Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-03-31
BOHEMIAN, MONTANA TERRITORY, FRIDAY, MARCH 81
CURED By REM0RSE.
A dead calm was on the sea.

d CURED By REm0RSE.
A dead calm was on the sea.
In the West the apparent boundary lin
e of the ocean, drawn sharply across tn
! s,Lking sun IS larid disc, seemed to cut j
lin Twain.
j, In he red. htiIis,y light lay tic sh,i
; ''Fr"l6'' NOT TWO leagues from Naviga'ol
ii nds, which sht must pass on her way
from Honolulu, her last port to Japan.
Nov her canvass hung hotionle..s from
the yards, the huge ma,nsail aud foresai
half -clewed up, the top-sails and top
gallant sails fat against the masts, and
the jib hauled down, lying across the
boom.
Leaning over the rails, seated on the
windlass, or reclining on the deck for
ward, the sun-embrownid. swarthy meu
OF the watch seemed. by their llstiess
attitude, to feel the drowsy influence of
The hour,
Even the Captains daughter, Mabel
II LIVELY young brunette Of seventeen. !.
who. when on deck, was usually seen
laughing and Chatting with her father. in
voice whose rich melody would send a
thrill through the hearts of the rough
sailors. now bcnding tar over the quarter
bulwurks, apparently watching her pretty
Image reflected III the still water ther.
below.
Her attitude displayed her small feet
encased 10 neat little boots with blue
buttons, and afforded sight glimpse of
the pretty ankles in the closely fitting
white stockings.
1t q so showed the little grace of the
we'll moulded form and the marble white
ess Of the n. OK; constructing with the
bluck h .ir done up In brai,s behind.
Mabel, IN fact. was q lovely girl, with
regular vet expressive features and dark
e, es, the latter shining mischieviously
when she was amused, and beaming with
angelic s"ftness on other occasions.
Soon to her side, to Ian over the r$il
aud converse with her in i low voice,
came Lieutenant Herbert Martin, 6ne
looking young naval officer, who had
Zen passage rom the Sandwich Islands
aboard he merch4ntman for japan, where
Iay .,s f,isate, from which he had been
-.-. i ..-..... Is L--- ir===--.-t
On the other side Of the deck, watch
ing the two with secret rage, stood ST.
ZION Clayton, the mate af the Snip
..Frolic."
A tall. dark mn, who had long and
va nIy etiyen to vim the affections of
NJ bel, ami who lated his more fortunate
rival. The Lieutenant, who, as he learned
from thu Captain, was now the accepted
lover Of Mabel
What is that?" Suddenly inquired the
Young girl, who, for some moments, had
1b.een gazi"g off the quarterback toward
the setting sun.
/ sre tia dark spsck on the wa'er,
answered Herbert, if the captain would
lend me his glass"
of cours..' intercepted Mabel, snd
running ,uerrily to he commonway, she
brought nlm the glass.
"A cano, turned bottom upward seid
hue Il. itenanf. after q nom, nt's survey;
it is drifting this way, / think
Night closed arou d the ship.
The two lovers still stood converting
! by the rail. ..;.,
Al last NJ .bel went below, but Herbert
~..,o;nod On deckA Walking 10 a, d fro
with the light elastic tr. ad oe health aud
happiness.
The moon had not yet risen. bit the
stars were out, aud dim light rested o"
{, ocean,, no 10 ger calm, its surface
being ruff, by q light breeze. which
srnt the ship slowly ripping along on
her course.
JUS, the upper edge Of the moons disc
was Ii ted above the sea. when H. rber',
unobserved by any person. except the
mate, climbed over the rail, into the
man chains; where he stood, leaning fl
Iov. r. to se- if, through the portal gloom
he miyh obtain view of the overturned
canoe. which he thought he had caught .
] lelmpse OF q moment before.
II st - still too dark he muttered, y
| ,,on't see it now. al hOugh was quit'
} sure did moment since.
i Unfor,unalely some slush had beer
on the woodwork Of the chaih
> ,ha. day, while sailor was repairing 'h
!. shrouds.
n This caused the lieutenant's teet to sud
= denly slip from under him. when dow
e he went into the sea.
o AS the ship forged on, the mate = tn
I|only man who had witnessed the acci
. |dent = caught . glimpse of Herbert
K upiurned face, aud heard him call for
. rope.
n Simon might easily have thrown hil
Is the end of the main brace, which Wa
II n. al him, had he wished to do -, but .
n evil spirit se.mrd to prevent him. s.
!! He "beyed the dark prompti"gs Of ha
, and Jealousy, snd refr.ined from usin
az any effort to save his riv.l
1t Tue next moment, however, he regre
ted his cruelty, aud felt an impulse
stout-
y. Man overboard!'
.y Blu. It was only for an instant.
y, The spirit Of evil resumed its sway o.
~ the words died awsy in murmur ON u
Imam . white lips.
= With burning forehead and pallid fa
lhe paced the deck.