Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-12-30

NhAs Va ao-hNhy NfONt "seAs S3OONs
grace, suddenly declare himself to
be a giant of virtue to one who al
ways been a giantess. She has
long been above me, Tom, and i
hope that a night of meditation
will put me into fit state for pre-
sentation to her tomorrow. Good
by"
He disappeared. Mr.. Townsend
went home and told his wife that
there was heroism in the world.
At dusk, Miss Mamie sat alone
in her garden, with her plaid drawn
about her shoulders and neck.
Her head hung down, and she went
in silence. This sense of solitude
and desertion was new to her. In
daytime the gay sunlight had fur
nished her with distractions but
now she was in the dark, listening
to the dreary roar of the waters,
and the still more dreary murmurs
and upbraidings of her heart.
At 8 o'clock man appeared be-
fore her ; it seemed as if he shot up
from the ground.
There was o shrek. But it was
nobody but the Daphne's sailing
master. He was in search OF
the owner. Miss Mamie re-
piled that she did not know where
he was. The man made a gesture
of surprise, which did not escape
the young lady's notice. He init
mated that he had come here, be-
cause he had been unsuccessful in
all his previous searches. This
was innocence on his part, but Miss
Mamie blushed red in the dark
The sailor was about to retire
: when Miss Mamie asked him wha
his errand was.
, This led to telling her of the at
: tempted transfer of the yacht tC
: Mr.. Fonder.
, Miss Mamie sprang to her feet
; "But, Mr.. Fonder, mem, won
take the boat, nor have anything
to do with her, because four of tn,
men have gone off into town, ant
there bent enough left to sail he
tomorrow.
Miss Mamie, excited beyon'
| measure, fired half dozen ques
tions straight into the matter.
Then did the yacht still belong
to its old owner? Yes. Was il
certain that he could be found il
time to rectify the matters! The
captain shook his head. Then, un
less the men are secured and
brought back the race would be
lost 4! Emphatically, yes. Where
were the men, in all likelihood
In some of the liquor shops of the
town. Were there many of these
places9 About 500. Would the
captain assist her to find the run
aways? with admiration) Yes
To this pass, had she GOMEZ In
a manner infused with iron, she
ordered out her coachman, and
then her pony-phaeton and a light
spring wagon; then she ordered
the coachman into the latter,
and bade him follow, when she and
the Captain led in the other vehicle.
Thus arranged, the party began
a search for the recreants. They
decended into the lowermost and
the vilest parts. of the adjacent city,
and Miss Mamie, with her skirts
gathered in front of her, pushed,
without the smallest hint of recoil,
into the dens that she saw. When
she appeared, Drawing ceased, men
put down their liquor, and the pro-
prietors advanced and ask
ed respectfully what she
wanted. The first of the crew she
saw was lying like a log upon the
floor Of q foul back parlor. The
Captain and coachman took him by
the heels and shoulders and placed
him in the wagon. Miss Mamie
redeemed his cap for 81, (he had
pawned it to the bar-keeper for 10
cents worth of terrible drink), and
then she drove on to the next place,
four doors off. The next sailor
with the Daphne uniform was
about engaging in a fight. He
had already been knocked down,
and was covered with blood. He
doopod instantly as Miss Mamie
pointed him out with her whip, and
the ring scattered silently. This
capture staggered to the wagon of
his own accord. Then the hunt
went on till midnight. At that