New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-02-04


should rule a, nation, I often said to
my mates. Think Of him the other
day g backing the lMe-boats, and a.
carrying ca, ne. OF thepoor drowned Wretches
to his place yon', and us a working to.
/ draw EN- on the rocks, and laying
hands on all, above and below, Of
what omever value might be-
#@ The yyonngg man laughed a heartless,
reckless laugh
It's the way with more in the
world than Saul; he did at least save
the live OF the poor devils, if he wreck
ed 'em first. You d have helped them
to the bottom, eh, Mat?' 81
Hi! that's about it-though look
We, now, don't you Judge me too harsh.
Ihave done the Christian thing bya
fellow-critter afore now, though / say
it. Now, sye see this watch?''s
#% He took out massive silver watch.
attached to a heavy, old-fashioned
chain about his breast.
ssAy, often, have wished it was
mine, = replied lazily the other, be-
tween puffs OF his pipe
"Well, it was q Dutchman- a
calm, too-the FUNNIEST go it was;
laid hold upon her all like unaWares,
and took 'em off their. guard, settled
the business OF some half-do oxen or so,
and had the vessel and cargo all in
our hands in no time
L heerd it as was going below-a
sort of moan-and somebody calls
lJem.' [ answered for Jen1, seeing, as
| expect, Jem was done in that line
for good and all.
In his berth he was, q young Eng
lishnen, bad wi fever; I give him.
some Water-he asked for it, for he
took me for Jem all along, ye see-and
he said he was dying-he know'd it.
Now [ might ha' finished the lad in
a minute with my cutlas; but, instead,
1 stood for Jem, and heered all he had
to say.
stHe put this here watch into my
hands with a letter, and he asked me,
when Igot home to a village that he
named on the Devon coast, to take it
to her-the young woman as the lei
ter was writ to. -
"Some more he said I forget, then
ne died in peace. Now will We say |
was hard?" :
tsWell, but the watch?''
FAY, ay; it were a while afore things
squared Tor me to get into those
parts; but the time did come, and we.
laid by a bit. French colors / mind
we carried as WIS rode off that very
coast, and minded me of the watch.
$50 went, and found the wench; a
Well-favored lass she Wur;; she had a.
leaning like to sailor men, thinking OF
him, and / wur made welcome
OF T 10 Of l, r
showed her the Watch-she knew it
told her he'd sent it as a token, his
ship was there, but he couldn't get
leave ashore, but would meet her if
she would come in the boat so far
with me-
"She jumped at it-simple thing she
was; OF course [ took her aboard our
craft; the capt'n was ashore, and
most O. the hands-only me, and the
cook, and a lad.''
"Well!" t e.. ,-.'"
'Of course she blubbered and raised
a shindy when she found the cheat,
but she didn't go back" -
"What became of her.?'
"Well, l never could make out
whether it were @ purpose or that she
fell overheard; but three days after,
she was missing. Yes that's the
IDENTICAL watch
He coolly passed his huge rough
hand over the watch which had lain.
on his knee during the recital, and re-
placed it in his breast, then smoked
complacently; the other took his pipe
from his lips, spat into the charcoal,
and drew long breath.
oh 4l,o 4 <J,-,l
william I ever did come across" he
said = "and that's saying a good deal
I've been bad enough myself but hang
"Don't say that" said the other.
hastily. -
ssNo, it should be you first" grnnly.
laughed the other.
We'll, I don't know; it's a matter Of
opinion, Simeon Foulkes.. Now 1.
can't, for my part, make out a man
born to one FORUM, and coming into
another, running through 'em both,
and breaking OF his old mo theirs heart,
and bringing her and his sisters to
beggary, and to cursing him. I never
had a mother to love, but if I had,
william as am, sheWouldn' II a' want
ed, I'm thinkin'; I never chucked
away someWheres about ten or twelve
Thousand, and down my throat
neither
Hold your tongue" roared the
other.
gu might keep civil, Simeon Foul
kes; there mayn't be much to choose
stsHark!'''' cried the other, as he.
sprang to his feet and held up his
hand T hoard q o,.x7i,, l*
"Gull blown again the rock"
ssNo, no! know There! there it
was again! don't you hear??'''
Not it's mayhap one O. them
darned coast guards; they're as skeer-
ed as gals, the young uns, OF a black
night 2 .
81 wish to the blazes I was coast
guard, or any mortal thing alive, to
have some action; this rotting in a
hole don t suit me. "A short life and
a merry one" He turned half round,