The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-05-18
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Ss,assfiaas IN tbA lang rlBt@f svsB'
isss, Henry ttHss amused himself wak
ing sst i,st< ~ lonely psepls, ssi biz
gvB tas.a sivsys stand ~ tbs bsa1, We
sg,asd INST Robinson ESasee bs1 hard
,is,s, t3t Robinson CgBsoe could femem'
9,et When bs bs1 ~ much company rs he
wsBs>J, ssd Henry sgsjd not The Man
~ iIa lion Mask Wa solitary enough
bat ber sbei,t tbs tins befefs bs wGfs
~ A. Ia ~, Simeon stylitss, Henry
~saH MOI pat him sB tbs llst vi all. bs
sa,isa, syeb II ba di1 choose " i've on tl,s
Lyp ~ high pillar, be Always had .
stevf gaping ~ 81 him, Heafys erisv'
ssaa was sHa las shared with Adam. bs
had asysf had boy ~ play with him.
HE father was tbs saspaf ~ light
hsass eB tbs northern coast ~ England.
The light h6asa stood on rock two
s.ilas ott al sen, bat Henry lived with
i,is mother AMI iiilis sisLat ~ a Gottags
IA tbs maitland, Tbsfs WAS not nm
sthsr house. within sight, ana moi hoy
within days travel, Men used b. eoma
sp tha esast shooting and fishing. but
cautiously aBeneh no boys ever same
along, and although Henry had sse1
hin, on vessels, lao had never bad good I.
bsBast hours play ~ talk with u boy IN
all his life,
Tbafa was another add thing about the
life hafa, Al all light houses IN These
times there are i've ~ three men. 90 II
eta gate sick there will ba SONS one Ia
iahs his place Hut Mr., bruce had nsyer
lad an assistant, Everything had al
ways rsae oa right, and 81 the govern,
aiabt had uavef realized that lao was
Ii. .4H a.. al
lao was afraid thai he would ba paid lesA
II he had nan ~ help him, lie on
l,aaiad Henry ~ take the place of assist
sat 40 soon 40 he was old enough, IN the
meantime ~ educate the hoy for possible
contact with the world, lao used ~ put
him through what he called The Emaf'
asnay bfiil" This related b. different
matters, bat u always began IN the same
way, The iirsi question was What ia
the natter" The second What hfsiY'
Then, "bo uead help" aud II the All
swaf ~ lhis was yea then Where
shalt got ~" iieafy became ~ used
o. these questions that he put them Ia
himsalf pn many occasions, aud he often
amasad him sait pia, ing he was general
sa the battle field %, y king oat hunting
AID he imagined all sorts 81 ronbiaa
whah TIE 'Dfill was ~ unn,
ona morning u Il hing boat came IN
hound b. tho nearest town, aud Mira
iifuea asked tha men 81 take her along 10
hay yarn for tho eh,ldreh'a steetinsa,
They agreed, bat toid her ahe would
have h. waik haak. hat che was willing
e. da this, although the distance wan
twelve miles, heeaase, IA she said. II
they did nat take her she would have 10
walk bath ways,
Everything went GA very we'll until
naar sunaat when the skv hegan h. grow
alauis, and little Lucy haeame oreaa
snd sleepy and afied for her mother,
HEAVY as,e her bread aud milk. but still
sha tretted She did not want 10 play
and aha weald No, ~ a. aiepp,
My seednuaalH he cried, II wish all
t@hses we're erown upl I weuid rather
hunt iieas Than take care ei year Tie
then picked her ap and carried her 10
ths dear, New" he aaid. I'VE will
watch ias mamma"
The ,aeks steod up asaiAat grey and
heavy sky, The Wind hal hesan b.
mean, aud the hlNis hew screaming over
The water, There Was mel sisa II their
Methas eemlAe on the teseh. and Henry
felt mase laAeis than ever tie looked
over ~ tha light house aud Wished his
father would light u ap, and u seemed
~ hsm that auaset. the time tor lighting,
muss suseis have eeme, suddenly 4
little Has ~rpesssa ia the lantern, heary
srs~Nx ~ hsa feet,
wWhst h che astters" he exclaimed in
veal earnest.
u aeAt ksew. MAS ha eerls,
What As~ss~
Nv ~ ~ tAe lighthouse"
Hut hs w~& msssAApn, The ar~t thing
~ hal " Ne ~. ~ ds.se~e ~ Lucy. liz
sssaiA ast s~ks her he eeala NEE leave
her.
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