New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

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my answers, so that she was never IN position 10
say that l was not highly connected, and not IN
other ways more important than chose to let her
know. though also took that she should never
afterward be able TO charge me with having told
her a real caulker
a day or two after her talk with Florence IN her
cabin She sounded Daniel about ne, as my friend
made haste to let me know. j was with my darling
deck looking over the sieiIl ~ th9 holI"H SIeen
through the spray in the wake ol the plongiing
keel. Sly friend rolled mp To Ms and said; Jack,
Miss Danlaris Hawke has been asking me questions
about you my lad She met me coming 0ni oi my
cabin hauled me to the table and bred away liaYo
you told her that yon're the son Of nobleIE1n .
Certainly not. replied l09king iipn M Ii n,.h 70
Florence, who was watching hiIn Win Iaushing
q Well. then. she seems TO have some notion of
that kind in her head" said Thompson. She says
TO me: Were not you az school with nm, captain
and | answered: Yes for what Is snip Dnt
school, and "A mighty rough one too. ana Jack ana
were at sea together Miss Florence, as Oi course YOU
have heard. Did YOU know his father! said she:
No. maam, said l. lie is a solicitor. ho says;
'Ay. and tirst-class solicitor. too, answered
He is most grntlemanly young man, says she,
kind of sounding me- and wish you could teil ms
more about him. for his gallant exploit the other
day. coupled with his p"eness to me. has made mo
feel very much Interested in hum Well, you may
suppose | wasn't gong 10 swallow thai view Of IT,"
sad Daniel. with his beamng face turned ini upon
Florence, who was biting h'r lip with mingled
look Of mci iment and confusion; quite under
stood hat she was driving 1T. and II hadn been
afraid of putting NY foot IN it by cOntIadicting
something yom might have told her | could have
spun her on the spot tiptop yarn ABOUT y"u JACK,
something to make her hair curl. s0r' my dear
fellow if she wants yOu To he q lords connection
be one man-eh. Miss lOrcuce Hang y, If II be
true that We all come from Adam AMI Eve then
who's going to call me liar if say that the Queen
- Lam glad you didn't invent" said !. laughing
If no more passed between you than what you
all.D
@WeIl. didn't commit myself" he answered. Il
didn't say you Eee n9bieInans eldest son. Dui ~
,erlnI trikl al SlI "A 4
turned to and gave her my opinion OF YOU cracking
You MP ia speech that lasted So long that before
had come 10 the eud of il had worked look INTO
her face that was like asking me to hold my Jaw.
And don't yOu deserve all the good ! can say OF
yOu ann sure Miss Florence thinks 50 >; and with
"a comical bow to her aud loud, genial laugh. the
argr-hearted little fellow stun ped on Instantly.
forgetting all about ns. no doubt as he rolled his
eve along tie Tidged horizon To wndward ana took
a shippers -quint at the set of the booming canvas.
But, as have said, lost sight of Aunt Daniaris
when the northeast trades began o. blow and
heard of her only through Florence, who reported
her ~ very pceylsh and quarfclsomc her nose oi "a
fiery red her eyes streaming AMI her voice LITTLE
more than kind of decayed n0arscncss. | was
careful to send my respectful compliments ana sym;
pathetic inquiries tO her agaln and again nut VIII
not pretend that lamented her absence Hour after
hour Florence and | were together, until Mrs.
OBrcn would look rs if she felt 1t her duty to come
M and congratulate uS. while Mrs. Marlnad'iAe
Mortimer would simper up at us from her book or
work az we passed with nm air of languiShng on
cOuragement aud sympathy that was as c0Inicai as
it was kind.
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couple OF points abaft the port beam m swinging
torrent. that kept the brave fabric hulnming ana
roaring day and night. We carried royals sn'l ioIe-
topmast stunsai to 1t, aud. with sort OF leaning
down of her nose and keel enough 10 give her keen
stem the slanting leverage it wanted TO tear the
emerald seas into SnOW-storlns, the STathnlOfe
drove along with "A thrilling through the length of
her that was like the chaterng Ot your teeth ana
noise of thunder aloft, rs If every lyory-hard
rounded sail held storm IN its hollow. remember
one day standing with my daTling-whO never
seemed to tire of the beautiful sight the ship and sea
made, whether in calm or stOrni-near the "heei,
watching the whole length of the vessel sweeping,
with long. floating lurches. athwart the surges. L
had my ewes on her sweet face standing out with
delicate CearncSS against the gTecnSI SKY over to
rail and was studying with lovers delight the
varying moods In il az she would look from the
height of the cleaning royals 10 the hlsslng anu
Scthiug yeast that spread away from where the lee
cathcad Overhung the water INTO broad swift OF
gldy, dazzling white.
grander from the other end there. pointing - the
forecaste where she would seem to be coming
toward yOu with her noble sails swelling out, IN
stead of always being in hollows as We see them
hereT
awe can soon satisfy ourselves on that point
said |, Z" if you'll take my arm, and 20 with me
there"
But the men, Jack"
"Mv darling. were not going aloft there'll be
footing To pay" said /, laughing, and catching up
her hand and putting 1t under my arm. She hnng
~ thr wind q bit, as if she was afrad-she had
never left the poop bef0re-and SAID: On jack
what would the men say would they be rudef' L
Mr.. Thornton that was going to show Miss Hawke
what the sea looked like under the bows-tor ho
stared to see me leading her down the poop-ladder
we gained the quart ;r-dcck. and went along tho
waist 10 the fOrecastle ladder. The twecn-deck
passengers were hanging about, chiefly TO ieeward
ont of the way of the wind. smoking and talking,
the women nursing babies watching their young
sters cutting capers in the scuppurs. Florence was
critically eyed ~ she passed along. her dress tr0n
the feather in her hat to her little boots, being at
tentiyey scanned by those of her own sex among
the poor people. aud noticed deal OF admiration
in the looks of the men. long with peerng past OK
one another tn follow her beautiful figure, while they
murmured their approval. When We can 10 the
galley stopped, t0 show her the ships kitchen.
The boatswan stood in the lee door taking few
furtve pulls ut sO0ty pipe and talking to the cook
and the baker. who lOungcd against sort OF
dresser, with their bare. pale arms crossed upon
How are you. shlingw said l. "Cook. beg
pardon for ntmdlng want 10 show this lady
where all the beautiful dinners you send us AFT
FROM
Tho boatswan put his pipe up his sleeve, and re-
spectfulIy hOurished his thumb up at his noieskin
can II Glad 10 see you fOrrard Mr. Seymour, sad
Le: and then. sucking in his cheeks. with glance
of alarm AT Florence. ilrserton, / mean, SIR.
Why, shiyer my topsails as stage sailors say;
where's my old memory wandering, not 10 recall
that IIegeTton's the word and llrgeTiOn II Is!
We're going to have look ut your snip from tho
forecastle. shilling; said wnking 10 hn nm @ nej 70
" mighty polite before these men, What 90 you
think of this sea Kitchen :-cabO0se, the old word II.
Do you see those big foppers theIe nt d = & Wsre r,
boiled oh, you should taste those delicacles;
Cook once upon "a time "A rough sailor-nan pulled
the likeness of the hall of Chnest Junk Ont 0i hls
bo.om and asked me what II was made OF;
srclled and peered, and said: Why, 1t looks like
niece of teak that's been shed up ont OF the bet OK
ihc orran, Nothing of the kind says he. its "a
bt Of salt beef that was served ont to the crew N
the last ship / wis in, and I'm going Ia make VIII
aII about this here hit of beef and nothing cse-i0r
it's all | own-and bcquelth il TO the British
Museum as the gift of an English sailor 70 the
United Kingdom What do you think OF that'
cook r.
"Tbnk9" answered the cook, who had rather
sour eve why. that that rough sailor-man was u
coddiu' Of you, sr.' ac-,,..,
No. no exclaimed the boatswaln. "CoddinI
Why Eve h.en shinmnteS with beef that hard We