The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-01

pass, and 80 got down to the shore, where
he found scallops and cray-fish in in
credible abundance. Literally; he had
only to 90 into the water and gather
them. But "enough" is as good as a
feast" He ran to the pots with his
miscellaneous bag, and was not received
according to his deserts. Miss ROLES
ton told him, little severely, the
winter had been boiling long time.
| Then he produced his provender, by
| way of excuse.
''TortOises again!" said she, and shud-
| dered visiblv.
But the ounces and cocoa-nuts were
graciously received. Welch, however,
cried out for cabbage.
What am l 10 do?" said Hazel.
For every such cabbage, king must
die"
Goodness me?"
"a monarch of the grove"
90, Il King Log. Why, then down
with them all, of course; sooner than
dear Welch shall go without his cab
| bage."
He cast a look of admiration on her,
which she avoided, and very soon his
axe WIS heard ringing in the wood hard
! by. Then came a loud crash. Then
another. Hazel came running with
the cabbage, and CocOa-pod. "There,"
said he, land there are hundred more
about. Whilst you cook that for Welch,
1 will store them" Accordingly he re-
tnrned to the wood with his net, and
soon came back with five pods in 1t,
each as big as large pumpkin.
lie chucked these one at time across
the river, and then went for more. 1t
took him ali the afternoon to get all the
pods across the river. He was obliged
TO sit down and reSt.
But u suggestion of Helen's soon set
him to work again.
"You were kind enough to say you
would store these for me. Could you
not store them so as to wall out those
terrible beasts with them"
"What terrible beasts ?"
"That roar so all night, and don't
eat us, only because they have not
found out we are here yet. But they
will"
II deny their existence" said Hazel.
"But I'Il wall them out all the same"
said he.
'Pray do" said Helen. "Wall them
out first, and disapprOye them after
wards; / shall be better able to believe
they don't exist, when they are well
walled Out-much."
Hazel went to work, and with her as
sistunce laid. cocoa-pOds two wide and
western side OF her leafy bower, and he
promised to complete the walls by the
same means in two days more.
They all then supped together, and,
to oblige him, she ate a little of the ter
rapin, and when they parted for the
night, she thanked him, and said, with
deep blush, "IOu have been good
friend to me-Ot late"
He colored high, and his eyes spark
ledwith delight; and she noticed, and
almost wished she had kept her graft
tude to herself.
That night, with her bell-rOpe and
her little bit OF wall, she WAS some
what less timOrous, and went to sleep
early.
But even i'll sleep she was watchful,
and she was awakened by slight
sound in the neighbOrhOod of the boat.
She lay watching, but did not stir.
Presently she heard a fOOtStep.
With stitled cry she bounded up,
and her first impulse was to rush out
of the tent. But she conquered this,
and gliding to the south side of her
bower, she peered through the palm
leaves, and the first thing she saw was
the figure OF man standing between
her and the boat.
She drew her breath hard. The out
line of the man was somewhat inIiis-
tinCt. But IL WAS not savage; the Tts,tu
was clothed; and his stature betrayed
him.
He stood still for some time. "ue is
listening to see ii ! am awake" said
Helen, to herself.
The figure moved towards her no "er.
Then all in moment she became
another woman. She did not rely %"
her bell rOIp; she felt il was fast to
nOthiug that could help her. She look
ed round for no weapon; she trusted 10
herself. She drew herself hastily up,
and folded her arms; her bosom painted,
bat her cheek never pRled. Her mod
csI;y was alarmed her blood was up,
and lite or death were nothing to her.
The footsteps came nearer; they stop
at Innr. north. thpy
came back south. They kept her in
this high-wrOuoht attitude for half an
hour. Then they retired softly; and
when they were gone, she gave way,
and fell ON her knees, and began to cry
Historically. Then she got culmer, and
then she wondered and puzzled herself;
but she slept no more that night.
In the morning she noticed that the
fire WAS lighted on Il sort OF shelf close
TO the boat. Mr.. Hazel had cut the
shelf and lighted the fire there for
Welch's sake, who had complained of
cold in the night.
Whilst Hazel was gone for the cray.
fish. Welsh asked Helen to go for her
prayer-boOk. She brought it directly,
and turned the leaves to find the pray
ers for the sick. But she was soon I'M
deceived as to his intention.
"Sam had it wrote down how the
Proserpine was foundered, and should
like to lie alongside my messmate on
that there paper, as we'll rs in t'other
place" (meaning the gravel. "Begin as
Sam did, that this is my last word"
80, l hope not. o, Mr.. WEIGH, pray
do not leave mel"
"Well, well then, never mind that;
but just put down, as l heard Sam; and
his dying words, that the parson took
down, were the truth"
81 have written that"
land that the two holes was on her
port-side, and seven foot from her
starn-post; and Z say them very augers
that is in our cutter made them holes.
Set down that"
at is down"
"Then I'll put my mark under it, and
you are my Witness"
Helen, anxious to please him in
everything, showed him where to put
his mark. He did so; and she signed
her name as his witness.
land now, Mr.. WEIGH, ;" said she, edo
not you fret about the loss of the ship;
you should rather think how good
Providence has been to us in saving us
three out of SO many that sailed in that
poor ship. That Wglie was wicked
man; but he is drowned, or starved, no
doubt, and there is an end of him.
| You are alive, and we are all three to
see Old England again. But to live,
| you must eat; and so now do pray
make good breakfast to-day. Tell
me what you can fancy. a cabbage?"
"What, YOU own it is II cabbage?"
"Of course do >" said Helen, coax
ing. "YOu must excuse Mr.. Hazel;
these learned men are so crotchety in
some things, and 20 by books; but you
bage is cabbage, grow where 1t will.
| will vOu have Onp?'