The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-01-15


the boat from side to side.
"Hnng itw | said; "take care, or you'll
have us over"
"NVhat if dop he returned. Wtll
only be swim; and who minds a swim
in weather like this"'
We stared at him; the coolness, not to
say impertinence, OF the remark was
amazing. Begging seat in our boat
| knowing it was full, and then telling us
he didn't care If he spilled us into the
river! lie seated himself by me, setting
the boat see-saWlng again, crushing me
into a corner; and without asking win
yonr leave or by your leave, TOOK lhe,
steering lines from my hands, and slipped
them over his shoulder.
Excuse me, | sad making a snatch
at lhem, .DuI IL you VIII aliow me
was on the point OF ADVISING a point
nlahk refusal, not approaching ms OH
hand manner; Dut All thought dliIer-
emily u, -,
'N0t at al, he said = Always IKE
something, 10 40, ana expect you've
had enough OF It,"
his coolness was amusing; ne was i'm,
penetrable' know for one regretted
we were such mules as to have had any
thlng 10 40 win MIN. we waited IN
silence Il second or TWO.
Come nc saiu '"heh are you going
10 start
ieInaps' salo an Dit nettied, as
you re III our poaI seillhVilea guest,
you IL let us choose our own time.
Inc stranger sald nothlng; ne SAT
'lolid ana silent Ioh ana AN SET OIL
rowing; the stranger steereu rlght across
the stream. u, -, -.
| Where are you golngr sSld AK.
keep us IN.
m gong ln'o tns shade; the suns
100 strong.
he had the lines; we could hardly in.
sist on his keeping one side If he pre-
ferred the other. lie took US right to
| the opposite bank, under the shadow OF
the willow trees. For some minutes
neither os us spoke With him cram
ming me on my seat, and ramming his
elbows into my side, my position was
not pleasant. At last let him know it,
~ don't know if you are aware you
are occupying all my seat"
He turned on me short and sharp
All at once noticed his left eye going
up and down like blinking owl his
mouth was wide open, disclosing as ugly
u set OF teelh as could care to see.
Like flash DR.. Rawle's words crossed
my mind; tall, strong, about forty-fvc,
iron-grav hair, a habit of showing his
teeth, and winking his left eye. Gracious
powersl was it possible we had lunatic
with us unawares? | know the posi-.
biity, nay, the probability, of such a
thin1 made me feel more than queer. II
there is anything in The world / instinc.
t;ycIy fear. it is mad persons. know
| ittlc of them, have never been in thei
company. Possibly my ignorance cx
plains nv dread; but the idea of sitting
In the snme boat and on the same seat
with the man Who
DR.. Rawle's warning. "Don't let him
lose his temper or murder will cnsue, u
made me bound from my seat like Jack.
in-thc-box. The boat tipped right out
of the water, but | didn't care. The
man was glaring at me with cruel eyes;
my muscles were strung, my fists
clcnched; every moment expected him
ut my throat.
nWhot Tho dickens are Won up TO q''
said Alf "Wbot,s the matter with
vouon
nE,xc;tod tomnoroment hot-bloodrd
vouth - sail tbc STRANGER
could have said sometime Ead ]
chosen but I nrcferred discretion: I
didu't like his ewes,
"N.o-nothinT" 7 said "Tbink III
sit in the how didn't wait to learn
if any one had any objection, put swing.
ing round, scrambled past Alf, and
tripped full length on to Toms knees.
The boat went up and down like a swing
il was a miracle he wasn't over.
as the fellow mad" rOared Alf.
At the word mad" the stranger rose
up straight as post. "Mad!" he said;
edo YOU know, sir" He checked him.
self and sat down. "Pooh he's only a
how"
in passing Tom ] whispered in his ear
"Nhotw said Tom. rirht out loud.
"IIold your row, you confounded
donicyl Its the man from DR.
Rawlc's."
lie was going to say something very
nauehty-l know he was; but he stop
pcd short and stared at him with all hi:
ewes, Either ALI overheard me, or els,
the same idea occurred to him at tn,
same moment, for he stopped dead in TIN
middle Of a stroke. and inspected th
man on the steering seat. Tom and AL
went ON staring at him for minute o
more. kept my head turned the othe
wav to avoid lis eyes All at once
felt the boat give a great throb.
turned. there was the stranger leanin
half ont of his seat, looking at Alt in
way | shouldn't have cared to have ha,
him look at me.
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