Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-09-02

name Of a ship sets poor little Dolores to
casting up accounts, he's been taking her
on all sorts of long voyages, and trying
his various decOctiOns on her. So want
to marry her to get her out Of his way,
Of course I'm in love with her and all
that, " said he locking kind Of foolish, but
if that WIS all I'd wait till we got ashore.
Or course can't make him let her alone
unless she's my wife, and ifhe has control
of her much longer she'll never see port
again.
30 you mean to say said |, staring
at him in surprise, that he tries expert
ments on her-gives her things that ain t
medicine?'
"'I do said he; and | mean to say
that the last thing he gave her was bot
tie OF bed-bug poison, and it most killed
her.
"'By the Flying Dutchmnn!' said I, I
should think it would! Where's the old
coot nowP"
"'In irons. told him wouldn't have
any such doing aboard my ship, and he
slapped my face. So put him in irons
and came off to YOU
"Well, ladies, | just went over to the
sofa where the little girl was rolling her
big black eyes at us, and wondering what
in thunder we were saying.
" How old are you, my dear?" asked
in Spanish.
"You see, I'd been married more'n two
years, and thought I'd sorter right to
be paternal.
"Eghteen, Senior captain, said she, in
the softest voice in the world.
Said i: Do you love this young man
and want to marry him? You needn't if
you don't, because III see to it your step
father dOesn' bother you any more
4 didn't dare look round at Jack, for
knew he'd be looking blacker'n
thunder at me Just then. And, indeed,
he took step toward us; but made him
keep oil till she should have answered for
herself
"Well, she bushed very prettily, and
then answered very swcetly that if the Sc,
nor captain didn't mind the trouble, she
should rather marry the Srnor first officer.
That the Senor first officer had been her
only friend; that, although she had taken
many voyages and seen many people, she
had never before found any one who cared
to interfere on her behalf; that she had
felt very grateful to the Senior first officer,
and had now become attached to him, and
with the Senior captain permission would
gladly become his wife.
"As she said this, Jack got out of her
sight behind the door, put his thumb TO
his nose, and twinkled his fingers at me
in the most disrespecttul manner. had
a great mind to put him in irons Tor mutt
ny-but no matter.
"0f course there was nothing to be
done but marry them; she was over
eighteen, and at sea Il captains us good
as parsoD, you know.
80 | called up the passengers and the
officers; and the ladies dressed her up in
their own fncry, and we had wedding in
short order. After that the ships surgeon
prescribed an autidotq for the bedbug
poison.
"Thc second officer went over and took
command Of the coffee ship, in Jacks
place, and he sent back Dolores trunk
and clothing. At first | thought we
shouldn't be able to get along without
INN, for Jack was so terribly in love with
his little seasck cirI thought he'd be Of
NO Iln'ier 4l uSe' Dut we n4u ggG9
wc"iIltl iilosV VI tiLc l'il'e' anu JACK olu
n'' uulS i'Nc " 'uuh'
But It was real touching, to see hlm 20
down to his wife cabin and bring, her up
on deck everyday, and fix her comfortable
On Il DeO lue steWtr" maze n up l2r her un'
"o, 'yn ',"E'nG, m Auu tiierc he II q nurse r nef
any i,itG C"IG , lpr 1cr Us ImouEl ne 9cen
aialsr si NJ; Ti ciIiHr.ty' Iiiiy lou might hN seen
thch, Ml.S ilet'y ho" Sll'or Gun love
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h's S''P.".Hu' o. 'iil'i"w'
u think the court was rather against us
at hrSt;, but the 6ed-6lug poison and the
slap IN the face ldthe business, and turn
ed everything IN our favor. lie was alter
ward decided to be lunatlC, and turned