The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-11-26

ney, and ~ past fsry,T made up my mind
20 Say lahore and take care Of John Hamlin
orphan children. He had two Of them, both
sirls. i settled down in New Yesk and fetched
item ho4ne, poor haaf starved creatures
for the woman they boarded with Was given
70 drink and kept Thorn On bresd and trsacle,
and as they told me must, put them 10
black frocks-They'd have felt Just q bod m
red-endsettled down 70 Pc Iccmfm1bles
Soon loeked outfor chaplain 70 pass Sun
day as it ought to be, and the Rev. Eber
ToSkSf sehsfch being lanaT,l shipped hin
along with the gals, and as always did my
duty never pretending not to zee the plate
when the stewart showed it up to our pew.
Rev. Eber Tooker. was. q sociable man. de
used TO drop in evening ssnd talk to me about
my soul, and though can't say but what
dropped asleep sometimes, he knowed his du.
ty when he did it. A captains duty il ono
thing, and chaplain's is another.
One day he spoke about poor Hamlin's
gals. Says he 'you send them to school !
hope.
Says ~ have not done it-gals are better
without learning, II they can read their bibles
and cipher out the butchers bill.
Bat he kept on, and pretty soon len him
examine EN-. Lord love you, they hardly
knew their letters. The schooling rs well -
the board had gone for gin.
"The poor heather are scarcely more be-
nighted,n said the chaplain. He insists on
my saying pastor, but t'other sounds best.
eve must find IN instructress for them,
captain
.sSurely," said IL wanted to do the best
by poor Toms children that could, "surely
just mention schoel-narn chaplain
Said he, "My own are under the care Of
the person who plays the organ highly
estimable lady in reduced circumstances.
Her school is close by. No.-broome street.
So he wrote the name and address on .
card, and promised to take the girls there.
Monday morning We set sail | bought ON
| spelling books and satchels and states, and by
! nine o clock We were ct the door.
| Then looked Tor the card, and behold ye,
| had lost it However Was in port and
| could hail the lady - ssschooi- marm."
| Betsy was piping her eye, and Peg wa
bowling that she wanted TO 60 home. But
says l, NO, no; gals. don't want you &c
grow up benighted ~ the heather, and that
what the chaplain calls ye now.
So lugged' EN- In, and made my reverence
"Duty, ma am" said |, there's two gal,
as needs instruction. Rev. Eben Tooker re
commended You to give it TO EN- and what
ever extra it is for playing the organ let EN-
learn it; for If it . you that works it on thu
top loft o Sundays. you know how to do it
Captain Jack Ballast is at your service. Senc
the bills 70 him, and he II foot en-
amt bold with women. I'm bit bash
full afore strange ans even yet. And ! has
not looked at her. Bat when spoke out m,
name she gave little scream and s,arte,
back. Of course couldnt help looking .
her then, and she was sitting down with he
handkerchief before her face.
Says |, ssbeg pardon, ase you i'll, mumr''
Says she, still not looking up, did you So,
your name vas Captain DallastT''
Jack Ballast at your sesvics,' said l.
Says she, 's0h Jack, don't you know
me r.
SAYS I. sslooi mp and I'll make sure ;
And che lifted up her face and Issv-uell, i
wasn't the pink -cbeekd girl, | knew.
wasn't giri Ut all, but IL minute il va
Jenny Blush sgain great deal more than
was young Jack Ballast
/ Jenny" says |, sob Jenny, is it reall.
yon r.
And then the color came into her cheek
and her eyes glittered and she whispered
"Oh not before the school, Jack for ! ha.
caught her to my heart and kissed her.
We had no, much time TO palaver then, bu
her for walk And she told me how the ra
dropped dead of spoplexy when he knew it
And how my brother Charles Augustus ha,
offered her his hand but she had said no. an,
/ preferred to earn her own living TO marrying
one she did not love, while there was one Hv
ing whom she did
And now il was fifteen years ago-hfteel
weary years.
Then says /. "Jenny, darling, l love yol
better than ever. now<1 have found You again
When you told my brother there was SOM
one living you loved, did you mean mer'
"Yes, Jack" said she.
Says I, "Now you We seen me-a weather
beaten, SCARED old sailor--do you think tn,
same?''
Says she, 81 always shall, Jack
"Come on, then" says |. And not an
other word was uttered until we came to tn
Rev. Eben Tucker'a There rang the bell
Says she, ''Where have you brought me
Jack?''
/ Says |, ITO make the Chaplain marry us
my love.
SAYS she, ats too sudden. cant. VIVA
would people say p
4 mo matter for people,, says l.
And in We walked. And for all she toll
me that no woman was ever married befon
in delaine dress and straw bonnet, the Chap
lain didn't find it any obstacle, but spliced us
And so after nineteen years | got my Jenn
for my own.
! don't think she's sorry for it, and kno,
l amt; and as for poor Tom children, she
q mother TO EN-. Aud whether there's Cd
romance in my story or not, it's q happy on
for me in the ending, as sure ~ my name
Jack Ballast.
Two mysterious prisoners were incarcerate