New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-29


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THE sTEwARDEss' STORY.
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It was night on the Atlantic, and Ii
-~steRnsaeea~S f-4he-steansaipr0 City Uf..-
passengers baviag fetifed to their berth
when her attention eas called BY low, to
ut the cabin door. 1t seemed to be give
BY cautions fngers, vuwllng to be hear
farther than was necessary; and supposin
it to be warning from the steward that
Wa time TO put out the lights she glance
1t her watch IN surprise, and then going t
the door, she exclaimed:
why. Mr.. Green, it is not eleven vel
and am not quite ready. Wait bit!'7
ut 10 not Mr.. Green, = replied voice on,
s,de. II want to speak to you, Mrs.. Ford
s. aOA.: certajGN, madam, - iwds de ii6ne
diats yplL, = Mr.. Ford opeaed the doc
% one Of ne lsdy aPaseapeeEs. The youD,
the deor, she addressed the stewardess in
low, lions tone, while holding and turn
ing over = long, thin parcel, which she dyev
out fro0 . towel loosely wropped Ground it
Mrs. Ford, will y66 put this in youI
trunk for NE I You Say We shalt in the
barboe Tomorrow, a0d We don't to have
this LITTLE parcel overhaule6 q the custom.
bon aCu.s 9: p Put 4 r ycur trunk till We can
Mn. Ford hesitated. OF course, it wa
mot her business to disobiige passengers;
but then smuggling was dangerous, and
this looked something uncemHonly Ike it.
r STU, ~ lady who nade thu request was
wen k1eWA ~ the steW1rdess, and seemed
psFacSlarly friendly 70 her, Il vas not tho
1ut time che and her husbend had CROSSED
the Atlantic in the sane shipy - they'wefe
quite Ike friends. Moreover, tile time Mr..
and Mn. Session had an additionsl charm for
Ma terd, being accompanied by their In
FAINT con, . Ane, lively little fellow, about
year old Nm. Seatpn had kept her berth,
On plea ofsickness, for most Of the voyaeei
sd tie stewardess had pFolleed BY the e.
eadoh 20 become nurse to the child, 1 charge
abe gladly accepted, and fulfilled with
Observing that che besitated, Mrs. Seatou
continued, in half careless, half hattering
II -tola my husband you were 90 good
natured. l was sure you would oblige Ms in
tribe Of this kind; but OF course, If you
would rather mot, there 10 IN end Of the mat
tef. . We hops, If We ere not disappointed,
TO make quite . fortune for little Freddy.
But il this = injured BY carelessness," and
here she again glasced ct the parcel in her
q II would be very glad to obliee Won.
madam, but it would IS awkward, f I got
@ixsd up with any emugeling matters.
The company would dismiss me and one
must think OF oneself"
!" said Mrs. 6eaten, smiling
bla1dly; goodness! this is no smuggling.
Ito just the most innocent little machine in
the world. I am sure, kind ~ you, have
beea 10 ~, would be the Last person tD be
you no harm, any way. Il would be too un-
kind to get You into trouble, when you have
been 90 good to Freddy, eli along i
II IN sure you were welcome to anything
could do for the Nlittle darling, madam;
but i 10 quite another thing n
s'Yes, yes; know that But bless you, it
viii not hurt you. It il machine for
making slools, and my. husband wants to
patent it In the States: but then it is in Just
such condition now that if it be meddied
with 1t will be ruined, that's all. If they
do, by any chance, get hold Of it, We must
put up with lite being spoiled; but l guess
they will never interfere with YOU"
An. Ford remembered now, that, during
the last voyage, Mr.. Seaton had particularly
admired . new kind of spool which he had
seen in her w0rkbox, and had asked several
questions concerning it; 20 she concluded
that 1t was in the manufacture of similar
articles he was at present engaged, and,
without further hesitation, she took the par
Gel The great weight Of the article, COM
pared with its bull, surprised her a. she re-
ceived 1t; it being, - she supposed thin
bar Of iron, about six inches broad and two i
ret len9, bat not aEpasently much thicker
than piece Of cardboard. She thought Of
this - she laid it in tho top Of her trunk,
in some way, iDjure tho apparel beneath;
yet che felt unwilling to secrete it further.
under the circumstances. Her visitor, with
many thanks, retired, and Nrs. Ford soon
forgot the matter in sleep. ~ TO- -,
Late IN the afternoon Of the following
day, ~ they drew near the end of their
voyage. just before going ashore at the
cusson house.. Mrs. Seaton sought another
eete1.te4e with Mrs, Ford. She held in her
hand two letters. and, offering them to the
asked if she would slip them in
her pocket, And besides" she Continued.
II want You to come ashore with me.
md carry Freddy, if you do not mind the
. Are. Ford replied that she had no obieo.
have time. -L.-,-
, ~", SoAo SOVU UUul, Cf1eO MRS. |
5eatcn, do say you win, right awav. / \
Inn in trouble and I am sure. when Won
NOW it, you will leave the under-stew.
'rdess to fix up all around, and inst do IA
'sk. Now listen; my husband has got him
elf in tight place, just now, and guees I !
hall have enough ON my hands az soon ar
We get ashore. We know there's = mi. ~oI;c ~
nan waiting for him."
"A policeman r. cried Mrs. Ford. in
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"Oh. never fiightsn yosrsslf" replied
irs. Seat0n, with her bland smile; lit is |
othing of any consequence. You must
now, he holds . situatiOn under the gov
rnment, and he has got wrong in his &C.
cunts. II is not much, but he will be ar
ested as soon a. he steps ashore, and all
he business Of getting my things through
ill fall ON me. So, you see, do want a
riend, and SHALL feel real bad if you do
ct help me-"
"But this arrestv' exclaimed Mrs. Ford,
rho wondered at the composure with which
be vito spoke of euch ; catastrophe, %
farming to her own ideas.
''Well, Of course. We had rather it should
ot happen" was the reply; "but what's the
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