Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-12-12

From: orr FircsGde Ffleaa..

It was on the old fisppy DAY. tersait
schooner plying in The lnIaher trade be-
tween Buffalo and Saginaw Was mate Of
her. and had stuck by her so many seasons
that the idea Of ever parting soRsl8ay gsvs
me a twinge under my vest.
Captain Valentine was sruT old dog.
who had receised his ilitsation on rhaier.
| sailed with him five seasons or .snsii I've
found grave III Lake Erie, and up 10 with
in a few days Of his death never knew tia.
he lad daughter, wife. sos, or Lia uf any
Kind IN the country. In lhe fail ~s,eH wa
went into winter quarters aseweIl On tha
vessel, the captain always made for Detroit,
but did not know why He never chose to
volunteer any information in regard to his
domestic matters. and was not The sns 20
pump him.
was therefore greatly surprised oae even
ing. as Happy Day was lying at mill dock
in East Saginaw, aud was sitting on tia
raj smoking asy pipe to hear sweet voice
ask Is my father on board p
lpecred into the gloom. and I saw 4 LADY
on The wharf, having travelling bag. shawl,
basket, etc to show that she had been travel
ing.
'Aha who Is your f,.tlesf' asked, jump !
ing OIL my seat and going forward to within
a few feet of her.
Why. excuse me, but is this not the Happy
Day, Captain valentlnc?'
IT IL madam. I replied. but you are not
Captain Valentines daug;,ter?'
Certainly | am she replied, laughing
mcrrily at the thought that my old captain
hadn't as good right as anybody to have
handsome daughter.
assisted her over the rail. escorted her IN
the connanien-way, and then stood back
while she went down to surprise the old
man, vile was posting his books I heard
glad shout, a gruff voice asking Questions.
and in a few minutes he stuck his head out
shouted: Here. you matey--come down
here a miultte Il
went down. a great deal ashamed Of nv
long halr. bushy wliiskers and sailor clothes.
ahd the old man gave me an introduction.
lie was greatly pleased at her advent. q.
could easily see; and while he continued
posting. Jennie and sat ut one side Of tho
table and talked. Come to see her face mn
der the cabin lamp, she was really hand.
some. She had very large hazel eyes. which
looked 50 honest and innocent that one could
not have helped but love the lass at first
sight She did not speak very plainly Of the
errand that brought her. aboard. but "a near
as could find out, she was going with us to;
buffalo, and from thence to some point ira
New York to visit her friends.
sAhi natey, il re only had such wife "a
Jennie would make ye,. what happy dog
ye,d be growed the old man, humping the
table aud indtllging in about the only suils
had ever seeii him wear.
Jennie and | were confused, and the old
man seemed to enjoy the joke immensely.
she amt no greenl.orn, matey.' he cen
inued, glancing adniringIy at the fair girl.
Sne sailed with me four years afore ysA new
me, aad there ain't man in the 70 o'eastle thai
can hold the Happy Day closer to the wind,
or send her over head sea, better thar tI,is
very little girln
Well, We talked ior as hsitr and Then
gave up my berth to the fair Jennie and went
forward to bunk with the men. 1t was in
September and the weather was Just turning
chilly. had meyer given II; thought to head
winds, black squalls and ho,raing gales be-
fore; but somehow. as turned in that night.
worried for fear that our voyage down
would be an ugly one.
Well, we were ready to swing ous and take
a tug next day at noon, and ne dropped down
to the bar at the mouth OF the river and took
on the balance Of our cargo. We had all dry
lnmber this time, and it was all piled up five
orsix feet high on deck. We had hardly
finished loading when gale sprung up, and
how it did blowl We sent our big anchor
down. but the Happy Day strained and
pounded 50 heavily that we at length slipped
the cable and got her back into tile river
and we did not show spar outside for near.
~ thirty hours. Having a prexentiment,
peshaps. OF what was in .tore for the schoon-
er and her crew, Captain Valentine endeav-
ored to persuade his daughter to 60 to Bay
City and back TO Detroit, where she could
aboard as the vessel passed down. She only
laughed at him.
Why, father, that's all came forI she re-
Piled, shaking her saucy head at him. Il
want to see the big white caps jump again.
and to feel the schooner tossing and strug-
Cling III the arms Of the storm =
We. got outside at last, and we had an ugly
run until we picked up q tug a few miles off
Port Huron. There was a. head wind, with
lacking, and beating, and spray jumping
hallway to the topsaii yard. Jennie was on
leck most of the day. The men of the fol-
sastle locked upon her az regular built an .
eel, as one Of them expressed it, and as for
ne, why, she'd got to windward Of me thu
Tery stnight. and was Eaw driving me on
. the rocky shore Of over ears in love-
,very hour. She pulled at the halyards Of
he yard with the men, sung 'cn-ho' as they
pulled. and a dozen times day she would
lip back. take the wheel from the man ON -
luty, and would hold the Happy Day soshear !.
he compass point for halt an nonr that the Z
neil felt ashamed to sec the schooner yawn-
ng as the wheel was passed over To their
are.
We had better time after The ting took US, !:
md our trip down through the big rivers
vas pleasant enough. The man the wheel
lad only to steer with the tug. sntl the rest
i us had nothing to do. Al We got down &
o Detroit It was about two o'clock in the af-