Nebraska advertiser., 1882-04-20
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this companionship in silence.
IL is maxim not sufficiently under
stood that the most refreshing thing in
the world, when one is tired and sorry,
disappointed or vexed, is TO sit, walk or
remain for awhile silent with silent
friend whom you can trust not to chat
ter, or ssk questions, or tease with idle
observations. Pythagoras taught the
same great truth, but obscurely and by
an allegory. He enjoined silence among
all his disciples for a term of years.
This meant a companionship of silence,
so ~ to forget the old friction and wor-
Ty OF the world
The Norway ships come and go at
quickly-recurring periods. Therefore
Captain Holstius was much at the Com
mercial Docks, and had greater chances,
If he had been the man to take advan-
tage of them, than any Of the other men.
He was also favored with the good opirf-
ion and the advocacy of Captain Zacha-
riasen, who lost no opportunity of rec
omnendisg l-al TO consider her ways
and at the same time the ways of the
Norweegee. His admonition, we have
seen, produced no effect. Nor did Hob
stius ask for his meditation any longer,
being satisfied that he had got from the
girl all the friendship which she had TO
offer.
The other two suitors, who would not
be denied, but returned continually,
were of coarser mold. They belonged
to the very extensive class of men who,
because they desire thing vehemently,
think themselves ill-used II they do not
get it, fly into RACES, accuse Provi-
dence, curse the hour of their birth, and
90 distraught. Sometimes, as in the
case of the young Frenchman whose
story is treated by Robert Browning,
they throw themselves into the Seine,
and so an end, because the Joys of this
world are denied TO the poor At other
times they 90 about glaring with envi-
Gus and malignant eyes. At all times
they are the enemies of honest Christian
folk. H
One of these men was Captain Nico-
las Borlinder, whose ship sailed to and
fro from Calais to the port of London,
carrying casks of sherry for the thirsty
British aristocracy. 1t is nota highly
paid service, and culture of the best
Kind is not often found among the Cap
tains in that trade. Yet Nick Borlin-
der was happy man, because his
standard was of u kind easily attain
able. Like his friends of the same
service, he loyed beer, rum and tobac-
co; like them be loved these things in
large quantities; like them he delight
ed to sit and tell yarns. He could also
sing good song in coarse baritone; he
nanlb damon n hnrnpi,,a opIu opnnncr
brother Captains, of course-as we'll as
any fok'sle hand; and he had the repu-
| tation of being a smart sailor. This
reputation, however, belonged to all.
Ii was an unlucky day for Lal when
this man was allowed right of entry
to Rydquists. S. For he Immediately fell
in love with her and resolved to make
her his own-Mrs. which
would have been fine promotion for
her
He was red-faced jolly-looking
man of five-and-thirty, or thereabouts.
He had bluff and hearty way ashore;
aboard ship he was handy with mar
linspike, ropes end. fist, a kick, or
u round stimulating oath, or anything
else strong and rough and good for
knocking down the mutinous or quick
ening the indolent. Behind his hearty
manner there lay--one can hardly say
concealed--a nature of the most pro-
found sellishness; and it might have
been remarked, had any of the Cap
tains been students of human nature,
which is not possible study, save on a
very limited scale, for sailors, that
among them all Nick Borlinder was
about the only one who had no friends.
He came and went When he ap.
peared no one rejoiced; while he STAYED
he sang and laughed and told yarns
when he went away nobody cared 4"
Now, a skipper can go on very well
rs bachelor up to the age of thirty-five
or even forty. He is supported by the
dignity and authority of his position; he
is sustained by u sense of his RESPONSE
bilities; perhaps, also, he still looks for.
ward to another fling in port, for youth,
ful follies are cherished and lmger long
in the breasts of sailors, and are some.
times dear even to the gravity of the
Captain, When man reaches some
where about thirty-five years of acre,
however, there generally comes to him
n sense OF loneliness. 1t seems hard
that there should be no one glad to see
him when he puts into port; visions
arise of a cottage with green paling,
and scarletrunners, and, in most cases
that man is doomed when those vision.
arise.
Captain Borlinder was thirty-one ol
50 when he first saw Lal. She was II
her housekeeper's' room making up ac
counts, and he brought her a letter iron
a Rydquist's man. introducing hin
and requesting for him admission. Sh,
read the letter, asked him what his shiI
was, and where she traded, and showed
, him room in her girlish business-lik,
manner; This was In the year eighteen