The Magnolia gazette., 1882-10-20

the lips tried 70 smile, but u was wan
shadowy smile. which brought the tears
20 Mvra Anderson eyes.
MAMMA, here he Is, cried the girl,
eagerly, looking up with a smile break
ing through her tears.
The woman lifted her arms with sud-
den strength, and drew the bright face
down % her bosom, and kissed il pas
sionately; then she laid the little hand
in Ralph's. and turned away her face.
There was a little moment Of silence.
and then she started suddenly. and
caught al the child's dress.
''lt is not Mallard-yolr name. Viola
1T is-isi and her voice died away
IN an indistinct murmur.
"What Is the child's name?" Mr.
Anderson asked. putting his ear to her
lips quickly.
"You VIII lind Il in-the-trunk-
wrote it t-all--a!l." /" she whispered,
with fast falling breath
CHAPTER II.
The sun came up through golden
hal0s. and the blue skies bent softly over
the sea. still moaning and sobbing like
a passionate child The shore was
strewn with pieces of the wreck, and
trunks and boxes Of merchandise we're
scattered here and there in wild con-
fusion. Some of the trunks and boxes
were stove 70 pieces; others scarcely in
iured by their battle with the elements.
Two or three bodies had washed ashore
during the night; ami il was concluded
all on board had persisted. The hull
and shattered masts OF the ship were
barely discernible through the waves
that still broke over them when the tide
was in. At low tide she was plainly
visible, and her name, lie Brun,"
could be distinctly seen.
After her mothers death the child
had cried stormily for little time. and
then grew suddenly quiet. She was a
slight. 1.-THE little creature; delicate
looking, had il not been for the bright
color in her dark clseks, and the fear
less LOOK in her great black eyes. One
would not have taken her to be over six,
at first: but when he heard her talk. he
would be willing 10 add six more. She,
however. laid claim 10 but eight years,
which. indeed, seemed quite preposier-
Gus. she was such a bit Of creature.
"Yon must findmy mamma 5 trunk.
she said, grayely, TO Ralph, when some
time during the forenoon they were pre-
pairing to visit the scene Of the wreck.
There had been SO much to do at the
house that there had been no time be-
fore.
II am afraid l cannot" Ralph re-
piled; "its not very likely TO come
ashore, and if it does it will be stove
into kindling wood.
But tell you. you shall find II, y
she cried, iiercely, her eyes flaming.
Didn't my mamma say it was in the
I trunk all about me. She never would
tell me about my papa. but | remember
~ but. q. such little bitr' and the
small face took on a sad. thoughtful
look such very, very old look for a
childl
"But | shall not know your trunk,
little Wildtre, Ralph said. teasingly,
enjoying her display of spirit with true
boyish relish.
. am not Wildfire, and you needn'
call me so!' she cried, sharply. Lam
Just Viola Mal-no, she said, that was
not it; IL don't know Who am, and
the red lips trembled. and the flashing
eyes filed with quick tears.
"There there, don't cry" Ralph
said, soothingly. 81 am a mean fellow
to tease you noW. I'm very sorry. and
! I'll try my best to ind your trunk il
you will tell me something how it looks,
whether it's black, or white. or blue. y
"l3lue! A blue trunkm she replied,
scorniully.
"Well, what is there so terrible abod'
that? My mother has got blue cheSt
that is, ., ever so old y guess it comt
over in the Mayilower.
lin what?" her eyes dilating.
80, you don't know ANYTHING aboat
IT," Ralph replied, loftily, lit concerns
our ancestors. Come, I'm going"
Thus admoni-hed the chdd began Z
hasty description of the trunk, which
amounted to this: 1t was not very large
was black, and her mamma had alwayi
called it a. hair trunk II had grea
many very bright brass nails in it-a
the top and sides and round the bottom
and great M. in brass nails on th'
cover.
There was quite crowd of people OIL
the beach when Mr.. Anderson anl
Ralph reached il. A vessel had rul
down from Duxbury, and several Wagon
loads Of men had come down from Ply
mouthtown, all drawn hither TO see an'
hear about the wreck, and variously en-
gagged, some in picking up the shattere,
boxes, and some--by far the larger par
standing about in groups talking owe
the incidents of the storm. and tn
wrecks reported here and there, and thi
one in particular.
! I'D no idee any on EN- escaped.
hadn't" said Ned Bradlee, just as Mr.
Anderson came up.
" Escaped You don't mean to sayP'
:" mean ter say that them are thre,
men there--why, one OF EN- isn't there
o, there he is down the blackwell. he
and them two just puttin' of in Sin
mons boat. belonged TO that vesse
! They are French chaps, take it. least
/, wise one of EN- is, the tall one, he wa
! mate OF the ship"
/; But how We're they rescuedP' d,
= manded Anderson.
: "Well, they wasn't rescued at al
= seein' rs they was safe and snug, hig