The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-11-24

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HdYper's Magazine.
YNNY OF CORNWALL.
halfbay's work is done,
Ind tbs is all my part,
I'VE apatient God
y paent heart.
No gr5p His banner still,
Bouh all the blue be dim;
mn. sstri es no less than stars
I9s,ad fter Him."
III onathe rocks and sunken
cobt of Cornwall stands
nd the revolving light,
o1y, shows first the terri
HIT lightly cover the dan
ind many half-forgotten
thm it shows a grand gray
taids securely on the crags,
e4her-beaten front to sun
tory that connects those
! - house and the castle. A
III ~, ~ d,y sad, as the stories of
AB tnn aid be if they were writ
4 Mn years ago the heir to
stnai pr was a little, sturdy,
S Tnal boy of five; a child who
C nas ! tlcss, always in mischief.
, Jo 3 would be chasing the
r on,oA el--'..-itt g<yard, and the
L heAI Trying eJts on his little
VWToSthers under dignified eyes.
Wnen the babi Master Philip
t mas always ! way, ordain disgrace, to
."he prlm wal Jenny. That
peace, Jenny anh 2es
r. b ta15 as it is JenItG am going
as she stood. onA,ag VERNON in
March, hand in hahtSBlip Wynne
down among the MES1ks. To be-
gin with, she was agImaid a it,
Lie girl whom Ladvas had chosen
~ y! the vlllagelofor her good
behavior, and aTsEh,ps for-ahat
strange, sad, far aiook in her eyes
ohe was young on fifteen" al
She said herself she had a way
with children tha5ole lifetime coulC
not have taught b She had motherl.,
instincts that weeep-rooted in he
fheart, and that oh charm to her il
the eyes of child1that older peopl
might have orere d. All children
loved her. Up int great airy nu1
Asery there was Aradise to her. !
paradise of littleaks, who clustere
hround her.
1.-The childrenLnt me-" she woul
Say; and her vie sad face woul
RGhange and light as she rose to nice
|them.
So on that Mar aGterloon-a brigh
warm day after meek d cold, bluste
ing winds she tbk it'll Philip by Il
pand and went dwn among the rock
1T is so hot!n laid Pflip, balancir
himself on the slippery seaweed.
AN t jump any more. lay we get o
nto the boat. Jehpy?n
Surely said denny You re We
Wrapped up, and it 5 wam. "
The boat was some fbhermen' boz
led loosely to stake, and was bobbil
afely about on the rising tide. Th
vent down together to the water S eds
nd Philips shrill laugh rsng out jC
lilly as he tumbled into the boat a
eized an oar. Jenny came last, pal
10 for moment to read the paint
anne outside, 'sThe Swallow-Jo
ninth. y
Now lie still, Master Philip"
aid, land shut your eyes and listen
The sun was very hot, and the lit
|oat rose and fell monotonously on
weeping waves. Philip shut his ey
b that the pickering light upon
Eater might not dazzle them. Jen
|ang softly to herself long after he !
|lllen asleep, with his chubby face b
en- on her knee and his han limp W
he sea air. Then Jenny began to +
he sunlight made her eyes ache, t
md the water made her giddy. and
BIO shut her eyes and laid her head
In the gllnwale. When she awe
here was high wind, and twas gr'
no cold and she was shivering. 1t '
/ ute light still, but a heavy sea-fog
|rept upon them unawares, and eve
hing was gray and misty about tn
little frightened at the sudden 5
ess, she crept across the sleeping G
nj found the rope. The boat
|urned, and then rocked aimlessly Fl
idle TO side. She drew the rope i
" inch, into the seat beside her,
Boxed ut it with a kind of stl
Eonder, too frightened to realize
hey two were out alone on the
aters, and the fog was dense al
&lem.
Little Philip lay fast asleep in the
tdof the boat, andthough she sho
Gkhe was hoarse, he never shl
ISA when the silence had grown
NJ Ashe crouehed down beside
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