The St. Cloud journal., 1872-11-07
THE DEAlT'!H!|:-SHlP \! ! +! OF
TRESCAT COVE.
BIZ Z. LINN LINTON.
CHAPTERI.

IL vas ongne September Day, when
there were no fish in the bay, ana
when there was plenty Of drift sea.
weed on the shore; 70 most Of tho
men and some Of tho women. living in
Trescat Cove turned out to- rake 10
those glisteuipg~ long brown ribbons,
which, when laid on the land, were 70
give them good turnip crops and a 6ne
potato harvest. Thsy were 1 merry set
lat least the young ones were though
the Cornish fsbsrman, seemingly, sad
dened BY his hard .6gbt With .nstsle for
bare ;life,@ and aved.by the tremendous
scenes among which he lives, is by
no means noticeably light.hearted-op-
pressed, too, a. he is by superstitions,
gloomy: terrible and tender. Still, even
ha sometime shakes off his natural
gravity, and is a. gay III the best And
they were handsome set, too. with !
dark-eyed, Spanish; kind of, beauty j;
the men cleau-limbed, bronzsd; and
With sensitive, speculative faces; tho
women rich, tender, noble. But the
loveliest woman Of them al, if tho
poorest, Was Mary Peard, that, olive!
skinned, picturesque looking gill, who
liyed With her widowed mother in ia I.
miserable little hut .t The end Of t;h1 Il
b hamlet; and rs perh.p. The h.pp,sst ~,
Is he va. the riohest,. ~ jJoans
George Martin, who had been' ~ iysisst; y
hearting Mary for the last two yesrs o.
more-unsuoeessfulIv.
p, To-day, however, Mary seemed i in .
more amiable humor. She had, calleY-
cd George to help her more theuy onse
in her work, though 10 general she VA
atif % . Auke when he came near her,
and looked as though she would h,ve
broken her back, he used to say, reth !
er than let him lend her . hand i; and
when . man has -eourted- --as-long as
George had done, and hae made no
way, any sign that he has var.~nd ever
10 little ahead is welcomed, aud, 6wotd
more tender, look less cold thans'usu-
d, makes the dullest day bright Nand
the most toilsome work q pleasure:t'
Mary's life was hard one Il; iii,
time, though no one in the Cove knew
how hard. Young Georgs M.rtis VA
for Away y! y the best match Of the, place
and, poor rs she anashsr mothsrs~ers,
without even man belonging To- then
to help them i've, and oplJyi. y ! sinsl!
share in ono Of: the boats, no: one could
understand Why sbe! . . |, ip,e.rsi,sently IL;
fused hun: Heawa. handy fellow sod
wen locking !is in !. ", md { V !, \ VI iohd
Of her, q every, ono knss; but .ht
girl, I !. Pronld, high:spiritsd !, .toughl.
headed little gipsy, .. asroe "a noun
t'in cat and % naughty .. q queen
would not hear Of him - 4 lover !; n, md
she would give no reason yhy-uul,ss
indeed, her last anavsr to. ~ Y the sze
iugs whersvith IT was sought 70: inilu'
eooe ker, II doo'' IKE him 81 . and.
won't have him." could bs called req
son. onoe, and once Only, shs had
said to her mother, when pressed, 81
don't trust George Martin, mother
he's = liar like bis father, and 1 hav,
no fancy for ll.rs:"" But'to.d.y, Will.
they were rakiog in seaweed, she VA!
as I have said less than usually I'M,
sraoiou. to him ; aud George began K
think that At last bis patience and for
bear,nce were 70 win, the day, and th.
the wish Of his heart, 90 long desired
was to be granted before too late.
Mary Psard, though q true y stse!
vas : woman; ; and, being .,wonau
George Martins long and ardent: Voc
ing began. to make its mark - Hs .haf
borne al her aouting,, al her petty 10
science and girlish temper, With suel
wonderful forbsaraues ; hs he'd bsss U
forgi,ins ~ and g % p patient "a, .ltheal'
his vsry humility towards her atytins'
annoyed .hsr and made her behaJs btil
worse 70 him, yet, when she esSs Il
think Of it, she could lot but fse
grateful "a. him and more 1than ono
Of late she lad begun to wonder vhsth.
or shs was. not throwing away the sub
stance for the shadow, aud 70 ok her
self whether George Martins love bs
ing ! f.et, aud his home, and bis earn
lag, and her mothers iudsnitie., -,
their poverty, bsing facts 100, She : VI u
wise IN waiting ysar after 2year-iou