New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30


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bssese-swspt Kiver-suTfAce Ginning -
lshsa steel throaRh it. and . Riimps
ReaSish fatS of the Whitstahle aud ~
coast, looking like . stretch Of blue hass.
was towing brsvely, and the noise Of the ecss
NJ the foam from her paddles washing passed q
meath ma and came up like the sound Of foun'
tain but would now and again hear sn ominous
crsak q significant strain Of timber or bulkhead,
and note that the horizon would take slight slant.
hrst toward the bows, and then toward the stern,
asffit were the central portion Of some gigantic
see-saw. IT, thought. we are beginning to feel the
swell here, we should be finding pleasant tumble
further ON.
Another half-hour passed the motion was grow
ing more defined, and the creaking buster. and
was beginning to feel mighty tired Of my cabin.
and to pine for the sunshine and the breeze and tho
leg-stretching space Of the poop. What already !
somebody was sick IN the next cabin. The groan-
ing was as that OF monk wrestling with Beolze-
bnb. There was no periodical explosion, no hope
full and soothing blow-up, but steady grum6ling,
tap fell on my door, and In walked Daniel Thomp-
son. His red face was illuminated by broad grin,
while he shifted and complained IN "a Stp"lohral
IFS that box" SAID /. pointing to Morecombe's
"Its full Of tobacco, How are you, Daniel and
"Well, I've done your business" he answered.
"Its all right She knows you're aboard You can
Have You really explained alreadyi" cried I.
"And what did she sayf For Heavens sake, speak
out, Daniel. Thought you were coming to see me
I'm not going to make long yarn OF it, be re-
piled; al have other things to do See hero. jack
Moreeombe were on the pOop-hallof what's that
Somebody sick next door," I replied "Heave
well. thew were on the poop. Presently the
aunt goes below. young Morecombe having pre-
viousiy stepped over to Mrs. O'Brien, to answer
some Question She had sung ont to him. saw my
chance, and went up to MY girt; and. AFTER map
9uyring bit, as nervous as stammerlng cnap n
ting me on such job told her plgmo that you
had ask ed me 70 say YOU were aboard, under some
name which couldn't for tho moment recollect'"
well she just turned the color Of the ships
ensign s ScS eyer red indian I woadn
have been in it alongside her. I'd have shecred on
right away, for fear that the Others might twig
III SaSut toe BEEN Snn AFRAID they saw il
harry that they'd imagine had insuited her. But
ny sSe ses sr DON'T Know thai
ever saw haudsOmer eve in female; ! am an
old friend Of bis, said and undertake this job
he's in the ship. and the next business / think
said /, he wants mo to undertake Is, to introduce
him to You ss If you were strangers; which, when
done win complete all that my friend Jack expects
WAS that all that passed. said
That's ALL )" he answered.
thanked him heartily for his kiudness assuring
him that, as friend in need, he vas the best OF all
pFecSted his friendiiHess all the more for knowing
how the sense of his being skipper you'd bother
him in his Willingness to give me hand.
need to keep below, is therei think you said the
answered that would. g forward. where I
could command the poop; II Florence was alone,
be advisable to Introduce me In the presence Of the
aunt, Is Florences manner, on our first meeting
All tight" said he; but youth understand
Jack, after I've introduced you to her, you must 60
on making love alone I'll have nothing moro to do
played; for. though it might make my fortune
saSos. the a % pss rRS
choose ships and pay the passage-rnOney."
promised him, in the most solemn manner. that
not syllable concerning him should ever escape
Miss Hawke or me- and he then went away.
was in the act Of struggling into topcCat
Moreco1nbc 6Olted in. He was deadly pale. and his
chest followed and swelled out Like pair Of
bellows while his face had doS twist IN i a Though
@ aS have Counted ten and his eyes then lighted
on the washbasin. He rushed up to II, and vom1ted
In the most dreadful manner that eyer beheld. No
doubt was right in suspecting that no had felt
sick for some time. 69t had been ngn1lng WIN M
out of sight of Miss Hawke. tell you, his suffer
Tugs seemed dreadful and he raised such an cutlery
Is he hung over the basin, with both hands grasp
ing his waistcoat, the perspirstOn streaming down
his face and first ono leg and then the other giving
o wild kick up aStern of him as he roared, that
hadn't the heart to leave him until his paroxysm
was over.
"Let me give you hand into your bunk" said !,
"for you couldn't do better than to lie down. and
will call the steward to y0u.
Well, bundled him into his bunk, and never did
amOre wOe-begOne face embeliish pillow ,Ladies,
you should have seen this good Looking fellowi
pulled open his shirt-collar, which was choking
him, and hauled of his boots, and put the basin
alongside of him. He LAY, grooming and moaning
like wounded man, and the noise he made ap-
peared to have started of the person In the next
cabin afreeh for, in the intervals OF Morecombe's
rnmblings could hear the nufled notes Of similar
sounds beyond the bulkhead. Quilted the cabin,
and calling to the steward told him to look after
The gentleman in No. 4, and then went on to the
main-deck, watched with some surpriee BY the little
bow.legged fellow, who would scarcely know what
70 make Of man that was one moment too Ill to
leave his bed for the table, and the next
was stepping along the deck with the deep-sea roll
that comes Ike an instinct the moment the trained
Deg feels the heave Of deck-plank.