Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-17

ashore.
There were several widows and child
less mothers to weep over the bodies Of
husbands and sons in that village, yet il
was a season Of rejoicing. When Cap
tain Alton with Ola, pale and beautiful,
leaning on his arm, came OH the ship, he
vas greeted with shouts Of joy and ex-
uItatiOn.
Let US go at once to papa. He may be
alive yet; he may know me, and I want
to kiss him once more before he leaves
US.
I'VE viii go. Ola"
Captain Alton, I want to accompany
you on this visit, said Mr.. Burnett.
Come on. There viii be no Obiec-
ton.
Among others who gathered on the
beach to welcome the victorious Ameri-
cans was the village doctor.
How is Captain Gatreli?"
He is very low, hut conscious, was the
the answer.
Then let Us hasten to him. I must
talk with him while he is conscious, said
the deserter.
When they entered the sick chamber
they found the sea captain very weak. He
smiled and took Ola's hand. She kissed
him and Wept.
81 know all, " the old sailor whispered.
The Doctor told me you had been taken
aboard the man-O'-war but that Griffith
had gone for you. Tn glad you come in
time.
Captain GatrelI, said our hero to the
feeble officer, do you know anything
more of this girl?"
Nothing save what have told. I have
the board from the ship with her name,
a locket and some jeWelry which be-
lOnged to her mother. They may tell
who she is"
Let me speak to him, said Mr.. Bur
nett, coming forward. You are John
Gatrell, are you nOt?"
Don't you remember your messmate
on the Stormy Petrol, Jim Burnett?"
ooh, Jim, jim, Jim, friend o my child
hood, 1 know you now. Where have ye
/ been cruisin, lad?"
Z have been for fourteen years an I'M
pressed seaman in the British navy, but
am free now. Tell me your story of
this girl
The same story which We gave in our
second chapter was told again. Mr. Bur
nett was very particular as to date and
at the conclusion said:
Where are the lOcket, Jewels and cloth
ing, bit of board, and other things which
go to establish the identity of this young
lady?"
A house servant was called and the ar
ticles quickly produced. Mr.. Burnett ex-
amined them and said:
AT the very time given by Captain Ohm
Gatreu my wife and our little daughter
set sail from Marblehead to join me at
| Buenos Ayres, where I was lying and
! thought to be dying from yellow fever.
I never heard what their fate was until
/ tonight. The ship in which they sailed
! was the AspiHOIa, and it was lost at sea.
| This is my wife's Iocket, which I gave
/ her, and this her wedding ring. This
/ little garment recognize as belonging to
! our child, and this dear girl, Selling Ola
/ in his arms, lis my own child. My dar-
/ ling, don't you know your father"
! The scene which follows beggars de-
! scriptiOn. We leave it wholly to the i'm
! agination of the reader. The JOY, the
! sorrow, and the beWilderment which such
| a revelation would bring under such trying
circumstances, can be supplied by the
/ readers imagination.
The old sea captain, weak as he was,
/ almost shouted.
MY little gal is safe in port and now I
/ kin weigh anchor"
MY dear old friend, said Burnett, tax
ing the dying captains hand, heaven be
/ praised that yOu have lived long enough
for me to thank you for being such a father
to my child"
Captain Gatreu lived three days af or
this event-Iived to know that an army of
Americans had come to ManOa and cap
! tur6d Major Bridges battalion, and then
! died in peace and happiness, with full
assurance of a better life in the world to
| come.
Mr.. Burnett was almost Immediately
/ put in command Of an excellent crew on
! the XenOphOn, which was fitted up as a
privateer, and during the remainder of
the war, brief as the period was, per
/ formed many brilliant exploits. When
the war was over he became captain of a
merchantmen.
When the war closed Captain Alton
had been promoted to Colonel and bre-
vetted Brigadier of volunteers. He re-
signed and went home. He fulfilled his
enlargement with the beautiful Ola six
months after peace was declared. 1t was
q grand occasion.
The village put on a holiday appear
/ ance. Captain Burnett's privateer YES
| sci, the ZenOpnOn, was IN port, and
Lieutenant Dawes ordered a salute fired.
/ The village church, which still bore the
marks of British bullets. was gayly dec
Grated, and the bell rang out merry peals.
! Everybody seemed happy. Even Tom
my Rufies, who had got over being
crossed in love and given his heart to
! Susie Ratchet, Jacks eldest daughter,
was happy, as he and mis- betrOthec
tripped along the dOwer-strewn path tic
stand up with the couple"
{ Old ack Ratchet waited at the side OF
the path for the happy groom, and shak-
ing his arm until he threatened to dislO-
cate his shoulder, said:
"Ye must stand #, boy. It's Wus'n E
a Britisher cruiser, but stand 1t. "
Captain Simon Kinman looked hand
some in his new uniform as he waited tC
see how the KearneI come eOut.
? In addition to those mentioned there
were present Henry Small, ST Cole, Sam
Perry and Al Jones, and many others Of
1 our old friends whom We knew during
! the days that tried mems souls, all happy
? and gay,
No one is so happy as those two whC
have loved each other so long. AS they
stand before the altar to be made one
I they are the ideal of happiness. The gOOC
1 minister prays, the ceremony proceeds
and they are man and wife.
Colonel Alton remained but a shOr
s time at the home Of his childhood, and