New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-20

self; though to be sure. managed to court Flor
ence on deck for few minutes on one occasioh' hs
enlc of wind allows but little to be done in the
way of loyc-making though thlnk what miiiu li
| me most was the uproar IN tho cuddA; our meas
were brief affairs. for that reason lhcre was no
lingering over the soup IN conversation III was as
| much as the stewards could do to wait upon us IN
deed. one of them. in coming AT WIN puading
| was nearly washed oycrb0art SUI nH a, tne
cuddy table as was could nave t3'a miai W ths
going to happen by the peculiar sort OF panSe ~ the
TCI of the vessels hull: the fellows at the wheel had
ct her come to a tre too far, there was no time 10
| pay oil and like creature OF instinct VINO per,
! ccivcs that any struggle will he useless she had
| Ouctly let the green sea come right over the
wwrothcr-rnil amidShips: il Ioarcd as il fell like
! thundcrbolt and sent Thompson hopping mp the
! companion ladder in hot haste. The water washed
high against the front of the cuddy the interior OF
open; and presently IN comes me poor uh'irLstm
! ard halfdrowncd, dripping wet, MS nose bleeding
profuscy but stoutly holding on to AL ne CONF 4L
! save of the pudding, namely small piece oil the
! dish in which he had been canylngit.
| Under such circumstances Therefore, the oppor-
tunities for saying tender things to my darling were
| extremely rare Why it was as much as one could
do to make the stewards hear one shouts for bread
the marsala. or whatever else II might be LOT II
/ was not only tho straining and crraklng ol the
] laboring hull. the ringing and huinnlng OF the
wind blowing in n storm past the Skyllghts over,
head and bursting with shricks into the rigging anu
| the narrow bands OF t"p'allsi nor lhe WASTING
! thunder of water striking the counter anu weather
quarter blow after blow, that KEPT the Ianrlc li'h-
bling as though series of explosions were taxing
place in her hold there was tho wild hcavlng mo-
ton also that obliged every to mind his eye ana
! fix his attention upon himself and what was under
! his nose the wild upward toss that was like the
flight of Il balloon the rushing, roaring descent that
was like being caPslzed IN maGistr9m tne StagReL
! lecward that would bring Aunt DamtrlS, VINO was
seated tothcr end the athwartShiP table. careening
| pretty nearly over my heat as though Shc ana
am hot going to tell you that this was whole
gale Of wind though maybe am making it seem
SO had it been hGt the deep ship could never have
run before il should have hove to and lay toss
| ing about with drift to the southwark OF knot
or 50 nm hour instead of bowling ont fairtwcyo
geographical miles. and making run IN every
twenty -our hours of those three days equal TO nara
upon five parallels But, ncvcri hress it vIo
lent weather: talking difficult at liable or any
where else and for that reason nothing OF moment,
unless if were look or two, passed between lot
cncc and mo On the third d"y however OF TINS
noisy blowing was passing tnrongn ,mG cm,luF , ~
! the afternoon when saw Aunt DanlailS anu NY
darling seated on cushioned locker near we PAM
| clawcd my way over 10 them ana asked the old
lady if she would like 70 the ocean. 1t 5 I'm"
sight" shouted, I'll engage to hand you safely
Very much obliged Mr. Egcron.' she answered,
the saw-lic notes i'll her voice making her speech
clear enough; have no wish to lose the little hair
You ought not to let this gaic blow itself away
without taking look at /" SAID l. "
! :" have no doubt it is very fine she replied,
| Il" but prefer to remain under shelter. Fray don
suppose that have no conception OF the height OF
never whrlcd about like this when coming t" Eng
land 10. not oven off Cape Horn
Stern cabins are a mistake. madam cried |
| whatever movement there Is i'll the ship N0u get
the most of there; not to speak OF the grinding OF
the whccl-chans over your head and the jar OF the
quite true, Mr.. Fccrton; you appear TO know
! all ahout it, Positively would suppose that You
| had been sailor" she hawled. with her eyes, That
| were close set in her face, fixed upon me. ,
| ooh" shouted |, noticing the smile that came
and went over Florcnccs face Il he touch OF he
sunlight the rolling snow outside; every antS-
man knows that the wheel Is over TIE stern caoulS
| ana that the Tuddcr Is in the water under IT,
you are used to the sea as yachtsnian, per-
hans" she exclaimed. No person unaccuStomcd
10 the motion of ship could move about yon do.
| only half an hour ago Mr.. Thompson Tucker was
dashed on the deck when leaving ms CABIN ana was
! very glad to rc-cntcr It, assure you.
had no objection to her thinking that knew the
sea as a yachtsman, for IT would probably be thc
only form of SailOrng she would THINK gcntrcl; so
| bnndly smiled in her face ana turning TO flor-
| cnce sang out: Since Y0ur aunt VIII not trust
herself on deck. may have the pleasure OF taxing
II am afraid shall he blown ovcrboard,' she
swcred, piping ont the clear music OF her notes
Have no fear" said l. you will ENJOY the scene.
and the wind will refresh you after your coniine-
! inent III the cabin $50
Aunt Dainaris made no objection. which surprised
| me exceedingly. My darling raised her beautiful
eyes to the skylsht and after moment S heSlta-
ton consented to accompany me-. She had 10 go 70
| her cabin first for her jacket and hcad-gedr and
| handed her to the door of it, squeezing her little
| fingers tcnderly during orr progress aS you may
| reckon and while she equipped herself took her
| place al Aunt Damariss side.
d" / am exceedingly sorry, called out IN her ear;
! putting all the amiability and sympathy could
pack into the strong voice was forced To exert,
that the motion OF the ship should Inconvenience
| YOU IN your cabin. Mine Is very much nj your
service if YOU would like to use it madam. Ii has
| two bed-places-Mr Morcombc bad one of them"
"Oh. you are very oblging; but no, thanks, we
| will stop where are" she answered. " fray
don't mention Mr. MOrecOmbe's name. lic has quite
gone out of my head, assure you, and don't want
to be reminded that he hay an cAStencG ,, ,ood
the best job could of bow under those tossing
and rolling conditions, and then congratulatcd hrr
| upon her appearance, telling her had been AFRAID
her health would suffer from her imprisonment pc
| low; but | am glad to Sec, said viewing her
earnestly that that has not been the case. Doc
tors say that the Sca-ar makes people live long, but
| INV notion is that il makes people look young;
There is nothing like il for frightening the eyes ana
purifying the complexion
She would have been moro than human indeed,
she would have had TO he an angel instead OF an Ola
mad-not TO have been sensible of tins pIcco OF nat
terry, hch reckon on the whole was pretty neatly
| administered, considering " hat green hand was
! at such work. You would nave perceived the Eto
in her old lean. bony composition stirring uaeI to
| compliment and warming into smllc-ialnt IN
deed because, you see, she was an elderly lady ana
| would suck a lollipop of this KIND cautiously,
making prctence that she had nothing in her mouth:
Just then Florence came ont of her cabin and |
sprang forward 10 give her my hahl, foT; SupcIDy
AS she would poiSc her lovely figure to the motion
of the sea- here was deck quite lmpractcable To
any woman's feet even though they should have
twinklcd under the gauzc OF "a Prf%l"e aa""e"'e "e
la monde whatever her name might be.
d" BE very careful, squealcd Aunt l)dnaIis
| " IIayo no fear, madam, Shoutcd; and leaving
| the old lady to think what she pleased of my be-
| hayior | passed my arm under my swecthcarl's,
| linking the darling firmly to me thus and helped
| her up tbs companion steps. The moment her dear
| little nose was above the companion Sho put her
hand 10 il rs if she thought it had been blown OIL
her face She struggled for breath, dragged at me
| as if to descend the steps again; but l was not
| going 10 lose her. The wind, indeed. was like
| solid wall: but when the ship dipped her counter
the gale split with Il shrek against the brow oil the
heavy that was coming and swept mp over tho
deck leaving bit Of lull, for breath as 1t might
he: and this pause took advantage of by passing
my arm round my loved ones waist, and with
| iump | had her under the lee of the weather.
quarter boat with ibrcs Of her hair blowing in
kind of glory under tho hood ot the waterproof
cIn,t thaI covered her from her rban-shapcd hat
down 10 tine ccws and bolt-ropo of her dress, and
| her face like a rose and eyes like diamonds. and