Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-10-11

about outside on the strip OF grass. Present.
ly the latter came in, and said Capt Sand
had persuaded him to 20 out for a sail We
laughed little Robert had so resisted be-
ing persuaded before They intended to be
home in the afternoon. As to dinner, he
said, when his wife questioned him, the Cap
tain was going to take some bread aud cheese
and beer and he could have some cold meat,
with his tea. We laughed again after he was
gone at the idea Of Roberts eating on board
the yacht-he, who would be sea.sick on the
smOOthest lake.
Well, they went 1t was about halfpast
ten when we watched the pretty little cookie.
shell sail swiftly across the sen, aud disap.
pear in the distance. A frail thing it seem.
ed to me, but the boys made game when |
said it.. / was busy that day sewing ia my
room at the back Of the house aud in the
ait,rnoon upon looking at the sea again, the
change surprised me. The beautiful blue had
turned to dirty brown far away, and to
nearly bright grass green in Shore aud
il was swelling up as If moved by some
great power underneath. Since then II had
been getting worse, aud no signs had come
Of the yacht. As Mrs Whitnal said, it was
very curious that they had not come in dur.
ing the afternoon.
A humping against the door.posts betrayed
the entrance Of the supper-tray. Mrs. Jane,
did not carry loads as diftly as Sarah. | beg.
ged her not to take trouble, and arranged the
cloth and plates myself The cold beef
some Of which Robert was to have had for
his tea was there, but Mrs Wbitnal turned
from il as if she could not cat a morsel She
began talking about the Margaret Ann.
There is no cause for apprehension, OBJ
served the landady. The wind, high though
it is, blows of the land, and Captain Sane
might have found it difficult to get back ever
I carly in the day lie would most likely max,
Tor some harbor near, leave the yacht there
aud come on with Mr.. Whitnal by rail. tn,
captain, know, does so sometimes"
Mrs Whtnall caught at the hope as {
drowning mau catches at straws. and ate som'
supper. The train was due at 10 o'clock -
the last that night Soon after the hou
struck we heard the sound of one of the rail
way flies, aud run out to the door, in our anx
iety. with Mrs. James.
The fly brought nothing for US. Neither
as was soon evident, had the train. Wors
and worse ragged the sea the waves SCENE
to dash mountain high and break up lot
'oaln. Ia momeniary luil oil the wluJ' VI
caught the crashing OF the circus music agail
IA sign that the performance was At an end
and the spectators were being let out
" Dorothy, what is to be done2"
did not know Nothing of course Bu
it would never do to let her see that VIZ
alarmed also
Dear Mrs. Nhltn"ll' uont give wa.
lney may not nave been aole TO eaten u
'ralu lust missed IT, perhaps,
II l were on'y sure ol tneir saie'y
don Sno" now shall get through this night
we must nope inc morning VIII pr'n
mem nope ana pray
Standing on the doorstep II seemed ina
the spray dashed over the tar strip OF greer
over tne roau' aud wet our iaees' one WI
'n'Ner'ng from heau 10 'o,,'
shal, 20 as iar as mrs, oanu ana as
"nat she tninks' just tell tue lanulauy IN,
we will DC BACK IN u lew minutes poro'ny'
ran TO her little parlor TO tell her' snatcl
ing @ S9aw' IRON ths hooks IN 'ne passage !,
hrs, Nh'tnaii as l came PACK, anu freu
"ooen scarf ior myself Inc nlght was war;
os' w II IS ~ Tue nature Of lear 10 inpart coz
nrs' oanus' reauing IA her p4rior' rece''eu
WIN sn9ut OF laughter nave never 10
s1''en , ~nal I, 'ne doom was anu never Sna
"iu'," N""-+te'O".
: oeg yonr paruon' sne sa'd IN aPo.oI
tcr 'ha laugn' 1t tns' young p1ue
grs ua9P > oau enough icr Que sues, D
ouus puney worse Hs 'ne 'h"u u"
> Sc 'eau 'uc oooh'
somehow y1,' nvr nerr''hen' sounded reassur'u
hIs' " nH"a,' !,, ,r 'olu ner wny we nau come
20 A"l'u Io'u'uoI "''' '''up III 's'ou''
"'%', ~ 'h. n, a." a'4'u apy '"' u"1 "appeu
,"o y'o"', uo yIu "sN uoIu s,a0'o'
g.. Wv II ap'a'" 'I''"u ,'ay ou' aT' u1!' ~.
4 g, nc '.'S pu'y pu' W '''i''""''e' i"e''
''o'"1s AZ a.. " 's"I' ,,.,
a .;,h DI. W Nv WN;u Mou,u "O' We ''Ne,y W s'ay
=, "''u ,i'' u''ua" ah SURE IVY nusOA
+, "ou,u U. Nv. s.'y'
/. II, , Das , . you e'""o' ''H''o' "'"' ~
e nAnd The bo,t-tbe Yacht maon--is
small
3, "a nasty tilt;r, torsv.t,rvv hin, roo
d ilv acouiesced Mrs Sand What pieasn
l. the (autuIu can nuI in = n puy1lp m
e But as IN nj. MINING ;n,o DANCER vou no
Is moi fear that H., an ernerienced sail,
'i you know"
"Shall YOU sit up for him Mrs. Sand2"
" Where would be the use of that qr
- turned Mrs. Sand, pushing back her mass
X golden hair in surprise. They can't col
)" ~ now by sea or by land. The sea is
! rough, aud the last train is in. | shall 20
le bed when I've had bit more of Younu B
lo lev"
% Leaving her to Young B Blilev. we went ,
a. again. The wind partly met us now. a
ID drove us back with every step. Oar no,
ID was at the far corner of the terrace. and
Ne wind was BOOMING round that corner az thou
III il were so many canpons We rot in sor
how bv helm of the iron raiinos
- "WouId vou lilo ma 10 Leon with .
ID Mrs Whi,n1ll9n
n No ,b.nl van Dorotbv When h,
Id to bear suspense or main. am hest alone
an n A. -
se iier roo"i' over suo Par'or, uou Guo
IN .noSe IlIE1 0~y '"'"up"S' wy '.'''n,us
"' se"s'uo WV" '"o "V''"0' N eH,''