The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-05

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beer partner in orr firm, sir. You
might have been a gentleman, and had
as good business in the dry goods line
as any man alive. Andyou have chosen
to be a rowing rascal. And i would see
my. daughter in her grave before would
give her to you, Sam, show tkis person
out"
This was the Niger Just come from
abroad the parior witk the coal nod.
And when he said that, my fists were
beyond control, and the last / saw of old
Blush he was on his back on the hearth
rug. Then says l to the dsrkey, +" touch
me If you want to, you rascal, and he
stalked out.
saw Jenny on the sly next day and
tried to get her to run away; but the
| girl had will of her own and knowed
her duty.
Says she, 81 can't discbey my father,
jack. / love you dearly, and I'll never
marry anyone else but it must be all
over between us. ] don't think pa
would have repented 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"
These were the last words she said, l
was going aWSy when heard her give a
little cry, and turning saw her arms
stretched towards me and then went
back and folded her to my bosom, and
kissed her a hundred times. And Pm |
afraid cursed the hard old father from |
the bottom OF my soul, though 'twasn't |
aloud, for mind ye, q woman is woman |
and words good enough fer other mems !
ears amt to be spoken before her. The |
sight of Jenny as l left her, with her |
yellow hair blown back under the bare |
tree branches, all bright with icicles. |
haunted me FIR many long day, and |
though loved the ses, there were times
when, looking over the side, / used to |
fancy a voice deep down in the waves !
whispering her words over again
" You've done it yourself, JACK; you
liked the ses better than me, and you've
got it."
1t doesn't take long for the years to 90
by, either on land or on the ocean.
They went with me as with other folks.
| got on well enough. Before knew /
was first mate, then second mate, then
captain. I suppose l should have sailed
the sea until they buried me in it, if it
hadn't been for the first mate, Tom
Hsmlin. I loved that fellow as l might
a brother, if I'd had a better one than
Charles Augustus. At Gibraltar, Ham
lin got into row with some English
soldiers. They'd all been drinking to-
gether; OF course l took his part. They
had firearms about them, and used them
on each other. l didn't save Hamlin.
for they shot him dead; but I got a
couple of bullets in me, and was picked
up just as near Davy Jones' locker as
man ever was who didn't go into it.
got well again end was or the invalid
list; and as l laid up HANDFUL of money
and was past forty, I made up my mind
to stay st home and take care of Tom
HamEn's orphan children. He had two
OF them, both girls. I settled down In
New York and fetched them home, poor,
haltastarved creatures, tUr the woman
they boarded with w&s given 20 drink
and kept them On bread and treacle;
and as they told me l must put them in !
black frOcks, they would have felt lust |
as bsd in red, and settled down to be
comfortable. Soon | looked out for z
chaplain to pass Sunday as it ought to
be, and Rev Eben lockers church be-
ing handy, l shipped him along with the
girls, and l always did my duty, never
pretended not to see the plate when the
steward showed it up our pew. Rev.
Eben TOoker was a social man He used |
to drop in evenings and talk to me about !
my soul; and though I can't say but I
what | dropped asleep sometimes, he
knowed his duty when he did it. 4
captains duty is one thing and chap
aims is another.
One day ne spoKe about poor Hamlin's
gals. Says he, 90 You send ITEM to
'chool, l hope" Says /, Il haven't
lone it-gals are better without learn
ng, if they csn read and cipher out the J
butchers bill" J
But he kept on, and pretty soon I let J
lin examine them. Lord love We, they
hardly knew their letters. The schools !
NJ, as well as the bard, had gone Tor
i'm.
"The poor hea'hern are scarcely more .
says our chaplain. He in =
listed on my saying pastor, but t'other t,
ounds best.
ave must find an mistress Tor them, :
.sptsin." ;
"Surely," said II wanted to do the
Jest by Toms children that l COULD =
surely; just mention scdoO]mAni,
chaplain"
Said he, "My own are under the care 0
If the person who plays the organs {
highly estimable lady in reduced circum-
tances. Her school is close by-Broome 4
treet." :
So he wrote the name and address on
csrd and promised to take the girls
here. Monday morning we took sail.
bought 'em spelling books and satchels :
md states, and by nine o'clock We were
It the door. Then l looked for the card,
md behold ye, I'd lost it However, .
vas in port, and could hail the lady as |.
'schoelmarm." j
Betsy wa piping her eye, and Peg was
oawling out that she wanted to go home.
But, said l, no no gal, 1 don't want you
% grow up benighted as the 'hesthern, :
md that's what the chaplain calls ye
low.
So 1 lugged 'em in, and made my I
reverence.
"Duty, ma'am," says I; "Their's !
TWO gals as need instruction. Rev. I
Chen Toocker recommended ye to give it ;
10 'em, and whatever extra it is for +
playin' the organ and let 'em larn it;