The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-02-14
OLD ROGER BOSCAWAN.

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driving pIteously, and the white hungry
waves came laundering over the sand
hills AMI breaking in cataracts OF foam
upon the Cesolate, rocky shore maroon
OF little cottage, built so close to the sea
that some Of the breakers, more agrees
slye than the rest. seemed almost to
threaten to overwLelm it, old Roger
Boscawan sat smoking his pipe beside
the fire that roared up the wide, old
fashioned chimney Is il IN defiance Of the
tempest Of wind and rain outside.
Bless me, Leah. 10 you hear the
storm ?"
. Yes, father.
It vas strangely beautiful face that
looked up into the weathcr-beatcu one If
the OLD man from the shadow Of the pro-
lecting angle Of the fire place, ana
strangely ont OF place it seemed among
the rough surroundings OF the fisher
mans cabin, Large and Iustrous were
tho eyes q Oriental midnight darkness,
white-hdded and long-lashed. The fore
head low but broad, around which the
uXunant mar was braided In heavy
classic coils; the cheek # dusky carmine.
md the mouth, sweet and expressive, and
tie dImples tGat it showed when it
parted III smile. Many people had
item wondered how old Roger came to
have daughter equally unlike himself
and her brother
pity any craft that is ont to-
night, the old n5l went on. . | have
lived on this coas5 for more than fifty
wears, man and boy, and 1 never saw a
wilder night than this
Leah did not answer. She had risen
from her seat, and CROSSING the
room. was looking out of the window
seward She could something through
the pane except the driving storm, and
the red, lurli lamp II the lighthouse.
bnt iii tie other direction could be dis
cerned few tWIuking lights Of the fish
ing village, AMI further down tie town,
among Its dark clump Of evergreens, the
windows IF Hallam Lodge were ablaze
with lights. Hallam Lodge was the
oldest and erndest house for miles
Erolud, and WAS owned by the man
whose nam it bore, the direct descend
amt OF Ralph H0IIam, colonel IN the
parliamentary armies. who had crossed
the ocean for his principles. and laid the
first stone of tIlis new dwelling place
more than 200 years ago
Suddenly The tramp Of approaching
feet vas laari through ,Le storm out
SIDE aad IT, next minute the door open
Fj to admit Stephen, old Rogers son.
ma three other m4n, who carried the IN
sensible body s. 4 man between them
tie ~8 tlae handsome fellow, this son
0t tde Old tisaaanu. hIIt utterly unlike
his sister both IN feature and III complex
laa, having cleur, rudy skim though
ramaw.at hraH~i 10y eZpoauI. to the
weather. honest blue yves, alIj curling
stnat halr tic might have sat TO an
artist for some old Morse vikings son,
ajt tender look came into his face, and
voice assumed q softer tone as he
soke . the elrI.
. It IS the Young gentIem jllt they
y IS soon going to marry Miss Edith
Hllam, H. said ~ I'll ! Laid theuneon-
-ct9us man up9n the Num arlhstone
leI0sa the tile
His YACHT struck ou the rocks be1ya
ta. lighthouse. ana all hands were lost
hat .lm tic Oaa breath of ife IN him
sa. though amt We MAY pail him
-a. Glre mo some OF that rum out
-.a closet, lrt sister.
Nr a1a SIP IN silence, AND then. IN
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