The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-05-13
THE CAP'N'S DAUGHTER.
A Sailors Yarn.

That pictureP Why, that's Miss
Vi'let, the Cap'n's daughter, an t'other
ones the 'Albatross,' took afore she
was wrecked. You'd like to hear about
it? Well, you see her father was Cap'n
of the 'Albatross,' an one day, when
YVES in port, gettin' ready for another
start, he SEE to Sampson the mate:
Sampson seq he, my little girls BEN
studyin' too hard an IS lookin' peaked;
an reckon the best thing we can do s
to take her along with us the next trip
we make -
"All right, Capn' SEE Sampson; but
he didn't much like the idee, for one
woman, young or old, IS bad as dozen
IS far as woman's rights is consumed,
an us men ID ben used to havin' every
thing our own way on board the Alba
tross,' providin' we didn't 60 ag'in the
Cap'n orders, an Sampson wasn't the
only one as felt like growlin'. KIT
"Who wants woman on board,
anyhow SEE Collins, not relishin' the
prospect of havin' pair o. female eyes
inspectin' the galley.
- You needn't be afeard of rival,
Colly,' seq /. She's nuthin' but lit
tie boardin' school miss, an tain like
ly she knows much about cookin'.'
Not about ship-cookin', FL be
bound, seq Jim Mack, the Dos n. 1--we
seed her. She come on board with the
Cap'n the last time ives in port, one
day when you fellers was off on a bend
er. A pinkfaced, friskya little chit.
Now, nice, motherlike sort of woman
one t coddle chap when he's sick
an write letters to his sweetheart for
him -7wouldn't be so bad to have on
board leastways, one could put up
with it; but who wants poll-parrot
botherin' round from mornin' till
'night?' ,lIJa4llDp-F.Ty 40 QtHH
But Miss Vi'let didn't have no sus-
picion of our growlin', an the next day
shecame trippnNon board, 1loollin' as
conhdin' as a baby. H..
"'She's trig little craft, SEE Collins,
beginnin' to veer round fore Yves fairly
under weigh, an all OWN to his over
hearin' her praisin' his cookin' But
bless you! fore we's two days out there
wasn't man ON board It wouldn't
have risked his life for her; an yet
she'd ransacked the ship from stem to
stern an asked more questions n any
ten of EN- could answer. '.tat iE@,
81 never lived in a ship afore, an
want to know all about it, SEE she,
kinder 'pologizin'. - ri. - 20 % z
ITO be sure! to be sure seq Jim
Mack, as obleegin' as possible.
"'An' | want to get acquainted,
too SEE she, lookin' up at Sampson
with a smile t made to big dinples
come in her cheek you're my fathers
friends, SEE she, AN | don't think
'twould be nice bit to stay here two
months an not get acquainted with
you.
80 The poll-par amt SO bad, after
all, SEE Collins, noddin' his head as the
little lady went dancin' off.b .R Il
Look y'herer SEE Jim, as savage
as bear. I'll give you fair warnin'
that I'll pitch straight into you if ever 1
hear you calm her that name agin.
There amt nuthin' o the poll-parrot
about her. 80, -,v
No more there ain'tPsez Sampson.
"Cordin' to my thinkin', she's more
like robin, hoppin' about an perl1in'
up her head at YOU ..,.....
'She kinder seemed to take to Samp-
son, an one day she SEE to him: Mr..
Sampson SEE she. what's your given
name"
Sam ell, seq sampson, kinder Sheep
ish, for them two names together
seemed so ridiculous that he hated to
tell her. .al ..t lt. 4
"Sam' ell SAMPSON SEE she. looldn'
as if she'd like to smile; but she didn't.
Its a good name, SEE she, AN any
body that has it ought to be good an
strong, both in one An after that she
an Sampson was the best o. friends