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

noon. tOlnc 10 thc Weudlng, ana Drlig "loilS
the suit
"'Youre not, says he.
"'I am, says |. Five o'clock, sharp. But
if you are not there, remember, we won't
wait for you or the suit
"'I believe you are lying, says he. But
come in and let's have your measure
"Well, ! went back TO the ship, and by
o'clock everything looked fine, can tell you
The awnings were all up, and every rag of
bunting that the first officer could beg, Dor
row, or steal was flying in the wind, and
the man. -war in the harbor lent us its
band. The officers of all the ships came
aboard, and the steward got up n supper that
would have done honor to pelmonico. Jessie
and her sisters had up their trunks and rum
mayed out their white dresses, and they had
some flowers that brought them from ON
shore, and thoy looked as pretty as rosebuds.
Mr.. Grinnell was there, too, with some of his
daughters and the wedding suit, though he
didn't much believe in the wedding till he
got on board. And Just after him came Ben,
showing the minister ahead of him up the
ladder. He'd tagged round after that poor
man all the afternoon, and he never let go
of him till he saw him safe on deck.
" Just at two bells we were married Ben
and Julia, the second girl, stood up with us,
and the mother gave her away; then we had
supper and smashing ball, and ! was the
happiest man alive.
give days after that their ship sailed and
my wife went with them, and a week after
that set oil on my return voyage. Then,
when reached New York, the owners gave
me larger vessel and sent me to Europe,
and then to India; and so, in one way and
another, it was whole year before could get
back to where was married.
UThat was n long year. / can tell Won,
and the worst of it was that didn't see any
prospect of seeing her very soon. She was
off on that oussed island with her father, and
though would he comparatively near her
again couldn't leave the ship long enough
to go and see her. | wrote to her every
chance got, but mail matters are so uncer
tain in that part of the world that my letters
| were often perfect age in reaching her,
and though | always knew where she was
she often didn't know week together what
had become of me. So, when | came into
| port on the anniversary of my wedding day,
didn't expect anything better than some
letters, but the ship had scarcely come to
her mornings when Ben Roland came tum-
bling up the ladder.
ga lIullo, Fred = says he. 'Come ashore;
your wife's in town and reckon she'd like
to see YOU
"My wifel' says I. and rushed into my
cabin and jumped into my best clothes, and
was in the boat in twinkling.
"'Where is sheY How did she get
here p shouted. Thunder, man! why
don't you speak p and ! shook him by the
back of his neck. But he only laughed and
| said she was at his house.
"'l didn't know you had house.
eel have, though. I've married Julia.
And when your wife got your letter, saying
| tnll lnr fat, Ian,
she wasn't going to stay away from you any
longer. So she's been waiting for you for a
week.
"'She's an angel = said |, and said 81
all the way To the house.
"She didn't know the ship had arrived
Ben had seen her from down town, and she
and her sister were sitting in the parlor en-
PERTAINING some ladies', when Ben let me IN
with his latch-key. opened the door, and
there she was on the sofa, looking just as
sweet as when saw her last. didn't stol
for any ceremony, can assure you. II
wouldn't have made any difference il ther,
had been fifty people in the room. Why, SHE
was most eaten up in minute, and all the
ladies got up and laughed, and said they
guessed they had better go. didn't say
anything against it, and | don't think JUL;
did either; so they went away and left MS t.
ourselves.
"Thcn had TO do all my counting ovel
again, for we'd been separated so long W.
were scarcely acquainted. And this time i
was Just as pleasant as 1t was the first, ant
for me u great deal pleasanter for You SCI
there wasn't the least bit of doubt about thu
result; she hadn't even the ghost of
!: chance to say No. So bought house mex
+ door to Julia and Ben, and Eve sailed ont q
. the same port ever since only 60 on shor
r voyages now, and seldom am away from he
more than two months at a time. We hav
t two SONS and one daughter now, and sh
( seems to be pretty we'll contented. As 70
: me, You can sec am not pining. am gel
/ ting old, but my boys are growing up, and
t dear! dear tonight is Just as lovely as tn
5 night was married."
I "What q nice story" said Deb, sm
) ing. "Well, ! suppose some people are il
n teresting when they are at sea. know II
nOt.n
4 I" Some people interesting at sea p sal
a the Captain. :" guess they are. Poop
II have nothing else to do at sea, and so Cupi
n has full swing. It's mighty dangerous sit'
! alton for one when pretty little landsma
is put under his charge, and lie may we
y, strike his colors at once. But it isn't 50 wit
:, a lady. If she's seasick, she wont pay al
" attention to love-making, and while one
:, courtlng her rs nara as lie can Sht'S gene
:, ally thinking about laundering headacl
Y she has, or wishing she had a little more ic
:, tell you, sailors are much abused animals
J, And the gallant Captain shook his hes
a :, mournfully.
y BY this time the sun had hidden his dimi
~ ished head, and the moon was having it a
,, her own way. The purple and crims'
- country had vanished into night, the silv
:, ship had sailed away down below the horizo
- and the tired little land bird had tucked h
= head under his wing fer the night. Mr.
=. Boxer & Co., after the fashion Of people
- sea, had gone to bad with the sun, and '
r We're alone ON deck, with only the man at Il
81 wheel and the Southern Cross, blazing
W white splendor, to keep lis company.
I. and by Jenny's pretty eyes began to clio
To and Deb's answers to grow thick and dream
As So we said good night, and were soon dozil
"a off to sleep with the sound of the waves
lie our ears and dreams of Jessie and the Ca
OF tain still dancing through our heads.