West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-13
The Captains Daughter.

''Oh, pa ~ said she, "but | love him so
Il love him so dearly.
II don't care, said |, "a common
sailor like him" and then she beloved
and wiped her eyes, as might have been cx-
pected of a girl.
My girl was beauty, and she was the
only one had-the only one ever had
and | owned "A boat, and | was known
everywhere rs Captain Parker of the Saucy
Jane, aud all had Jennie would have
some day; and was it likely I'd give her To
Jack Blaze, as he was before the mast Z
No.
Well, set my foot down, and supposed
the girl would obey. But, 10 aud behold {.
what should | see one day when came
home from the river hut couple Of people
swinging on my gate!
1t was Jack Blaze and Jennie, and his
arm was around her waist
] boltcd in between EN- like shell, and
! ordered Jennie 10 her room, and ordered
Jack away, and | told him what would
happen If saw him swinging ON my gate
again.
''lf you weren't her father, sir said
Jack, I'D not bear such words from YOU;
but, as it Is, and you're an old man
With that fired a-aowcr pot at him and
IT..
snccrcd of
Jennie, says I've done well by you
your old father has done we'll by YOU. and
what have you done 10y him I've taught
you TO play the pianncr, 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 I've got you down in my
will for all ! shall leave, and how do you
use me While I'm away following the
water you mutiny. Now, I'm sorry to
punish you. | daren't leave you alone, and
III lock up the house and take you along
with me ON my trips The cabin is com
Portable and yOu'll not suffer, and if you
don't like it you shall lump it, Keeping
company with fellow like that Ugh'
''Don't be cross, papa, said Jennie.
'ld like to go, I'm sure. AS for Jack,
he's the best fellow know and I'll keep
company with no one else but if you
don't like it yet Wen wait -
"Wait ~ says /. "Wait Why, if
wanted you to marry, Jennie there's the
captain of a steamer told me last week I'd
the pretticst daughter of any man he knew,
and that he was tired OF single life The
captain OF a steamer, Jennie, think Of that q"
IL don't believe he's as nice a. Jack, ~
said jennie "and love Jack
Then | shook her I'm sorry TO say
shook her, and the next day / had her
trunk sent down to the boat and took her
under my arm TO the same place.
The cabin was good enough for a 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,
and 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 still az size, and so we sailed
up and down the river, and Summer went
and Autumn came, and Winter was a-cOm-
ing but my girl was obstinate as ever
IL was my last trip.
All Winner after the river was frozen.
the Saucy Jane lay at the dock.
'Jf you were a good Obcdient girl, said
!, ] shouldn't have locked you up but as
it is must
So kissed hcr-I was glad 10 remember
afterward that ] kissed hcr-and / Wet
uallcd the cabin, and locked the door and
put the key in my pocket, and of | went.
] had To- go % distance ont Of town, and
there, when ] settled NY business, ! dincd,
and it was evening before ! got back To- the
Saucy Jane, or rather, 90 Popartown,
where she lay
/ thought 10 myself as 7 came down,
that ] had never seen Che place so busy, but
as ] ncared thc dock. ! saw that something
had happened
There was crowd there, and people
were talking and shaking their heads. and
somehow ! couldn't see tho smoke stack of
the Saucy Jane peer through the shadows
as ] might nor the red and green lights at
her head, nor any sign of her, and a great
fear crcpi into my heart, and BEGAN to
shake and shivcr
''It's only thc log, said ] but there was
no fog
'It'e dark, said ], but the darker it was
the brighter the lights would have sbonc
out.
Then all trembling and shaking like an
old man like my old grandiathcr. who had
thc palsy used to do, ] remember thinking
i caught hold of man who was passing
ing and said
"LOOk here, man, what's Che matter
What's the crowd about What's hap
pcncdf'
"lrs thc little steamboat down there "
said the men "thc Saucy Jane she's
bccu run into and sunk by "a coal boat She
went down iu thirty minutes The cap
tain was away they say, and tho men went
ou spree only tho cabin boy was there
They picked him up. You can just see her
smoke stuck above thc water The coal
bool was hurt "a Bit, too She's lying ont
there
"Oh, my Godr' saidI "My daughtcr'