The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-10-24
4 MIDDLs.AcED Lovr sroRY.

They had come, little group Of friend.
" faces, to watch me of. with waving
handkerchicfs and kindly good-byes, and ]
stood on the stern noddlng and wavine
back till the steamer swept down the riv-
er out Of sight. :
knew should have their prayers that
great sea might be gentle with me; Iknew
they would watch the weather and look
for the telegram Of the arrival s our ship !;
yet I knew was taking nothing from
their lives and they would each go home
hardly missing me; 20 il was with NO
great wrench Of heart that saw the pilot
put of from us, and took the last look At
my native shores.
During most Of the passage ] was just
comfortably sea-sick, 90 ! sat all the day
long in reclining chair on deck, watch
ing the white caps on the purple and
green and blue waves that mounted and
fell down and up, up and down, away out
to the far horizon. saw the shining
| nautiluses float by. now and then whale,
| or shoal Of porpoises, or sail, speeding
white and full across the waters.
Isaw also good many other things
nearer by, for / didn't put my eyes in my
pocket along with my shortsighted glass
e., and nobody was much likely to mind
middle-aged woman in hood and water
proof.
The first thing saw was young girl
with dark eyes and brown hair that rip,
pied itself into tangle Of rough curIs
whenever she took off her bonnet. She was
not SO very pretty or so very brilliant;
but there was piquant charm about her
that attracted half the passengers before
the frst day was over. BY he end Of the
second day everybody, from the captain
TO the ships surgeon, and from the sur
geon TO the cabin boy, WAS eager TO show
her attention; and everybody was met by
the same genial smile and lively re-
tort.
She won her way at once into my heart
by the kindly thought that led her to bring
little relishes from the table to tempt my
sickly appetite, and to sooth my forehead
with bay water, and gentle touches Of her
shapcly brown hand, where q great eme-
raid glittered, encircled by diamonds
Very soon she got in the habit of drawing
her rug by the side of my chair, and sit
ting on the deck leaning against me, so
that might pet her. rs she said.
This was how It happened that my
quiet, outofthc-way corner came to he the
center Of the life and gayety and romance
Of the whole shipboard.
1t seemed that this young girl, Rosa Ar
mour, was an only child, and an orphan,
going 10 an uncle in Germany, her near
est kin.
Dear heart. hope her uncle will be
wise as well as loving" said ! TO myself
very often, for she seemed too fragile a
bubble Of humanity 10 drift on through
life alone.
The tips of the brown curls were light.
er than the rest and here and there were
little bright touches all over her hair
as though the sun was shining in spots on
il. One morning l sat coiling these
CLEANS of sunshine around my fingers, and
watching flock Of Mother Csrey's chick
ems skim restlessly over the restless water,
thinking these thoughth about Rosa, and
having her soft presence alone to myself
for = few moments Not many. however;
soon came up New Zealander; Of course
there wac New Zealander or m Austral.
ian on our boat.
"You are very lowly, Miss Armour; let
me bring you chair" said he.
Thank you; prefer TO Sit here on
my rug and have Miss Wells pet me-" re-
piled Rosa, turning up her eyes lsnguidly.
The deck Is my favorite seat i'll can only
have an excuse To sit on it,
but you need something over you.--
PERSISTED the New Zcaian,lcI. going away.
and coming back directly with his own
heavy gray wrap. Then he seated himself
on low camp stool beside her. folding
the wrap over the two. Il never saw SO
rough sea rs this all the way from Hon
olulu TO San Francisco" he said looking |
out upon the gentle swell OF the lazy
waves.
Rough" cried Miss Armour II am
sure the ocean Is as smooth ms mill |
pond"
oh. but not as compared TO the Paci- |
it WAS rightly named We
have never such gales on that as sweep the
but only the gentle westerly
oreezes' The New Zealander shive-ed
Is he spoke, and drew his wrap close ever
ais knees I'VE have the most charming
Innate in New Zealand he went on; I'VE
ire nevr too hot, and never too cold In
act We never think Of the weather. And
he soil is the most fertile on the face OF
he globe"
PITY it il in such an ou,-of-the-wa.
'srt of the earth that nobody can live
here" said Miss Armour.
Beg your pardon. Miss there are sever
1 English towns Of 10000 inhabitants
ach; and we never think Of ourselves as
'eing out Of the way. but rather feel sorry
" those who live 40 far Off" returned the
thcr, bending his tall figure earnestly for
Yard
Rose leaned her head toward him in
onftding attitude Of interest, and laughed
oh, so you sre the people and wisdom is
DING to die with YOU" said she But
that do you do out there in the heart Of
he universe
I'VE dig gold for one thing, and raise
heep for another-millions and millions
them; from thirty to forty vessels are
INSTANTLY plying to England with the tai. ,
Nv and pressed WOOL"
what do you do with all the mutton :"
sked Rosa, looking idly At the light in her
ng, and then as idly at the light in the
,cakcr's eyes.
I'VE use what We can" was the reply /,
md sometimes. ! am sorry 10 say, we
ary the fcsh-not unusually; but some ,
mes an order will come to one farner for
thousand sheep, If you please, and all he
IN do Is to clip of the wool, get ost the
1 and bury the carcasscs'
.What pity the meat can't be sent to !.
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