The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-06-21
Gbe Tinres, Mem BLOOMFIELD, ])a.

! The men said no more, an d ere long
the coffin was placed in the hold and the
woman shown to the cabin. In less than
half an hour the schooner was cleared
from the wharf, and standing out from
the bay. The wind was light from the
eastward, but Tucker had no fear of the
frigate now that he was once out of the
bay.
In the evening the lady pas ser ger came
on deck, and the Commodore ass ured her
that he would be able to land her early
on the next morning She expressed her
qualification, and remarked that before
she retired she would like to see that her
husbands corpse was safe. L his was of
course granted, and one of tn EN- lifted off
the hatch that she might go down into
the hold.
al DECLARE" muttered Daniel Carter,
an old sailor, who was standing at the
wheel, "she take on drefully""
Yes, poor thing" said Tucker, as he
heard her sobs and groans.
"D'ye notice what'n eye she's got"
continued Carter.
"No," said Tucker, only twas swollen
with tears"
"My eyes! but they shon'e, though,
when she stood there looking at the COM
pass"
Tucker smiled at the mars quaint
earnestness and without furthe!' remarks
he went down into the cabin
When the woman came up from the
hold, she looked about the dec k Of the
schooner strangely for several minutes
and then went off There was something
in her appearance that puzzled Carter
lie had been one of those who objected
to the collins being brought on board,
and hence he was not predispose d to look
very tavorably upon its owner. The wo-
mans eye ran over the schooner's deck
with strange swiftness. Soon she went
to the taffrail and looked over at the stern
boat, and then she came and stood by the
pinnacle again.
Look out, or you'll gibe the BOOM"
uttered the passenger.
Carter started and found that the sail
was shivering. He gave the helm a
couple Of strokes apart, and then east his
eyes again upon the woman, whose feat
ures were lighted by the binuacle lamp
"Thanks, ma am" said Dan. " Ha-
hold on-why, bless my soul, there's a
big spider right on your hair. No--not
there. Here, I'll Ugh"
This last ejaculation Dan made, as he
pulled something from the woman's hair,
which he threw upon the deck with the
Ugh above mentioned.
Shortly afterwards the passengers went
below, and ere long Tucker came on
deck.
Commodore" said Carter with re-
markable degree of earnestness in his
manner, " is that woman turned in %
81 rather think So" said Tucker, look
ing at the compass.
"But say, didn't you notice anything
peculiar about that old woman 2"
"Why Dan, you seem deeply interest
ed about her."
" SO 7 am, Commodore and so I am
about the coffin, too. Wouldn't it be
well for you and to overhaul it p
"Pshaw you are as scared as child
in graveyard"
4" Not bit Just hark bit a.; that
woman amt no woman.
The Commodore pronounced the name
of his satanic majesty in the most en-
phatic manner.
" It's the truth Commodore I can swear
to it, Ipretended there was a spider on
her hair, and rubbed my hand against
her face, By Sam Hyde, if it wasn't as
rough and bearded as holystone. You
see she told me how I'd let the boom jibe
if didn't look out. | know there wasn't
no woman there, and so 1 tried her
Call somebody to the wheel, and let's go
and look at the coffin.".
The Commodore was wonderstruck at
what he had heard, but with that calm
presence of mind that made him what he
was, sat coolly to thinking. In few mo-
ments he called one of the men aft to re-
lieve Carter, and then he went down to
look after his passenger. The latter had
turned in and seemed to be sleeping
Tucker returned and took Carter to one
side