, 1871-04-13

in it. and one Of them waving his hat, and
asking where he could land. 1 showed
him the little bit of beach, just behind the
light house and then we both ran round
to meet them.
They ran the little boat right up on the
sand, and loosened the sal. so that it came
ra,tIing down in minute, and the gems
tleman who had called to me jumped
! ashore.
He vast seems so silly to describe
him--but, hOwever-he seemed to be
about twenty-five years old, thought /;
and. l may say, he vas the handsOmest
man ever saw. He was not very tall,
but he bad light. curling hair, and mus
tache, and a bright ruddy face and
seemed so full of life and happiness, that
took to him from that minute.
His companion was a rather common>
place-looking person, with heavy, black
whiskers, and was evidently much older
than the other. While he was making
the boat fast with his anchor among the
rocks, the first gentleman came up to me,
and taking off his hat, said something
pleasant about the day and the sail-I
forget what now-and then asked if
thought we could let him stay on the is
land for few days, as he was an artist,
and wished to make come sketches for
marine picture he was painting.
was so astoniShed to fud myself talk
ing to real. professional artist, that l
blushed and s;ammerrd like little goose,
and was only brought to my senses by
hearing Floy at my. elbow, saying, II
think you might stay, sir; there's spare
room; and I'll go and ask the captain.
And off she went to ask father-she al
ways called him captain. as the folks did
over at the village.
The gentleman looked at her very
steadily while she was talking; then Le
thanked her, and, turning to me, said,
e" Who is the captain, miss :"
"He is my father, sir:-he keeps the
ligh' house," said 1.
"Oh! And who is that young LADY
not yorr sister, surely ;"
"Oh, no." 1 replied; she is oar SER
want"
never had called her servant before,
and l hardly know why did then; but
l felt spiteful, SOMEHOW.
The gentleman said, OH" again, and
thrn joined bis companion at the boat.
Presently Floy came out, and, going up
to the gentleman, said, q The captain will
sre you. sir, if you will walk into the
house," and he accordingly did so, with
out so muck as looking at her. But not
so his companion. for at the sound of her
voice, noticed that he dropped his rope
out of his hands. and gave a long, per-
sistent stare at her, and then he turned
his back quickly aud got into the boat,
and-I was certain-hid himself behind
the sail. As for her, she never looked at
him, but kept her eyes on the otrer gen.
tleman until he got into the house, and l
observed that her face seemed flushed.
Well, the end of it was, that the light
haired gentleman was accepted as board
er for few days. and then he came down
to the boat in a few moments, and. in>
forming his friend, took a valise and a
black box from the locker, shook hands
with the other gentleman and in a mo
mpnt more this sail boat was clear of the
island, tackled round the point, and sailed
before the wind toward Bayport.
The gentlrman's name. he told us, was
Charles Hawthorne; and before we were
throuh tea that evening, we we're as we'll
acquainted with him as if we hod known
him intimately Even father, who was
never very lively or talkative. heightened
up under bis cheering influence, and
talked about paintings, and politics, and
plenty of things l didn't understand, all
tea-time.
OF course Floy always ate with us, and
1 felt SO penitent for my i'll natured
speech, that l was glad to find hs treated
her just as he did the rest of US; and l
gave up an idea which had been in my
head, that would go and beg her pardon
for | saw it was unnecessary.
After tea We sat on the piazza. while
Char-Mr. Hawthorne smoked with fa>
ther, and l think never was so happy
brfore; though he hardly spoke to me the
whole evening.
Well, the next day he rigged up his
palette and his paints, which be took
from the black box; and he had patent
Easel and stool, folded up in the black
box, also; and all these be set up on a
little hillock under tree; and then he
went to paint waves in the most beautiful
manper imaginable.
Paul and / used to go and stand ~ him.
and he would go on painting, stopping
now and then TO put his bead on one side