The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-01-04
The Scom BobolInk.


posts
Fortunately for the interest Of this
sketch. the clearing Of the same seow
from sorie up-lake port is seldom, il
ever, noted. and the field TO that extent
is therefore open.
1t was rare day Of summer that the
scow Robolink left small town with n
cargo of cedar posts, and stood out on n
course not in the line of usual travel,
The gentle wind quite filed the rag
gedly- patched sail, and the Bobolnk
carried bit of white foam at her bow,
while on either side bubbles OF air
spread out like lace And this lace was
the only thing about the Bobolink that
Marie. the Captains daughter, could
look at twice with pleasure. Once,
leaning over the side, she had thrust her
fingers into it, but. dismayed at the rent
that opened, had withdrawn them
quickly TO find it all as before. That.
of course, was some time ago, for
now Marie found pleasure in things
more suited to her age, which had
reached-how she shuddered to think
she was getting old-the mature age Of
sixteen years.
At the tiiler that morning stood her
father, tall and grizzled and lean in
form, while Marie was plump, with all
the freshness of young girl, and not
little of piquancy. just now she and
her father were on such terms of inti-
macy as are indicated when two persons
fail to speak to each other while dining.
And whyp
Indeed, was it not enough for Marie
that her father had forbidden her lover
admittance to the house? say, rather,
that it was too much. 1t was decidedly
more than she could bear; and then her
lover was such dear fellow 1t was so
silly in her father to object to him sim
ply and only because he was-ah, the
romance quite leaves my poor tale now
Ia great, heavy boy with nothing
sprightly or vivacious about him eX-
cept Marie, and she was seldom near
him of late.
Still, Marie seemed not to be in very
deep mourning that morning, for now
and then. as She danced a step or two
as wen as one may on a cargo of cedar
posts, smile surprised her mouth, aud
some merry thought seemed to add a
brightness to her eyes
Her work done, she went forward
over the high cargo, and with hands
closed tightly together behind her
freshly starched gingham dress, talked
distantly 10 the new deck-hand her
father had hired that morning.
Away oil to the left over the fair lake
several vessels could be seen, apparent
/ ly stationary, and still farther at the
southeast two purple islands detached
I themselves from the horizon. And
soon n change in the course threw the
Bobolink into the welcome shade of her
sail. The Captain laid aside his hat,
unconsciously opened his shirt at the
neck, and with the purling and ripping
water droning in his ears, soon felt the
desirableness Of sleep. He called the
new deck-hand to him, placed the scow
with all its aromatic wealth in his
charge stretched himself out on part
of the deck free of cedar, and went to
sleep.
All, sleep that knits up the raveled
sleeve of care, with what sweetness
came thou TO the Captain of the Bobo-
link! o touch of the peace everlasting;
oblivion more precious than omnis-
ciencel
When he awoke, rubbed his eyes and
sat'up, scene was before him that
! dazed even his mental vision The sun
was hot on his head, but in the shadow
of the sail, high up on the cargo stood
three persons the deck-hand, now
erect and severe with book in hand, and
facing him couple whose joined hands
and faces touched with a solemn Joy,
told more TO the Captain than the words
that were fast making the two one
Marie with bit of new ribbon at her
white throat, flame in either cheek;
Hans with no especial adornment other
than few pieces OF the bark Of the
cedar that had been his concealment
The Bobolink, with the Inconsistency OF
her sex, and doubtless thrilled to her
very center-board at the thought OF a
wedding on her, had cut each wave that
could make q sound 10 wake the Cap
tain, and now, trembling as with fear al
some approaching calamity, rose and
fell noisily in the freshening breeze.
But no sound could at once disturb
the trio. Slowly the Captain reached
for the neglected tiller; slowly filed the
sail with wind; the boom swung around
quietly at first, and then. springing ia
its place, swept off into the lake all Of
the happy wedding party but one =
- Marle.
Her fathers shrill call came Just in
time. She grasped the sail, and, with
one foot on the boom, swung with il
out over the lake. Astern, the thin Wis
age of the minister--for he was a min
ister--in deep water as to the ortho
doxy of his position, and the rotunC
form Of Hans were to be seen.
A hundred sharp words OF expostula
ton and rejoinder were exchanged il
the dear language Of France Their
Marie loosened her hold and went il
! search of her lover-husband.
How easy to make tragedy Of this
} But, really. l think too much of Marie
! 10 say nothing of truth. Hans and th,
I clergyman-deck. hand. The ceremony
was concluded on the deck of the Bobo
link, and Marie. the fire Of whose eyes noi
even water could qnench, softened
and. with halfdrowned Hans. received
the blessing of her father.
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