The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-07-14

as was MS worst rlN al as YOU may
say, sided with him.
"Woll, on the very day afore the
wedliDg,astrange man os hadn't been
seen IN the village atore, called at the
house to speak TO Paul, and q neigh
hor as happened to be present at the
time, said aiterwarsd she had seen
them talking together on the road to
Plymouth. Now, mind me, in the
evening and just as they were setting
down TO supper, and drinking healihs,
Paul, who was late, ran into the
room, leaving the door open behind
him, and ontrcatcd William to look
to himself, as the press gang was nj
ready in the village and afore poor
Bill could get away the press gang
were inside and had seized him, and
in spite of his struggles and Ellcn's
cries and paul's cntrcatics, carried
him To the beach, whore boat lay
ready, and took him away"
"1s that all!' / asked.
! "Not exactly, my mate" said my
friend finishing the rum, "the strange
part has to come"
/ So, roplcnishing his glass and re-
filing his pipe, he continued:
"Well, every one OF course was
very much east down hy this, but
poor Ellen particularly; however, for
many months she kept brave heart,
always telling the Captain that she
knew William would return, and that
they should he happy yet; and dye
see, no one liked to tell the poor thing
different, although but very few
thought they'd ever see him again" "
A any rate, it was clear that DR..
Paul didn't, for after while he be-
gan again TO pay hi, addresses 10 her,
and this time more in earnest than Le
fore; but It was no use. Ellen would
/ have nothing TO say 10 him ut all -
Now about two years after they had
pressed poor VIII, when il was get
ting on towards the Winter time,
there had been q great dco) o, dirty
weather. about, and several vessels
had been lost on the cOast--there was
report thct several crews bad been
paid off, and then Ellen made M her
miaI more ''ann ever th'' W iiiiam
would return; when one day neigh
Dor comes in and says vessel like
Ithe Spitiire--thst was the one VII
/ liam went out in--hal gone down OFF
! the Sciliys. and il was fcarei all hands
had persisted, he had it, he said,
lI.,. 1870 or sa,,o ,,at,or Of. i.nsi
inn|s i rrl,is y.as r,i nows to. 'V,o
- 1os, i,t TLolfayo slostiIl LoHod
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tanI all alon5 kcnt telIiu1 thc c ~
I ',,in thot No woulI',',o tosec hor and
land VIII Randall Lri,lo md bride.
rgtoom vet. but ohppl . fortnioht aft
Ter flfs. peul comes in. in a oreat tol,-
inc. arJ shows tle ,a,tain n bottIo.
,yhi,l he said had been pickcl nm ON
'ria C,-.isl ro9.t. no do,I,t lotiuu
il,;rrl ,g. auliu 4, WAS q ,o,.pr s,r
.ia~ rq, n,o S.;,fre conldu't livc
,1Ing n iue .n;uli nravino whoovcr
found The bottle would. for Havcn's )
'solc. send II TO Cuptain Meredith OF
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every day. AMI moved about ike
one who had NOTHING 10 live for :
To make matters worse. tho Contoin
Iad oot into don, and diIicnllins cot
'biggor and bigger Wei ono dav
ali ON \ sudden. tho doctor ooes ia
him and offers To marry Ellen ont of
hand. nromi.ino ia discharge oll the
CAPTAINS obligations, and stating that
his long aud strong attachment had
induced him to make the proposal-
The Captain. as Won NAV holicye.
didn't much fancy Paul for n son in.
law. bat at last he relentcd and.
pressed ly his debts and troubles
urged Ellen TO accent him The moor
lass refused. for a long time but
when she found her fathers liberty
and welfare donendcd ON If and. bc
sides. had lost all hone Of of ever see.
inc win Randall AGAIN. at last she
consented
"But you don't mean to say chat
they got married at lastf' ! inter