Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-12-13

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''IVhGt is the rtng"
needed no other explanation; and who's
in it?'
Mathew Humble IS in It for one, said
Dan. Going with it himself, he is, this
journey Ho. hol Folks will talk Of this
run when they come to hear Of it. The
| fugleman thinks he knows But he don't;
no. he don't know Hes not to )e trusted
I'm the only one who knows Az, rare
run it win be, too-out Of tho common
this run will be Folks will lift up their
heads when they hear Of this nights
work."
What Is it, Dan2 Lace beliln
He shook his stupid head and laughed
How could Mathew have been such a
fool as to trust him2
Belize there's lace in it. and silk in it.
and brandy in It. There's always them
things But there's more, Nan-theres
more
what mere, DAM"
"Fuglemon, he'll laugh when he hears
the news He's helping in the job, and
he don't know nothing about it, only
Mathew and me knows what that Job is
Mathew and mo-and one other
WHO is the other, Dan2 And what is
the iob9'
He shook his head and bmie it for
safety in the pewter pot.
Mathew Humble" he said, rs a
masterful man.
''What is the job?' asked Nan, feeling
| curiosity slowly awaken
1T is job. replied Dan, (which can't
be told unto women,
why ye lubber she sprang to her
| feet and shook her fist in the Strong Man s
face, so that he started back, "lubber aud
land lubber, you dare TO call me a woman
captain Of the foretop Now. let me
hear what this job is that am not to be
told Out with it or omit the gar
nish of her discourse, which consisted Of
| sea oaths.
Mathew Humble did say the
Strong Man began But strong men are
always like babies in the hands Of a
woman.
"'Vast there Dan. said Nan; dye
think I value your job nor want to know
what it is-a ropes end? But that you
should refuse TO tell it to me. YOU ship
met-that's what gals. And after yester
forenoons salmagundif"
This accusation of ingrattude cut poor
Dan TO the quick. In the matter OF sea
pie, lobscouse and salmagundi (Which is
mess of salt beef, onions. potatoes, pep
per, oil and vinegar. the whole fried to
make toothsomc compound) Sailor Nan
was more than a mother to him
Twenty years afoat, continued Nan,
in deep disgust from boy to captain Of
the foretop, and from Cape Horn Is the
Narrow seas and Copenhagen. and to be
told by land swab, who never so much
as smelt blue water, that I'm woman
90 course, said Dan feebly, Il didn't
really mean it.
Didn't mean it2 Why-there! What
is it, then2 Is it piracy or MURDER
He shook his head.
Look ye Nan 1t won't signify, not
button, telling you, said to myself
at the beginning, Nan won't spoil sport
and it's only girl
Only grill Nan pricked up her ears.
las If cared about girls" She said care
lessly
"only girly It's Miss Drusy-that's
all. You SEQ she's been longing to run
away with Mathew and marry him, for
months. Longing she has, having took
fancy for Mathew, which is strange
thing. come to think of it, aud she so
young But women are - Az, ay,
Nan, know. You see | always thought
she was saving up for Ralph Embleton.
But Mathew. he says that's nonsense.
Well--she all this time longing TO marry
him. and Her mother won't hear it-no
chance till now. So it's fixed for to night
What rum Lace, and brandy, and
Geneva, and girl.
"oh-well, | don't care. Go on. Dan,
if you like"
He then proceeded to explain that
Mathew had arranged for pony to be
saddled in readiness; that the signal
agreed upon between.the girl and Mathew
was a message from the castle carried by
a certain boy named Cuddy. pretending. 10
come from the fugleman, who was to be
kept out of the way, employed at the Her
mitage, where the stuff was bestowed; the
boy was to say that the fugleman was i'll
On receiving this message the girl would
make an excuse to run up to the castle
where she would mount the pony, and so
ride off with Mathew and be married over
the Border. To keep up appearances. he
went on-this soft headed giant--it had
been arranged that the young woman was
to scream and struggle at first, aud that
Dan should lift her into the saddle. and,
II necessary. hold her on. Once across the
Border they would be married without so
much as jump over the broomstick.
Nan slowly rose.
"Ill get you some more beer. Dan, she
said
She went indoors and poured about
three-fourths Of a pint of gin into a
tankard which she filed up with strong
ale, and brought ont 20 her lodger with
tender care
Drink that, Dan, " she said; it's good
old stingo-none Of your small beer.
Drink it up; then You can put on your
coat and go about your work. "
He drank it off at guip. with every
outward sign Of satisfaction. Then he
suddenly reeled and caught at the door
post
go and put on your coat, Dan, she
said, looking at him WITH little anxiety
He disappeared Nan heard one--two
heavy falls, and nodded her head. Then
she followed into the room and found the
strong man lying upon the floor, on his
back. with his mouth open and his eyes
shut She dragged blanket over him
AND went out again to Sit on. her stone