The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-09-15

cabin, and left behind and Peace stayed
with mamma, and was left behind too
And then mamma came upstairs on deck,
and died; and Peace sobbed, and was SO ill,
and SO cold, and then you came, !" looking
gratefully at the captain, and Peace doesn't
remember any more.
Does my little Peace know where man.
ma came from, and where she was going?"
Captain Storms asked.
Yes, Peace knows. Mamma came from
New York, and was going to China to papa.
Papa lived in China, and was rich"
But this was all she could tell; and Cap
tain Storms knew that among all the unlike
" things on the earth, the most unlikely
was that papa and little girl would ever
meet. .
The Lovely Lass spent nine long months
on the Pacific coast, ind then sailed back
for America.
And shall leave my little Peace behind,
next voyage, Captain Storms said I have
q sister who keeps school in Philad elphia,
a fashionable young ladies academy and
Peace shall stay there and learn to play the
piano, and talk French, and paint pictures,
and grow up pretty young lady"
And / shall have silk dresses and lots
Of pictures and story books?" Peace asked,
with interest.
Heaps of 'em, Peace. And nice little
girls to play with, and music and dancing,
and every thing beautiful all day long. :"
Peace clasped her hands-thnt would be
lovely. So, by.and- by, when Philadelphia
was reached, the captain of the Lovely
Lass consigned his little girl, a willing cap
tive, into the hands of Mrs. Lee. Not
but that she shed few tears at parting.
too, and chung to the sailors neck, and was
very sorry when it came to the last, and
the good-by kiss was given.
There, there, my little Peace" Cap
tain Storms said, unclasping the clinging
arms. ''You mustn't cry like that; it viii
redden your eyes, and swell your nose, and
make you look ugly: Keep up heart, little
Peace; I will come back in year or two
with a cart load of lovely presents for my
little girl. Kiss me again, and let me CO."
Captain Storms imprinted sounding
smack on the wistful little tear-wet face,
and unwound the clasping arms and walked
Oft, and straightway was whistling cheerily
along the deck of the Lovely Lass, and
quite forgetful, am afraid, of his little
Peace and her grief.
Dear, good guardian" thought Peace;
"he's so kind and so good natured; and it
was nice playing on the deck of the Lovely
Lars; but, for all that, had rather be here,
and wear pretty dresses and play with Mrs.
Lees boarders, and never be afraid of ship
wreck any more"
Captain Storms sailed for New Zealand;
and on windy nights, when the doors and
windows ratified, and great soughs came
down the chimneys, Peace lay awake and
thought Of him on the terrible ocean, and
said her simple child's prayers for his safe
keeping.
Two years went by, and Peace had Just
one letter from ''guardy" (guardian) in all
that time, and that one to say he was COM
ing back. She was was tall, rather awk-
ward looking school girl Of twelve now,
with preternaturally long limbs, that were
always in her way; high shoulders and
prominent cheek bones. So Captain Storms
found her when, more bearded and more
sunbrowned than ever, he walked, with his
sea swing, into Mrs. Lees prim parlor.
Peace sat at the piano singing "My
Willie's on the dark blue sea-" and with q
shrill cry of joy she jumped up and flung
ho7sef headforemost into his blue pilot
coat.
4oh, guardy! dear, darling, guardy!
In SO glad to see you again! So glad
And SO am !, little Peace. Don't choke
up, and let us see you"
Peace lifted her flushed face and kissed
kim ecstatically.
Why, how my little woman's grown;
getting as tall as the mainmast, by George!
and as thin as shadow. Don't they give
you anything to eat, Peacep"
Plenty, guardy; but growing girls are
always thln-Mrs. Lee says so. And now
what have you brought me from New Zea-
land?"
Bushels of things, Peace. They'll be
here by and by. How does the learning
progress? Let US hear you at the piano, ]"
Peace sat down and ratified off polkas and
waltzes.
And can read French, guardy." whirl-
ing sound on the stool; "and draw pencil
drawing, you know, aud do fancy work. /
like everything. And guardy, when grow
up and am . young lady, and my education
is finished, want you to ft up the cabin
of the Lovely Lass with Brussels carpet,
and piano, and heaps of new novels, and
take me to sea with you all the time until
I'm an old woman, won't your"
Of course Captain Storms devoutly prom
Used, and rose up to take his leave.
I'm going to China this voyage, ne
said, pulling her long brown braids. If I
see papa Tn to give him his little girls
love, I suppose.
aAh!if you only would see him!' Peace
cried, clasping her hands. Darling papa!
Guardy, he used to be in Hong Kong, I
know. Try if you can find him for me
when you go there.
Captain Storms promised this also, and
departed. Peace chung to him sobbing at
the last. you'll write to me often this
time, won't you, dear, dear guardy? You
only sent me one little stingy letter laat
| time, you know.
All right, Peace, the captain said. aI'll
try. never was anything Of q scribe, but
this time I'll do my best"
So once again the captain Of the Lovely
Lass left his little girl, to sail merrily owe
the world; and once more Peace went bac
to her horn-bo and fancy work.
But thelmonths strung themselves out,
and the years relied slowly backward, and
Captain Storms, sailing to and fro in gold
en- eastern and southern chimes, never came
to take his little girl from school. His let
ters were few and far between, despite his
| promises, only six letters in six long years
and in answers he had at least received
| sixty.
But the sixth and last announced his
coming, and told her the wonderful news
that he had met her father in Hong Kong,
and that she must be ready to go with hin
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