The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-08-20
THE CAPTAINS DAUGHTER.

"1fr. Dudley, ask Lieutenant Ray
mond to come on deck, for 1 wish 10
speak with him." and blunt Dan Len
nor. q diamond, in tho rough, for his
heart was in the right place. turned to
. MILDLY standing near and who salut-
ed politely, but with mischief in his
eye. went to the wardroom and said to
a handsome young officer Of twenty
two or three
If you please sir, the Captain wishes
to SEQ you on deck. and his brow is as
black as . West Indian tornado. and he
has a letter in his hand that looked
strangely like your writing"
II think / know what he wants, SO il
gu love me, bud, pray for me-" and
Hilbert Raymond went on deck, his face
flushing and paling by turns
Nj Raymond, you wrote this letter,
l believe," said the Captain bluntly.
~ did, SIR"
mot ashamed of it, clip,
"No, SIR"
I'm il you ask the honor of marrying
my daughter. Amy, in the citing Of
~''ose affections you have been backing
md filling for tile past two years"
Il DO cir. ask The honor q an all
s1r, with your dan Inter-"
"-Ah mi RAYMOND siou are a clsv.r
%'elloa; passed all your organizations
;.i.h Alag %'olors, lave gone up tie
.~itline II rrom ,ii"n rapidly since, and
thee year, ago saved my life when our
launch Was run down by that accursed
Sp ,nish en,iioai, and now wish TO serve
mo still further vy becoming my sou-in-
law"
The,yoFpS otliecr smiled family and
bowed.
We'll. sir, my ~son-in-law you can
never be-"
The lieutenant turned deadly pale,
and seeing it, Captain L.ennox said:
"Now don't turn ~srAuoi-gi. and faint
but l tell you that you ca neve be
my son-in-law, and I'll tell you why; I
have no daughter"
"Sirl and AmyP"
els not my daughter, Raymond, only
my adop childr'
"Ahl 1 thought, sir"
"You no right to think. for ap-
pearan are often deceitful, and
many Oh in my sleeve have I had
It desig ng old maids and widows who
wished to catch me, because I was rich.
mind you, by saying that Amy was
beautiful, and the very image Of her
papar"
'.Bahl Half the world are fools and
the. other half crazy, and you and Amy
are not exceptions; but, Raymond, q
you are in earnest, and l know Amy is,
you can have her, and II you break hel
heart, I'll be dashed If / don't breal
your head; but hold ON, young man
you may change your mind when I tel
you yarn about-th girl, and how
came to adopt her; do you care to listen
or do you take her ON faith, asthe Tub
bers forward take the surgeons pillsp'
al am. willing to listen to your yarn
as you call it Captain Lennox, but mo-
any thing you could say would turn me
from my intention as you intimate"
That's what / thought about you
got on the right tack, and hold on YOU
course if your scuppers run under and
your keel sees daylight; but, young man
the yarn / have to spin is of a time sew.
enteen years ago, before you were
b~reeched, I dare say.
81 was cruising in tho West Indies,
and was a passed MILDLY then. on board
a brig-of-war, sent in search of o Cuban
freebooter that had been playing havoc
with u shipping.
cater several months cruising, we
sighted the pirates trim schooner of
the Bermudas, and he led US q long
chase too in sight of Cuba. for he was
unable o throw us off his wake, though
he tried every dodge known TO those
wild sea rovers.
..As we sighted Cuba, we gotin range
land a storm coming up that we OK
pccted to lose him in, we lufEed up anc
gave him an entira broadside. and i
was a fatal one, for it brought his sail,
TO the deck with 3 run, cut away hi.
bowsprit, aud before he could repair
damages we were upon his deck witt
cutlass in hand; but mind you, Ray,
mond, if you ever breathe one word o
this yarn so that it reaches the ears o
my wife and Amy, that you'll have t.
fight me-"
at shall remain q secret. SIR"
$50 I wish it to be; well I was young
aud ambitious then, and / was the frs
one on the rover's' deck; but he met u.
bravely, and, with his crew fought u.
like demons, until / shot him down, ant
tie schooner was ours.
damages were repaired, and, as
had disarmed and killed the pirate, fol
he was fatally wounded, l was PLACED
in command of the schooner and pris
oners, with orders to run them int
Port Royal, and. surrender them to thu
authorities there.
ION the way the Captain asked to se,
me, and / never saw q more elegan
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