Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-24

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an end. The Dolphin weighs her an
Choir. and is ready to drop down with
the tide, and her departure is attended
with mutual regrets. Farewells are
spoken, and hopes of a future meeting
on subsequent voyage are sincerely
expressed. But Blinkey remains on
board. She will see the ship enter the
great sea, she says, and then she will
return to her people. Thus, she has
already learned little English. The
Captain is afraid she will find no
suitable accommodation on board while
the ship is in the river, and, it
may be waiting at it's mouth. But
Charley Hartell, the Carpenter, will,
throw up bulkhead or two, and thus
provide cabin for Blinkey, which,
though rough enough, will yet be her
own. -Four eyes plead eloquently with
Capt. Taylor; and, then with {" Whew,
so blows it ?" he gives his consent. He
Is a very good hearted man, is Capt.
Taylor. These same four eyes then
fash unspeakable gratitude at the Cap.
tain's two, and the first four are those
of Blinkey and Hartell.
And why should they not love, these
two? Does not Love rule the court,
the camp the grove? Are rivers, and
ships upon their bosoms outside it's wide
domain And is a month too short a
time for Dan Cupid, whose bow is ever
ready, and whose arrow SO often wounds
but to bless, to do his work in?
When the ship has reaced the sea,
the gale is at it's height. It is ty-
phoon, and the Dolphin will not venture
out till it is over. Time langs heavy
on hand while the gate is exhaustlng
itself, and the Captain grants shore
leave to those of the men whom he can
trust, now that bluePeter is flying. 1t
was then that the boat in which Hartell
and Blinkev were going ashore was up
set, and Blinkey, with her ksiss, while
in the wave, killed the shark that would
have devoured her lover. Her brave
deed was seen from the ship, and she
was received with deafening cheers
when she was brought on deck by the
rescuing crew. Who could separate the
pair after this? And good Capt Tay-
lor oficiated as priest at the wedding,
which was held ON the quarter deck,
and at which every hand on board was
present. save and except Jack Garrow,
as they had christened Portuguese
sailor who joined the ship at Singapore,
who sulked and skulked in the forcastle
during the ceremony.
The ship arrived at London, and
Charley Harte1 and Blinkey go to live
with relative in Houndsditch. where
he finds employment in his craft and
settles down, the successor at length of
his friend, who, in has turn, goes to
sea. They are thrifty and prudent; and
when bouncing boy, the image of his
father, with the complexion of his
mother, makes his appearance. they
seem to have nothing left to wish for.
But one sad evening, when the baby is
three months old, Charley comes home
with a face of deadly pallor, and is as
sisted, by the policeman who brought
him, to his bed; for Blinkey has but
just gone out for few minutes on
some household errand. A surgeon was
sent for, and is at the bedside when
Blinkeyreturns. One glance is enough:
Charley is wounded. Her heart is
rent with agony, but she makes no out
cry, nor faints away. The surgeon ex-
amines the injury, and, though he
speaks gravely, he bids her not
despair. Jack Garrow's knife has
indeed pierced him in his back, but he
may yet recover. Professional skill is
supplemented by the tenderest nursing,
and Hartel still ianguishes; but no ex-
ternal weakness betrays the fears of his
devoted wife, who prosecutes her labor
of love with unwearied assiduity and
apparent cheerfulness.' She had just
performed some usual duty in the allie
Walton of her husbands sufferings, one
evening during the second week of his
illness, when she hears a call at the
door, which she hastens down to an
swer. On her return to the sick room
she is Mortified at seeing the figure of a
man, whom she instantaneously recog
nizes as Garrow, retreating rapidly,
though noiselessly, through the open
window. To seize her ksiss and pursue
the murderer, is the work of but mo-
ment. She overtakes him as he is
about to descend ladder placed
against the roof of the penthouse over
which he had gained access to the
apartment. Sailor-fashion he must go
down the ladder backwards; but, before
he has quite disappeared beneath the
edge of the sloping roof, she has over
taken him and drawn the k7'5ss with un-
finching nerve across his face. But he
has already the start, and makes his
escape good in the darkness, which is
now complete.
I could not, if I would, paint poor
Blinkey's anguish on re-entering the
chamber. This time the knife of Gar
row had drained his cup of jealousy
and vengeance to the very dregs, and
Blinkey was widow With what adj
mirable fortitude this poor woman sus-
tanned ner affection, and struggled I'M
der he severity of her fate, the reader
must be left to conjecture, for space is
growing short. Would to heaven that
had not also to record the death, soon
after, of her child.
Before the first year of Blinkey's
double bereay ement had described its
circle, that dread scourge, the Asiatic
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