The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-21

JdCh. L 1--we you ucilll anu IL hONCi
marry any one else; but it must be all
over between us. l don't think pa would
have relented even if you hadn't been so
violent; but now he never will. You've
done it yourself, Jack" she said, turning
quite white and looking away from me.
You liked the sea best, and you have
got it instead of me" ..., .....
Those were the last words she said. I
was going away when heard her give a
little cry, and turning saw her arms
stretched towards me; then l went back
and folded her to my bosom, and kissed
her hundred times. And Pm afraid |
cursed the hard old father from the bot
tom of my soul, though 'twasn't aloud,
for mind We, u woman is a woman, and
words good enough for other mems ears
amt to be spoken before her. The sight
of Jenny as / left her, with her yellow
hair blown back under the bare tree
branches, all bright with ieicles haunted
me for many long day; and though |
loved the sea, there were times, when,
looking over the sea, | used to fancy Il
voice deep down in the waves, whisper
ing her words over ag IN:
"You've done it yourself, Jack; you
liked the sea better than me, and you've
got it." ...
1t doesn't take long for the years to 60
by, either on the land or on the ocean.
They went with me as with other folks
| got on well enough. Before | knew it
| was first mate, then second mate, then
captain. / suppose | should have sailed
the sea until they buried me in it, if it
hadn't been for the first mate, Tom Ham
lin ! loved that fellow as might a
brother, if I'd better one than Charles
Augustus. At Gibraltar Hamlin got in
to row with some English soldiers.
They had been drinking together; of
course took his part. They had FIRE
arms about them, and used them on each
other. didn't save HamIin, for they
shot him dead; but l got couple of
\ bullets in me, and was picked up just as
near Dave jones' locker as ever man
was who didn't 60 into it. got we'll
again, and was on the invalid list;
and as l had laid up handful OF
money and was past forty, l made
up my mind to stav at home and take
care of Tom Hamlin's orphan children.
He had two of them, both girls. set
tied down in New York and fetched
them home, poor, half-starved creatures,
for the woman they boarded with was
given to drink, and kept them on bread
and treacle, and as they told me must,
| put them in black frocks-they would
have felt just as bad in red-and settled
down to be comfortable. Soon | looked
out for chaplain, to pass Sunday as it
ought to be- and the Rev. EbAn lockers
church being handy, shipped him along
with tile eirls, and as 1 always did my
duty / never pretended not to see the
pllte when the steward showed it up our
pew. The Rev. Eben Tooker was social
, man. He used to drop in evenings and
1; talk to me about my soul; and though ]
t cart say but what dropped asleep some
2 times, he knew his duty when he did it,
Q A captains dutyis one thing, and chap.
lain's is another.
One day he spoke about poor Hamlin's
. gals. Says he, "You send them to school
' hope" Says |, 'I haven't done it; gal;
$ are better without learning, if they car
a read their Bibles and cipher out thu
butchers bill" -.:.g .--. -5
But he kept on and pretty soon le
| him examine them. Lord love We, the,
hardly knew their letters. The school
0 ing as well as the board had gone for gin
t "The poor heathens are scarcely NOR
n benighted," said our chaplain, He in
sists on my saying pastor, but t'otlle
, sounds the best. .,,.. ..4 ~,
W "We must find an instructress TO
e them, captain" y -....
st Surely" said II wanted to do tn
- best by TOMS children that l could
b ''surcly; just mention a schoolmarm
, chaplain" ...
d Sud he, "My own are under the car
a of the person who plays the organ
4 highly estimabIe Young lady in reduce
q circumstances. Her school is close by
a No. - Broome street."
d So he wrote the name and address 0,
a a card, and | promised to take the girl
, there.
}. Monday morning we took sail.
d bought 'em spelling books and satchel
: and states, and by 8 o'clock were at th
e door. Then | looked for the card, and
p behold ye, I'd lost it'll However, | was i
v port and could hail the lady as "schoo
q lnarm." .. ..f $751; .g5... .l. ...
r Belsey was wiping her eyeand Peg wa
bawling out that she wanted to go home
= "But," SAYS |, "No, gals, / don't want yo
10 grow up benighted as the heather
and that's what the chaplain calls y
now" s..H o..>.. .a.
So luggsd 'em in and made my reve'
q ence.
"Duty, ma'am;" says I; "here's tw
I girls as needs instruction. The Re,
4 Eben TooKer recommended ye to give
- 'em, an whatever extra it is for playir
d the organ, let 'em larn it; for it
n you that works in the top Let O Sur
). days-you, know how to, do it. Cap
II Jack Ballast, at your service. Send you
10 bills to him and he Ii foot EN-. trs
amt bold with women. Tn b