New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

/ NaTCaStIC,
acidulated old lady heaved a sigh, aud said: E..
1t is affecting, Mr.. Egerton II Is dream p,,t IL
soon passes and that makes 1t Affecting. Dut as u
snectacle II moves us-some of ms, should say-in
another way; Us reminding us of that which might
have been but never, never came to pass
Halo thought l. I" is it possiblei Can she
! ever have been in lover and gazed at the angu-
lar old cOuntcnance. showing hard aud tense past
the sausage-curl, with feeling approaching 10 awe.
/ However. it not my part To let her sign TOT
| nothing so | SAID d" | suppose Miss Hawke, IL j
the doom of all of us TO have what may Term Term
blightcd passages in our lives. But Heaven Is very
merciful madam, and teaches us how to forget t'at
we have suffered"
= You are wrong Mr. Ecertonr she answered,
there are some natures that never cdR forget :;
there are scars which descend to the grave with one
but that is because the wounds are very deep ana
CTuel."
@You speak fcelingly. Miss Hawke said l. think
ing to myself, and this is the sentimental Old lazy
! who would have foistcd that ass Morecombe upon
/ her niece and made the darling miserable Tor ne
"YOu would think had reason were You 10 kho"
ALL" she answered. with trenble in her voice, cX-
pressiye of emotion. that amazed me III her IL Is
! too much the fashion TO ridcule old maids know
nothing more OblectIonable ana vulgar lhere aIo
such things as marriages in heaven, Mr. Egertehi
:" have heard of them sald L sentlmehtally
" but never could quite grasp
We'll. sir. AN married in heaven" she ex-
claimed, looking at me lntently' Dei?He! ~ sp.tn s,
died the grave closed over MIN. he sleeps III Sydley
and for thirteen years have never Omitted visiting
/ his Te,tngp!ac once month. In life we were be-
| trothed aud his death married us. No clergyman
/ could have made us more one, Mr. EgertOn and
! know continued she casting her eyes upon the
! skylight with look of devotion, that when my
/ time comes, the first to"
| Plump Mt that instant came small, damp swab
| through the open skylght on when Aunt ia
mariss eyes were fixed il upset number ot things
the table Immediately III front OF us, ana caused
! ccmmOtOn enough TO make the Old lady squeal out
WHO did that :" roared Daniel III a great rage
/ hopping out of his seat. Mr.. Thornton. Jump on
! deck sir and find ont who threw that swnh mere
steward. pick the beaStly thing OF the table
All was hustle and noise, Mr.. Thornton rushed ont
/ cf Le "
moved tho swab, Others were baling up the SduGe
that had been upset. collecting the mats; almonds
and rains etc. which had been sent lying, ana
making the table presentable. =,
" Ii was that sIylarkiug apprentice. Murphy, sir,
said Mr.. Thornton. returning ana rcaiglhg ms Soat
The sccoud officer had left the poop tor Il minute
and Murphy and another apprentice Tell 10 churhths
| the swnb ut one another. and Murphy's last throw
! Daniel said nothing, but thought could detect
! the threat of heavy E" work-up Job Tor Murphy
| in the Inlamcd' profile of my old friend. The ap-
partition of the sval-which the ladies' should know
Il sort of mop composed OF Old rope uScu i"f dfy-
ing Che decks-put an cnd to Aunt l1am3rls roman
/ tie references to the beloved youth who slept ~
Sydney. II was holy ground to the old lady ana
not proper for me to lnrude on. unless she invited
me 10 walk in again. and 80 the matter dropped.
| | was sorry, for not only was such subject as
that quite in nv vein at that time. so that could
! have listened to her with tattcIng sympathy anu
attention but il was valuable a revelation OF her
| queer character. After the swab had been cleared
/ away the conversation grew general ana then the
! ladies withdrew, leaving us gentlemen to .it alone
/
! the cuddy Daniel had smOothed his countenance.
and it shouc with his native good-naturc.
l leaned toward him and said: Skipper want
my sweetheart on deck this evening, Tor haii-
hours patrollmg Of your poop. II she oilers 10 go
on deck after dark. the aunt may think 1t her duty
! to follow; this will he Objectionable. VIII you
! manage TO convey your compliments TO Miss Flor
| cnce after the second dog-watch, ana ask her 70
| take few turns with yOH! Your Invltatlon VIII
! make the thing shpshapc IN the old lady opinion
-always safe with the dear captain, you know,
| Daniel
He grinned and answered. Yes, Jack, I'll obligc
! yOu. though hang it! You seem to forget that t0d
! you should give up making love for YOU after the
| Introductory business. | say what did yc think of
! that swab coming down How came such Il thlng rs
! that knocking about the poop! left IN one OF the
! quarter-boats, / suppose: 1t frightened somebody.
! Was 1t yOV that howed : -,
told him 1t was Aunt Damatis, and nothing
having detained at the table but the desire 10 get
! him to promise to ask Florence on deck that eve
ming. thereby d0ublng my chance OF having her to
myself for half an hour, left the cuddy
The wind had shifted during dinner, and was
blowing a very mild gentle breeze Il little 10 the
southward of west the yards were braced to lt the
| stunsails in, and the ship sneaklng through the
smooth water, on which the shadow of the evening
| hung dark. There was streak OF new moon over
! head in the wake OF the FAINT flush IN the west
! where the fires of the sunkcn luminGry were eX-
pring Ii was like pairing OF pearl, without power
/ to silver the dark wings OF yapor that went slowly
| past it. The time was the second dOR-watch' ana
! all the crew would be forward on the forccastle
warning and smoking and taking sailors pleasure;
| there was n fiddle going. and hOarSc but power
! ful voice was keeping IT company; ibut nothing
could be distinguished from the distance OF the poop
save the huddo of figures under the toresail with
outlines of them seated upon the rail and rising and
! falling against the gllmlnering .Stars over ihe
! horizon. pom the maiu-deck the people moving
! about were more distinct; you could see nahe OF
! light in tne great main hatchWaY one grazing Oh
! which of but the gloom along the bllWarhs;
melting into deep shadow about the galley and
against the fOrcca>tlc entrance, gave kuu or mag
uilcati0n TO the deck appurtcnances; the scuttle-
| butts the winch. the foot OF the malnmast the
coils of gear hung upon pms, ana al Such matters
! Looked twice their size IN the graduated sweep or
dusk and the sails had soft large loom, aS they
rose one above another to the left of streak oI
moon, every edge beng cloar WIlle l.he vi ca' ~
against the darkness, with stars glitterIhT rs IL
might be-. upon the hOlt-rOpe; while forward, under
the arched foot of the foresall past the sladowed
groups of people there, you c0uld see space Oh tlo
| great buwspit and iIbbOOms shooting INTO the
dusky folds of the night, III the south sound or
riupliup water came up from alongside, with we'll
! inC and gurging under the counter, when the long,
delicate swell gently raised the noble ship and
went past her with an ashen light in IT'S broad brow
which stretched the staT-reflectOns II caught INTO
/ lengths of silver wire; ana every htaSe Seemc 20
/ set the liquid shadows where they lay heaviest
upon the sca-ne. flowing betwxt thc stars ana the
! waters like a thing that swarmed aud thickehed
/ and thnncd 10 the motion OF the wind.
! You may talk OF the loneliness of the deep being
felt most by the solitary watcher. hy the casta"ay
! bv the last of an abandoned boats crew but; TO
me- the sense of the oceans tremendous solitude Is
never moro oppressive than on such an evening ~
this am describing. when the decks are full OF NE
/ made phantOm-llke by the dusk, and when the ear
/ goes away from the laugh and the murInur oI
/ voices, and the eye from the 6Warms OF MOVING
visionary shapes, 20 the distant, Starll sOundtoo
space OF sea, To those cagu OF wetcrinc waters,
/ along which the night breeze passes moaning
/ Lads. il Is the contrast of the life hunnlng ana
stirring about YOU with tho visible eternity sweeping
up 10 the ship from the height of the sky over head
/ from the bottom of The iathOmess ocean Under
meath from the luiinitudc of the distances which
| lrdle YOU look where You Will, that presses the
feeling of loneliness with the weight of frost upol
/ the intelligence of q who makes one of a crowd
/ I'M a ship and looks away over her bulwarks INTO
the silence aud darkness al the calm ocean night.
But such thoughts these would create but
! brief mood in at hat time | hung about. Kill
ing the evening as best | could thinking good
! deal of old Aunt Damaris aud the queer stun she
had talked to me at dinner and praying in my heart
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