Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-22
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- When, after a long and proper probation,
"a WIS fairly set up and married to my
- Fsnng-al fine, bold girl that liked me, !
-s'oeleFes as much as liked her. we sensibly
81 agreed that, instead Of setting up house.
Keeping, and such inconveni-
--eReee,-we- -shoald suit ourselves with q
house thatlHas Infinitely more to our TASTE
.sFannY had been born and bred on the north-
Yi,iwestIeeastt of ireland, beside the breakers
.isof The Atlantic. She was a handsome,
--Scleyer. creature, with a classical and refec-
tive face,-A born sailor, whom it was
pleasant, when our dainty guests were
growing green and uncomfortable, to see
sitting On the deck 1withrising color, well
a. coming the stiff breezes.r q-tTs, agt,0 ..
HaT44 had done q good deal In, coast-sailing,
-qsandstsas to have been put into the navy
-m(but wasn't, Witch Is D. long storYl; SO, In
- stead Of going through the anxieties of Sc
-s1lecting q new and piastery house, with fur
.saintirm and crippled, we read to one thought
In each other's eyes4Aa yaehti 1t was
slsspring.a Such "a thing was soon a.picked
up" 1t was nautical friend living near
beaminGton thatl ssiooke led oat' -ofer the
yacht for us.-a man lof large experience
and with an eye for q good cut of a thing"
After time he spicked up" our little
arerait77thes very thing 1for US, and aldead
bargaiL ebesides-a tight, handy little
schooner, q, good sea-boat, that shook the
waves from her like spirited horse, easily
handled, thirty tons, roomy below, airy,
a z large for that tonnage, and builtot mahog
q any. She cost US only three hundred
pounds, was reckoned adeatl bargain,s and
T was called sThe Lively Jehny."a 1t was a
-bSjoyful morning when we learned she was
aalying In kingstown harbor, having come
i, z. in at midnight. The news was brought In
by the new skipper himself whom / and
~ Fanny went down to the parlori to meet as
ii he were an ambassador, which he was,
from "The Lively Jenny rs1ar
i . Now, If we were to have q treasure In
= our yacht, we were to have far more Jon.
portant one in our skipper. He had been
picRed up also-by the sheerest good ludk.
Oar nautical friend had written. in the
most extrayagant terms of his merits. He
bad knownSCtarke from boy; a finer sail-
sor never stepped a deck; as steady as a
a0rock,I sober as a Judge. as moral as an
apostle. - l have an interest in the man."
he wrote, as l know all about him, and
he has gone through. i look on this
% as a much greater piece of luck than light
br ing on The Lively Jenny" ef
-ass b-And this paragon was now in the par
lof. We almost telt Fanny and 1, that we
h1fwere scarcely virtuous company enough
rs for him. There he was now, and we started.
20, Clarke was a man of about thirty, good
tiooking and asailor-like,-that is would
have been good looking but for a very die
agreeable, long infiamed scar that ran
slanting from his forehead over his eye to
Ibis ear. 1t was raw and unpleasant alto
sgether. He had cold, steady, measured
way of talking, and as he spoke, looked
iis. out cautiously at us with the eye that was
"a under the scar. But there could be no
- mistake about his testimonials, and he was
sTfon the best authority a treasure. Fanny
siiudid not relish his look at all. She much
preferred Dan, a young " SALT from her
own coast, who was !" off the estate" and
go Was to be our other sailor. 1t was about
=, him. that Clarke first spoke asZ is5rt.
roo 81 brought over very steady man." he
sos said, that have known myselfior years
and can be depended on. A man with some
religion in him, which" he added, smiling,
"a not very pleasant smile,-"is not
usual among US sailors. Icould 90 on ex-
cellently with-him.o .
20, we have got Dan," said Fanny. " We
could not do without Dan!" ns
iis1sOf course it is with you, ma'am; but it
hEis right to tell you this Dan came OH to us
] i8last night when lie had moored, and I
could see plainly he had been drinking.'
sagoc Fanny coloreds sup.lq s.You must abaye
N mistaken. G, We all know Dan from child.
. He never was drunk in his life. We CART
,ds have e.any one else3'a72 .1sz 1.dris 10 ag.r
"a Clarke bowed. Then we gave him all
al sorts of directions, and let him CO. ai q -
1s1sE.l don't like that man at all for all bis
&c good d-character,n said Fanny wisely. sand
Q then to go and slanderepoof Dan % has5 :
a. y. II don't relish him extravae antly," +
|. said doubtfully; ,.but character, my dear,
~ is everything aboard ship" ~s' i,s3
|. % Aboard = 3. ship said she, laughing.
go That sounds charming -, r. -,
ioy I'VE were to sail in two days, and certain
q aly wei almost at once found the merits OF
our skipper; for by his quiet forethought
and measured energy he did wonders, got
in stores, the yacht fitted, and what not. ri
You see, my dear" said. ''those are
F., the. sterling qualities that pass show. Dan
&c is "a little too, impulsive, and not halt so
20 practical, y iAword now alb )ut Dan. q 81
sSsszDan was sort of foster-brother of Fam
5es py's that used to row her on the Atlantic
sfls.no less,' fit ups daring little skiffs, with
sails and all complete. to make bold yoy =
a. age across to distant island. He was a
~ handsome, strong, bold, dashing young
~ fellow, only one-and. twenty, aud could
= swim like a fish. He always called her
g, Miss Fanny" though corrected again and
: again. The only mystery was that of the
.ai2s drink, which puzzled US, for we had
thing: Fanny shook her head. =.
II could ex plain it,n she said. -, -
7 - .Ah!" said i, t.you don't know dear.
r These sea towns young fellows fall into
"a 1--WE we're to 90 on a aeoasting cruise. First
g to Falmouth, then Cowes, and finally on TO
Cherbourg; leave the yacht under shelter
of the famous breakwater ('sshe will be very
snug there.n we both said, speaking of her
.eosily.sas if she were a. babyA and we our
selves would run up to, Paris. We could
: \ not have too much of the sea. Two sailors
y only and a boy, and myself as good as
:. another, and Fanny very nearly-she only
wanted strength-as good as a fourth.
s. Early at six O'clock on q fine morning we
went down by that pleasant little strip of
sea-coa railway that winds like ribbon
from Dublin TO Kingstown. found a fresh
q breeze, blue sea, and ssThe Lively Jenny"
sf1utteriDg her sails ifnpatiently, as if they
81 were the laces and lappets OF her cap. We
took up our moorihgs in a moment, and
"a flew utsteadily to sea- ie1 air nd. "a
1ST We were in great delight with our new
"a ."house."9 She esailed charmingly, lay over
4 on her side in the true yacht attitude, and
- made the water hiss as she shot through it.
1--WE were as compact, as snug, and even
p elegant as could be conceived. Below
.Iae were two charming little rooms, perfect
boudoirs, one little saloon for dining. It
was full of "1ockers" and pigeon-holes for
~s keeping all sorts of things; and it was with
7, particular delight that we discovered, as
you-went down stairs, q sort of sliding
panel on each side. which unclosed nd
discovered large SHELF known to the men
as the sail roon,," only think but which,
on an emergency, could be turned into an
elegant and couimodiO1s sleeping apart
ment. Dinner on the swing-table was the
most charming Of meals, and full Of slip
- perry excitement. li3 1at $50 a y.
"a On the morning of the second day, when
there was not much of a breeze, noticed
'ldeOur skipper seated on the ''aftern portion
of the bowsprit, reading. 1t was Fanny
called my attention to this. Dan was walk
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