The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-07
KYLE GRIFFITHS,
A TALE OF THE WELSH COAST.
l,rom tlIe cnrnhlll MagazIne.

From the Cornhill Magazine.
A sen like duck-pond, calm as glass
and red as fire long strip OF snow
white sand, backed by preclpitous, rocks
cray by day, red too now from the IN
c,rnadipe arch Of sunset sky above; to
The westward strip of land running
ont into the harbor, and showing olack
as ink against the lower line OF living
gold. where, far beyond, the sun had
Inst dipped his flaming orb to rest be-
hind the waves. Over the point the
topsail rigging of a three.masted vessel;
Nearer, in the foreground, a girl seated
IN n heap of dry seaweed, her pretty,
brown. dimpled arms clGsped about her
knees, her head uncovered save by
mass of black, silky curIs, thrown hack
and resting against an old boat, moss
crown. and broken, and long disused,
which had found its last haven IN tins
nniet nook. 1t was all very quiet at
first, but by and by step came tramp
lnc over the hard, smooth sands. Ihe
yonng girls cheek Glowed with deeper
red and her breast began to heaye and
her hands to tremble, as though She
were A bird on the eve Of flying to It's
mate. Not being bird, but woman,
howcyer. she coquetted.- still star,
inc ot the sunset she did not see, and
started and almost screamed when blg
man brown and bearded and muscular,
came suddenly round the stern OF the
r,ined boat, and, with short e&clama
tion, half choked as in great 8ladnes8
took her straight into his arms, anc
huqgcd her till she screamed IN rlSh
earnest: -,
"Kyle, put me down put me down
How dare you be so rude, sir? Let mt
go, please DO" ,..a
. "Not till you've given me kiss
Faithie," said the other, keeping hi
hold, good-humoredly, yet with some me-
thing of reproach Ill his crave @ @pl'l
ewes. "What! not one, alter thrte
months waiting? Why, lassic, though
Won cared for me bit better nor that
An I hungering for this minute ever
dav and hour since | left you.
The tone OF the remainder-perhal
even the slackoning Of his arms toucllc
her. Faith Morgan had warm iltt'
heart albeit five years younger an
smaller than the one against which
was beating now. Inconsistent as
true woman, the moment he let 80 81
began to cling, and pat up her lips.
Il do care for you, Kyle" she sal
only-only you startled me SO, az
forthwith she began to sob like bab
Uo made no answer 1T first, only klssll
her with close, tender kisses on lips al
ewes, till the tears were driven back, al
the lips pointed.
"Now, Kyle, do let me go. lon
so rough, and-and some one might
passing" o,,
And what il some one wasp ask
the sailor, loosening his hold, howev
and letting her resume her former sc
while he took up Il position on the hoa
keel beside her. "Who has pe'
right to kiss You than I .? ] can tell "
Sam Jones lassie didn't wait for Il
TO BEGIN. for we walked up from
pier together, and she had the ho
door open, and'herarms round his ne
while he was still pecring up Mt the "
dow on the chance of her looking OF
Nancy Evans is bold girl" Gu
Faith, tartly. :" If those are tne IL
ners you like, Kyle, l wonder /,
didn't try to cut Jones ont when
first came here"
az come between another man
his lass ~ cried the sailor, staring; "
there, you're joking, sweetheart;
besides YOU know there's never gu
Wales, or England either, that CO
meet my fancy save your i'''io
alone" ,:
Faith saucily. -, :.
America p repeated her 10
"why, in the name OF all that con con
Won woaldn't have me compare You
Yankee girl, would you| ;.
The honest Indignation in his
however ludicrous in itself. bad a
eninp influence on Faith. Her
brown eyes grew suddenly wet, an'
voice sank to half-shame-Iaced
per:
"Only told you I wouldn't W.
il you took to a foreign girl,
Some say they'rcIprettier than we
"You would ha' wondered, tho
retorted Kyle, promptly. "Pr
than youl I'd like to see the W,
Faith, give me your hand, and
your face this way. Do you thil
be content with the back OF your
tonight ?"
He took her hand as he spok
she let him keep it but her fac
still turned away, and there was {
culver about the ruddy lips. ?
her next words explained it.
"Father s5ys you're going
again almost at once, Kyle"
" "Ay when he came aboard t
lis he gave me the offer. 1t di'
hard, a'most too har !, when I'd
TO have little rest aside OF Vol
/ went away again. But, aite
will shorten the time o. waiting 0
lassie."
"How, Kyle?"
HDidnit ynur father gay / Was