Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-04-29

any Belgrav1an beauty and Faith, an
only child and the prettiest girl in
Amlwch, had been wonderfully fond of
trying her destinations on the "weaker
sex" till the arrival of a new first mate
for her fathers favorite vessel, the YES
sci he had commanded until he was
admitted to partnership in the firm of
Denbigh & Co., his employers. Kyle
Griffiths, big as a giant, true as the
light of the day, and masterful as he
said himself, had cut out all the rest
in no time, and won Faith for his
own undivided property. She never
even cared to look at any one else when
he was by; and, I believe, loved him
entirely as was in her nature, with most
worshipful affection but when KYLE
was away at sea, and young Mr.. Den
high came to Amlwch-Mr. Denbigh,
who was what she called a gentleman !;
some one who wore fine clothes, and had
white hands, and curly moustache-
and when this hero testified an i'm
mediate admiration for herself, how
could she help being pleased? how
could she help going back to her old
habits?
She did not help either. Mr.. Den
bigh made love; and she smiled and
firted, all unconscious in her fattered
vanity Of what the neighbors were say
ing, until just three days before Kyle's
return, the sutton brought matters to a
crisis by declaration. They had had
a tiff about photograph of Faith,
which Denbigh had stolen and put in
his loclet; and he had brought her a
fine gold locket with one of himself in
it, and begged her to accept it and take
the doner into the bargain.
Followed Weakening for silly little
Faith, and the confession, "But [ am
engaged -
Followed anger (from the gentleman)
and tears from the LADY,.
Followed fresh solicitations, more
ardent from the rebuff, and fresh
"noes," more feeble from remorse and
shame.
Followed tremendous scenes of mas
culine woe and anguish, and feminine
contrition and soothing.
Finally Denbigh left the house, de-
termined to try again on his return
from America; and Faith remained
with the locket, which she had at last
consented to keep and wear, as some
small salve to the giver's wounded af-
fections. She loved Kyle far, far better
than his rival; but Philip Denbigh was
so handsome and sweet-spoken, it would
be downright cruel to refuse him such
a triff1e as hanging the trinket round
her neck for day or two; and no one
need ever know.
Nevertheless some one did know
now; and the sweet-spoken gentleman
got savage snubbing on this afore
mentioned evening.
"Kyle will hear [ refused him, and
come back. He'll never leave me so.
He must ask my pardon first" thought
the weeping beauty that night
He did not ask pardon, however, nor
come back. The Olinda sailed three
days later, and Faiths two lovers sailed
In it. Kyle had beautiful black re-
triever, which he had been used to leave
behind to "take care of his lassie love
while he was gone" He took it with
him this time, and Faith nearly wept
her lovely eyes out, that she had been
too proud to own her folly and seek a
reconciliation before he went. Pa
tience it would be only six weeks, or
at the most eight, and then he would
be back, and she would be good-so
good and meek. He must forgive her
then.
& * &
Eight weeks had passed-eight weeks
all but two days-when the sun went
down IN stormy grandeur, one cold
evening on the Irish sea. It had been
blowing great guns all day, and for
many days and nights before; and the
waves had wrestled terribly with crazy
barque which, with creaking timbers
and leaking pores, with strained and
naked masks bending beneath the gale,
till at every lurch they seemed like to
bury themselves in the foam-crested
waves tumbling mountain-high around
them, had striven like living thing to
weather the cruel storm.
Where aU0s she 7aOaOe The huge
breakers, crested still with foam, turbid
and purple-stained, dashed themselves,
moaning and roaring, against the gray
and lron-bound cliffs of the Welsh coast,
finging up great fragments of timber,
torn and twisted scraps of sail-cloth.
and battered, Ishapeless things. too awful
man name, against the pitiless rocks,
only to suck them back again into the
black and boiling gulf below. Above,
great storm-rent clouds, black too, but
fringed with fire, were gathering thickly
over the threatening vault and low on
the horizon the sun, like a blood-red
hand, pointed from between them to
something black and broken, over which
the sea was breaking in unresisted fury
the stem Of a vessel with the broken
bowsprit and foremost just visible
amongst the foam and spray. Greatly
as the wind had lessened, that sail look
ing red now before the angry sun was
all the captain of the pilot-cutter cared
to show even now to it's tender mercies.
1t had been a work of danger to get
near the wreck at all, hanging as she
did in nest of rocks snd there was a
look OF relief on more than one hardy,
sunburnt face, when the order was Civ
en- to tack and bout ship again.
S11I tloo IL.