The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-03
sAs Moselle, and poured oa, fall bumpers

~ SSs S~1A sss~atg 0sSNsshks At SstN smiling
 "Te our nex, merry meeting" said
 Ben, .,rasely, thsnAing of hls resolve.
 l" To our nexs Hssssy meeting. repeated
 slsA. nm.diy glAne,ng up at her husband, and wondering xAy Ass eyes rioaied so netcely on her saee
 At the door. as he and Ren vent out the skipper turned hack. and took the tSis Aeas; eeswess hss rough hands. ana looked down into he l,mp,d eyes oi has ~iie sith A terrible anguish. She shook herself tsre in a pestiSh way. and went back to heg cmsrnlsiefy.
 l, s.ss lovely lane evening, and the AeheSea had saiicI oE and on without consideration as pme. Ben NaS soothed h, the SotI wlnd ana ,he dancing oi the waves Ali heiCencsS and anger and distress isdcd ouI ., hls snInd as he he'd tommuaipn Nssh sea and ait lert, sat d. the helm ii meaSls silence tie had net spoken hslt-a-descn sentences te ksn S,nee they had hoaFae thr harec Oals ue~ and then when ms yaank Noml,an- ton Aapeafed Ae>ei aea ta thought. cd ,hc ss,pfsi tatr ; sttaaee feg8d upon hlsl < leok n winch we're astasica love. regret. ana stern Iosoivr AEAin ihefe p4sSca hetntc his mnld the recollection v < m9sts morning and d h0lo black head asattaF on I ~1ad stream. \ ilttIe ae .d sn had s4sc.i a.i Gheft>hea t4ii it had giosn se manhoo4', estate head WAll Nas aoN stossnctl wllh esusV sasl hos.ot in tae vsffa e ssK6s esne .l.e ~ss hi> | ii s ,s 4ul fnan s \ stnons seiteu itawa se;tlsd on efenath itae ss ae asd battle ai,h the p=sst Na she pretty pfai,'e a' htf,. Il he 8saaSag ssis As sa5 exgsttgeass et shatF 4d. ~eic te alled. -a had never .l,eu ham E uaEaaczE7 stfr uf sae4stueSx lIe haa eser acen ahcasea# hee9sel gl4tci4l Ned eilt h4d been ptessl - ats fauns- iin4 NaI h,y au .Ee gSct cs{a,ilcd him n handing 4 hftEr n aak4af d dtnaei ef meHesaE a sal AsA#s tfc s#eae saslked. fh.' had eaue ,s 4sg cad aa1 i.ca mad ts.A n ta sInAtus lrtD thong ht ei as@ssls.3t Hights. V en he-aad itstclru rnitta, ea ga ghe meiasaHe> patl9es. ieah by the boy he loved so wel# hr ilNcd oVvf agatn an afternoon Ii. tAc Ahaes. when his hoA eot hsa iio4ted n he .t..Dn 4isle2 hIsh .hase every other s,ssc Never A lsuH ip be luuna with the lasi Three days afa he had handed e4eI te Jeremiah ,. bundle oi nasee, wtth | harpy smi.r
 nal x The uaaeY. my acaI otA ttteud. hut T t4u nefcs ,.ta5 C. Inc debt beiseen as My gratitude h you Wiit .o wiih mr n the grave
 The iane dA,ilghl de ltae., Inc san htdr d lnget ne Aifea h tic cath be hind the sniae ai the tfy \ rosy ua.k lat n she ~aAe ot the Eelle1 4 StAts .ine out. cnd | yellow rttnfs>e light iaticd inte hlae hen Ier4y turned 4nd tasksd heme~afd Al ,haaehg. oi Bens ehilfhood iadcI ~isA tae ias Only the ueilk shite sua> of lla.. tar lir crown ei her iden pi.sts locked up a hlm oni ot he dark a4tetN let,hsnor Hen aa~ ihe Ats,on too The sktppef gI4ns cd | he young man sa silrni. neside h,m .,ad his etAth grew
 Ben hardly noli ea ho~ 1Airlessl sly he sAcr,e,i. ho@ IeselA he raa to tne bank. how neatly he .h ss.st passing sesseis Shouts more than once saved ,olllai.n Hut truly Jeremiah eafs were dall oi hraau,, He 'eok s.n heed ot .u, h w afn- iug sues. moy,ng the tlisr m ret kless anf on' cfa oi danger Ails. a woman Na- faug siih 4 wt,d an, ,lrefrrate ap peal above the psaung ot aiesncts. lonfr, than ihe shoat o' sailors
 - voald go r. the worlds ~nd with you fl ,ou >.ld ome Tor my husband sip not lowe al lii
 flsa words eefe as l, polsoaoas aa3d sofkth1 n hts veins The blood ,t.s.fse8 ,lp;g ~Hh Il sifa lify
 Aye, shr that pretty thing ihAt H- had heitshet., the treSn.ag loy oi his lie. Sho had come 's han such ], hoe while ago mirht yet taptkc ham Happy his boy mIghi some day be moved by ger beauty and her sweet haims, in say
 t8me .snd she saili8 leave has ham. .pd sie1tef forever >ay, that should never bc | she d.d not loye hun. not lfms shoulA she fly The boy aaa i.isset' ai fame hls bte had been tii ai jnY Ahal | ha lEh' ~en, out nos sa 'ae hsydas nf hts pfasperr,y Whai | tr sfstte that moved nulf,udes to Axr and wonder shuuid be s,lenecd forever. more f.lss could ne.eI .ts'en 4gain io he prfsu-s5se s'fsia th~ mag, ll,r- akc tone would never ~hisper tau.e
 The datkness deepene8 lghis iiaahed out flo Su the fgrf from shore and boai Ben sat. famed by the evening Ar. d, peace 4ith ks;usctt The niEht Nss fpffi az ig hiu shea no man works bn, hc disi no' kpo~ it He hat don~ V bat he could 80 far and he aeses.r peace <hlth f1llo~s tasked fuihllrd reign-i n as hear; Ills eyes ~ets hsed dfeamily on the distant stars lie wa4 aog altogether aafro ~tai, for fame .as A,iii lei, io hitn 4 mtghty sreptsr to rule men brsfis sas hit. lie nad loved and he h Ad lo.l, indeed ye' Inc stng of tlsa's is4sbie.s- news was robbed of Fpuch of i,s pam by Inc knowledge broaghs home to him that she Sas worthless
 Jeremiah ssrs lights ahead, 0si Ae foes IT.; aiier ,hs course of his barge He kno xs winch tidc ihe steArner will gD he kae~s her name. her tonnage, and the Hrts sii3le might Of her eng4nes He has been looking oas fer her fer half an hour q, leaa For m.rleei hss l syes are r.ssiY. He nre'ehe, oai h,s