The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-05-09
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"Canting creature" said Fanny.
| observed, too, that Dan and he had
very little conversation.
That night, about eleven, was very
beautiful moonlight night. l talked
with Clarke about the course we then
fell off to other things, and | saw what a
good sailor he was. He told me more
about b. B. Rudge and himself
4" He did great deal for me, sir, that
man." he said. I" You wouldn't have
taken me, sir, if you had seen me as Mr..
Rudge first saw me You can little
conceive what a wretch l was. Drunk
en-, depraved, abandoned in every sense.
1t was in vile, drunken quarrel l got
this, sii," and he pointed to his ugly
scar. ut nearly killed me, and 1 lay
for weeks between life and death, until
that good and gracious man came and
raised me up"
"Of course, you mean in spiritual
sense" | said with a sort of sneer.
-"Quite right, sir" he said calmly.
And owe to him more than to my
father" Then he said, " this was the
last voyage that he would make, thanks
to his own exertiols."
"And to B. B. Rudge?"
" Yes, sir. In fact, he wishes me to
join his ministry and after this voyage
there is a young girl who hes grace, at
Falmouth where we are now going, who
would be content to take her lot with
me-"
Is she a brsnd pluck too l
could not help asking. But he gave
me look Of freproach which the scar
made savage. L am only joking I
said, hastily.
am sure she is very good girl,
and all that
Fanny, when l reported this conver-
sation was in little rage.
What an old hypocrite !! l am SO
sorry we shipped him
Canting, whining creature I said /;
peor Dan will have fne time of it.
We got to Falmouth. and went
ashore. But the wind suddenly fell,
and it looked as if there was to be a
change in the weather. We determin.
ed to lun up to London, which we did.
We there met pleasant friends, who in
sisted on doing US, &C., and so a very
pleasant week went by in next to no
time Then we went down to our
craft, and found the drum up, 1t was
only stiff breeze, so we determined to
put out to sea at once. But there was
a great change in our skipper Dan
was on board, riotous with spirits, sing
ing and whistling in Clarke was no.
ticed a great alteration, His composed
serenity was gone. He was doggedly
moody, and his eyes glared, He did
not speak to Dan, who told us that
they had had quarrel ashore. Both
Fanny and l remarked this, and 1 no.
ticed Clarke following Dan with lower,
ing brow and dark suspicious eyes, as
he walked past him on the deck. The
evening was very fine, the drum was
down, and we promised ourselves a
charming voyage to Cherbourgh, our
destination, and then hey for Paris
Before we started, Fanny had got ii
all out of Dan. There was a young wo.
man in the case,-in fact, the. young
woman at Falmouth,-a nice, fresh, gay
girl, not at all /" serious" though our
friend wished to make her so.
1t 'ud have been a pity, marm
said Dan, A" to have handed the likes OF
her over to psalm singing for the rest
of her life. And fax | just talked to
her little quietly, quietly, and put the
comethur on her, or she rut it on her
self, but at the end she gave the cowld
shoulder to my frind Jonny Calvin
there ! Sorry hand or part had in it,
wittin'ly, marin, or knowin'ly."
" You did quite right, Dam" said
my Fanny, with enthusiasm.
was on deck when Clarke came to
me.
" Don't go for day or two yet, sir, "
he said, gloomily. Take my advice ;
there is bad weather coming on"
" 1t don't LOOK much like it" l said,
pleasantly.
" / know these things, sir" he said.
There'll be a storm before morning"
All, what are ye talking Of" said
Dan laughing. Don't be humbuggin'
the masther," There was a twinkle in
his eye as he spoke. " Dye want
another sight at little Susan 7"
The fcroc;ous look the other gave
him shocked Inc and Fanny. saw the
reason ao'o. I" We go Tonight" | said,
firmly )" get up the moorings."
We got out to sea. The night was
very fine. 1t came to ten, eleven, mid
night. Then Fanny went down.
4" Well, Clark" l said, what dye
say now ?-or have you forgotten Susan
by this time ?"
There was another black look of ie,
rocity, and his eyes wandering to Dan,
who was at the forecastle, - 70 castle, I"
| manipulating out, dancing from
one ioot to the other and whsthng St,
Patrick's Day.
A" lie will have to account to Heaven