The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-02-10

bad iouna q dasoiaje enough without
me, 80 Be said apa We weni agalu io-
ec,htr
This voyage We ay q loug time 10 ne
BnzIIlau port sua before We sailed tor
home, smother baby was in mg arms We
called her Pepba, AFTER onr dear Old ship,
and "a was bard 10 say which lhe ssiiors
pciied tie m8si, the ship o. 'he bsby
All went well with " until Ne were
within three days sali of New York, aud
then q terrible storm came on L was
IL tie winter. aud for eight long days We
tossed ID ,he mercy u lhe tempest. L
va. au awful Gme, ma'ain Charlie
didn't laugh then; and1hhoogh be tried
to speak cheerful words, ! could zee that
be was almosi Wild with anxiety. IN
never forget iha, time, when ! sat day
and night 90 ihe cabin hoor, with Minnie
clineing 10 my dress aud poor little Pep
ita 10 my arms, listening 70 the waves
crashing against tbe ship as II every mo-
meut would he our last The sailors
would comc down now aud then for q
drop oi hot coffee and 10 warm their
frozen fingers, tor everything on deck
was covered with ice They hadn't the
heart, poor fellows, to speak 70 the chill.
dren, and raw more than one tear on
their rough cheeks when they looked at
them, and Pepita would smile aud stretch
out her little hands IN Der unconscious
baby way.
But God saved as after al. In the eve
ming Of lie eighth day, the wind changed,
and we drifted into calmer water, II il
hadn't been for the east wind blowing,
we might iust as well have drilted the
other way, for the ship was almost help.
less. 1t was about two in the morning
when Charlie rushed into the cabin and
almost carried me IN bis arms to the
door. There | saw, cleaning through
the fog, two great shining lights, They
were Ike angels eyes looking from
heaven to me I've passed those High
land Lights many time since, ma'um.
I've seen them in soft summer evenings
aud clear spring mornings, but never
see them without my whole heart going
out in thanksgiving and praise. No one
to whom they have not shone as they did
TO me that night can know what they re-
ally mean, standing there on the head
land and pointing TO heaven.
Well, we saw the lights from other
vessels all around US, and at daybfeak .
tug was along ide taking our iorlorni
nearly wrecked ship up the harbor, and
before night | laid Pepita in my mother's
arms.
After that, Charlle.wouldn't hear to my
going to sea again. lie said he could
bear anything If the children were moi
suffering too; so, for the sake of my lit'
tic ones, consented to stay behind
Charlie bought little cottage on the
Jersey coast, where oould overlook the
sea, ana settled down quietly to take
care OF the children while he went bis
voyages.
He kept on going to Brazil aud back
for long time. Twice left the children
with mother--for she had come to live
with Us ia the cottage-and went witt
him for it hurt me TO pass all my lli'
away from Charles side. so everything
went well with us. We owned our cot
tage and bit OF a garden, where mother
and Minnie used to pass long summer
days wedding and watering and tending
, the beds OF poppies and marigolds anC
asters rs-old-ishioued flowers such a
mother loved. Pepita was her father
, own girl. She loved the sea, and woult
leave Minnie to take care OF the garden
/ ana 90 and sit tor hours on The beacl
4 watching Tic waves tumble in among th
. stones, snd beat against the foot OF ib
: Gift. When Charlie came home she wa
atways tie hr.l to see him far down th
e road, and I'll never iorget how her prett
face used to look as she would com
. dancing up the garden path pulling hin
/, with boLa her hands, and he langhln
!, aud calling her all manner oi tende
q names.
a Those were sunny days, ma am, an
j I'm sure never was a happier family tina
II tue one gathered round oar liItie Iabl
d while Charlie was ny home.
e We had saved good Uit Of money
n too, Tor Charlie wasn'l Ike some sailor
A who throw everything about wien the
n are on shore Every penny Ne conI
. spare he laid Dy Tor tie litue girls; fl
,e they we're always little giris TO him, az
| always viii be.
=. But our day OF anxiety was TO com
Ii An opportunity was offered Charlie
A 70 on a long yoyuge 70 the East Indie
= The chance, a. We looked al IL, was Il
10 good TO be thrown away; 30 he sold q
,e Pepita, which was getting 70 be All o
4 ship, aud went oil as haii owner Of a
i other bark, The AragO. II was hard
or let him 10 ior go long tine. Sou
America seemed like nome, but the Ia
I,a Indies was an unknogn world. lie v
- 10 full of hope that be tried 20 90 OH
his usual jJily way, kissing Minnie a.
:, telling her she would be little som
"a when he came back-she WAS fOurle
4. thea aud promising Pepia 10 end
curious lhinss irJn ,ne foreign land
be bar iheFe wa. great heayiucss in /
,b hcau, aad wien ae c4me aud pat
he arm around me aud said, Keep up yl
A. courage, Maggie; III loon be back
he couldn't look s, him. ! bid my face
Of my hauds and s0bbed i,ke baby.
,ra Ane, fa WAS gone we settled back il