The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-09
it is 80 dilatory. and 40 weak, and 90 doubt.

it IL 80 dilatory. and 40 weak, and 90 doubt.
full into the bargain?
He succumbed into silence for two days,
and then, In spite Of Wylie's threat, he made
one timid attempt to approach the subject
with Welch and Cooper, hut suilor came
up instantly, and sent them forward to reof
topsniIr. And, whenever he tried to enter
or other was sure to come up and listen.
Then he saw that he was spotted; or, a. We
shy nowadays, picketed.
He was Mt his wits end.
H. tried his Last throw. lie wrote n few
lines to Miss Rolleston, requesting an inter.
view. Aware Of the difficulties hs had to
encounter here, he stillcd his henrt by main
force. and wrote in terms carefully measured.
lie begged her to believe he had no design to
intrude upon her, without absolute necessity,
and for her own good Respect for her own
wishes forbade this, and also his self.rsspe ct
But, said he, II have made ~ terrible
discovery. Tho mate aud the captain Ger.
tainly intend to cast away this ship. No
doubt they will try and not sacrifice their
in the very nature of things. Before trou.
bling you, have tried oil could, in the way
Of persuasion and menace; but am defeated
So now it rests with you. You, alone, can
save us all. l will tell you how. il you will
restrain your repugnance, ind accord me a
subject shall be introduced by me? In Eng
land should We ever reach it. may perhaps
try to take measures to regnin your good
opinion; but here, ] am aware, that Ia i'm.
possible; and shall make no attempt in
TINT direction, upon my honor"
To this came n prompt and feminine reply:
"The ship is his. The captain md the
mate are able men, appointed by him. Your
suspicious Of these poor men are calumnies,
and Of a piece with your other inonstrous
ISLANDERS.
II really must insist on your holding NO
further communications of any sort with one
to whom your character il revealed and
odious.
al. r."
This letter benumbed his heart at first. A
letter: 1t was u blow; u blow from her he
loved; and she hated him.
His long suffering love gave wav ut last.
What folly and cruelty combined! He could
no longer make allowances for the spite of q
woman whose lover had been traduced.
Rage and despnir seized him; he bit his
Heaven to help him hate her as she deserved,
1.-The blind, insolent iliot!' Yes, these bitter
words actually came out Of his mouth, in q
torrent Of fury.
But to note down all he said In his rage,
would DO useless and might mislead, for this
was gust offury and. while it lasted the
long.suffering man was no longer himself
As a proof how little this state
of mind was natural to him, it
stirred up oil the bilei his body, and brought
on u severe attack Of yellow juundice, &C.
companied by tho sattled DIGESTION thut
marks that disorder.
Meantime the Proserpine glided on. with q
FUR wind, and u contented crew. She was
well found in stores; and they were served
out ungrudgingly. Every face ON board
heamed with jollity, except poor Hazel's.
He crept about, yellow as n guinea; q very
scnrecr0w.
The surgeon, humane man, urged him to
drink sherry, and take strong exercise.
But persons afflicted with that istressing
things which tend to cure it; tlisis feature
OF the disease. Mr. Hazel WIS no exception
And then his henrt had received 80 many
blows. it had no power left to resist the de.
pressing effect ofhis disorder. lie took no
exercise; he ute little food. He luy. listlrss
and detected, about the deck, and let disease
do what it pleased with him.
The surgeon shook his hend, and told Hud.
ROn the pnrsOn was booked.
"And good radiance to bad rubbish" WIS
that wOrthys gracious comment.
The ship then encountered an adverse gale,
and, for three whole days, WIS under close.
reefed top sails: she was always u wet chip
uhuer strebb OI weather. anu she TOOK IN u
good dcal OF water on this orcasiOn On the
fourth dny it fell calm, and Captnin Hudson,
having examined the we'll, aud found three
feet of water. ordered the men to the pumps
After king through one watch, the we'll
was sounded again, and the wnter was no
much reduced that the gangs were taken Off
aud the ship being now becalmed, and the
weather lovely, the men were allowed to
dance upon the deck to the boatswain's fd-
die.
While this pastime went on, the sun, large
and red, reached the horizon, and diffused q
roseate light over the entire ocean.
Not one of the current descriptions of
heaven approached the actual grandeur and
beauty Of the blue sky, tiecked with ruby and
gold, and its liquid mirror that lay below,
calm, dimpled. ind glorited by that trans.
lucent. rosy tint.
While the eye was yet charmed with this
enchanting bridal OF the sen and sky, and
the ear amused with tho merry fiddle and
the nimble feet, that tapped the sounding
deck so deity at every note, Cooper, who
had been sounding the we'll, ran forward all
of n sudden, and flung thunderbolt in the
midst:
"A LEAR!"