The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-20

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bud! Starba,dt D--l', shoufHa Wondcr-
Iment. And then there VAS 4 grate and
10 grind. and the vesselstopped! Wewere
aground on the north beach,
3 The nest day aftGfxfbfs I was sitting
with Polly i'm the parlor OF . little house
In the town where she had taken lodg-
ings. Captain Polly was much troubled,
but kept up good heart and blamed
only herself for trusting Wonderment..
/. z Il felt aAxious 10 help her In severyI
way that eould. and I was now dis
scussing Will her what was best to be
done. The Goppesing Pet was high and
! firm upon the north beach, Every eff
fort had been made by the crew and the
inhabitants of the town to get her of,
but all were unavailing. H had been
decided to send to d more northern port
for steam-tus, and in the meantime
Polly and her woman Sarah had taken
lodgings i'm the town. sss,
/ Two weeks elapsed, during which the
! Coppef5ag Pet remained firm upon the
beach. 4 The tugshad arrived, but 1t had.
been found too small to move, the ves-.
sci. Another and larger one had been
sent for, and in the meantime the cargo
was being taken ont and removed to the
town In lighters. saNvI 49, ssss s5i
During this time I saw much of Polly,
and became indeed her most trusted adj
wiser. She had no relatives in the town,
and turned TO me as IL 7 had been an
old friend To me she was very charm
ing woman, and i soon became much
more than a friend.
One day 1 told her my love. Polly
listened to me very quietly. 81 am glad.
you told me this,'' she said, latter you
knew how poor I ana, but cannot con-
sent to drag you down.. -. -.
sspolly, cried, ssthis has ceased to
be a question OF poverty or riches. All
ask is this--do you love mer's ~ as
] looked in her eyes, and then I took
her in my arms. The matter was set
tied. s1aa $50 ssFsss7ssss y
In the course of another week the larger
tug-boat had arrived, and during three
high tides it hauled and pulled at the
stranded Pet, but was unable to move
her. Her captain had been paid with q
portion of the cargo, sold ct sacrifice
in the town, and he had gone away.
When everything had been done, and
Pollyss affairs had been placed in the
hands of q irresponsible business man of
the town, Polly and were married. .se
1t was not necessary for us TO stay at
this place any longer. The Pet would
be disposed of to the best advantage,
and the crew would remain in town
until money should come in to pay them
of ~
1t was our last day in the old town.
and as were walking along the water
front of the town we saw a little boat APP
preaching with a man in it rowing vio-
kntly. ,s.sss.asg,r s,s,ss ss..g.s ..f..sssss -.
..It's old Wonderment." said Polly.
And we. stood to await his coming. He
ran his boat ashore, and when he land-ai
ed and saw Us he was SO excited that he
could scarcely speak. s.... -.s.,..s 49,, i,
..She's OFF, he gasped, ssthe Copper
ssag Pets ahoat! There was the highest
tide this forenoon we've had fun seven
year, and the men working on board
ed now Just inside the bar
'sThe Coppering Pet afioatr' cried Pol
w. grasping me by both hands. while
her eyes sparkled with delight. ..Wher-
ever we 90 wen go in hertz -
And go in her we did.
On lovely afternoon, late in the
summer, we sailed out of the harbor.
Owing to his repeated and earnest re-
quests. old Wonderment was with us,
but this time he did not pilot us overthe
bar. We sailed, and we sailed over
summer seas, and were very happy.
One beautiful moonlight evening we
were sitting on deck, old sWonderuent
near by. swell, - said Polly. 81 think.
for poor people, we are about as hap
Ply and Independent as anybody could
IF you're poor,'' said the old man.
- f.. Is LIT
you eyerythin' he was worth, and all you
had to do was to take it. -
eff he had left me anything in regu-
lar way" said Polly quietly, II should
have been glad to have.it. But will
never dig IN his grave TO see what 1 can
find. am glad that every temptation
of the kind is left far behind us. - is
seTaint so very far behind ether
said Wonderment- s.As you. was actin
through agents, made myself your
agent in this thing, and here's the box
And he dramatically arose and pointed
to small iron box onwhich he had been
sitting sx a.fs ktss asas
Polly sprang to her feet, her eyes
ablaze. s.Wonderment," she cried,
s4throw that box overheard! ''f
..All right, said the old man; and
over the taffrail it went with a splash.
Breathing hard, but saying nothing,
Polly entered the cabin. Half an hour
afterwards stood on deck with the old
man.
ssWonderment,' 2 said, s.you did not
show much prudence in forcing that
box 50 suddenly upon Polly. You
should have told me of 1t, and have
let me break the matter gradually to
her. - $500
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