The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-07-27

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she said the words and went away
Her sleep that night was tittul and brok-
en- Fantastic dreams OF Andy Hull, of
Pearl yea, Of the stranger Beverly,
trooped through her brain. At dawn she
awoke, oppressed with vague sense of
something wrong. She dressed hastily
and ran to Pearls chamber. The morn
ing light streamed brightly in at the Win
dow, but no living thing was there. Tho
little white bed was untouched In the
wardrobe hung Pearls wedding tinery,
all in place-nothing was missing but her
hood and cloak. With a shrek Susannah
ran into the passage and called to old
Goelet, ''She's gone, Uncle Simon-gone
Fled on her wedding-day !"
Yes, left lover, father, home-tor what
for whom? Old Goelet cursed and tore
his hair.
Andy Hull. the forsaken lover. came
stalking up from his mothers cottage
with bloodless lips and desperate eyes.
shes gone with that fellow Beverly"
he hissed; '' reebooter-pirate 1t was
he that saw with her a few nights ago
on the shore 1t was he that captured the
sloop Dolphir, and forced her sailors to
JON his gang. Word has come to the
town this very morning that the Bay Col
ony is fitting out Il ship to 30 in pursuit
of him. He was seen at the cove last
night, putting off with woman in a
boat His cursed vessel has hovered about
this coast a good deal of late, and at mid
night she set sail and bore away"
There was no wedding at the Gray Gull
Inn that day-only trouble and black sor-
row.
= Henceforth, she's no daughter OF
mine, " cried old Goelet: | wash my
hands of her for ever
"Ah, don't say that, Uncle Simon
pleaded Snsannah weeping "Some day
she may come back to you pentenL"
"Shell find but a closed door" answer
Ell Goelet; "from this time, Susannah,
yoat shall be my daughter. Stay on with
me here and at my death all have shall
b. vOurs'
As for the forsaken lover. he was we'll
nigh distracted All day he wandered up
and down the shore searching in vain for
news of the erring girl and her lover.
All night he lay stretched on the ragged
rocks, staring across the sea. When the
second morning dawned, he made up his
bundle, babe farewell to his Old mother,
wrung Susannah Goelets trembling hand,
and with haggard. desparing face, ship
ped aboard an outward bound merchant
man, and sailed away to the far port of
Cadiz.
"When will you come back ?" quavered
Susannah, at parting.
"Never-I hope-never! - he answered.
Time passed. The sign OF the Gray
Gull still creaked in the sea-wind, and
old Goelet morose and gloomy. still limp
ed about the bar, mixing toddy and Zip
for the fishermen In and out of the low.
dark rooms fitted Susannah at her count
an unwonted pallor and a yearning, Wist-
iul look which constantly filled her sad
gray eyes. She was now the chief stay
Of the inn, and the only comfort of its
sorrowtul and sourel old keeper
Two years after Pearls disappearance,
Andy Hull came back to Marhlehead. AS
Susannah was plodding along the rocks
one day on some errand for old Goelet, he
came behind her unawares and touched
her shoulder, She gave u Shrek and
would have fallen but he caught her on
his arm
WHAT have / frightened you so
much p he cried. did YOU think it my
ghost, Susannah ?"
He tad grown brown and old. His
honest eyes smiled down at her in a trou-
bled way, "Shakc hands, will you not p
said he
Eyes. with all my heart" she answer
ed. I'm glad to see YOU back again,
Andy; I've worried much about YOU since
you went away"
He walked slowly beside her over the
rocks.
II needn't ask, suppose, if any word
has come from her 90 he said
Susannah shook her head
''None! You've brought sore heart
back with you, | dare say"
mot like the one took away" he an
swered, looking, thoughtfully, out on the
gray sea. 'She's dead to me for ever,
shall think of her no more.
I'm tired of roving-tired, too, of sorrow.
You and have known each other all our
lives. don't pretend to love you as |
loved Pearl, but if you'll marry me I'll
try to make you a good husband-I WILL
so help me, Heaven I"
She had loved him too long to quarrel
with words like these; had hungered too
long to refuse even Il crust. She lifted
her sweet, patient face and held ont to
him her hand
1T was kind OF you to remember me-
Andy" she said. simply; Il am not like
PEARL can't expect You to love me as
YOU loved her. With whatever you may
give me | will be content, Andy-I will
be to You faithful wife"
Then the two FASTENED to the inn to tell
old Goelet, and a month after they were
married.
Before Susannah' 8 honeymoon had wan
ed, the innkeeper Observation-Disclosures the
town folks said. All his earthly possess
sions passed to his niece and her husband.
In peace and plenty they kept the inn to-
gether
One Autumn night 4 terrific storm burst
upon the savage coast. The sea lashed
the Marblehead rocks with unprecedented
fury. a mighty gale roared through the
craggy streets, driving the rain in pelling,
sheets before it, No guests could
be expected at the Gray Gull in such
weather-no, not even a gossiping fisher
man. Andy Hull closed door and shutters,
and sat down with his wife in the chimney
corner.
A brighteyed baby lay on Susannah's
knee. She herself had grown round and
rosy with happiness Her eyes wandered
from husband to child with tender con-
tent touching to see.
Andy reached and took one of her
brown hands. His own face was grave
and troubled.
"l've a bit Of news to tell you, Susan
nah, he said, slowly. Something that
heard to-day in the town. Some Marble
head folks went to Boston yesterday to
see the hanging Of a pirate crew, taken
lately in the Isle of Shoals"
She gave start and nearly dropped her
baby
There was one among them-oh,
Lord. hear the gale roar "a handsome
fellow, dressed like a prince; he was the
captain Of the gang"
She grasped his arm, growing white to
her lips.
You don't mean, Andy"
Yes"
mot him."
1.-The very man ~