The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-08-26

presence, Master Emery, you's another.
Come in now-the floods making-if
you please
CHAPTER II.
IN THE LIGHTHOUSE.
We entered the lighthouse together,
and as we assembled the winding stair
way, Dobson said:
did you bring aught with We, sir?'
"Any spirits? l declare, Dobson,
[ quite forgot. But I'll make it all
right"
Dobson's reply had disdainful ring
i'll it as he said: II amt thinking of
spirits. Have ye brought any clothing
or anything?"
Gust enough fora night" replied
"a toothbrush. Why?' / produced
my late purchase as I spoke.
because, look We here" he said, sud-
denly changing his tone. He led me to
the windward side of the gallery, which
we just then reached. ''D'ye see yon-
der line upon the sea?''
"Yes-what of it? It's breeze COM
ing up-all the better"
Cali the worser Last time see that
with this moon and after these warnings
was when the Ca filly Castle went down
on yonder reef and only fifty was saved
out O nigh three hundred on board"
I confess I felt Il dull sensation of
dread. That some calamity was pend
ing l felt sure. shivered, not with cold,
though, and looked steadily at Dobson.
Then, affecting a cheerful manner, I
replied:
''But there's no prospect of storm
yet, and there's plenty of time for any
ship to get an offing if the skipper can
read the skyas we'll as you. Atany rate,
Pm quite safe here"
enough. But you sec, Mister Emery,
well, its all right come inside.
We went III again and descended the
spiral stairway to the solid basement to
the storeroom, and thence to the kitch-
en-: Everything appeared clean and
tidy. A stovepipe passed through the
ceiling, doing duty for chimney, as a
small stove did for Il kitchen range and
l knew that we would not starve. But
Dobson's remark respecting the ap-
preaching tempest had affected me, in
spite u my determination to see the
adventure through. was anxious to
have something to wean me from the
sombre retrospection had been lately
INDUCING, and so shook off the feeling OF
strangeness and tried to feel as if every
thing was just as had in my imagina-
ton pictured (which everything was
not.
We assembled through the bedroom.
There were three beds between the win
dows, a cuckoo clock, an almanac, the
stovepipe tending upwards, some cloth
ing, and two telescopes and some other
nautical necessaries were visible at a
glance. The bedroom was plainly and
rather scantily furnished. Some books
were on the single table, and in cup
board were some blue lights. A pair
of pistols, and three cutlasses and bay
onets were also noticed by me, and
wondered why the firearms were kept
there.
| As I gazed around the room the
"cuckoo" burst open little door with
tremendous energy and "cucko'd" ten
times, retreating again, only just in
time to escape blow from the door.
A sailor descended from the upper
floor. He was rather astonished to see
me, I think. but in moment he touch
ed his cap, and protested himself glad
to see "a friend Of his mates, who was
a friend of his and welcome"- he
said.
"Mister 'Enry's going to take berth
here tonight, Judkins," said Dobson.
'sYou and me will arrange about a
shake down. It's my watch at mid
night, 50 he can turn in as soon as he
likes"
II should prefer being up with you,
Dobson," l said. II want to see the
sea and how things look in the dead OF
night: 1t must be very weird and very
grand here in a Storm"
aye, aye, sir. You'll have storm
enough. Better sleep while you can,
and let the sea take care of ITSELF"
less you object"
"Me, Mr.. Emery! Not bit Of it.
Come aloft, if We like; I'll keep you
company"
We went up to the gallery again, and
l stood leaning over, gazing steadily,
half dreamily, at the rising water. The
sea was evidently rising, and the long,
heavy, booming swell rolled in without
breaking till close upon the rocks.
Then the roar arose, the spray dashed
up in vain attempts to reach the gleam-
ing beacon, and fell back exhausted on
the whitened sea.
As I continued to look across the