Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-03
CHAPTER VI
GONE TO SEA-.

4 little way Oh in his moonlight walk
James 5 ears were Salutcd wi h the sound of
some one whistlIng and cracking through
the bushes and soon biah arter emerged
into the moonlight. ha,i ing b zen out to he
same husHing where Diana and bill haL
been en- Oy ng themsel eS. The sight OF
him res lived doubt which had been agi-
tating James mind. The note to his
mother which was T. explain his absence
and the reasons tor it was still in his coat
pocket, and he had d signed sending il
b ich 10y sOme messenger ut the tavern
where he took the midnight sta e; but here
was a n.ore tru>ty messenger. Ii inI Olved,
t. he sur, the necessity OF taking Biah in.
to his confidence. James wa well aware
that to tell that acute inlhvi ual the least
particle OF story was Ike start ng GIN
let i'll pine board-there was no stop till
1t had gone thrO Ugh. 30 he told him In
br EFF that a good berth had been 0 cred
to him ON the aStern Star, and he meant
to take it TO relieve his father of the pres
sure of his education.
"WaI, nanw--yOu don't say So was
Hiah's commenta y. Wal, yis it's hard
| sleddin' for the deacon-dretful hard sled
din. Wal, II ,Ow, pose you re disapp int
! ed Sh uldn wonder - eS $. Ed
! dicaIion god thing. but faint the
Olly thing ma W; folks larhs light
! rubin round the W, rid and then
| they max money. JeS SCI, there S
Capn Stebbins and Cap N Andrews and
! Cap n Merrywea her-all Twin on good
farms With good, nice houses, al. got
goin 10 sea. r.>pect Mis- itkin II take
1t sort O hard she's so sot on you; but
she 5 lers sayin things is tor the best,
and maybe she II come to think 50 bout
this folks gen ally does when they can |
help themselves Wal, VS. naow goin
walk to the cross road tavern? better
MT. jest wa ii mint and II hitch VI
J and take ye over.
Thank you. Biah, but | can stop
and d rather walk, 50 won't trouble
you.
} Nv al, look here-don you want a sOr
o nest egg ve got ntty dollars lail up
you take 1t on venture and give ne hall
what it Grin y.
| Thank YOU, Biah. Ii you'll trust m,
with it I'll hope to do something for us
both. ~
Biah went into the house, and after
SO fumDling brought out canvass bag,
VIII oh he put into James hand.
Wanted 10 90 to sea COMO ndedly my
self, but there Marian .Iane-she won
hear ont, and turns on the water WORK
II | Ieep a single word. But farmin q
y dreGlul SLOW But when a Teller 20. q
=, gal, les got a cap'n h has 10 mind
orders So Not le,t trade ami we'll 20
, sheers. think consId able Of you. and |
: exI ect you Il make it go as fur as any
body.
y II II try my best, you may believe,
, Bah, said James shaking the hard
= hand heartily, "a he rned OH his way
, towards the crossroads tavern.
: The whole village of Maplewood on
5 Thanksgiving day morning was possessed
0 of t fact James ritkin had gone o to
: sea in the Eastern Star, for Biah had felt
;. all the sense of Importance which the
A p SSesS on of st rtling piece of intelli'
4 gen gives b. one, a d took occasion tO
e call at the tavern and store Oh his way
: up aud make the most of his information,
r so hat by the time the bell rang for ser.
Y vice the news might he said 10 be every
where. The ministe. 5 general Gust IN
= on Thanksgiving day was to get OF a
q pc itical sermon reyie ing the state OF
{ new nSland, the United States OF
e America and "urope, Asia and Africa
q but it may be doubted II all the affairs oil
t all / csc ntinenis pro iuced as mu
d sensa ion among the girls IN the singers
seat that day as did the news that Jane;
fitkiu had gone 10 sea on four Years
voyage. Curious yes were cast on Dian;
PItkin, and many were the wills ers ant
specuIations as to the part sic might hav,
" had in the move AMI GER ainly he 10 SeC
IS paier and aver than usual, and SOM
i though they could detec traces of tear
% OH her cheeks. Some noticed In the tone
II of her voice that day, as they rose In til,
o soprano, a tremor and pa hos never re
z marked befOe-lhe unconscious utter
y rance OF new sense Of sorrow. awakene,
n In soul that up to this time had neve
IS known grief.
d The letter had fallen on the heads o
d the itkin household like a thunderboll
IS Biah came in to breakfast aud gave 1t +
h Mrs itkin, saving that James had hand
Is ed him that last night ION his way owe
Q, 10 take the midnight stage to Salem
D. where he was going to sail on The Easter
70 Star toesy--no doubt he's of TO see