The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-06
A REVELATION FROM THE SEA.

. may write 70 You. Alice. mayn't | =
Alice shook her head. Better NOT. :
she said. :. much better not still the
denial was faint
=. But shall write said the Young man
warmly: IL l. all the comfort have.
don't ask you 10 write 10 me. but ! viii
write 20 you. and -
= lie would be angry" said Alice shak-
ing her head: no. YOU really mustn't
An right" said the sailor. with warm
sunny smile: Ito your sister then-ali
right. know you'll 70 and ask her for
aleiter sometimes. GoOd-by. darling-one
kiss
The kiss was given hurriesily and sur
rcptitiously. and the sailor Sprang from the
landing-sIage into a boat that Wa waiting
alongside. and presently the oar were
flashing IN the sunshine n ~he made rap
Idly for bark living in the stream. Alice
stood and watched the rt-celin0 boat.
watched il till il reached the ship and Wa
hauled up on the daviis. Presently the
CHEEKY song OF the sailors Was heard over
thu water. the clink Of the windlass. a.
they hauled the anchor home. Then she
shook out her sails and departed. \ shore
boat. however. had put on from the ship
AZ the very lat moment. and came slowly
against the tile towards the land. II
elderly man landed and came up the
stairs.
Wei. Alice he said. .-weli. you've
waited long time for Dicky-good girl.
good girl. Now. my birlic. we 20 home
to our little cage"
Alice sighed and put her hand in his arm.
and they went of. he with springy sham
bling gait. meant 70 b. sprightly and ju-
venilc: She with a slow lifeltss step that
yet kept pace with him.
Richard 1oft. the shir-Owncr. who had
just landed. was seventy years old or more.
and he had married Aiic. Graham. who
was only nineteen. But then Toft was the
richest man in the port Of Melfori Regis,
and everybody said she had done well for
herself. There had been some silly love
passage. between her and William Black.
the son Of Widow Black. OF WOOdbine
Cottage. but he was only mate in one Of
Richards ships. and could never have
made home for her. TO say nothing Of the
misery Of marrying a sailor. and being
widow. a. il were. for four years out Of
five. Now il wasn't in the course Of na-
ture that Dicky Toft should live forever:
and then. III she PLAYED her cards well.
what happy woman she might - She
would have Ia play her cards. mind you.
for she was 4 poor girl when she married.
and Dicky had kept all his money al his
own disposal: but then what fool like an
old fool. and pretty girl. like Alice.
ought 10 be able 10 wind him round her
little finger.
Certainly Mr.. Ton was wonderfully
proud Of his wife. and with good cause.
for she was one OF the prettie.i girls in
Melforl. To ~ sure. after her marriage
she seemed "a fade a little. whilst Dicky
seemed - grow young and green again.
and responded 10 all the raillery Of which
he was the suhjeci a. archly and wickedly
a any grizzled old monkey on perch.
Nothing was too good for Alice in Mr..
Tons opinion. lie bought her shawls
from the Indies. beautiful muslins and
silks that would stand on end he gave
her jewels too. and decked her out with
chains and frinkeis and earrings. till she
grew ashamed Of her splendor.
BY aud by. Willie Black came home
from long voyage. and one Of the first
10 welcome him and invite him 20 M.
house was Mr.. T0it. the ship-owner. lie
had heard all about this little love affair.
buf he had such confidence In his wife
she was such jewel. % devoted - him
he wa~ anxious that hi rival should see
how completely she had forgotten.
You brought him yourself said Alice
in her own heart, looking rather hardly
at her husband. a. h. ioilcd up the steep
hill that led TO their house. painting and
shaking. bat refusing n acknowledge that
he was tired. Il had schooled myself 70
be content and with your own hand you
shattered all my good resolves"
- let "a stay herr for moment" said
Mr.. Toft. and admire this pleasant view.
Oh. I'm not tired-no. no--noiai all but
see the ship standing out 20 sca. shes
capital >ailer. ehs ali. YES
Her sails were sprad ont far In the dis
tance, rosy with the beams Of the setting
sun. hut chilly mist was creeping up.
and presently the glow vanished and the
white sails were bloil~l ont. disappearing
~ ~. great vague world q mist and sea
and shadow.