Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-05-22

~ didn't buy 1t. 1t come ashore"
"'Whatl When you 'scome ashore" your.
selfY
"'No fear!' she answered. Last winter
when the big ship went to bits out there
"'Oh, seel Then it was a portion of q
wreckg
"'Yes, it come ashore; and look ye now
this jacket came ashore too. On q sailor
chap
"'And the sailor chap made you present
Of it, | SUPPOSED $3.50.
"'No fearr she repeated, with her sharp
shake Of the head. 'How could he give it
me, when he was drownded and come ashorei
William Jones gave it to me, and altered it
my own self-look We now-to make it fit
''She was certainly an extraordinary young
person, and wore her mysterious finery with
a GOODNESS I thought remarkable, it being
quite clear, from her explanation, thai all
was fish that came to her net; or, in other
words, that dead mems clothes were as &C
ceptable to her unprejudiced taste as any
others. However, the time was fastening
on, and had my promise to keep. So 1 got
my crayon materials and made Matt sit
down before me on a stool, first insisting,
however, that she should divest herself of her
head gear, which was an abomination, but
which she discarded with extreme reluctance.
Directly I began she became rigid, and fixed
herself, SO to speak, as people do when being
photographed eyes glazing on vacancy,
her whole face lost in self-satisfed vacuity.
"sYou needn't keep like that, cried; 4
want your face to have some expression.
Move your head about as much as you like,
laugh and talk-it will be all the BETTER
"Last time was took she replied, the
chap said 1 mustn't move
"T suppose he was a ;T~reiing photog.
rapherp, ,..,
through a hole in the middle. Then he cried
ssnow," and held up his hand for me to keep
still as mouse; then he counted fifty-and I
was took
"sAhl Indeedl Was it a good lilzenessT
"'Yes, master. But looked like the black
woman who come ashore last Easter was a
year,
"With conversation like this we beguiled
the way, while proceeded rapidly with my
drawing. At the end of couple Of hours
Matt had become SO fdgety that thought it
advisable to give her rest She sprang up
and ran over to inspect the picture. The mo-
ment her eyes fell upon it she uttered rap
furious cry.
o'clock We now, amt it prettys Master,
am like that!'
II answered her it was an excellent like
ness, and not too fattering. Her face fell,
however, a little as she proceeded.
"'Are my cheeks as red as that, masterF
"'You are red, Matt, replied, fippantly;
so are the roses
''She looked at me thoughtfully.
''sWhen it's finished, will you give it to
me to keep
"'Well, we shall see.'
"I gave t'other chap a shilling for his
frame and all, but I've got no more money
she continued, with an insinuating smile
which, as a man of gallantry, l could not re-
sist. So I promised that, if she behaved her.
self properly, would, in all probability,
make her the present she coveted.
ttY GU must come again tomorrow said,
as we shook hands, and I'll finish tie thing
off,
"'An right, master I'll come
"And with a nod and a bright smile she
walked away.
sDuring the whole of this interview Tim
had not been unobservant, and SO soon as ]
was left alone he looked up from the work he
was engaged upon, viz, potato washing, and
gave a knowing smile.
"'Sure, she's fine bold colleen, he said.
Does your honor know who she ss
's'I have not the slightest idea
"'They're saying down beyant that she's
say fondlng, and has neither father nor
mother, nor any belongings.
"'Pray, who was your informants"
"'The man who picked her from the say
William Jones hisself.'
"That name again. Tt was becoming too
much for flesh and blood to bear. From the
first moment of my arrival had heard no
other, and had begun to detest its very
sound"