The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-03

2 8t.E- artists, holding habilu4. intercourse xl,h refinement, il IS very evident tha, Ben ls becoming almost a gentleman. When d; long intervals he ge,s holiday, and comes back ,o the Rebecca. he takes n his old tasks willingly. Bu, io .erry :, seems now, when Ben sweeps and se5arS the cabin and cooks tAe rough fare for hir, and Tom b4.t, tka. .he ooy Is al united fer the neniA. tasks. Sof- vel kept hands accus,omed to musical ins,rc- meEts have 100 EAe touca for hauliaz ropes aa3 shipping bricks and hAndl.ae irying-pans.
 Four years ago musical yachtsInan mad heard Ben singing. lis atien;io- had been challenged by the maIysloas precision of the boys ear and the hez.- b.hty of his auie-like voice. The senss- man had boarded the barge with Ire er. ;hcs.as1 et . ..eh dllettAa.e. sff=rsaS :. educate him foE the musical 2.otessloa and ai oEee ge: him placed as 2 saosis.er IT fashionable church. I-rry. smoking as usual, sat 2s:l 1e h.s ,illes iiet lis- tened silently e :he ceioaus saw1 .ke
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 Jeremiah, who now pas, forty. Is re garded as a hopeless bachelor. Mss Bat. Tom eldes; born. young hoy len held belle in ,eg!ons round abou Southwark. had perseve. ing,y hrown her. self a; h.z he4i for the LIS, half-dc-ea y:ars. Ru, whenever she oaarued ,se barge cry as>4Uled q s.oli1,tY anG h.-- euess not q; all coacilia,oIy q. pc phe,ie of amof3us ia.en,lors Mss Btiy Bai al lasl withdrew her ligh: and shone upon aa infe,.o7 wto hal ing cour,ed her attention.
 l. was on May morning, someshere abol, Hhi,sur;. .e, ihz. the laaest-o ~a1 ruled B-n's .ie wen: ou; of :es-r and ,he boy had weeks holiday. The boy ls Il the tili.- of the kebecea, steer ..s between ku.h nd Gravesend. The 1arg- $ ly.ag over. under strong press 0. canvas. and he ~ater curls merriN o-eF par. oi the deck. The heavy req brown >ails aie d.. standing. though ne few ,aca;.. 70 De s{en sailing n the seraes direction Fave ;vo reefs doxn.
 The Rebecca E not . barge mode enough ;o n4ye steering wheel. so ih4. b-. moves backward and forwa!a v..- he leT-pole. vhi-n IS Eo.ched Ar- carved ornanentally .-f:er desiee -s- touay on zuca handles. inc Rebec .s on Ter ~ay io he Orwell ana Is racilg 1. rival down he riyer. The Mary A. makes voyages Q ne Rhine for ooules cf l.fzeTal water. The skipper thereof $ ! lee.ea. or the Iiveg as iuTr.aer" ,i Ei.oh IS saPlosed to have q German slt- oa inc o:heI s.de 1f ne water io-. f.oz tune to tis1e, ll.t.e 5sveE-A aired lads a- ra.ders wko tAk broken English nase voy .Ees wiih hin One of these l4sscs had opened the door of the Lamb q Goshen 70 Len ra any years ago. Elsa ;s | 1w ,. ;-l Iaa.a, ia.r and cez.ely. ~sit hnPid liue eyes. and yards of selos tlT e7i.ed round her head Besl6es he sa.ic skln -he has the charm nf pre.:. smile. which Bea likes io watch bYeas oat 2. the oo-ncfs q kc- red lips.
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