Marshall County Republican., 1865-03-23

| Detter one tnin OnaIiS5 .tupustuS.
At Gibraltar Hamlin got into a row with some
English soldiers. They'd all been drinking to-
gether; of course took his part. They had fire.
arms about the m, and used 'em on each other.
didn't save Hamn, for they shot him dead; but
got couple of bullets in me, and was picked up
just as near Davy Jones' locker a man was
who didn't go into it. got Well again, but, as
/ you may say, on the invalid list, and as had laid
by handful Of money and was past forty, made
up my mind to stay ashore and take care Of Tom
Hamlin's orphan children. lie had two of EN-.
both girls.
Iscttled down in New York and fetched them
home, poor half-starved creatures. for the woman
they boarded with was given to strong drink and
kent them on bread and treacle; and as they told
me must, put them in black frocks-they'd felt
Just as bad in re nd settled down to be com
Portable. Soon looked out for chaplain TO pass
Sunday as il ought TO be; and the Rev. Eben
Tooker's church being handy, shipped under
him along with the sais. AMI alwav- Il, y
duty never pretending not TO see the plate when
the steward showed it up our pew.
Rev. ( zen TOoker was sociabc man. He us
ed drop in evenings. and talk with about my
soul; and though can't but what l dropped
asleep sometimes, h., knew his duty when he did it
A captains duty is thing and chaplan'S is
another.
| One dav he - oke abb U: oor Hamlin's gals
Says he, "You send them to school, hope"
Says al haven't done it--gals are better with
out learning. if h.v read their Bibles and ci
pher out the lutcher's bills"
But he kept on, and pretty soon let him exam
inc 'cm. Lord love you, they hardly knew their
letters. The schooling a, well as board had gone
for gin.
"The poor heather are scarcely more benight
ed" said oar chaplain. He insists on nv saying
pastor. but t'other sounds the best
ave must find an instruciress for them, cap
tain.''
Surely" aid IL wanted 10 do the best by
Toms poo. children that | could-"surey; just
msnt 4 school-m .rm, chaplain
Says he, any own 4 ,nler the care Of per-
son who PLAYS organ highly estmable lady
No. Broome street"
So he wrote tho ,me and ADDRESS on card.
and promised to take the girls there.
Monday morn X We sai | bought 'em
spelling books and ,atc els ni states, and by nine
o'clock we wer att door. There ] looked for
the card, an |. behold We. ~ l">t D.: However,
vas in port ami could hail the la,y as "school-
marm.''
Betscy piping her eye. ard Peg was bawlng
that she wanted to 20 hSm~ Put says |, mo,
no, girls. don't wan We to grow up benis lighted as
the heathen, md l. 5 what the chaplain calls We
now"
So Ilugged 'em in and made nv reverence.
"Duty, ma 'rm," says /: "here's gals as needs
instruction. Rev. Eben Tooker recommended you
to give il to 'em and whatever it is for play
in the o. an Ie. learn it; for il it's YOU that
works it in the top-loit o. lndays, vou know how
to do il. Cappen Jack Ballast at your service.
Send your bills to him and he II foot 'cm.'
i / an't bod with wom-.:. In bit bashful
afore str ugc wen vet An, hadn't looked
at her. But when spoke out my name she gave
little scream and started blck. OF course
couldn't help looking at her thGn and she git
ting down, with her ,ndkerchef t. her face.
SAYS I, "Bes pardon you i'll, muml"
Says -hc. not looking up, "Did You say your
name was Captain B,llast."
"Jack Ballast at your service" saysT.
Says she, y Jack. dol ,,u hnpw met"
SAYS l. Look up, al I'll make sure" And
she lifted up her face and I saw veil, it was not
the pink checked girl | knew. 1t asn't girl at
all. but pale woman. long past thirty, but in
minute it Was Jenny Blush l-s "A great deal
more than was young Jack Ballast.
Jenny" says l, 20 Jenny. AMI is it really
yon7''
And then the color came into her che ks. and
her eyes glittered. and she whispered, "Oh, not
before the school, LACK" for had I, ht her to
NV heart and kissed her.
| We had not much tine TO pahv'r then. but !
came for her again in the ming and took her
for walk. AMI she told ME how the rag store
had been shipwreeked, anl old ush dropped dead
Of apoplexy when he knew Of IT, And how nv
brother Charles Augustus had offered her his hand,
but she said no. and preferred to her own liv-
ing TO marrying one she did not .ove, while there
was some one living whom she did. And how it
was fifteen years ago-fifteen weary years.
I Then says I. Jenny. darl ne, love you better
than ever. now I have found you .ain. w a
ou told my brother there was some one living
Whom you loved, dill you mean met"
"Yes, Jack" said she.
Says |. "Now you've seen mc--a veather-beat-
en-. SCARED old sailor, Jenny, do you think the
samep'
| Says she, 81 always shall. Jack"
"Come on, tfen," SAYS T. And MT another
word ,ill we got to Rev. Eben Tooker's. There
! rang the bell.
Says she. "Why have you brought me here
jack" ----.--~
SAYS !. ITO make the chaplain marry as nv
love-"
Says she, "lis too sudden; can't. What will
people say7"
mo matter for the people," saysI
And In walked. And for all she told me no
woman was ever married before in delaine dress
and straw bonnet the chap plain didn't find it any
obstacle, but spliced Us. And so after nineteen
years got my Jenny foi my own.
don't think she's sorry for it, and know
amt; and as for poor Toms children, she's
mothcrio 'eEn. And whether there's any romance
in my story or not it's happy one for me in the
ending; as sure az my names Jack Ballast.