River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-02-20

"Well, | don't carem said the willful
girl. "Onlv | beg Jim's pardon; didn't
mean such men as he is"
ats all right, num-" returned jim,
quietly. "Tain't to be expected that the
likes o. one o. you young women, VII a
heart like one o. them ere big J'pan Ill
lies, knows o. mems badness aboard ship
why should your
"But are there no captains who are
kind TO their menu asked Mrs. x,
in some perplexity; and Miss Nellie was
heard by me to say, under her breath,
that she knew one, at least
"Bless you, yes'm" said Jim, There's
lots of 'em; only it hasn't been my luck
to sail with 'em. There's cap'ns sail out
o. 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 Sunday for prayers.
Though, he added "where there's one O.
them, there's dozen that's either tiends
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 certn
man as Pm sure t. meet sooner or later.
7 know he's roun' these parts. An when
he an does meet, y said Jim, rising and
striking brawny, clenched fist into the
hollow of the other hand apparently for
everything but somerememDeredw wrongs,
''there'll be hard reckoninlh
II think" said Mrs. X, rising,
with as much dignity as is consistent
| a. / .r.hE - eel
have heard quite enough. Come, Nellie y
Whereupon the twain (the latter little
unwillingly as | fancIed) entered the
house, manifestly to the discontinue OF
the sailor.
'There they GO" he said, dropping his
head and speaking in rather sad voice,
''a-thinkin' how I'm only low, revenge
full cTetter, with no ieeiin' 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, an all for that begged
of him to send me up TO stow r'yal in
gale, stead of little chap as was a
stowaway, an no more fit to go than
girl baby27 again asked Jim.
Before | could frame suitable 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 | saw no
more OF him until the following morning,
when he abruptly informed me that it
was to be his last day; no persuasions or
inducements of mine being sufficient 10
turn him from his purpose.
Clad in pair of voluminous overalls
i l<N1I folf hot i 90
ing at the turing of flower bed in front
of the house; and while awaiting the re-
turn of Jim with the wheelbarrow, l was
accosted by an elegantly dressed and
g9ntIemanly- Cooking young man, who,
accosting me by the rather familiar title
of ''old chap" demanded in somewhat
peremptory tone, to know "where Mrs
&, hung out"
With an inward chuckle, l mildly
designated the house behind me as the
residence in question, and asked if he
wished to see Mrs. Y.
"What's that to your was the rather
unexpected answer, in low tone and
with a manner that savored rather OF
coarseness, which contrasted strongly with
the suavity of manner with which he
greeted Miss Nellie, who just then APP
peared on the scene with both hands full
of flowers.
As the young lady blushed charming
ly, 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 fluency, his
unauthorized 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 leg f the gallant captain,
who, turning, remarked, with languld re-
proach in his tone;
"Mv good fellow, pray be little
more
Captain Hanson, to the best of my
knowledge, has never finished his expos
tulation.
With an oath, the sailor dropped the
barrow and sprang forward, exclaiming:
Il knew I'd run foul of your but too
late TO lay violent hands upon Captain
sailors face, muttered an tnarticulate re-
mark, and turning down the drive vay,
ran like startled fawn, closely pursued
by the avenger, leaving Miss Nellie and
myself gazing blankly at each other.
s'Oh, John, he'll kill him-indeed he
will y 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.
s'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.n
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, as per report 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' two knots ahead, an
workin to win ard all the time"
"For aught l know, they kept on until
they reached the Atlantic; and it is quite
| doubtful whether MISS Nellie, now en-
gagged to be married to the son of our
neighbor Jones, will soon hear the last
Joke against her runaway lover.
But, being somewhat methodical
man, | have estimated the cash value OF
our experiment somewhat as follows:
Services of Jim for ten days, SIS 90
Old clothes left behind, 80
Satisfaction at having saved
my sister -in-law from
Marriage with brute, 10000 %
Total, @l0,015 so
would remark, in conclusion,that my
wife takes all the credit of the invest
ment.
Fashion Novelties.
Striped satin purses are fashionable.
The turban is new shape for break
fast caps.
Dainty breakfast caps are made OF
colored India null.
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