The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-15

wonder and delight OF the little recipient
PHI keep this for my papa"
Poor little thing, she is weary unto
sleep. She cuddles herself in the big
chair and goes to sleep III an instant.
Now, Mrs. Setter you'y had no din
ner," says Tawman.
Oh, yes, sir.
Yesterday, perhaps, but mean to-
day. Go down with Mr.. Pelton here,
our young man, and get something to
eat. You see we have arrangements
here for the comfort of our clerks. We
give them a hot dinner, and a good din
ner, too. There's nobody there now.
Eyerybody's dined.
go down there, and ask the waiter
George" addressing Mr.. Pelton, whom
he had summoned "to give this good
lady cup of tea and piece of toast,
some chicken, and all that" Then,
pausing moment, as if propriety and
philanthropy are struggling for mastery
in his mind:
"No, no, George Tell Henderson to
send the dinner up into my room here
that's betterl' The youdg man leaves
the room. Then Mr. Tawmah enters the
office again and consults the telegraph
operator.
Send this message at once, Mr. Lind
lay, if you please" He writes some
thing and the operator clicks it off at
once. It's long message a very long
! message indeed; but the President'smes-
sage itself is not so important, so inter
esting to those whom it concerns.
/ Then, by the time the message is sent
the dinner is ready in Mr.. Tawman's pri-
yate Office, when Mrs. Setter partakes of
it, but does not think proper to waken
the weary child, that she may eat also.
Then Mr.. Tawman says: Now you
had better go, I'll see to the child; pll
bring the little girl up with me tonight"
No, mol" exclaims the mother, " I
must have my Ellie with me always,
! sir! You are so very good though sir;
so very good And is there no news of
/ the Good Luck?"
! g Not word, I'm sorry to say
:" 1t can't be possible. The brig must
come in to-day"
I'm sure | hope so, with all my heart
and soul, Mrs Setter"
l know you do she responds with a
sigh
"Now go. l am sorry you have to
waken the child, but l suppose you can't
help it. -
=" Come, Ellie" says the mother, tap
ping her shoulder lightly.
The child with a start awakens and
cries: Is it my papa?' Dear, dear
papa"
Then seeing her disappointment she
bursts into tears.
Don't cry, dear, don't cry. The brig
will come in. Don't cry" The good
old man speaks soothingly to the sobbing
child and the mother catching her hand
walks slowly and sadly away, followed
! by Mr.. Tawman, who lifts tie girl down
stairs and helps both her and her mother
! into a ear.
The next morning the woman is again
lettering about the wharves with the
same agonized inquiry. She again puts
the question to the wharfmen, and again
receives only the same answer Then, as
! before, she seeks the office of the brig
owners, still accompanied by the little
girl, and inquiries:
Has the brig Good Luck come in
yet?''
Not yet, ma'am."
She sighs and looks out of the window
at the shipping. She says she will wait
for Tawman, and sits down.
When Mr.. Tawman comes in, as usual,
he greets her very kindly, and kisses the
little girl and says:
I'm sorry the brig isn't In yet"
VIII it be in to-day?'
81 hope So" And he goes behind his
desk and looks over his letters. He has
not long been engaged in his correspond
ence when a scream from the woman
startles him.
She has risen and is pointing excitedly
out of the window.
Here is a ship coming in; look, look"
That's not it, y says a clerk; that's a
! schooner"
ooh, no" adds Mr.. Tawman; that's
not the Good Luck"
q 1t is, it ism She darts from the
office dragging the child after her, runs
across the crowded street, across the
/ busting wharf out to the very edge of
/ the water.
! Mr. Tawman rushes to the window,
opens it and calls to her. To no pur-
/ pose, however. All the clerks cluster
! about the window to watch her.
The woman is mad, SAYS one. She's
going to drown herself"
Tawman says quietly to the telegraph
/ operator:
g It's the Mary"
The schooner is being towed up the
/ river by a tug. She is making prepara-
tions to anchor in the stream opposite the
wharf All this time Mrs. Setter is
4 standing in the midst of crowd of ex-
cited people, waving her handkerchief,
and the little girl is waving hers.
Look. look there! There's man
overheard" cries one of the clerks. A
cry of alarm goes up from the wharf
" Thunder, exclaims Mr.. Tawman,
thoroughly aroused. What does that
mean"
He's swimming like fish, says a
clerk.
He has landed. Hark at the
chcers."
God of Mercy look looki" shouted
the operator She is hugging him; so
is the little girl It's Captain Selterl -
"Thank Cod" exclaimed Tawman,
and pray heaven she may not sink under
the shock Poor woman. How she
clings to the drenched man. Dear!
dear,"
Then he puts ON his hat and runs
down the stairs like boy, and darts
over to where husband and wife and
child are, united and happy.
1.-THE Good Luck has come in" yells
Tawman, Justify.
"Ah ~ he exclaimed, shaking the
captain by the hand, and not caring for
the gaping and wondering crowd all