Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-09-14

tInOuSn never went near anything OF the
kind in my lile) I should have gone
toitl
I drew out my watch TO see what the
hour was, and the thought of pawning it
struck me. But Nantucket does not pos
sess 3" loan Office" l made careful in
quiry, but nothing cf the sort was known.
However, | went to a watchmaker's and
| laid my modest but serviceable silver time
piece before him. He quietly declined to
consider the question.
"Does thee know" he said Che was
Quaker) "thst have in that chist more'n
dozen of the best London chronometers
and can't sell one of them for what it's
worth? / should like to help thee, espe-
cially as thee wants to be honest and not
put off bad money, but do not see my
way clear to do So"
"But," said /, 81 am not going to leave
the watch long. shall send for it in a
week, perhaps in less time"
$50 thee says, and no doubt thee thinks
so, but thee will be off the island, and
then how can get at thee?"
eyes, but you can tell whether that
watch is worth more than twice twenty
dollars or not" Ut cost sixty9 "Ifit is,
can't you see that it is my interest to re-
deem its"
"Well, thee knows best about that, but
it wouldn't be worth that to me- for I
| might not sell it under year, and thee'l
be off the island, where can't get at
| thee"
This was the key to the whole matter.
The ideas Of the old gentleman were of a
date when the whaling business was good,
and when his sailor customers were in the
habit of disappearing at ''Turkeywonner,"
"Hilo,"" Sidney" and other Pacific ports,
o1c of Oft dow TO
claim long forgotten deposits. Time being
a commodity Of which there was a super.
abundance in Nantucket, the market was
not brisk. Time was not money.
went home to dinner. There is that
comfort in hotel, that the vacuus uiator
can feed equally well with King Cresus
until the landlord says, go" At the
! table l took my accustomed seat, opposite
| Miss Minnie p. We had made ac-
quaintance but fortnight before, through
her brother Fred, whom I had "rescued
| from watery grave; I mean, pulled
| into the boat from which he had tumbled
| overheard on blue-fshing excursion. She
was somewhat older than /, and that did
not interfere with our rapidly getting &C.
quainted.
She expressed great pleasure at finding
me still on the island, and that we should
be fellow travellers the next day. "ln fact,
Mr.. Woodbridge, I think, if I may take
your care, and let Fred stay another week."
I acquiesced, though sorely doubtful
whether should have the pleasure. How
ever, thought /, she will hand me her
purse to get the tickets and things, and
then can pay for two, and return it when
get to Boston. / blushed as I thought
it, but would have given much for the
privilege of waiting on Miss P, noted
Boston beauty; and, moreover, I was
madly in love with her, of course,
though very much in doubt whether
it would be prudent to tell her
| SO. Then she went on:
have never been to the South Shore in all
| the three weeks stay have made" My
| impulse was, of course, to invite her to
drive thither with me; but that bill in my
| pocket! She went on in the most aggrav-
| ating way, "After yesterdays blow, they
say the surf will be splendid, the finest
| this season." I was on the point of pro-
posing that we should aoalk there, when
she said, would it be too great favor, if
you are not otherwise engaged, for you to
drive me out there? Fred has gone shark
fishing, but he promised to order buggy
before he left.''
OF course joyfully accepted, and in
wardly blushed as thought what might
not turn up. If, after all, I should find
favor in the eyes of the daughter of mil
lionaire, all would be well; and if not, let
me have what comfort can. Tney let
the fellows that are to be hanged call for
| what they like for their last breakfast, /
believe! So thought; and when Miss
P went up to put on her things, /
went to the front of the Ocean House to
await the team. 1t came, but the stable
help in charge seemed to have something
on his mind. He looked uneasy, and then
said, as I approached to look at the horse
and inspect the harness, "Who shall this
be put down to? Mr.. P was over
this morning and paid his bill, and said he
was going off the island tomorrow, and
didn't say nothing about his sisters
having any team. She sent over about an
hour ago, an the boss says he s'poses it s
all right, but wimmen is forgetful, and /
mustn't let them go without knowing who
was to have it." gave my name; but my
dealings having been with the other
stable, it made less impression than it
should have done. "Perhaps," said lie,
"you wouldn't mind settling now in ad-
vance; n fact, it s charged to me anyhow
and for the afternoon it'll be three dol
lars. And then you can stay at the Shore
8 long S you like"
ShW MISS dL tuS tOp Vi luS SlhlTS,
and felt must act quickly. "Can you
change this?" said 7, taking out the
twenty. "No, see you can't. Very
well, don't keep the lady waiting, but
they II pay you at the office" And, be.
fore he had time to accept the situation, |
had put Miss P into the buggy and
was driving away.
1t is not exciting to drive in Nantucket
unless over the trotting- course. The roads
are trif1e sandy and are deeply rutted, SO
that your horse travels in groove, and
your wheels do the same Dexter himself
could hardly run away, and you are as fast
tied to the track as if in city street-car.
But once out on the broad, breezy
downs, and it is very enjoyable. The all
is fragrant with the warm and aromatic
smell of the bayberry- bushes and the
balsamic breath of the pine trees, the
tallest Of which tower full seven feet in
air. Behind is the clean quiet town, and
before dark blue line on which here and
there glitters the sunshine, while white
} flash of surf springs up ever and anon
above the low sand drifts on which grow
the sparse tufts of beach-grass.
Nobody can long feel blue on those
plains of Nantucket; beside that, / had g
project which was to put me all right.
30 I chatted with Miss Minnie, an6
| ~ LOU SoJoy Cea AIAJoSAi oo AAuC1l L
might have been fancy, but thought sht
was a little didrait. Could lit be that
had made an impression? If so all will
be well, thought L; and then wished tht
Shore thirty miles of, instead of three
AS it was, we reached the end of ou,
drive before felt quite certain enough t.
; commit myself. 1t would be awkward tc
be refused and have to drive her home
afterWard.
A solitary stroll on the beach might =
but it was not solitary. There was som,
one there. A man, a wretch with long
handled white umbrella, like huge mush
room, stuck up in the sand, and under it h'
was sitting, sketching.
A little way from where my hors'
/ was to be tied was his horse and bug
gy. Somehow, he seemed to expec
, Miss P, for he rose up and came t.
, meet her as soon as had helped her t.
alight; and before 1 could secure IN,
steed Miss P and the stranger seemed
to have Ont yNnudrn,,cIu xuol1 te6