Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-08

tout for i breath II fresh air. Oh. She
was terrible sicki And there she lay in
her berth losing strength all the time,
land wouldn't take the onlv chance
there was for her getting bettey-goIng
/ UP on deck.
why. ma'am. said to her mother
YOU must set her out she'll die ifNoU
don't
81 cant, SAYS Shc. She won't 10 ii
and can't make her,
We'll, | can, says |; and YOU can
! just tell her that tomorrow morning
nj ten o'clock I'm coming To- help her
OH deck; nd ifShe VIZ, come, I'm 10
take her. won't have anybody dying
on my ship il can help it,
All right. says the mother. kind1r
crying; for the girl was sick ~ that
time that She WAS d aifully irghten-
ed.
Well, when the time came, vent
i below, and there WAS Miss Jessie lying
on a sofa. Her mother had told her
what | said, and though She didn't be
licve Id do anything, she'd dressed
I herself to see me- So | Nadc her good
morning. said | WAS glad to See her
and that Id come to help her ON deck;
and then | offered her my arm She
answered very poltely-Shc was always
very lady like even when She was mad /
and said She was much obliged hut She
meant to stay where She was
You'd better so M deck, says | :;
you won't set we'll ii YOU stay here:
and offered her my arm again
she was the proudest person ever
knew; and She lust listened to me till |
got through: then She bowed her head
very digniiied, and said
No, thank you, and turned over
and shut her eyes ~ much rs to say,
YOU may SO NOW.
"'Wcll, then, says | III just take
You"
And liust gathered her up IN my
arms. and before She got her ewes open
had her ON my shoulder. and WAS
running for the complimentary with
her, shouting to the steward to bring II
mattress and some pillows. Oh wasn't
She mad, She was SO little. and so en-
haustcd with sickness, that She couldn't
do Il thing, She was too weak even to
| pull my hair OF box IN, cars; So She
had to keep still till laii her down on
the bed, the steward and ncr sisters fix
cd for her. But she Wouldn't speak to
me, not word So had chairs brought
for her mother and sisters, and then
went about my business. When it
came time for her to go back again.
| lust carried her down and put her on
4 the sofa and told her Id come for
her the next day, But next DAY
when offered her my arm, she took
it all without Il word, mind YOU and
we promenaded upon deck us solemn
as ghosts
Aftcr this She began Is get better.
Why, ii WAS wonderful how She Inn
proved; and she looked 50 pretty sit
ting upon her pillow that | began "a
coax her To talk to me- and very soon
she forgot how mad she was and we
became very good friends began Is
court her us hard as could and did
have the worst time with those little
sisters Of hers, that ever was. There
was always one or two of them around,
they We're always getting INTO some
mischief or other. And when | WAS
making love to her rs fast IL could
up ld have to jump, and run oil to
save the little witches from breaking
their ncclls. Then they would steal
] my onions You know onions arc
very necessary for long voyage As
soon ~ they found | set store by
them. the imls made away with them
whenever they could, and just us Id
get a tight hold Of her hand Id he SIRE
TO catch someof thcm nj my onions
Then Id have to let so, and rush after
them; ANA by the time III 90 back she'd
have hidden her hand and Ed have to
begin all over again.
And tile staIwart captain shook Iii,
head, and sighed over his laborious
counting
swell, ~ ana BY when ! found Ics-
sic was all right, applied tothc moth
or, but She was very unwilling in fact
refused tip and down didn't wonder
ut ii either. for was pretty lively in
those days, and they didn't know amy
thing about me except what they q
seen ON the voyage. But the aother
sand she wasn't willing 10 take the re-
sponsihility sc letting Jessie marry
when her father was 50 far away; and
then he had sent for them all 20 come
10 him and she didn't know what he'd
say to her if she lost Jessie by the way.
Of course that was all right, but there
was something III the way She said il
that raised my dander So says ]
All right, ma'am. ! .han't marry
your daughter without the consent Of at
least one Of her parents; but, il I'm
not mistaken I'll have that consent be-
fore very long,
And she did for after that ! kept
myself, and never stepped On the after
deck except when they were below had
the first officer take my place AT the
table and took my meals iii INV room.
Oh, felt terrible Jessie took il To
heart as much Is did, and before
long she vas down sick again ana did
nothing bat cry all day long and Meth
er her mother or sisters could get her
oil deck Wen thc mother stood chat
n long n She could, but finally sent for
mo and told me, kinder -tiiI, that Jcs-
| sic felt 81 bad about tic engagement