Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-09-30
THE CAPTAINS RETURN.

gradually to the waters edge, covered with
shining shells, and gittcrng, when the
sun shone ON II, with white sand left there
Inv the receding scu.waves, as they frept
softly and Dsidously upward, or sung IN
the summer sun their monoionous chant
tossing their white crisp waves loyously III
the morning sunshine, or dashng with re-
sislcss fury when hunledby the sweeping
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 mile and
half from shore,
upon the top Of this point known to
the villagers by The name OF Eagle Cfag,
stood n cottage yeritablc little nest, IN
miryllke proportions, around which Il
garden doomed and blossomcd like n par
adse in desert
"Whcrc shall build little cage to hold
Won till come mcllY' asked brown and
resoluto John Daulorth, the sailor as he
looked on the bright face Of the newly
mndo Mrs Danlurth, with all q lovers
iondncss shining in his honest face and
fearless eyes, Transforming the hard lines
of his wcather.bronzcd face into positive
tenderness,
Attic Eagle Crag,' answered Robina
Danl0rth, usually known among her ac-
ouantances by the pet name of Robin
In that bleak place !" said John, in his
establishment "Why, birdie, you would
die of home sickness IN week
90 John please ooaxcd the little
woman, who, practical and houscwliely to
the last degree, hid beneath 1t all u vein
of romance, none the less strong for being
hidden. "ln my lonely life before you
found me, John, q silly little thing as !
am here the lusrous eyes grew brighter
--"bclorc you with your experience, and
wisdom, and noble mNnliness, took me to
hc your foolish little wife, and actually
stopped to fall in love with me, II mere
schoolgirl, used to long 80 for a home,
dear. Next to the longing for u father
and mother and Il sister TO loye and care tot
me, THE other longing for home was the
strouges., and after saw yos, John ~
here bright flush stained the clear brow
of her suuhurnt cheek --" used to think
If the longing should ever grow to be
reality aud the little home, whose picture
grew brighter every time | unused uponit,
I
another little hmsh)--" how happy, how
very happy | should I've, saw the place
where il should stand, this little homo Of
ours on u high point overlooking the
ocean, where we could watch the white
ships sail along the CLASSY water or ride
ltarlCssly upon the bounding waves.
saw the roses and jasmine Irvine tcnderly
their wealth ~ bloom around the little
porch, and have heard thousand times
the hum of bees and song of birds, that
darled in ana out among the vines and
blossoms"
wines and blossoms" burst forth hon
est Joha, IN his amagement; Little
womaa are YOU cm1y2 | should like to
see the vine or blossom that would flour
iSh within half q league OF Eagle Cug,
the most arid, barren waste conceivable"
80 John is this truey was all She said;
hut the Smothered sigh attoSted the depth
of her disappointment
John made no reply bat stimulated 10y
the sound Of that halt-Smothorcd sigh aud
the glimpse of glistcnng tears twinklmg
hastily from the curling, brown aSheS,
tell TO studying ways and means; and the
result was the pretty cottage, set on the
topmoSt point nt Eagle CRAY, while vines
and flowers iiourjShcd and grew in the ar.
t6cial soil spread over The small Enclosure
which defined the boundary Of his pur
chase
rcWbcd up there, like a mountain birds
nest one could see from the porch, which
WAS Oh the north side the village, with
the dShormenS cottages the long, wind.