates again. We
might as we'll have been aHoat In egs-shslls.
The FIRST knew, after knowing nothing, was
lying In burning sand on my face; and when |
cleared my eyes saw I'd been washed ashore.
Two men lay alonsside o. me. turned the
dIsto over Il was the cook Peter he was stone
dead. Hooked at the next; Il was the Cap.
pen. Yes, twas poor old Cappeu Jersey, and
he warn't dead, for be groaned when touched
him. Nr...l ..... .r1.. u .yr. ..,.,
Says I ,.'what cheer, cappen lr
Says hs "I shan't live to see my girl again.
Blaise." '.'';
"Tell that to the marines !" saysI "We'rc
On the main land, I fancy, and nisgeisor not,
never knew men was afraid Of. Wen get
nome yet, Csppen." mi .a s.r
"You may" says he. III must stay here |;
ny leg is broken" t..
So II was. The old hero had been bruised
md beaten nearly to death besides, though be
bore l. sovsll, and louud myself piping my
,yes as looked at him; but I was Bit Of q
'urseon, and set the limb and bandaged it.
lark for splints and my shirt for bsndsgss-
md then (shat was hard job) took poor Pc.
sr's clothes and made kind OF bed for Cap.
pen in the shadiest place I could end. and bu.
led the cook with Q bit Of Q prayer, and Get