The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-10-28
rAE T1MEs NEW BLooMFIELD Pa. oCToBER 28 1879.

kindness and attention of the mate o
| pleasant relief from the decided gruff-
ness and halfconcealed suspicious Of the
captain. Whatever arrangement he
could devise for her comfort was sure
to be made, even at risk of displeasing
his superior, and Dolly had often to beg
him not to attempt to serve her too open
ly, or SO much, lest he should bring
trouble upon both their heads. John
promised, but the very same day broke
the promise, for, having noticed that
Dolly, try as she might, failed to arrange
q comfortable seat by the combination
of three-legged stool and shawl, dis
appeared from the deck, and presently
returned, bringing, with the aid of one
of the sailors, the great easy-chair, in
which he had noticed that Dolly usually
sat when Ia the cabin.
Boom won't swing over it, Sir"
grumbled the man, as he set 1t down
near the wheel.
No more 1t won't replied John, lit
tie perplexed. Well, if she needs to
go over, we can turn down the chair,
Mistress Dolly. AT any rate you'll have
comfortable seat
MY eye won't the old man growl
when he comes on deck and sees that
'erel" muttered the sailor, slowly re-
turning forward; but Dolly, too pleased
with the attention to heed its conse-
quences, seated herself in the chair like
little princess, and thanked her gal
liant knight so prettily that he altogeth-
er forgot the boom, the sail, the cap
tain, and the schooner, until the wind,
which had been fitful and gusty all
day, and of late had seemed dying out
altogether, suddenly revived gathered
itself together, and came swooping
down from out the angry sunset as if
determined to punish those who had
failed to respect its power and guard
against its attacks.
Mr.. Belknap, Sir, what are you
about, to let the schooner go driving
ahead with such breeze as this coming
onl" shouted an angry voice and
John, who had been seated on deck at
Dolly's feet, suddenly remembered that
he was first mate of the Dolphin, and
that she was in immediate need of his
attention. His first act was to draw
Dolly from her seat, and then to throw
the chair upon its side, just in time to
avoid the great boom, which came fly
ing over, as the captain fiercely cried to
the man at the helm:
"Port your helm, you lubber-port l.
Mr.. Belknap is this your watch on deck
or isn't it p''
"The flaw struck us before any one
could have looked for it, captain, or L
should have been ready; but there's no
harm done yet," replied Belknap, in
some confusion, and forwith began to
below series of orders SO numerous
and vociferous as to drown the steady
stream of gumbling abuse that the cap
tain distributed upon his mate, his pas
senger, her father, and the chair, which
latter he strode across the deck for the
express purpose of kicking.
"Please not injure my chair, Sir,'' re-
marked Dolly standing pale and naughty
beside it.. "To be sure, it can not kick
back again, but still it may not be safe
to abuse it,"
Captain Peters was an angry man,
and more than one cause combined to
increase his wrath and render him glad
to vent it where he could. He bated
Tories in general, and Major Catheart in
especial he had not found the majors
daughter as genial and familiar as he
imagined all young women ought to be
he had not felt quite satisfied with his
mates department toward the young lady
or toward himself; and,t cap all, he had
been suddenly aroused from his after
dinner nap by the steward knocking
down and breaking pile of dishes,
and perceiving with the instinct of an
old seaman that all was not right with
the schooner, he had come up the com.
panionway just in time to meet the
squall, and to see that the first mate
was in no wise attending to his duties
Remembering all these causes of aggra.
walton, let us condone, SO far as posi-
BILE, the next words and act of the irate
skipper,for thewords were too profane tc
repeat, and the act was to seize the pool
unweildy old chair in his sinewy grasp
with the avowed purpose of heaving il
overheard.
But the purpose was not effected, for
pushing past him, Dolly seated herself