Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-11-09
Mr.. NELSON'S WILL.
BY q. RIDER HAGGARD.

It was getting toward dawn, but the
night was still dark. Looking up, Angus
Ia could only just make out the outlines
of the huge bellying sails, for the Kanga-
roo was rushing along before the westerly
wind under full head of steam, and with
every inch of her canvas set to case the
screw. There was something very exhil-
arating about the movement, the fresh
ness OF the night, and the wild sweet song
OF the wind as it sang among the rigging
Augusta turned her face toward it, and,
being alone, stretched out her arms as
though to catch it. The whole scene
awoke some answering greatness in her
heart: something that slumbers in the
bosom of the higher race of human beings,
and only stirs-and then but family
when the passions move them, or when
Nature cOmmunes with her nobler chill
dren She felt that at that moment she
could write as she had never written yet
AL sorts Of beautiful IDEAS all sorts of
aspirations after that noble calm, and pur-
ity Of thought and life for which we pray
and long but are not allowed TO REACH
came flowing into her heart. She almost
thought that she could hear her lost jean
MES voice calling down the gale, and her
strong imagination began to paint her
lowering like a sea bird upon white wings
md gazing through the darkness into the
soul Of her she loved. Then, by those
faint and imperccptible degrees with
which thoughts fade one into another,
from JEANNE her thought got round TO
Eustace Mceson. She wondered il he had
ever called at the lodgings mt Birmingham
after she left. Somehow, she had an idea
that he was not altogether indifferent to
her; there had been n look in his eyes she
did not quite understand. She almost
wished now she had sent him line or a
message. Perhaps she would do so from
New Zealand. Just then her medtationS
were interrupted by II step, and, turning
round, she found herself face to face with
the Captain.
"Why, Miss Smithcrs," he said, "what
on earth are you doing here ut this hour?
making mp rOmances?"
Yes" she answered, laughing, and
with perfect truth "The fact Of the mat
ter is, could not sleep, 50 | came on deck;
and yc'y pleasant il i5"'
Eyes. " said the Captain, "if you want
something to put into your stories you
won't lind anything better than this. The
Kan garOo is showing her heels, isn't she,
Hiss Smithcrs2 That's the beauty Of her,
she can sail us web rs steam; and when
she has a strong wind like this abaft, it
would have to be something very quick
that would catch her ! believe that wo
have been running over seventeen knots
I'm hour ever since midnight. | hope to
make KcrgueIcn Island by seven o'clock
to correct my chronomcters."
"Whut is Kerguclcn Island?" asked Au-
gusta.
"Oh It is a desert place where nobody
goes, except now aud then Il Whaler to fill
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