The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-10-17

gee man-o'-war. She somehow seemed
to DO expectin' somebody, and when
she caught sight Of me comm in the
gate she gave little jump and sort OF
squealed like, SO that my heart went
bump up agin the roof Of my mouth,
for l thought somebody'd told her that
the Abby Broom was hum, and that she
had got herself up to meet me.
"Well, Mary" says |, kinder settin'
down and snug in up to her, 1--WE got
back"
$50 I see," says she, mighty short
like, and hitchin' herself off.
"Ain't you glad to see me, Nary"
says |, and | sort of looked at her out
of one eye, tender and beseechin' like.
81 don't know, Mr. Davis" says she,
"that it makes any particular differ
ence to me whether you're at home or
at sea. Did you cum down to see Sally
Ann! Cause if you did she's gone
home" Sally Ann was Mary's cousin,
who had about as much good looks as
clam, and the temper OF a crab.
"No, Mary" says |, Il didn't come
down to see Sally Ann, and that you
know, | come down to see you, Mary;
and Mary, you know, Mary-yon know
that for years and years.
"What are you trying to get around
tu?" says she, as short as pie-crust.
Mary" says |, and | give great
gulp, like as if | was bringin' up my
dinner, MARY, will you be Mrs. Cap'n
Davis?" Then. havin' got it out, /
kinder kcriiumixed roun! and tried to
get hold Of one OF her hands like. She
riz up just as if there'd been a pin
where she was settin, and gettin' as
red as billed lobster, she says, You
slab-sided BOBBY! amt you heard the
news? Pm married"
Ii Mary'd jumped as if pin had
gone in her, went up like as if thepint
OF marlin spike had come up through
the steps. "Maried. says | Mar
ried, Mary Do you mean that yon
have been and gone and hitched your
self fast to that scupper4nonthed,
blear-eyed, chuckle-headed owl OF Il
Ahab Corbin?'
She gotpretty mad while was bring
IN out the compliments, hut when
finished with Ahab's name she bust out
langhin'.
"Ahab Corbin." says she. why
Won don't think Ill ever u married htm,
do? Ii il had been either of Won two.
George, that I'll been compelled to
iinc III. it wouldn't have been Ahab. |
can tell you I'm married III Nehemi-
ah Lane
If ever had the wind clean taken
out of my sails, it was just at that par.
ticular time and place. Nehemiah
Lane, | heard. just afore | started for
Fernandiny, was expected home from
thrce-years' whalin' cruise. But the
thought OF his stcppin' into my boots
SO Sudden MS this he'd never crossed my
mind. bowed my nose little. think
in the thing over; then | says: '' II so
be YOU two's made fast tn each other,
il amt no good talkin about it,"
Not Bit says Mary, iuterrup;in'
THE sooner you get the better, for !
expect Nehcm hum every minute"
"Good-by. Mary" says |, holiin' ont
my hand" "Good-hy," says she, takiu'
it; and next time you want girl,
George, don't fool round her like sick
clam, but just tell her what. you're al.
ter, and hcv done with it, Then /
come away.
ut was orful blow tn me- said
Uncle George, as he concluded and
gazed sadly out to sea.
And So you have remained true to
her all these years, and never got mar
ried, Uncle George"
"Well, no. replied the ancient mari
nor, rather sheepishly, Il buried my
third partner last Spring"