The Republican journal., 1873-02-20
Over a Cabin Table.

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IN 1ho surnn,er of 1876 Frank MANLY
and | we're bomcw,rd- -honnd tyom China
+o poeton in tha snlanl;1 cl;nner shin
sunset
We were children tooetber and had
fnIln,vaJ manv ~ hnttartlv in oomnonv
Tn Iator roors we had nlten RIM ,f1e,
thosc marvrI]ons butterflies in mink sun-
bonnets--those W;ll-o,- tbe-W Wisns in dimitv
in othnr folds. ratbar as r;v,ls tbouoh
tb,n side -hy.s;dn nomnanions TO confess
if This was Franks first vovao oc as mas
fer. lie was now. at two-and-twentv.
nvorv inch . sailor and a man was b;s
only n,ccanonr rnnnino homo aftar eon,a
voa,s, truancv in , neriod between ! clos-
;nm ..lnrl .hin and m onnn;no no,.tnnrsbin
al Canton These were 10 me- dnlicions
d,vs ooro. fraa and ovor, bour with INV
old nlavfnllow was communion Of q rare
ordo,.
We were chatt;no one cvenino onenlv.-
for thero was nothino between ns but The
cabin tahlo Tho l;gbt hurmaa ;nst low
n,ou,rh fo,. ,bo ,,,;to 1rn,,,,, bo,r +hat
Er,ni, roelnd off to mo tbo snall-tal- ot
tbo doar ol1 town IF which bis n,on,or,,
1,ll,l ,,,,,',,,.a,,aiIn ,a.o.o
Tbnro vJas Nav who hod n,o,rioa I'm
,,r,, AL ,ho sa;;ro ,ybo had J,anl. Kin, inn
sn1f frn,,, t,noina 10 tho ,nnr-hamsa ia
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"p'i' ''i' u,'', 'leNo Pi'ye"
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,''|''' W i'is y" " e.u pleM
." p',.'''"t' ,1l'u d iu,i my vi
,'I ''u "pI':o tll'9-oi d ~" slaue. WOW
re WAS plousN loanl"s money saturday
''.V' I'. MONS ~ s'''i, oun9'!' 'l Two per
rrl.; j. ili1'll H.. '.nu ~onutllns what lhis
"oilI "o"," 'e "inoul interest. ne nag
"1uI"' . "'pN' BUSINESS III lieaVeh'
""'on PioN'" ~ 'iiii ,iia' 'iie occupations
vi G'''ln 'lg coll''lioel "ooF'' ne u"elt
WV" "iiAeiS "i''ion upon tie lie 10
'''rlI, Thr a.o., ~ .:,
-. s'ew,rlu il2w r appeared WIN our
~ eeillh2 9oltee' heh caiiie 'he usual
''S,:l ''I" we >" "nS 'P'i' ~ lhe"i''t'oh
" t'S"tN ~ ~" VESSELS Paii.h9 company
''''UI 'Ae'!inSllIe Se''-eo'lr'eS'eS'
"pt'l': S"l" l. suooeh'V' as II some
l"i"g n''' Iu9t come 10 'iii'lo' lhouSh the
i''eS'lp'' na'' "eV'i o'''lieihS OH my tongue
i'' Ir' l,,''l !.
~ ln''lt q, .'i'et,l ~, NY ni',nl"n 'on
"'l 'ii' pii-''ecN' l,ele "i''el the CABIN
.'tvaI, ~ Va H. io' " r'lr 81, ,a,-
.i ''l'r 1;,i my ,'iolee' "''' "esN- ii''e
,''" ,''.'l '''''D 4''l'S "1o1ao" Ii'olli
w." ~ oou'lt''uiiS III 49,
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Nt 'l',''i''-Ino l',''- lPlsi'plt P4t, 'oioW-'p
S'"H us "lt"n'ol4' % e.; s''ns'I :. eoep1e u
','',,, "u. " ms ins''ti' 'lltt re-
i,'' n ''i' e,'l''e' io:..u s''''e', ii''
'i.il 1'eN'i .'N ,'i',i ':''ii III l1ie power
81 p'+h's @ Ml'n Seti'nl .h slils' au' Am =
un''D'V 9 " ~ '"I sli'.'o VI ~ "oe
~ '''" tal1 ~ ~ ~ NY a'S po5' 1ou WIZ w
oa''. a y ~ ~ rIo' "Lae w." i't o't may
"r'i 1 o,1'''se .''I eN''l'p,e O. your iole-
'l'" 'ii"" .'''el 1neo' W pl1'N''1>'-
Wv Nel pos''', l"l il1iiel H"o'.snn mas
p'lo iIn m"sle .e":.' a., 'i"sInS ma' 1ei,iie1 =
1W,,,I1 ,''nSlnS n"' 5'n ~ ~ np, D. ila, i'oy
.I!"lh "e,''',Tl ,Ti ~ ~ ~ ny 1oVe' ~
.,''ph ol 1t: me llllIe toa'' ',l,tt hursea
t,i iou" E'"s''l !, ,'I''1''s ''nu ''e RUE oi
~; III ":,u VIZ ,oNIi n:'u 'PuiN 1'iousn II "
Ass % - g1ll p,l. 'inuer .t lour eyes-.o liarly
my l"1 I"' ,r, ""Ha " "oiileli are
Mo,.''l ""s' llt.. nc 9u''ocl - ny o',olcc.
'S,1 H., , s''1 u ,'e'u,S alii weuue'r 70 her'
, .Ie men ne 1aughed' Grew himself up, anu
lh1ogh'' no" coulo woman resist you
my Il'''iosoiiie Gtp.a'li
%. p,'1S, ~ sue nav Ioiiio'l'oeo rou9h
way -, IT, lie tontliiuee, ~,
Nvi ,'a' 10 9ou mean
ny, navel so" l1aio % y
80 q, lI!'ii"l' p"iy; iie' i'tlier,
Iuen'e! .. 1''o l'''.N naS1 theie 'ro''plt ,1
, +" 'S !, M "l' u 'e roue o1'' lilah' nus
T1 1rD"'L o'uNo' l.''.'S. roi ioIV9n 'ahe'
! ,''''N ''ii '''o "'''' w" Ni'o"' "eiialo-
ca III :.
VI WILL ~" Iuii'-uliver' ooh
.pusn up 80 oo hnow apoul IT, aho'
tiiouen say T. more tilali any out very
ie" III 'he ol" loWn; never was any
il''il'i Ut -, q lafi,' pu' IL you VIII nave H.
iiliS ne WI: 1:..1 iE'lrow yo" SOME seeing
Sol YER Il lillle sweet on amy.
, N' , o"f 'ii0i y, Ch"nihiy' ,
lieli-oeSlh' bul' 10y pH george II you eX-
aSSeiate one nola' IL Gull the ouhset-a
clumsy ol4 hooker;
Ell heeohl ASK l. you remember
any PECAN my Vls-a-Vls' tormentlngly,
"oi 'eil YOU ol iier steP Ill the olhce, oi
, NY Soloi " noi ,.l i'li ~" eyes' nor "lat
'itd rh i'uSn "as i'NI' hol via, " woman IL
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''''.iy ',r;'lt' III 'o,'
..AsJ 1,, ,,o,,
thon 'J ohaonr,1 a,v''''Ia aeneIal Wop.son
rhl % tLn La,ail 1857 4 o' - "'ie.ian a.,
to o ,;th ,st ,ne 'nH o'1l, .1i 81 tne
"'a. ., i,''lo les' ',l,'li iii'tslc'
c';to oat ,.,,' n'to'.lo' o51' nc Wa, Was d
'd''Iu 1ads ho, r'I ho mnJ;u y"" hnom wv, Miln d
tha 'o nI'p nv pt' n ~, n,o', al .lie 1aool III
~ T' h;Ip w ms f1y "1ueo 1f. ooIie
hnols amu nlT aS ao ser har nn tntha, ,A' pn tne
booner ] tan. % bor n,othar M ;,"1 a;on nout fter
Neep1l, r.. 700, ner mother o'e1' just aitef
you 10y ;,1 io1Lie h, G. uess ou see 1he
All su"n "ho an a1nans way had n1a enouh =" ny ror
n;cl,maol' of hor naodldmor,l n4ur t 'nu s1no
hnrs when ahont M ean;na hnno ao' "I Set1l