Wichita eagle., 1889-08-27
MUTINY ON 4 GOLD SHIP.

MUIlNY ON 4 GOLD SHIP.
1t was our last Friday nighta ct Castle Bluff
boarding school. Mosto OF the girls were gone
and the few who lived in or around New
York, and were obliged to remain until Sat
urday morni9g, were counting the hours OF
captivity.
It was dismal night The rain beat a
ce2seless tattoo upon the piazza roof, while
the heneysucilIe seraped an accompaniment
upon the panssi the wind piped shrilly. and
every now and then, as it shifted, We could
hear the roar of the breakers at Forlorn
Hope. We were huddled together, seven
girls, in the study pauIor, grumbling because
the evening train for New York was an ex-
press, and 50 did not stop at Castle Bluff.
81 wonld have cut the closing exercises and
taken the O'Clock train if the General
would have let me,n said Sarah Priest,
frowuing.
''The General" was our name for our prin-
cipal, Mrs. NJ, whose imposing carriage sug-
gested the title which Dickens besrows on one
Of his characters.
"Our sacerdo3al friend seems pensive to-
night" | remarked, mischieyously. What
entertainment would your Reverence be
pleased to couutenance2p / added, turning TO
Sarah. The poor girl had to answer to a
great many punning variations Of her name.
Indeed. we all bore school names Mine was
''G3ul," given me by the class in Caesar
Commentaries" as an improvement on
|'France, otherwise Frances. Minnie Walsh,
the most diminutive girl in school, YVES Gar
diff Giant y abbreviated 30 NCardie;" Jennie
Shepherd was known as 'Shepherdessn or
"Bopeep;n Bertha Helm, who was always
''willin'," was ''Barkis;' "Lib" Chamberlain,
high spirited, independent girl, was called
Liberty
had been reading aloud from "Our Mu-
tual Friend" but finding my audience too
restless 20 listen, closed The book and walked
10 the window.
NO use 10 watch, for the steamer tonight,
girls said; Nyou couldn't sight tho Great
Eastern boats length away"
''0h, how Ia1sticali' remarked Jennie
''Have you been taking lessons of Mrs.
jones'"
''Well, Tn not so sure that It wouldn't be
good idea to have a lesson from Mrs.
Jones, said. "What do you say to one of
her sailors yarns as she calls theng''
Just She thing" exclaimed Alice.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1aney-0r-your-lil pirate
story"
"Run along and prepare her. Gaul, " said
Lib, Alice,s cbslrl. "iFTe viii follow in a.pro-
cession."
''Conae, girls cried Alice, storm. a line.
Choose partnersl Put as for me- seizing
her chum, "'givc me Liberty, or give me
deathF"
We found the lnatFon sitting before a little
wood fire, working = cushion ior a fair.
It was almost equal 90 q voyage around
tho world 10 go into Mrs. Jones room. On
fhe manIel and shelves were foreign shells
ard different kinds OF ccrals, from the mas
siYe brain coral of the West Indies to the deli
cate pink specimens from the Micronesan
islands also s1,zffed birds, bits Of ere from
,Austraha and Spanish souvenirs. Over a
photograph OF Windsor castle the Stars and
Stripes mingled their folds with those Of the
Union Jack. Above the flags hung a colored
Autograph Of Il. S. Three Jolly 1ars which,
although represented as scud0ing before a
large wind on heavy sea, had all her can
WAS 1t.
4 Jones was fond Of young people, and
GLAD to relax the,strict rules OF school disci-
phne.
SIS that you, Miss Dailey9' said she. "Coms
In, and Miss Friest, too. How many girls
are there Of your she asked, catching sight
OF line in tho hail.
1--WE are seven,'" said Alice, as we dis
tributed ourselves ahout the room.
Il wish thore were twice as -lalyl" said
The matron, with one of her genial laughs
AZ suppose you are all Slsd TO be of duty and
dors with that examining board for the
.erfI."
5 In what country were you born, Mrs.
Jones.' I asked, partly to SET the ball rolling
and partly 10 settle disputed point.
IN no country, answered the LADY. Pm
khe woman without a country" After en-
joying our perplexity Tor a while she added,
81 was born on the high seas"
''But'cf what nationality are YOUR l per-
sisted-
Il can hardly tell you. my dear" rejoined
Mrs jones. Perhaps African, as much as
any, for l was born at sea off Cape of Good
Hope. Ny father was 81 English sea captain,
and he naaTrisd my mother, who was b Span
ash lady, ia Madrid.
y lived On beard ship-the Three Jolly
Tars-Jntil l was 4, so YOU ses that picture
is view Of MY birthplace s1d early home
My father was captain Of that vessel for
.tEenty-eiSht years.
. When ] was 10 l was married IN ENGLAND
and went 70 housekeeping in Australia.
married Z sea captain and made many voy-
noes with him. 50 that much OF my life has