St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-19

Sorever strong and straight.
crows on. though every .dv.rs. .,..,.....
AGAINST Aas soul may press wv
win steady. strong sxmm>t,s~.,
an regal rigbteoOsnesx :
on.n 0efFoeshs SsEooG in ne Cnsutau.
sErTLlEG QUESTION.
az" Was Iu0osnced to Change
Ny Declared Principles.
The wind was right off the land 7,
was strong; but under the cliffs the
ses was calm enough. So the three nj
us ran the boat down and got her ont
over the bar, though with the tide
sgsinst US it was . hard pull. Mis-.
rio mad come with us after iii. for she
mad never had . really rood trv - nol.
lock>nshin2. When we had got fairly
Cst over the sandbanks and gained the
shelter OF the Ness, she stecred, while
Tom made himself precariously com
portable in the lows. Laddie and I
pulled easily Through the smooth water
under the rich. red cliffs, and in twen-
~ minutes W. were floating. Just above
lock.
Iher. took both oars and padded
slon gently. while Lsddie helped to
get ont the lines.
Miss Flo could raise no objection to
the india-rubber worms we used; still.
She preferred to try her hand 1t row.
ing, and promised t0leave the steering
20 me- Laddie Impressed upon her
that - soon as ever he called out, she
must back water hard. or else the bait
would be left fast in the rocks and
weeds six feet below our reach. Miss
Flo promised. and no doubt did her
best; but two of our lines had snapped
before we had gone fifty feet.
A shadow of wonder. rather than
vexation, fitted across the bows
face. and am sure he was not sorry
when the girl herself suggested that
we should put her ashore, for she
didn't like the motion Of the. boat now
that we went SO slowly.
We would not hear of such thing;
but In the end we ran in stern first
under the shelter Of the rocks and
helped her to land with Bengo to keep
her company.
Nov, then. Tom." shouted Laddie,
''hold her on, or we shan't have IN
Inch of paint left on her! Give her
shove! N0w's your chance! Well, you
are a-.' His sentence was cut short
Tom had let the wave carry us against
che rock with y shock which sent the
boy OVER the thwart onto the most
prominent parts of the anchor.
Tom did not seem to notice this ca
tastrophe nor the remarks which it |
elected. for he was busy in effecting
his own landing. This done, he gave us |
= shove which got us clear of the rock,
and expressed hope that our fishing
might be successful.
"What are you up to-" gasped the |
boy. who was on his feet again, using |
his paddle sturdily &c avert . second |
mishap
Il don't think Miss Flo should be
left all alone, though you won't 90 |
very far on"
~Oh, she's all right" was the broth
erly reply. ''She. likes being alone.
Look out there again! Keep her orr
However. Tom insisted on following
Miss Flo ,across the slppesy weed,
which hat 80 far taken up all her At
tentiOn: and to save the sboat we left
hiU, punted out into the open. got out
ovr lines and padded feisurely away.
WELL" said the boy. after q few
II can't make out what's the
matter with Flo I've never known
her to feel a bit of swell like this BE-
luse."
pointed out to him that it was Just
such gentle motion which was most
trying to many people. and his sister
had certainly gone little pale. II
NO." said he, Is he took q small
pollock on his hook and threw it in
% the bottom Of the boat II be-
ieve that she's cut up at your 60
ng away SO soon. You've always staid
It least three weeks before"
thought this the least bit unlikely,
- I said nothing. Then ! looked to-
ward the shore, where l could see two
,eople leaning over q rock-pool, evil
emily looking for anemones, and il
leemed more anlikelyssfill.
But Lsddie went ON:
lyon get rather wild, sometimes.
when you are so awfully independent
-you know what I mean; and she
'eally was angry At what you said
ast night All the same, I'm sure she
wants you to stop as much as any Of
Vs."
/ replied that I was at . loss to know
What had said to make anyone angry.
What it was he didn't quite know;
e hadn't been listening to our conver-
alton, but it was something about . .
oor young schoolmaster like myself
aving no right to win the affection of y
woman before he was in . position 9
o offer her q comfortable and easy
lace in society. =
I certainly had said something of the
ind and had pointed out the dangers
( marrying anyone with more money
han one possessed ones self.
Laddie did not know what there was
in such principles. nor !,
Duld he say why they made his sister
ngry; but he stuck to it that they did. 3
I was getting interested. and spent :,
alf an hour in trying 10 draw him out =
little more. Then he noticed that the )
and was getting round 70 the south
nd would soon be Oh the sea. So we =
'oved back - quickly Is we could to =
ick up the two on shorn
We hailed them and told them to
,sne out along . ledge Of rock. from O
hich they stepped easily into the {,
oat They said they had had . de. b
ghtful time, and believed them. n
We were soon well on our way hUme. o.
ON and pulled. Lsddie and Miss q
10 were in the stern. The boy talked q