The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-11-27
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On the eastern shore, hard by the sea
midway between ESSEX and Sussex, lies
the ancient town uf kieinhof The cniet
occupation of the inhabitants is the oc-
cupaton ofdoing nothing. In the pleas
ant seasons they entertain visitors, and
during the Unpleasant part 0f the year
entertain lhemat ives with the great aud
necessary helpo shat the summer guest
lett behind him IL the shape uf board
money. But toe they and il what they
are, we have n&ught to DO with the toNn,
and naught to do with the inhahitan, 5
save two. named Mark silas, captain, re-
tired TO private lie, and Cynthia Budd,
splnster, also ed to private life.
Captain silas was called retired sea
captain, because, as the story ran he had
once commanded astaunch three master,
and ploWed the main with ii from bis
childhood to his Latter days. But wheth-
er hc lad ever been sea captain. OF
knew a gunNait from Il centre board is
another matter, because every man III
kleinhof who did nothing, and who had
abundant resources to help him do it,
was called a retired sea captain. There
fore it WIS not easy to draw the line be-
sea ca aptans who settled III i\leinhuf, and
there, by degrees, to the great delight OF
the inhabitants who had not retired Oh
anything, emptied their money bags. \
rumOr, however, to the slight disparage-
ment OF the captains sea going qualities,
mad been started on pleasure sailing
excursion when iii Il squall Captain Silas,
in his excitement, shouted, "Elaui in the
spanker boom, and take a rect III the
centre board"
Captain Silas lived in q shaded street
in the town, in a double house of antique
pattern. The captain lived on the west
side, and Cynthia Budd on the east side.
Cynthia Budd was a comely person Of
forty odd years, and had remained in the
bud as far as matrim0ny was concerned
for that dreary length of time. 1t was
said and proved atterWard that Miss
5udd had designs upon the captains at
Iections and bis money, or bis money and
his affections When the captain return
ed from his Wanderings to take posses
sion of his ancestral double house, Gym
thia Budd waylaid him at odd intervals,
in order to ensnare hlm to a declaration
of his unbounded love for her-by offer
ing to feed his chickens for him on
| stormy mornings, enquiring thirtyseven
times a day in regard to his precious
| health, and by other acts and actions
| that spoke her mind to great perfection,
and made it as easy to read as the oig
| lettered sentences in the primer.
| ltWas said and proved afterwards alsc
| that the Captain was at once smittel
| With the charms of the designing spins
| ter, but he was so pleased with the fan
| onslaught, and derived so much chuckle
and amusement from it, which relieved
| greatly the tedium OF life somewhat
monotonous, that he sought to pr0long
1t. But when another designing "olc
| maiden isrespectiully so-called, "his-
| nered to Miss Budd that the Captain
| made sport of her, and jeered and laughed
at the Bachelors Club about her, hel
,,,, b.,ta tnnI. ,h,. ,I',oo nf snft and VII,
mo love
At the ancestral donhle house n new
order nf thin0s was introduced Ir Was
a divided house in mora IN AN one teat.
are. The ONLY access from tbe
street WAS p "frnut doo,u in the cen.
ire, tbat accorImn,laIed both tenants
| Inside WIS = lar,n h,n from which III,
different parts of born parts we're reach.
ed. There were two s1aircases and tv,
doors here and th4ra maxine thn tw,
uarts of the housr independent of eacI
other. hXceut the front door accommoda.
| ton. 4 fine rae man Of Miss Bndd',
baudiWork had been in use before tht
door. This was drawn to the east side
at once. The Captain suppljed A bought
eo mat. bnt it WAS nnicl,lv thrusf to hi
side. Later. Miss Budd drew cball
une from The centre of the door to th,
opposite side OF The hall The Captal
understood this. and was careful 10 keel
On the west side of it. 1t was said tha
when Miss Rudd entered the house sh,
threw wide the door. and catherine hel
| skirts carefully around her trimmed in Ol
the east half If the door and any and al
times observed the chalk line TO hair,
breadth The C0utain keut two dogs
and Miss Budd snpported a half dolel
eats. more or less Which we're lesseneC
yearly when she made ! iournrv to tbt
river with A firmly lied b5g. The dog,
learned fn cree, timidIv IN fba west III,
of rhe entrance and hall and the eat,
cluno to the east side in their ms an(
oufs as thonoh thev eynected to i,
assanlted ram the other sde Th,
siege. however was all on one side. Tn,
Cantain nnlv cbncEled the more anc
lanohed himsalf sora
Miss Rond had maid the Cantain th,