Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-12-27

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the only Christian according to my reck-
oning) in church.
Says she, I'm very much obliged to
you, Sir"
Says |, "Tou ain't-not at all, Miss
and now, if you have far to 90, | will
walk alongside and pilot you, IF you'll
permit"
Says she. 81 have very little way to
go-that's father house but thank you !!
thousand times"
We'll. she pointed to rcg'lar first. class
sort of place, all white marble, that | !
knew to be Cappcn Jerseys And Cappen
Jersey was my cappen. Id sailed with him
for years prentice at first, hand AFTER
ward. And, Lord love yc. | felt almost
frightened to think of sitting and walk
ing with his daughter made my best
scrapc and bow. aud somehow stammered
out about giving best respects to the cap.
pen, and the honor Of having sarved her.
Then says she, Papa must thank you.
himself"
And there, true as the sea sarpont was
Cappen Jersey at the parlor port-hole
! She told him what had happened and he
said, MY man, you've done your duty"
and made me come in and have glass of
wine. He called it wine, look ye, but
have my doubts of it, for it WIS sour as
swipcs, and fixed like soda-water when
the cork came out. should have took
it for spilled cider However, cappcns'
wine isn't to be sneezcd at by forcmast
hands, and | took it.
Well, took myself home arter that,
but took her along O me. could see
her eyes and her mouth and her hair
'twarnt gold, nor brown, nor yet faxen
sort Of like moonlight with shadow in
it-as well as if Id been in one of them
dag asucrrcotypc machines and had hep PIC
ter took off on my heart, and at night |
dreamed of her
Look here. shipmate, if yon' keep dark
III tell you what dreamed That i
. Dick Blaizc--k,sscd Cappcu Jc,sey S
daughter don't believe in D man step,
ping out of his place. Nobody under tt
first mate had right to dream that, and
| own up was to blame.
= That wasn't the worst VOW it wasn't
o | thought of her arter | was awake jest
!, the same; and did think if could be
u cappcn, and have her for my wife Eva
Il her name was; I'd heard the cappen call
c her sod not want to die, nor yet 90
( to Heaven Life would be SO happy to
) me
a If any youngstcr reads this want to
Il tell him that's wrong for the Chaplain
!, told inc so, and I'd do DO harm (jf knew
}. i) to any boly. Good advice it's my
II duty to give but all the same, when
t spin yarn put the truth in it.
% did love that girl. There's no deny
lag it. dldu't care to have any tall
d with other lasscs Poll and Sue had
II seemed pretty to ne; but how red ant
= coarse they were artcr that !-f'ouzy ana
Is blowzy, She so trim. with white topsail,
is aud rose just half open in her hair, ant
&c little hands with dimples in them.
rs went to church next Sunday-not tc
Y sit alongside o her. bles: sc! got VI
=. into the loft, offered the pilot dollar
/, to take me there but | will Say this 70,
y the lad, he was above brides; an} | look
cd down at her. Cappcn Jersey was ther
a snoring as if he'd bcen in his bunk. auC
rs most of the folks looked drowSy, but
"a never closed my eyes. There ! sat aloft
t. thinking what I'd do if was coppen auC
ia owner of ship named the E0o in ny
y own mind and, bless yc! atoro | paic
IS the reckoning to the lad with plate
rs solid silver as my name is Jack-Pd haC
u the chaplain marrying us, There's sarc,
y for fore mast man, my mess mates. Blu
YOU s,e Grautbcr Baldwin, mothers faith
at er. scas cappcn Of a merchantmen, an tina
u is how came by it.
Z Well, | went on loving and hoping. ont
10 VIC took another voyage, and yet another
" and got on and was promoted and by
or and by found myself second mate. ant
as then she was not spliced yet. | was six
I'd and twenty, and had a little money
put by, and thoughts of her had kept IN
n. from too much grog and company tina
'o might ha' done lnc harm and says ont
u. day. "lll have hcryct before ! GO to Da
as Wy Jones locker"
n OFF and on VIC met, and bowed ant
n. now | was, as you may say, an officer,
If was bolder | tried to improve; reac
OF and practiced land-talk, and don't mint
40 owning (as I've promised true yarn
nc that hired Frenchman to teach M
,u manners aud parlcyvooiDg. He couldn'
at do il What he called the lapgwy Fren
n. chy wouldu't be larut, and as for manner
n. that was wuss So one day be says:
to "Monsheer, you sail make Won vcrr
G. grand sailair, but. ze dance and ze l1ngw.
nc Frcnchy you sail not know if you live 8
j. long as von hundred" Says |, Your
% right, my hearty; salt ! was born, an'
4, salt | will die" And so we parted com