Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-09-10
Bob. the Cabin Roy.

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mere nau poon a PnatFei between tue
captain ana 'ne sll,ors' ana ia inns instance
- Is uo' usuo'y inc ease Wl'u suo1 d'iu'
gi gu''i'S az sea- 'ne Saliors were TO olaine'
= ne captain was a man oi warm tender
'ee,'ug9' "uu "au Oeou 80 y'S'u'ng 10 NOSE
unger hlm as 70 quite lose MS authority,
auu ms eior's 10 reasseft 10 were resisted
oy T, 1ll on BOARD
Inc captain tnougn long a seaIarnng
man nao "a 'plrlt mat could be easily
orusueu' r.,. } ne 'u''nVus .l,. conuu'' OF the
sa''o'' 5 30 Pieyou upon ms sp''i's as TO pro-
uuco o'a'ase' ana 'uu7 TO make MIN very
nervous aug a' lu'' very li'' so 'u't he was
'01H''1u Heu W nus room -.
I. -,oIe VI 'u' 'alio's ''si'e' num- n one
'uoa2n' o.. .. to1N.ng a hl"u "o'o TO the
oaP,A,u ou' toof ,t"G poD'
DoD POD was 'n' caoin 10Y. he nad piou'
llo.ner, ', "nvs9 !S Pteeep,s no caG never i1r- II
go.'en alliu inc natusn' Ps oI 'ug sea- nc
1au n,v PROMISED her 'nat ne Wou'a feaa tne
D,plo ua.iy' a promise "u'ch nc hau laiih'
,u"y iu.llleu' MS biD'e had iaugnt nun
'essons 'paV '1e o'ner sai'ors l.tIo unuer'
$1,000 ~ nau taught MN 10 ne gentle
so''ug anu Iorg'''ng' 10 oo "C'p'u' 10 mis-
'ortuuv' ourueu'uearer Ior ,nose 'n uee1
90 DoD Wgu' 10 tue captain uoof ana
NnOcAvu' nc cap'aln was cnang'u man
uO" ne 1aa Oecom9 70 \, IrIi'acIe' i.o anu 80 ue'
spouuCu' tuaV nc Iell 'h1t NE nau noln'ng
more ior hih' anu ne ula not Wish 10 De
DISTURBED.
no 'neTe asked me- ID an iihpa'
Vent zone
D 6oo' SIT. Oan ! 10 anything lor you
20 ABOUT your "orA' ooy' ana uon
come me- troubling me. c,
Doo s'oie away more so''E 'nen ne
came out ne sun pcuea 'he captain ana
cherished 1: no angry ieellng'' de prayed
Tor MIN mat night as ne lay down 10 sleep
ana sun hoped IN some way to prove a
comfort 10 hin'
Inc next day BOD resolved 10 try again
lie saw toat the captain d'd not appear on
decN' anu again ne went anu knocked at 'ne
door;
90 'noIG
Dop' SIT. Oan DO anything Tor you
To-Day captain
40 go away,
Dop was pieaseu 10 notice Una, 'nete was
something OF nesltancy ana lhdeo'sion ID
lnG captain answer 'eis ei '''ne-a certain
mei'o"ness ana resreuulue's IN MS tone
ana ne resolved . 10 'ry again
Meantime IN! the captain ,!, 5 heart grew warm
towards the kina ll't'e ieilo"' lie 'hought
now uiHerenty 'ho BOY nau ac'eu from tue
uniee'lng saHors, wac uau not Uuce inquired
Tor nun an tne 'lme oil MS Illness ana ne
resolved that II ne came again ne would let
MN in'
"nen D'o caulc' 'ne next uay' tue cap
tam sald
come in'
BOD walked very soi'ly' ana SAID very
ieehngly
r., / ieasc, SIR can uo any'h'ns 'or you
snail l make your oed' or get you cup oi
conee : III 40 IL IN q minute,
some conee, IL you are Wllhns
Away ran BOB and III few minutes
everything was ready cohee ana not toast
winch he brought on tray TO the captain
oeds'de' ~
Bob always carried WIN hlm a bioie 10
his poeket-the gut oil ms mother ana the
captain eye discovered tne oooN'
Mhat book Is mat F! said me-
NY mo'hor gave u 10 me- sala boo'
" Gan you read 1t
" U, yes and would hke 10 read II tc
you.
wei ai'er l nave hnlshed my conee
wonld Ike 10 near you my poy'
BOD TOOK away the tray ana 'hen SAL
down on box near the captain : oed' h'
read the loth, IAN ana loih chapters oI
the gqspei o' 81. John Inc captain list
ened very attentlvely'
BOO was about leaving the room-'n th'
act OF closing the uoor-
Bob
what sir
Come again tomorrow
-, Bob came again on the following day
The captain was paler and thinner There
we're dark circles under his eyes, ana deeI
lines IN his deathly face.
BOD READ 10 MN again IL was inc
raising oil Lazarus go
81 am the resurrection ana the lie
lie that oelleye'h IN me- though be were
dead, yet snail he 1--we AGAIN
BOD read that again
The boy read the verse again. more care
fully than before
bob;
"Weil, sirT
wish could believe,
There was moisture IN the captains eye
and a hurt look IN his face
Bob finished the chapter.