Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09

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THECAPTAlN'S RETURN. ''
A long. low catch ofland, shelving down
gradually to the waters edge, covered with
shining shells, and glittering when the sun
the reeeding sea-waves, as they crept softly
and insidiously upward, or sung in the
summer sun their monotonous chant, tos-
sing their white, crisp waves joyously in
the morning sunshine, or dashing with re.
sistless fury, when hunted by the sweep
ing hurricane, up, up, till they lashed them.
selves into snowy foam on the rocky pro-
lection Of Eagle Crag, which stood, when
the water was at low ~, tide. milo and 3 half
Upon the top, Of this poi point, known to the
villagers by the name of Eagle Crag. stood
q cottage, s. veritable little nest, in fairy
like proportions, around which garden
bloomed and blossomed like Q paradise in
q desert. i..l, .. .Ya.,- ~.
'.where shall build . little cage to hold
you till I come back?' asked brown and
resolute John Danforth, the sailor, - he
looked ON the bright face OF the newly
made Mrs. Danforth, with all . lovers
fondness shining in his honest face and
fearless eyes, transforming the hard lines
of his weather-bronzed face into positive
tenderness.l J" a&s'.' @i's ,'a .s.' As :sIf. rs:
"At the Eagle Crsg," answered Robina
Danforth, usually known among her ac-
quaintances BY the pet name Of '.Robin."
'.In that bleak place p said John, in his
astonishment. why, birdie, you would
die of inconsistencies Ii week. ~ 80
20 John! please. : coaxed the little wo.
man. who, practical and housewifsly tolthe
last degree, hid beneath 1T all q vein Of ro-
nance, none the hess stong or bsing hid
den. ''In my lonely life, before you found
me, John, silly little thing a. I Iam"'-here
the lustrous eyes grew bnghter-'sbefore
you, with your experiences, 81 and wisdom,
andnoble manliness, i took me to be your
foolish little wife, and actually stopped to
fall in love with me, mere school girl,
used to long 50 for home, dear. Next to
the longing for father and mother and .
sister to love and care for me, this other
longing for q home was the strongest; and
after I saw you. John, here bright blush
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cheek-''I used to, think if the longing
should over grow to be reality, and the
little home, whose picture grew brighter
every time ! Imused upon it, should ever be
mine-ou1s, I mean with another little
blushl -''how happy, how very happy I
should be. saw the place where it should
stand, this little home Of ours, on . high
point overlooking the ocean, where We
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CLASSY water or ride fearlessly upon the
bounding waves. saw the roses and las.
mine twine tenaerly their wealth of bloom
around the little porch, and have heard a
thousand times the hum of bees and song
of birds, that darted in and out among the
vines and blossoms" .:9 -! - ;
''Vines and blossomsv' burst forth hon
est John, in his anazement; ''little woman
are you crazy? I should like to see the vine
or blossom that would flourish within halt
league Of Eagle Crag. the most and, bar
rem waste conceivable" %,'
20 John! is this true?" was all she said;
but the smothered sigh attested the depth
of her disappointment.
John made no reply; but, stimulated by
the sound OF that half-smothered sigh, and
the glimpse of glistening tears twinkline
hastily from the curling, brown lashes, fell
to studying wave and means; and the result
was thu pretty cottage, set on the topmost
point Of Eagle Crag, while vines and flow.
ers fourished and grew in the artificial
soil spread over the small inclosure which
defined the boundary of his purchase.
Perched up there, like mountain birds
nest, one could see from the perch. which
was on the north side, the village, with the
6shermen's cottages, the long, winding,
steep road, whose tortuous descent of two
miles must be traversed ere one could gaiu
the village: while from the west and south
one looked upon the sea from q height
which almost made the gaze giddy.
Roses aud climbing plants adorned the
trellises; beds Of crimson verbenas, purple
pansies, and snow-white daises made the
little garden redolent of perfume.
By the second summer, SO we'll domestic.
ated had the flowers become that they fair
ly ran wild and defied all boundaries; pur
pie pansies and golden nasturtiums escaped
by the underground passage they had
found together, nodded boldly from thu
walk, and looked with disdain upon thei1
meek sisters, who tamely submitted to b.
hemmed in by borders of green box; ono
thrilling convolvulus ran perfectly lawless
Haunting their scentless blossoms before
You in the most unlocked for places; peep
with their clinging tendrifs the stone dooi
step, running races with the jasmine, which
quietly plodded on toward the top of the
porch-in fact, setting all law and order a.
defiance in the most rebeliious manner
but also in a way that would have done
Johns heart good to see.
But, alas! John had been gone these
many days on voyage to the China Sea
bearing with him, to keep his heart warm
the memory Of sunny face, which smilad
goodbye with fearful eyes one brightsum
mer morning, standing at the garden gate
Meanwhile, inside the cottage all went
on with the order, and neatness, and re-
gularly, which rivaled that of the clock on
the mantel, which seemed to take delight
In tickling the minutes and striking the
hours, to such o bustling, cheerful little
mistress. .
Little Hans, the poor, half-starved. for.
lorn German boy, whom Robin had taken
to milk the COW and hoe the flower garden,
and run Of errsnds to the village, grew
bright and cheerful under the influence o1
her armies; while his face, grown wide,
and fuller every day, till it resembled moth.
ing so much as one of mis- own carefully
tended sun-dowers, bore witness to he,
marvellous skill in cooking
Mother Danforth-a good sort of woman
in melancholy way, who was much given
to frequently sighings and complaininRs,
whose most cheerful recreation was q funer.
81 now and then, and to walk up to Eagle
Crag to inspect, after the time honored
fashion OF mothers-i law. the doings of itt
little mistress-was fain to confess that even
to her critical eye the household manage
ment was perfect.
''Her cookery is faultless; and everything
is sumptuously neat" she acknowledged
to her next door neighbor, Mrs. Gray
"But she doesn't seem to pine after John
Dlt But then, what else could one expec
from such child? Out of sight, out O
mind! suppose ifJohn is pleased, ough
to be. But I'M sure it was never my way
when Danforth was oat on voyage. Many,
the night I have cried all night, and tn,
house was more like funeral than any
thing else oil the time he was gone"
Mrs. Gray, wise woman that she was
carefully abstained from limiting that thi
might be the reason of Johns preference t,
merry, cheerful Robin, whose unfailin,
good spirits were to him constant sourc
ofwonder and delight.