The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-10-16

come counting me. ana W ffito LfSie Wa9f
oneI favored. Bdam tAdam) Carr VS. to
I vas AFRAID Of him, had the salAS sort Q
rntstrust of him that had of the sea, An
perhaps little OF the same idea Of his Dos
eible power over me- But Willie With hi
bonnie yellow curls, and his blue eyes, an,
bis sunny smile, what girl could have RI
sisted hint He brought his brightness int.
ny lie, ana 1t seemed to go out like thi
sun beneath cloud the day he sailed II
the Rowena. bound for China and the Eas
Indies, from the Tyne
All orr most energetic and enterprisinl
young men become sailors, IL they do mo-
Zee! satisfied to be fishermen Is theil
fathers before them. Il never seems ID
other means Of livelihood than these two
cailings. They can not tear thenseltel
away from the sea altogether, howeve,
they may abuse IL They inhala itS salt
breeze with their earliest hrvaths, its foam
ana spray beat on them, until IL becomes
part OF them, a. It were, and they are a
much creatures OF the waves as th0 fishes
thaeswim beneath or the guile chat float
above. 80 it was that when Willie grew
discontinued with his earnings a. : fisher
man he went to sea to make more money,
In the hope Of wedding me the sooner.
was not strong enough for = fisher
mans wife, " he said, land he hoped to be
able to keep me like iadyw just as if !
Though ! was small was not delicate,
and could, and indeed did, carry the Greet
married again, and when she died there
were more little mouths to I'll, and no one
but me to do it: for their father wAsa lazy,
drunken good-fornothink, who fell over
the clih one night when he was rollinf
home from the "Old Ship Inn, = and did no
good after Lucky for them and for me,
snough 1t sounds queer to say it, be did not
hard times. now and then, whom the
weather was rough and there was no fish
TO soil. Only for the BARNS would have
oeen housemaid 1T the vicarage, for which
Miss Ashford had HAD me trained before
mother died but could earn more money
doing as the rest did. and look after the
little ones at the Same time. yH4 3efi4
The mon favored me In the matter OF
fish, because they thought had stiffish
hill to climb, and will say that nobody
was kinder than Edam Carr. believe be
was really fond of me, and often no
preached myself that could not help
shrinking from him. But was not alone
IN that dread They. called him ssBlack
70 grim and sour. Nons Of the men sx-
changed greetings. with him when he
ssalkod alone past their friendly groups;
nor did any of the girlslaugh and joke With
him: With one consent he was left alone
Well you sec, here was bond Of union
between N In his eyes They looked on
ne as on one doomed, and on him Is one
!ams 70 them. sTts no use nghtin' fate,
Elsie - be would say, looking down at me
With bis great gloomy eyes: I've were
made for one another, we two" -
But used to shake my head and run
way, though dared not offend him BY |
'ontradicting hin otherwise. He got |
and blacker as time went ON, and |
! did not forget my Willie, as perhaps
Inc weather was uncertain that autumn. |
md there was little dependence on the ash |
'oms days the boats were not of st all; |
ome days they had no fish when they |
anded. got work whore l could. but |
hose three mouths 1T home took q lot Of |
nd cold along with them.
One afternoon was wandering rather
on the beach, feeling low
nd hopeless, wishing for Willie and better
avs, when Edam, who was busy in his
oet. called to me as l passed by.
Elsie, come here and tell me what Won
link o. my boat!s he cried in a more
1eery voice than usual: snd, glad 70 be
ood-natured when could, ] stopped and
1mired the fine new boat he had Just
ought with the money an uncle had left
i'm. fi4J - flE3 sac ~
but you've got no name for her." 1
I'D At last; what are you going to call
.'rh.t depends on you" he replied, look
ould name her The Bonnie Elsie. -
That would never do, thought in min
10; it would he all over the place at once
at Edam Carr had called his boat after
Isle Wilson, and that she was stoif with
q old love and on with the new"
"You mustn't do that" I demurred as ,
'nt!v as could; TIERS prettier names
ID Iassies, too, for that matter, in the
His face changed for tie worse in . mo ! /.
emit, and an angry light blazed in his
es. At7 ,
Pm not ?; to hsv yer name, then, for-bys
1t wouldn't do. Edam; folks would talk
d-and Willie might be vexed." went I
sures It was with the greatest difficulty {
the world managed to bring out my !
II objection And yet was so proud ] G
being Willie's sweetheart. Il
He's not yer man yet, that he should | {
nd" Edam replied sulkily, and then {
der his breath: MAY be he never win B
. either" :
heard the end Of the sentences, low as IL :
q muttered. IL,
AN what's to hinder, IL we're both of :
. mind about it," said sharply, losing 4
! temper bit at his obstinacy.
Who knows! He might get . wife I,
ere he's gone, and he might never come s
ok At all" tlt e. 5ft | =
Dye want to quarrel wi me, Edani" 4
No, no, Elsie. we Wilma QUARREL he T,
d at once. Ppm 2 bit queer in the tom q
!. but wouldn't like to vex you" e
Pm goin' to try the new boat; win " :
lture out wi me, lassieq' he went on =
etly after moment :.
did not know what to say. It would =
be wise to offend him moro than had !,
n unlucky enough to do already. There =
> no harm in sailing out mile or so,
'viding he would promise to bring me II
I again. But could trust hint His 4,
Their. old Mamie Carr, had come up II
lie we were speaking and she took part q
h him.
It's not much to ask ye, Elsie, and it'll r
Ase him ever sol He's Gey-queer to do II
just now. lassie," she said aside to me. =
ye can humor him bit 70 might for
3 saker' : TI' IL,
he was kind neighbor, and oftea the II
rms got dinner from her when / was B,