The Penn's Grove record., 1884-06-14
BY SALT SEA WAVES.

Capt. Edward Barton was very fond
of lounglng in the large window OF his
seaside lodgings after breakfast, and
watching the girls go down, and by the
time they had their dip, and were yak
ing or sitting in the sun to dry their
hair, the gallant officer was among them.
Capt. Barton was not to be caught with
chaf, though he knew pretty well
whose hair was natures gift, and whose
has been carefully taken and shaken IN
a pail inside the bathing machine TO
make it match the rest"
There were two girls to whom no ex-
ception could be taken. Their cheeks
had ahealthy bloom, their eyes sparkled
with youth and merriment, and thei
hair-that of one was brown and the
other golden-grew out of their W
heads, and as II captain passed them
a delicioua salt smell hung about the
d~ishevelled locks that was quite lnsplr-
ing. He was just Illuminating to him.
self as to whether blue eyes or brown
were best, when a voice with a rich,
oily brogue attached to it, arose be-
hind
Don't be cutting me now, Barton!
But sure you've got some Excuse for
blindness after staring at that girls
wicked eyes SO longl'
For a refined, polished young man
like Capt. Barton to be thus assailed
wa most aggravating, but having salts
fed himself that no one else heard the
remark he greeted this yociferous
brother officer civilly.
1--WE run down for a Dip" pursued
Capt. O'More genially, land | neversaw
a prettier couple of girls than those l
saw We looking at. Do ye know them
at all. p"
"Not IN the least. Impossible for a
mar to know all the girls he sees at a
seaside place"
.'Och, them" said O'More looking
back after the girlish figures which
we've now arranged on either side of a
stout lady, "I'd go out of my way TO
have a few minutes conversation with
the two of them"
'Sorry I can't Introduce you, Have
a cigar?"
mot just now. Have they bathed
yet, do you know"
why man." cried Barton, laughing,
show should | know?"
"Ye might have seen them. But /
think they have, for their hairs all wet.
VIII you dine with me tonight at the
'Bear2''
''Thanks-yes, said Barton. ''Where
are you off to nowp"
40 enjoy myself-and find a way of
knowing those girls"
''ImpossIblel'
"To a solid Englishman like you, yes;
but where there's a beauty in the case,
leave an Irishmen alone! | bet you a
guinea l get acquainted with them
this very day"
"AbsudI III take you at once, o.
More"
During the very hot afternoon the two
yonng beauties and the stout lady went
in search of live curiOsities for their
aquarium. Captain O'More kept an
eye on them as they strolled among the
the rocks below, while he was on the
cliff above. AT last he Jaw the old
InJu Sit dnYup an a shaltarad bit ~ Oa,,1
quite exhausted with the heat; and then
he went down among the little pools
and rocks. Fervently and earnestly he
CROPPED in every hole as if aquariums
were his livelihood. AT last, by "A rare
stroke of fortune, he found something,
The did not know its name) that drew
the eyes OF the two young ladies envi-
ously toward him.
He's got i'll and we shan't find
another, l knOw!' murmured one dis
fair one to the other.
Quick as thought the Irishman secur-
ed what he knew to be prize, in his
pocket handkerchief, and then saunter-
ed on. The girls approached the Old
lady, and he saw the three were eager
ly watching him. He pretended to
have met with further success, and
stopped as if to secure another treasure.
TIL Il he saw the Old lady ambling to-
ward him, a sort of dumb apology
breathing in every gesture.
Pardon me, sir" she continued,
'but we have for days been disappoint-
ed IN obtaining an addition to u