Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-02-20

terrupting herself suddenly, "says tina
the trouble IS With the men; that the,
are a drunken, reckless lot of . 9ttsS u
"Nellie.n said Mrs. X--,reprovingi y
9F"Wen, I don't care |" said the Ewillfu
girls "Only I5beg!Jim's pardon; didn'
mean such, men as he is."" .dfl -tf:,s, s.
I "It's all right, num- returned Jim
Equietly. aTaint to be expected that tn
likes o. one o. you young women, VII
heart like one o. them ere big J'pan ill
lies, knows o. mems, badness aboard shil
why should you9a 's3es7"i ~ BIZ
IL, 'But are there no captains who ar.
kind to their men2"' asked Mrs. x
in some perplexitv and Miss Nellie was
heard by me to say, under her breath
that abe knew one. at least. -, .r"s
''Blees you, yes'm'' said Jim, 'sTheres
lots of 'em only it hasn't been my luck
to sail with 'em. There's cap'ns sail out
@ New York to day, as hear don't al
low swearin' from men nor officers; gives
'em good grub. watch an watch, an has
'em in the cabin Of a Sunday for prayers.
Though" he added "where there's one O
them, th' res dozen that's either iends
themselves, else they're that careless as
they let the officers do, just as they hap
pen to feel. don't mind tellin' you
he continued, seemingly betrayed into an
:unwOnted confidence, that my business
ashore is mostly to run foul of . cert'n
man as I'm sure to meet sooner or later.
I knowles roun' these parts. An when
he an l does meet" said Jim, rising and
striking a brawny, clenched fist into the
hollow of the other, hand apparently for
everything but someremembered wrongs,
"therell be hard reckonin!' .''
II Think" said Mrs. <, rising,
with as much. dignity as is col sistent
with Height of. five feet four, that we
have heard quite enough. Come, Nellie p
Whereupon the twain Che latter a little
unwil]ingly. as I fancieO entered; the
house, manifestly TO the discontinue of
the sailor. II '. =. J.. '''
/; t.'There they Co." he said, dropping his
head and speaking in rather a sad voice,
"a-thinkin' how I'm only low, revenge
FIJI cretter,- with no 'feelin'~ morn the
ships log. But, how far would you
forgive man who has, had you strung
up the main riggin' for full hour by
the two thumbs, ANAL for that begged
Of him to send me! up to. stow a r'yal in q
gale, stead of a little chap. as was a
stowaway, an no more fit to Igo than a
girl baby2" again asked: Jim :; 7 I il.
Before could frame asuitable answer,
which should combine prudence with the
usual forms OF good advice, always prof
fered and seldom. needed in such cases,
Jim had taken himself off, I saw no
more Of him until the following m orning,
when he abruptly informed me that it
was to be his last day; no persuasions or
inducements Of mine being sufficient to
turn him from his purpose.
Clad in pair of voluminous overalls
and dilapidated old felt hat, II was assist
ing at the turing of flower bed in front
of the house; and while awaiting the re-.
turn of Jim with the wheelbarrow, was
accosted" by an elegantly dresse ID and
gsntlemanly- looking young man, who,
accosting me by the rather familiar title
Of "old chap" demanded in somewhat
'peremptory tone, to know ''where~ Mrs.
K hung OUT -:
With an inward chuckle, l mildly
designated the house behind me as the
residence in, question, and asked if he
wished to sac Mrs. x.
"'What's that to you?" was the rather
unexpected answer, in a low tone and
with manner that savored rather OF
coarseness, which centrasted strongly with
the suavity of manner with which he
greeted Miss Nellie, who just then, ap-
peared on the scene with both hands full
of flowers. Il. :
AS the young lady blushed charming
~, and murmured her surprise at meeting
Captain Hanson, that gentleman, not at
all disconnected by this introduction to
myself, which Immediately followed, ex-
pressed, with great ease and ;tluency, his
unadulterated satisfaction and surprise
at the meeting, as though it had been on
the banks of the Nile. =, ~:
Completely ignoring my own presence,
as the two stood by the gate, the creaking
of the wheelbarrow was heard, and in an
other moment master Jim came bearing
down upon US, the wheel just grazing the
doeskin clad legcf the gallant captain,
who, turning, remarked, with languid re-
proach in his tone:
my good fellow, pray be a little
more"-" Il ~.
Captain Hanson, to the. best of my
knowledge, has never finished his expos
tulation. . 't*j':'.
With an oath, the sailor dropped the
barrow and. sprang forward, exclaimiug
II knew I'd run foul of you!'' but too
late to lay violent hands upon Captain
Hanson, who, catching glance of the
sailors face, muttered an 1narticulate re-
mark, and turning down the, drive way,
ran like startled fawn, closely pursued
I by the avenger, leaving Miss Nellie and
myself gazing blankly at each other.
!"0h, John, he'll kill .himzri1deed he
WHIP said the girl, with white face and
clasped hands, as she watched the pair
disappearing over the brow Of the littl.
hill which led to the town. ......,., .,:,
"You needn't be alarmed, young, lady,
was my confident reply. "Captain Han
son has the lead, so to speak, by at least
three lengths, and is gaining all the
/ time" = .:i.'H u,nr2 IT, y
But to this day have never learned
satisfactorily concerning the result OF the
race, for neither Captain Hanson Or Jim
has ever returned=to tell the tale.
When last seen, jas. perrreport OF, old
Rogers. "!ex. mariner; now. mail carrier
"they were headin' for Philadelphia, with
everything set, the clipper by which
understood Mr.. Rogers TO refer to Cap
tain Hanson-''bein'tw two knots ahead, an
workin' to win'ard all the time.' J.,
"For aught I know, they kept on unit
they reached the Atlantic land it is quite
doubtful whether Miss: Nellie, no " en-
gagged to be married to- the: son of ou
peighbors Jones, will soon hear the las
| joke against her runaway lover. ~
But, being somewhat methodical
man, have estimated the cash value OF
E9ur experiment somev hat as follows
Services of Jim for ten days, $l5 OF
lDlacrothes left behind, #an t o"'5(