The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-04
GONE ASHORE"
BY ROBERT BUCHANAN.

William Jones shook his head.
',There be plenty wreck there, amt thereP
said he, suddenly.
'sWroczF' repeated Brlnldey.
eyes, I've heard tell o wonderful storms
and big ships breaking up. Look ye now,
they do tell wonderful tales; and wonder
sometimes Il all they says he true
Brinllcy looked at his host for q minute or
50 in silent wonder, for the little man was
transformed Instead OF gazing about him
with the stupid expression which up TIL now
his face had worn, his face expressed oil the
keonness of a foz-hound well on tho scent
There was also another curious thing which
the Young man noticed: that the word
tsyyrccl," seemed to act like magic on the
other member Of tho Jones household AT
The first mention Of it tho old man started
from his sleep; and he now sat staring wildly
before him, evidently imagining he was
standing on hoadland, going out to sea.
"Wrcci;ln he nurInured. SAY, there 1t
be. driftiu' in wi the wind and tide, William
--driftin' in wi the tide"
"shut up, old man." said William, giving
his father nudge; then, turning again TO
Brinl.lcv, he said: "Be them tales true, mas
terl'
CHI Oh, yes, perfectly true, " said Brink,
ley. being in n lively humor, and determined
to give lis host a treat.
Tho expression in thceycs OF William d ones
became even more greedy.
'Praps,n he said, you've seen some OF
them wreclsN
sDear me, yes answered Brinkley, do
tnrnined TO give the rens to his imagination.
',pye seen any number of them. Huge ships
broken up like match-boxes, and every soul
On board them drowned; then afterward-"
''Ah, yes, mister" sald William Jones,
eagerly, as the other paused; 'arter-
HWell. afterward my friend, I've seen
treasures come ashore that would have made
YOU and me, and dozen others such, rich for
life.n
s'Dear, dearl and what became Of it, mis-
ter-tell me thatN
UWhat became Of itm repeated Brinkley,
whose imagination was beginning to give
way; ''why, it was appropriated, Of course,
by the population"
'And didn't you take your share, misterP
''If' repeated Brinkley, who was getting
muddled; "well, no;-hTstly, because didn't
wish to-I have a superstitous horror OF wear
ing dead mems things; and secondly, because
could not have done so had wished. The
people are clannish; they wanted it all fol
themselves, ind would have killed any inter
fering stranger
81 suppose, mister, there be no coastguarC
chaps thereF said William Jones'
''Oh, dear, no! No coastguards."
"Ahm sighed the old man, coming out O
his trance. at warn't so long ngo whel
there warn't no coastguard chaps her
neither Then times was better for homes
men. On a dark night twas easy to put
light on the headland, and sometimes we go
n prize or two that way, didn't we, William
dearl But now
You shut upI' roared Will am, giving hi
parent very forciblo dig in tho ribs. ''Yo
don't know what you're talkin' about, 20
don't. The old 'un is a bit queer in the head
mastern he explained; land he's allu=
dreamin'. he is There amt no prizes here
the Lord knows; it's a'zost - much as W
can do to git bit o. bread. Matt know
that; dou't ee, Mattp
But shatever Matt knew Sue evidently
meant TO keep to horself, for she gave No To
ply. Presently, after a little more genera
conversation, Brinkley rose to go. He oFerct
q two-shilling piece to William Jones, and
somewhat to his amnzemeut, that worthy nc
copied it gratefully.
tGood-by, Matt" said Brinliley. But in
tricc Matt was beside him.
''Im going to show YOU the way" she OK
planned as she went out with him into th
air.
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