The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-03
only twenty. She had been waiting unt1
that age to be Arthurs wife.

only twenty. She had been waiting until
that age to be Arthur's wife.
Some words were spoken, many minutes
Of painful silence ensued.
''Grace, you know all. am going away
from my native land beggar. I cannot
stay longer now Grace, did know you
less than door, knowing you well, did
l know you as do many-I should give
back your VOWS, and free you from all
bondage. But believe 1 should tram
pie upon your heart did I do that
thing now. know your love is too pure
and deep to be torn from your bosom at
will. So 1 say-wait There are other
love is poor, protitless passion which puts
aside all other considerations. We must
love for eternity, and SO our love must be
free. Wait I am going to work-aye,
upon the sea to work"
''But why upon the sea? Why away
where my poor heart must beat ever IN
anguish, fear and doubt as it follows
| you?"
| because cannot remain here. Hun
dreds of poor fools have imagined that I
| Stunned them because was rich. They
| know not that it was the tainted atmos-
phere of their moral life that I Stunned
They gloat over my misfortune. Men may
call me foolish, but it would kill me to stay
| here"
| "Alasl must it be ?"
ut must. You will wait ?"
II will wait even to the gates of the
tomb"
"Then Heaven bless and preserve you'll"
The ruined youth was upon the ocean
bis voyage commenced duties as la
borer for his own daily bread all fairly as
sumed. All! it was strange life for him
to enter upon. From the ownership of
immense wealth to the trade books of a
merchant ship was o transition indeed.
But, ere he went on deck again, he had
fully resolved that he would do his duty
come what would, short of death. He
would forget that he ever did else but work
for his livelihood. With these resolves
clearly determined in his mind, he already
felt better
At first our supercargo was too weak to
do much. He was very sick and it lasted
nearly two weeks, but when that passed off,
and he could pace the vibrating deck with a
stout stomach, his appetite grew sharp, and
his muscles began to grow strong.
At first he craved some of the many deli
cacies he had long been used to- but they
were not to be had, and he very soor
learned to do without them. The result
was that his appetite became natural in its
wants, and his system began to find itself
nourished by simple food taken in pro-
per quantities.
For years he had looked upon breakfast
rs meal which must be set out and par
taken of from mere fashion. A cup O.
coffee and perhaps piece of dry toast, O.
a seasoned and highly spiced titbit had con
, stituted the morning meal. But now, whel
, the breakfast hour came, he approached
, with keen appetite and felt as stron'
r and hearty as at any other time of tn
[ day.
| By degrees the hollow checks becam
r full, the dark eyes assumed new lustre, tn
! color, rich and healthful, came to the face
Y the breast swelled with increasing power
the lungs expanded and grew strong, tn
S muscles became more firm and true, tn
: nerves grew strong, and the garment
p which he had worn when he came on boar
1 had to be let out some inches in order t
r make them ft His position became chee,
4 full and bright, and by the time the shi
a had reached the southern cape of Africa tn
crew had all learned to love him.
Through storm and sunshine, throug
q tempest and calm, through dark hours an
bright, the young supercargo made his voy
age In one year from the day which h
left his native land he placed his foot agai
y upon the soil of his home.
But he did not stop. The same shi
= with The same officers, was going upon I'll
same cruise again, and he meant to go
her. He saw Grace Melburne, and 81
s. would wait. He saw DR.. Weston, at
> the kind old gentleman praised him fl
" his manly independence.
Again Arthur Morton was upon the Sc
- and again he assumed the duties of h
office and even more, He even sto(