The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-09-30
The Captains Daughter.

i love him 50 dearly"
81 don't carc," said I, ga common
sailor like himl" and then she beloved
and wiped her eyes, as might have been cx-
pectcd of girl
My girl was q beauty, and she was the
only one | had-thc only one l ever had
and owned Il boat, and l was known
everywhere rs Captain Parker, of the Saucy
Jane, and all | had Jennie would have
some day; and was it likely I'd give her to
Jack Blaze, ns he was before the mast
No
Well, set my foot down, and supposed
the girl would obey. But, 10 and behold
what should l see ono day when l came
home from the river but couple of people
swinging on my gate!
1t was Jack Blaze and Jennie, and his
arm was around her waist.
hOltCd in between 'em like shell, and
l ordered Jennie to her room, and ordered
Jac! away, and told him what would
ng1Sl% ns'S if l '"" hi" swinging 0" my gate
''lf you weren't her father, SIR" said
Jack, ''rd not bear such words from you;
but, as it Is, and you're al old man"
With that fired Il flower pot at him and
called him confoundcd mutinccr, and he
shcercd off.
''Jennic," says I've done well by you-
your old father has done well by you, and
what have you done by him2 I've taught
you-to play the pianner, or had you taught
which is the same thing. and you've got
one You dress in silks, and keep ser
want for you, and pvc got you down in my
will for all shall leave, and how do you
use mc2 While Pm away following the
water you mutiny. Now, Pm, sorry to
punish you. l darcn't leave you alone, and
I'll lock up the house and take you along
N''h me on my trips. The cabin is COM
~. table and you'll not suffer- and if you
don't like it you shall lump it. Keeping
company with IL fellow like that! Ugh!"
"Don't be cross, papa" said Jennie.
cpd like to 60, Pm sure. AS for Jack,
he's the best fellow know, and III keep
company with no one else; but if you
don't like it yet we'll wait"
"Wait |" says l. "Wait Why, if 1
wanted you to marry, Jennie, there's the
captain of n steamer told ne last week I'd
tho prctticst daughter of any man he knew,
and that he was tired Of single life. The
captain of q steamer, Jennie, think of that"
81 lon't believe he's rs nice as Jack"
said Jennie; 'and love Jack"
Then | shook her. Pm sorry to say l
trunk sent down to the boat and took her
under my arm to the same place.
The cabin was good enough for queen,
and the little stateroom picture, and she
seemed to like it.
You'd have thought was giving her a
treat instead of Furnishing her.
She used to sit out on deck all the fine
days, with knitting and sewing, or book,
ana she sang to me evenings.
But she didn't give up, not even when
she saw the captain-siX feet three; hand
some as a picture.
No, she stuck to Jack, and stuck out
against him as stiff as she, and SO we sailed
mp and down the river, and Summer went
and Autumn came, and Winter was accom-
ing but my girl was obstinate rs ever.
1t was my last trip.
All Winter after the river was frozen,
the Saucy Jane lay at the dock.
eff you were good, obedient girl, y said
I, shouldn't have locked you up; but as
it is must
So kissed her-I was glad to remember
aftcrward that kissed her-and ! vict-
ualcd the cabin, and locked the door and
put tho key in my pocket, and off | went.
l had to 60 distance out of town, and
there, when settled my business dincd,
and it was evening before | got back to tho
Saucy Jane, or, rather, to Popartown,
where she lay
l thought to myself, rs I came down,
that had never seen the place 80 busy, but
as ncarcd the dock, saw that something
had happened.
There was crowd there, and people
were talking and shaking their heads, and
somehow / couldn't see the smoke-stack of
the Saucy Jane peer thr )ugh the shadows
rs might, nor tho red and green lights at
her head, nor any sign Of her, and great
fear crcpt into my heart, and l began to
shake and shivor.
'It's only the fog" said l +; but there was
no fog.
ssIt's dark" said I, but the darker 1t was
the brighter the lights would have shonc
out.
Then all trembling and shaking like an
old man-.lkc my old grandfather, who had
the palsy, used to do, remember thinking
IL caught hold of man who was passing
ing and said:
sLook here, man, what's tho matter Z
What's tho crowd about2 WHAT'S hap
pcned2"
"It's tho little steamboat down there, "
said tho men; s'the Saucy Jane. She's
been run into and sunk by coal boat. She
went down In thirty minutes. I The cap
tain was away they say, and the men went
on a spree. Only the cabin boy was there;
thoy pickcdihim up. You can just see her
snloke-stack above tho water, The coal
boat was hurt a bit, too. She's lying out
there
IS "oh, my God |" saidI. "My da'igllterl'
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