The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-11-17
A Sailors Love.

! through the streets of Now Orleans, then
in a rather damp condition from recent
rain and the rise of the tide. Turning the
corner of much fIequented and narrow
alley, he observed a young lady standing
in perpleXity. apparently measuring the
depth of the muddy water between her
and the opposite sidewalk with no very
satisfied cOuntenance.
The sailor paused, FOR he was a great
admirer of beauty, and certainly the fair
face that peeped out from under the little
chin hat. and the auburn curls hanging
glossy and unconfined over her muslin
dress, might tempt curious or an admir-
ing glance. PerpleXed. the lady put forth
one little foot. when the gallant sailor,
with impulsiveness, exclaimed: " That
pretty foot, lady, should not be soiled with
the filth of this lane; wait for moment
only, and / will make you path
So springing past her into a carpenters
shop opposite, lac bargained for a plank
board that stood in the doorway, and COM
ing back to the smiling girl. who was Just
coquettish enough to accent the services
of the handsome young sailor, he bridsed
the narrow black stream, and she tripped
across with a merry Thank you, and
roguish smile, making her eyes as dazzling
as they could be.
y las. our Young SdliVl fs'o lNiiNNtA9
charmed. What else would make him
catch up and shoulder the plank. and fol-
low the little witch through tie Shiny
streets to her home. she twice performing
the ceremony of walking the plank and
each time thanking him with one Of her
eloquent smiles.
Presently our hero saw the young LADY
/ trip up the marble 81 ps of palace OF
! house and disappear within lis rosewood
entrance. For full minute he stood look
ing al the door. and then, with a wonder
/ ful sigh, turned away, disposed of his
rawbridge and wendell his path back to
his ship.
The next day he was astonished with IN
order of promotion from the Captain.
! Poor Jack was SPECIFICS with amaze
ment; he had no Dire m Of being exalted
/ to the dig. ity II second mate Office Oh
/ board one Of the most splendid ships that
lied out of the port of New Orleans. Iie
knew he was competent, for instead OF
spending his money for amusement. visit
ing thcaiers and bowling alleys on his re.
turn from sea. lac purchased book, and
had become quite a student; b'ii he expect
/ ed wears 10 intervene before his ambitious
hopes would be realized.
Ills superior officers seemed to look upon
hliu vith considerable lenicncy, and gave
! him many TAR opportunity ~ sosiso,
rine knowledge :and ina ycarthe handsome,
/ gentiemanly young mate had acquired un-
usual favor IN the eyes of the porily COM
mander, Captain Hume. who had first taken
the smart little black-eyed fellow, with his
neat tarpaulin and tidy bundle, As his cabin
! boy.
One night tie young man with al the
other officers was invited 10 an entertain
J -, ! - Mt
/ and 10 his establishment mounted the lden-
I teal steps that, two wears before. the
! brightest vision he had ever seen passed
/ Over-a vision lie had never forgotten.
Thump thump. went his brave heart p he
was ushercd into the parlOr. and like
sledge hammer it beat again when Captain
/ Hume brought forward his blue-eNed
daughter. and with pleasant smile. sud
This young lady Was once indebted 10
Your kindness fer safe and dry walk
home"
His eyes were all ablaze. and his brown
checks flushed hastily as the noble Captain
samtcre,l away. leaving Grace Hume at
his side. And in all that assembly was
MT 50 handsome couple rs the gallant
sailor and the pretty lady.
/ Ii WAS only year from that time that
the second mate trod the quarterback,
second only in command. a1d part owner
with the Captain, not only IN his vessel
but in the aiiec ions Of his daughter, gen
/ tie Grace Hume. who had always cherished
respect. To say nothing of love, for the
! frightened sailor.
His h',melv bat earnest act of politenes.
toward his child had pleased the Captain,
and though the youth knew il not, was the
cause of his first promotion. so that. now
the old man has retired from business,
Henry Wells is Captain. and Grace Hume
is. according to polite parlance, Mrs Cap
tain Wells In fact, the honest sailor IS
one of the richest men in the Crescent
City, and he owes. perhaps, the greater
part of lis prosperity 10 his tact ana po-
likeness in crossing the street.
THE following comes from Oregon: \
recent discovery in Amelia City. came near
creating rs formidable n bone excitement
As that described by Truthful James. Il
much lecomposcd skull was unearthed bva
ditch digger. Taking that practical view
of the occurrence which distinguishes the
settlers of our Western coast, tie discover
or. insteado OF apostrophizing after the style
of Alas, poor lorick, took his own hat off,
at the new found skull in il, and repaired
10 the nearest stream 10 pan out The
dirt in the skull may be said To have caught
his pYacticed eve Nor. was he mistaken in
his surmise the result of the pan was a
Weld of S12 in gold Immediately lac
formed stock company 10 buy up all the
old gTavcvards in the vicinity, and various
head stones and foot-boards that marked
the resting place of half-forgoiien pioneers
were siaked out and prospected. Just
about the time, however, that the STOCK
was 10 be put upon the Portland market.
some scientific gent examined more
closely the fragments Of the eold-yieldlne
skull, and ascertaincd that II had originally
belonged TO a buffalo. As the chances OF
discovering other places OF serniiure ot
that quadruped seemed remote, the STOCK
was for the present Withdrawn from mar
ket by iudicious fIiends. The discoverer
does NOT, however, credit the buffalo ;hco-
~. aud wants IL die up the remains OF
them Eastern fellers that came here long
ago with more money than brains.
A FUNNY incident occurred at New
York wedding the other day. 4 pet Skye
terrier. belonging to the bride, slipped, I'M
observed into the church after the party
lie remained very quiet I'LL the end oi Inc
service, but, on the post -cereInonial Kiss
being administered. it entered his dogglsh
brain that his mistress was suffering an IN
Jury, so he attacked the unfortunate groom.
Banks, yclps, screams, eNpleiives. lsoleau.
THE omnibus and street car companies
in New York city have found that horse
weighing 1000 or 1,lo0 pounds i the most
serSiceable and the best food for him is i
pounds of hay day. IL pounds corn meal,
and two or three pounds Of salt IN month:
The hay is Gu, moistened, and the meal
mixed with it. Twenty miles travel Gay
is expected Of him.