Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-02-13

back evert bod, else. he would set out IN
Bu!lins dufy. and row up I" IN. lobster
pots pcriiuu~iy near the ruCk~-retuTu,ug
with hi clothes >ttff with fruz-n spray aud
snow. iciclr- hanging from his m"u-taoh-,
sud g"od heap Of Ioh-,,r- half covered
With water III the bottom of the d"ry
Yer take too many rc-k>. Tum.' SAID
Buluu. II wouldn't 20 out IN -rch us-.
~ chance, II lubstcr- ~uz fctchtu ntv
cent apiece"
But you >ce I've got 70 have that boat"
said Tom his eyes flashing
4 few day~ later a. Builin stood in hi.
nh -hnu>r dnur rcgsling himself with
pipe. he saw Tom come into the Coz. with
hi dnry and. contrary I" hi- custom.
start directly oT after hsuIing her up.
without saving word
Where away all so fs.ti" asked Bal
lin
Home said Tom, laconically.
where's yer loh-ters:"
Didn't get any.
"Wha-whst's say"
Lost my traps"
The d-sii!"
Lost every trap. Somebody cut o6 he
buoV>."
~, ru-ilum:~ foarcd Bill, Yer don't
-po>-
.'punno. said Tom shaking his head
''Nu, course it was Who else would a
done 1t. tcl We, Tom. yeNe got ter look
cut sharp fpr that old sCulpin. He'll he
borin hole in yer duIy next"
And mutteriug many h>hr execrations,
Bil rolled down the beach aud turned tho
dufy upside down.
..Hc'- ,worr forty times he'd have h,
revenge" he growled a. he scanned her
plauk>
Tom quickly rallied from the loss Of hi.
traps Hi- friends helped hlm To replace
them Builn held an Indignation meeting
in his fi-h-hou>e aud the ueighhor- deciar-
ed for war; hut Tom said no; it wasn't
worth making such fus- about; aud he
sides. he'd come Ia the conclusion that the
dog h-h had tone il,
Yer TOO muderit shout il. Tom" said
Rulln. Indignantly My id-e is that th.
i only bcginnn an the same dog i-n
will -arNe sc wus- next time
The sea continued to generously give up
it, cru-taccan treasures to Tom. and in his
prosperity Tie soon forgot his lost pots
Nan" said lie one December day Il
want you t. 20 down 10 the wharf
What fnr:"
The PoHgs come with the Christmas
truck. They say there's H lot OF pretty
things
II don't want to See 'em. Tom. Then
.hant banker for any of EN-
But | want you 10 have something.
Come on down"
Not this year. Not till we've got our
boat
oh We can work and wait a little while
longer I'm not going 70 let Christina,
pass without making you present and you
needn't think | am =
You're going to do jn-t a. | say
said Nancy, ever 80 gently and ever - ir-
re>i>tltly.
"Wnat tyraut you are r laughed Tom
and he looked at MS wife a. if he thought
tyranny the best form Of government in
the world
He left the house and sauntered down to
the wharf " here almost tverybndy else had
gone to look at the Pyily's fasclnatiD. car
20.
Hello. :" said Tom TO himself. Won
der what he's doing here
He saw Euo> Flint standing apart from
the others and staring sulleny at the
scene.
The Poliy had brought the tumble OF
holiday wares which the Bonthbuy Harhor
store keepers always send out,a day or two
before Christmas.
The little schooners deck was bazar.
GAY print. and bright fsnn-ls were fe-
touneL with long boots and homely trow-
sering>, from the main boom Rows Of
chickens and turkeys hung from the cook
galley Spread over the deck, on boxes
and barrels, strewn from foremast 10 af-
terhouse, as if they had been -rined up
from the sea and emptied aboard, were
heaps of ribbons, buttons, gloves, crock
cry, toys and can't tell what. The Ppty
was somewha of Il milllner, very much OF
Il haberissher, more or less of a tailor,
considerable of a pou!terer and Jack at
every other trade of the harbor towns
business street.
Tom strolled aboard CHANGING about
the deck he noticed a shawl, that tumbled
gracefully over water cask.
Itwas bright soft shawl, mostly red
with dove colored figures worked ia II.
Tom heard two of the women praising il
a. they stood and took long looks at il.
When they had gone. Tom cautiously
touched it with his finger,
How nice and warm ii felt. The very
touch seemed to heat his blood and make
it froiic through his veins.
'.Cap'n Reuben" said he drawing the
mas er of the Polly aside, What's the
price of that shawlf"
Eleven dollars an it's the prettiest
piece of dunnage aboard ship! Dye want
it? What's saw!
Tom grew hotter He thought of how
little he'd given Nancy since they were
married.
-"Wiil you hold it ten minutes for me,
Cap'n Reuben?" he asked in an cited
whisper.
Yes but not minute lOnger-csnt
take too many chances" said the captain.
Tom hurI led home and looked into the
kitchen.
Nancy was not there.
He stepped up to the old lozenge box
and opened it. How handsome the heap
of bills and silver coin looked. II amount
ed TO sI35, and $50 would buy q good
boat.-Eleven dollars wouldn't make much
Of hole in the hoard he thought.
-" Tom r.
Nancy was standing there with a face
half lauY hing half serious.
shut that box and 60 right away"
Il only want few dollars, Mani
Plea>e!'
No, Tom! Promise me you won't touch
IT."
Its shame for you to go without
everything"
Promise me, Tom"