The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-08-15

her my arm HKdli
"She was the proudest person ever knew,
and lust listened TO me till got through;
then she lowered her head, very dignined;
and said
." No, thank you,' and turned over and
shat her eyes, az much az to say, You can
60 now
"'Wcll, them says H. 'ln just take
your
" And iust gathered her up in my arms,
aud before she got her eyes open had her
ON my shoulder, and was running iur the
complimentary with her, shouting to the
steward 10 bring mp n mattress and some
pillows. Oh, wasn't she mad She was so
little, and so exhausted with sickness, that
she couldn't do thing. She was too weak
even to pull my hair or box my ears so she
had to keep still till laid her down on the
bed the steward and her sisters fixed 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 IL came time for her to go back again
lust carried her down and put her on thcsola,
and told her I'd come for her the next day.
But next day, when offered her my arm she
took it--all without n word, mind you-and
we promenaded upon deck as solemn as two
ghosts. Afterwards she told me that after
her little sister stole the key, and wouldn't
give it mp, so she only had the choice be-
| tween walking and riding, and she chose to
walk.
"After this she began TO get better. Why,
| II was wonderful how she improved: and she
| looked so pretty sitting on her pillow, that /
began TO coax her to talk TO me, and very
| soon she forgot how mad she was, and we be-
came very good friends. | began to court
her as hard as could and | did have the
worst time with those little sisters of hers
l Al. 4. ala,
two of them round, and didn't mind that
so much but they were always getting into
some mischief or other. And when was
making love to her as hard as could, up I'd
have to jump, and run off to save the little
| witches from breaking their necks. Then
| they would steal my onions You know
| onions are very necessary on n long voyage.
AS soon as they found set store by them the
imps made away with them whenever they
could and just as I'd get tight hold of her
hand I'd be sure to catch some of them at
my onions. Then I'd have to let go, and
rush after them and the time | got back
she'd have hidden her hand and I'd have TO
begin all over again.
| And the stalwart captain shook his head
and sighed over his laborious counting.
"Well, by and by, when l found Jessie
was all right, applied to the mother, Int
she was very unwillng-in fact, refused up
and down. | didn't wonder at il either, for |
was pretty lively in those days, and they
didn't know anything about me except what
they'd seen on the voyage. But the mother
said she wasn't willing to take the RESPONSE
bility of letting Jessie marry when her father
was so far away; and that he'd sent for them
all to come out to 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 hut there
was something in the way she said it that
raised my dander. So says i:
"' All right, ma am shan'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 before very long
GO don't know what you mean, says she,
very short.
90 You'll find out soon,' says |.
| &c And she did, for after that kept to my
SELF and never stepped on the atterdeck eN-
cept when they were below; had the first
officer taken my place at table, and took my
meals in my own room. Oh, felt terrible
bad Jessie took it to heart rs much as
0 did, and before long she was down sick again
4 and did nothing but cry all day long, and
neither her mother nor sisters could get hel
I on deck. Well, the mother stood that a
/ long as she could, bpt finally she sent fol
n me and told me. kinder still, that Jessie
: felt 80 bad about the engagement being
r broken that she thought it had better be re
newed. So said, pretty stlif on my part:
n " Madam, will renew my engagement
with Your daughter on one conditon-tlat
o marry her before we part She can 60 OF
| with you and see her father, if you like
r but won't let her go to the other side o
the world from where am going unless w
l., are married, and I'm sure of getting he
l., when come back
"The mother made a terrible time abou
:. that, but wouldn't give in an inch. So a
d last she gave her consent, and the poor thin
d burst out crying, and said might do what
liked if I'd only get Jessie on deck. ldidn'
?. wait to hear any more, bHt tore down stair
l. as if the devil was after me and knocked a
It the door of Jesses stateroom. Come in
4 says she, very weak. | threw the door ope
n and rushed in. There she lay in her berti
"a Just as white as the wrapper she had on an
N she had handkerchief in her hand, all in
,r little damp ball, with til" way she had bee
ID crying. flew at her and snatched her up j
N my arms, and why, most devoured hel
SO And says l.
"'Come up on deck and get we'll. Wei
rs going to get married as soon as we're
III port
ID "And away went mp on deck with her
as my arms. | rushed into my cabin whel
be her mother and sister were sitting sof,
IL and / sat down in a chair and held her in III
p. lap; and after she'd cried till she was tire
re she began to laugh, and then we both laughe
re and talked till the mother laughed too, al
ty she thought we were crazy. But by dinn
en time Jessie and were both back in our plac
n, and everything was as lovely as--as 1t is t
I'd night" added the Captain, casting h
st misguided eyes over the waste of wat
to around MS, now black in the evening ligh
en- Ceilings went on smooth as oil after that
continued the Captain, "and ! looked 70
ny ward every day to the time we should &
'er into port. And dreaded it too, for ! kne
~ should lose her very soon after tina
ad They We're going ont on a vessel that was
ant start a few days after we got in, and it W
en- arranged that they should stay on boa
let ship till time to be of. Meanwhile I'd ma
nip up my mind to he married on deck We G
ed into port at night, and the next morning
no was of and on shore as soon as breakfast W
II over, and in a carriage riding up and dow
lid hunting for a minister. You see | was
no stranger and didn't know | had n friend
he town, hut before had been half an hour
ew shore ! found two. The first one was b
to Roland, an old friend of mine whom
n.y. thought safe at home, bnt he'd come
re- another route, and here he was, and dro
ne, up behind him as he was going in the dc
lld of an hotel.
e,w, "' iiuilo, Hen says !, opening the Ct
Nv riaged door; 'your ths very man wal
en- Pm Just hunting for groomsman. Get
w, Get IMP
RI 81 pulled him into the carriage, and I,
him all abont it. OF course, Ben was hap
.,a to serve but he hadn't been there mu
'rst longer than had, and did not know VIII,
k | ~, ~ ~" h",, "y m''o ',,an :"
," NO. copied several names ont of the director
';,' and went and called on their owners. Woi
hat you believe it Every one of those cler,
,aa men were ont except one, and he had
n,, funeral OH his hands for 3 O'Clock
,pL "Well,' says ], Pm bound to get m
ade ried to-day somehow Jessie'S ready, a
hey the first officer is dressing the ship with Ill
INF and one thing and another, and If I can't
her married at o'clock ~ have TO be m
was riei at g.