The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-20
A SILENT PREACHER.
Lesson Taught tho Old Coast
Guard by His Spy-Glass.

0ubTO Oy k1lS Opy-0IuoS
.'Thcm sometimes" said old Mat
thew Duncan. the coast guard ut Tram
bay. 'I'vc thought I'd write a book.
I've got SO far rs to think what color
the cover should bc. and that's half the
battle; and | settled it was to be ~ like
the Union Jack ~ the book folk can
make il. but n never get any farther.
I'll tell you some of the things I've
seen through this glass. and what I've
thought about them. too. and if they do
any folk good I'll be all the better
pleased.
''NOw. first Of all, you point this
glass over at yonder old bit of ruin on
the cliffs. You cant see a large black
stone in it.. Well. the focus ant right
for your eye; every man must shift it
for himself; but the stone is there"
GAY. l see it now. And | see Il
white cross. q rough dab of paint
on it,"
hAsShV "utst a si0h WV tuet ~ al
sign he has the focus right and that he
a sec as l could. only hope he'll
never get the chance TO see what | saw.
When n man can sec that white mark
'tis a sign that he could know one per-
O from another if they were standing
ut the same place. and that he could
sec all they were doing and. so to
speak. almost hear what they were say
ing. We ant quite come to that yet.
but il what folk say who come and
talk 70 me i'm the summertime be true.
we're on our way to it, and We ant
far Of either. But now you're sure
that n man standing here can see what
is going on over there?
"Wcll. fifteen years ago come mid
summcr-day l was on guard here at
three o'clock in the morning. gen
orally gave a look all around with that
glass. and there was nothing at all in
view out to sea; l kept watching Il rab-
bit that was skipping in and out among
the stones of the old ruin. Presently |
saw il was frightened and ran away.
and ] said to myself: Now. what's
thate" for you know when a man is
long hours in the same place. and there
day after day. he's glad of any thing
that makes a bit of II stir.
81 hadn't long to wait before | saw
what made the rabbit jump away in
such \ hurry; = man n Il u woman
came out of the ruins and sat down ON
some Of the loose stones outside. The
man WAS dark. with u sailors dress.
and as far Us l could make Out-and
that. ! think. was pretty nrar-was
about thirty years of age. He warn't
the looking man that Id trust myself
Ia if were Il young girl; but no living
MAJ can tell what any living woman
will do or will not do and why she
will do it or will not do it. and that
u knowledge Two come to by thinking
and hy watching my old woman and
was one Of the first things | VAS gong
t. put down IN my book. Al first these
two wcrc friendly enough; even if the
glass had been = triflc wrong in the
focus l could lave seen that they wcr,
swccthcarts; but after they had been
there half nm hour or SO l saw that the
girl began Ia move away y little from
him. and when he shifted his seat SO As
10 get near her again she made another
move.
'Ssid 1: Here's the old story of al
the world. of morning. noon and
night. going on here on the top of thi.
cliff at four o'clock in the morning
but I hadn't time for much think.
iay; it took all my attention to be
watching. There was . quarrel. thai
was plain; bat. Pooh: says I to my
sell. they'll kiss and be friends in ter
minutes Well. 1 waited for the kiss.
ing. and then I thought I'd have An.
other look round the ocean; but thai
poor girl v got a kiss again.
There Was a something in her hand
that he wanted to get that was plain,
though l couldn't quite make out what
il wss; but whatever it twas he snatchcd
il from her. and she struck at him in
her anger. and then there was q push
jag about, but always with her getting
Tncarcr and nearer the edge of the cliff,
E@untii at last l saw the mans two arm,
9ust straight out and over she went
= or twice she hung for \ momen;
DC face of the rock; her drcS,
in the bramblcs then. But i,
b for \ moment; she was in tine
IS lime than it takes for NE t.
his.
lc was full ut the time. buI
turn. and once it turns i
almost like the race of
De man was soon lost 4
be ruins. and though
2 ocean all round for mile
; sight Of tho body an,