New-York tribune., 1880-06-20
ON THE VOYAGE OUT.

Munro was young Indian civilian, who had come
home on rt yef bssoTe its expration with Annie
Moreton whom he married OH the shortest Woolng
and wedding that man IN his senses @ conia Wen wei
verbally so full of faith, that at no time IN his llte
is man such true belieyer as when be ilings
Lims f into matrimOny, allured thither by his
affections. And this had been the case with DICK
and Annie. who loved at first sight, and pursued
their impressions with such hot haste, that they
found themselves married before they had Qnite
realized that they had met. OF course, in his wlies
eyes, Dick h was the Soa He %as
something of all these, but not to the extent OF his
young wffes imagnngs Dick. on the other hand.
was not quite carried away by his ideas about ms
wife for Inc knew that the world cQntainCd far
prettier women; but tnone he felt We're kinder or
trner than she. And so this reckless pair had had
future on trust and CHANGING happiness;
Dinner was laid, and Annie was watching for her
husbands return from the window Of tirst-tiOor
apartment in a street of Baker-st. she had not
long to wait: presently fine manly 1elow'
came bounding up the stairs, at the tor of WHICH he
was met by very ad0ring little Wiie: ITS an
Il have secured capital cabin on the upper deck,
off the cuddy. There are very few names down wi as as
vet SO / had my pick, No. 10 And now let me
have something to eat, for I am as hungry as a
Saying this he disappeared to prepare for dinner
while his wife rang to have 1t served l'nckly.
" 1t is one of Green's best SHIPS began DICK
after they had been seated at table some little time
and his hunger allowed him to talk 81 wish l
could have taken you overland; but never bar
gained for getting married when came home so
the first few months went ahead extraxaganty,
chance had funds enough to carry rs back ronHd E
the Cape even" al am content" said Annie - 80
long as am with you don't care where an;' for
the good little soul was full of admiration and
gratitude to Dick for the happiness he had he
UT snS marrying 1R her. should like Ito have taken
you Overiand,' reiterated Dick the trip is SO
much iolic1. so much more lie gong on and
ting: and a voyage round th,. Cape is not so bad
after all, if you have good ship and nice people
aOf course it isn't said Annie, prepared to find
The cabin lis only ten fleet square. / say, little
together in such close quarters for four months
remarked Dick, with smile, Annie smiled oack,
saving q I think we shall stand it." There's only
n blank between us and the next cabin; we shall
have to remember this and keep our % voices esr TGM Sa
to TSsIs55@s a4e saving cried Annie making
light of the last disadvantage that Der husband hau
to Offer II. ,. +
Annie, like Sarah of old, called her husband lord.
and forbade him nothing. In fact, II ever man man
was in danger of becoming spoiit, IL was DICK
When he was we'll off. He felt suprenlely 50 at
that moment sitting IN f tsS With
dear little wife sitting on low stool very near
chatting and Laughing gttG in t neE aw STgeSS Ie
They h ad married i'll such q hurry that they had
everything to learn of each other except the car
q
couId lake matters easily and tell each other inter-
estinr "reminiscences of their past lives:
And tell me, Dick" Annie began lowering TnSI her
voice and drawing nearer as she spoke. " ell Inc,
were you ever in love before you saw meT
Dick took the cigarette from his lips, and puffed
aslde a cloud of smoke without replying as though
he wanted to eyade the inquiry. But Annie Wi was rs
persistent. and demanded an answer. What 90
live Mis-. Annie" was his reply, as he smiled,
sInquisitive! Why, Dick, feel as If Ia IKE 10
know every day of your lie since @ SOH TeG re IN %oI III.
face with such tender pleading that Dick-sotttst-
hearted of men where woman was IN ducs',o ,Ol,-t
nave given in TO you; you know SO well how to
coax. What is it, then, you want to hnd out ,,,o
~If You were ever in love, downright III love-
Won know before you knew me"
"yes; scores of times with every pretty g"l
met" uh.+ T moan know Won arc 4
Airt Won need not tell me that; but were you ever
engaSed-to be married, so that-O Dick, might
s 9en wGo or e
pang jealousy shooting through Ign her heart TheT PaG
uncOceaed showing tstf t IN 10 hfr boGe eyes sc
cried Dick who had read IN her face what she vas vas
feeling aIndeed you ought. - want to- to hear osI tel
me all about it. 1t will DC like reading a novel;
with nv husband for the hero"
Dick thought that he would rather say nothing
moV have felt for another woman, he was married
now, and his affections wholly gwen 10 the so
fs ,Ia at ade S SSS Sm Sed at s last to er e
although his common sense told him such old
stories better left ndistgr6ed n theiT graves,
cover us with unpleasant dust. DICK icit all th.s
hut Annie's influence Oyercane everything ana ne
told her.
t,owD 81 She was O beautiful creature-tall, thin,
with glorious eyes and dark hair" " Ana how was
i tGyne G,s as shs os her own ancied Oe
ness with the picture he had drawn ,.,..,.a
1H D,ck ET'T M the ashes of dead love to anuse
the living. did not mark the rapid changes on his
wife's face, nor did he see how every wore pro- ne Gt
and and memorr. SWhy didn't l marry herp an;
sd pick FGT hadn't very ScT money gSS@ encrh
sGtlSn Syt %as not question Of money at a We were
ensased for Year. and then" q And then-r'
asked Annie wt gsgT asc avtTed and don aSsrac
air that appeared to watch the career Oh each pun
sWerS you sorryf Did you part loving her, 10y;
ing each otherf Answer me, Dick darling DICK ],
HYes Annie; 1t was an awful time. iherc'
doPt III TH1S oTaT 70 no% an9 a Married to the best
little in the WITH fbs An9 DICK
flung away the end of his cigarette and put his arm
round Annie, who nestled close to his side
aAnd where Is she Dick y she % continued. gy no
beaith.H M hpsaH Had she pretty name n snow, now.
mss Much ipqqBsstys you ySa Will tell me- dafns
cried, bnbing him with several kisses: Well
there Is sS q tsSHess sSs1t T sGqMF M R
aYoa afI dafns nSuyS ts tSment i Is to-
Dadd@sndded Dad GO way. Her name, then, If you must
nSsisf&S RnS@ t. %as adelaide Brand and she was the
~ Iafsr blck and his wife had wished
a;I qien9s GOOD By, and were board the Man
soa whose 6uepSer wss flying tN announce 9E.s tnat
enc wns ~ nisased with her cabin and it's arrange
which al that an GTtts Snd 9geR%dy 9ndsyy
could device to promote sRacS ana TSa confusoS
Groaps Of friends, gathered here and there to sos