Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-23

luat ore tttteF IStt tiNN|t"4 tEOtfuthn) ~ |
all thar time, ate the| cant 70 aay be
Was coming btes ~ tail. rather
rwkvnrd-lcokirg .etca tf eftwelye now
with pFeteFnRtuFt " 1na ~ hF, that were
slWavS IN her way hieh alI',lH ra, and prom
insnt cheek. bones A1d tptaln Storms
fonnd bsr when, ngfe beAie a suu.bIoWB-
ed than ever, b. galtct. 4iU Aia sea swag,
into ME-. Lees pftn Csriofs
Pesce, fat 81 the pisnp piafi Ny WiIiie's
on the dark bite ses tt3 shrlll cry
of iov, she jnnlfad III bi4 lung hefseif-I
haadforcmossinio hls 0iue noaL
son euardy deaa Assl aArdyl I'm so
clad to see you tgAlhl 81 t-ao gladi"
Ans so am /, iliis PsAea ~ sh't choks me
with thoae long sffa8 Heads up,
ana .l...:s.l lss ps re Sols..s snd Kissed
him ecstaiicaIly.
"Wby how rg iiiis oinBn's grown;
gettiDg AZ tsll N the waiae4a, by George
and as thin as sp&slo~. D1n'S they give
you enough 70 eat, Peacer'
.'Plenty, guAsdy; but glowing girls are
always thiu--Mrs, Lee ssys 20, Ard nov,
what have you brought noe IRON Now ZelandT
"Buaheia OF things, Peece. They'h be here
by.and-by. How does the learning progressl
| Let us bear you al the piano."
Peace sat down and rastlsd az polkaa and
walZes.
sand can read French, guardy." wbirllne
eayly round on the stool, auddFaw pencil
draWipg, you know, and do lapcy work. !
| ike everythinel And, gusrdy, when grow
up and am young lady, and NY education
| is fnished, | want you to fit Up the cabin OF
the Lovely Lsss with BrusselB carpet, and
piano. and heaps Of new novels, and take
me 20 sea with you all the time Hhtil I'm an
| old woman, won'tyon.
OF course, Captain storms dtvoutly prom.
| ited, and rose up 10 take his leave.
"i'm going 70 China this voysge, she said,
pulling hIs long, brown braids. -lf see
papa, Pinto give him his little girls love,
aAbl Il you would only SEQ himl" PeAce
cried, tlseping her hands. Starting papa!
Guardy, be ulsd 30 be 10 Hong Kong, kno "
Try = you can fiud hin ios me when yon go
| there"
Captain Storms promised this also and de-
parted. Peace chung 10 him aohblng az the
4 lssf. ~
aYou'il wFltet to me often this time, won.
| you, dear, dear gbardy,f You oniy sent me
one little stingy letter last time. you know"
.'Ail risht, Peace tbe Gap ain said,
| I'll Try. l was never much ola scribe, but
this time I'll do my be,t."
SO once hgain the Captain Of the Lovely
Lass lett his little girl. 10 ssil nerfily over
tho world, and once more Peace went back TO
her hoPpb0ok snd labcy work.
But the months strung themselves cut, and
the years rolled themselves back ward. and
lOontAln 0tuFu ohltiik kpte VA,
eastern and southern ciimss, Hevsrcame 70
his little girl fvom ssbool. his letters were
few and far between, desple bis promise,
only six IN slx long yesrs, ahi In answers he
bad at least received sixty
But the sixth sud last Apnmuced bis COM
Ing, and told her the wonderful news that
be had met her father IN HDDR Kong, and
that she mutt be ready TO 20 win nlm next
voyage 10 Cbins-
Caotain Storms, hale and brown, and
handsome despite his middlc-Age. rang Mrs.
Lees door-bell, and strode, Ikea snu burnt
giant, into the boagding-school perlor.
..But OF eourse sbe couldn't know was
coming" he thought as be sent up his anne;
"poor little girl, hope she'h BE- glad 70 see
guArdy."
The door opened, and young lady walked
In. A tall and stately and graceful young
lady, with dark, handsome lace snd
waves OF sunny brown hair. Surely, surely,
this was not "IiEile Pesce.n
MY dear guardian, welcome backi oh,
how happy / am To sec you once morr ~
Yes Peace, beyond doubt; but, on 30 un.
utterly changed. Captain Storms redeemed
under his brown skin, and he setuAliy STAN.
uiered.
"You surely know mo, aee," she smiled
brightly. ~ dare Bav haye grown out OF
all reason. Am Itsller than ibe mainmAsi
nowt / was slmost ss tel, u you remember.
sx years ago.
: She recolected what he bad said ali these
years, and Captain Storms tace heamed.
II expected 20 zee my little Peace, and
End Q young lady so stately and 70 womanly
that am at loas vnst TO say to her, I'm
not used to lAdles' society, you see." 0f
She laid her hand on bis arm, and looked
up 10 his honest tailor face, With deep, sweet
~ phrinklng eyes.
"Talk 10 me az you nsed 20, and call me
: Little Peace. Al, gnardy, how ! have long
cd for your coming. AID nay fathsr--tell
: me Of him.
; Captain storms told her how, BY neresl
accident they bad met, how be vas rleh and
7 lonely, and ionged for her kat unable %
csme 10 Americss how She was 10 return
with him, aud that the steward OF the Love
ly Lass was 10 lake out hla vile with him e
; wait upon her. And Peace listened, like
one IN q peaceful cream. II WAS being q
heroine--it WAS liyinga chapter out ofone oI
bcr pet novels, 70 Romsntic Peace.
SO thev called for that far on cele stial land
2 Of teA aud pig-sails, Captain Storms Aad hit
handsome ward. And Peace had her fslrN
Z dreams realized, and there was Brusseli
, carpets IN the cabin, and plano, and lots o
were long, Her music Hlled the Lovely Lass
. with sweeiest melody, hsr clear voice RAM
: out over the parple midnight sea, In song
: sweeter then the slren-strAins OF the meTmaids
I and her beautiful face lit up the trim old shil
J like the summer sunshine iiselL Peace wa
I bright and bewilchlng, and happy as q bird
!, The eailors adoIed her a. angel OF light; ant
the captAinl--adored her, too. Sailing along
( by day and bv night, through days OF ambe
sunshine and nights OF miety moonlight, 4
J that dlsfank land, Captain Storms, IN hi