American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-07

post, for hadn't he said, as he always
said, "Don't be afraid, Jenny; III
come back, for sure, you know" And
then waited and waited, till finally
fell asleep among the bales and barrels,
and forgot my troubles.
In the morning, a forlorn and desc
late little creature enough, I learned
from some compassionate 'longshore-
man that the great ship where Jim had
been at work had sailed away with him
aboard. A wild and passionate fit of
weeping greeted this news, and a pitt
full throng of people gathered about
| me, freight men and sailors mostly, but
among them suddenly appeared the
quiet face of a Quaker lady, who was
distributing books among the sailors.
| They told her my tale, and seeing me
utterly friendiess, she wiped my tear
| stained face with her white handker-
chief, and took me away. 1 had no
| friends. / was no better than master
less dog, and worth far less. But she
took me to great clean, bare, and
quiet place-an institution they called
it-where there were many others as
homeless and wretched as L. And there
they washed me and made me so clean
and fresh that 1 thought the real me,
ragged, red-eyed, unkept surplus atom
of humanity that had been me, was
gone away over seas with jim, and this
rosy-cheeked child was another me,
newly come into the world.
Then one day there came grand
and stately lady, who took me away to
live with her, and be her own little girl.
This lady wore shining silks, and lived
in splendid house, and had lad in a
velvet jacket who was about as big as
Jim. 1t was all like a strange bright
dream, if could have only forgotten
Jim. But 1 could not.
Jim was surplus population no long,
er; perhaps he wasdrowned; his ragged
jacket and crownless hat might be
buried now away down under the sea.
Nobody about me now wore patched
shoes, or trowsers out at the knees, and
nobody, it seemed to me, not even Lou is
who was so kind and good to me, not
even he, had an eye as bright and soft
as Jim's or hand aswarm. And so 1
never forgot Jim, but always in my
heart of hearts 1 seemed listening and
Eaiting for him.
] Sometimes Fused to lure Louis down
to the wharves, and always when I
walked by myself my steps turned
titherward, and thus it was that never
lost sight of the ships, and dimly,
family, unreasopably, looked for the re-
turn Of Jim. III H. - xL-ka~g
But it began to be years since dear
old Jim went away, and Louis was a tall
youth home from college, and was
well, folks called me a youag lady, and
said that would marry Louis some
day. And perhaps they might have
been right; but how could ] be lady
q real lady, you know-with an old
straw hat and a ragged jacket slowed
away in my hearth Even after l grew
up, I had fits of silent fretting
for Jim that seemed as if they
would eat my life away. Mrs.
Beldsn said it was becanse was grow
ing, and she took mesaNay one bright
summer to the sea-shore. Oh, the sea-
shoret n can notatslh you What.I felt
when first saw the seattle real sea
strstching away from the white line of
shre, throbbing and sounding as it
brinmed to the horizons edge. This
Was the sea, the glorified sea; the sea
no longer grimy and smoky and gray
with getting its living, but the sea
translated, purified, made holy as if af-
ter death. The days went and came
shining and beautiful; and every day I
walked on the shore with Louis, ran
races with The breeze, picked shells or
gathered sea-weed. or watched the SUM-
set gliding the sails of some far-flitting
ship. sLouis's face was sweet ia those
days, and kind as sunlight; and his
voice was soft and low when he spoke
to me, for he said we were old friends
now, and had known each other so
many years that We ought to love each
other afwsvx One afternoon WE strsved
farther than usual. and the TWILIGHT
deepening a. we walked. think we
both forgot every thing save that we
were young and happy. and life
was glorious. Lowell The word
dropped warm from his ips. and
seemed to color Al NV future with
rr1~a tint. All vux =. eenvsn.<5 .;,L;ro-