The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-19

on the say, he said. in order TO be polite.
And wild all thin passengers to DO
watchin' and carin' fer-worse than a
stableful Of bastesl"
"Yes," said the captain, I'VE try to
are for passengers, but the steerage
is a little crowded. They are often very
sick"
ayes, sir. / was that sick myself /
thought l be dyin'," said Pat.
''Some are severely i'll" said the cap
tain.
This time Pat made no answer, but
stared at him with a hot flush rising to
his face.
Sometimes they are so very i'll that
they die" the captain went on. "Deh-
cate women, you now-little children
and delicate women"
Pat still looked ut him in silence.
when l said that we had a very I'M
pleasant voyage / meant" said the cap
tain, that we had serious llness-that
we had death on board Two Storage
passengers died. One was William
O'Rourke, an old man coming over to
live with his son."
"God rest his soulF' said Pat, crossing
his forehead.
1.-The other. who was very i'll, was a
woman" said the captain, "a young
woman, and very pretty. Mr.. Nolan,
we have to prepare for storms in this
life-we have to brace up and bear them
as well as we can. They are very hard
to bear. I have had a great many my
self. At my age that goes without say
ing; but you are young and full of hope.
| am very sorry to say that | am afraid
you are about to suffer a terrible shock.
It is a painful task to tell you. Brace
up, my lad. The other passenger was a
young woman, and her name, as we have
it written here, was Annie O'Brien."
All the color had gone out of Pats face
by this time. It was white, lips and all.
He dropped his arms on the table and
hid his face on them, and great sobs
shook his frame.
The captain wiped the tears from his
own eyes.
Talk does no good" he said. thine
only can comfort you"
at seems as if Icould not believe it,
captain" Pat cried, lifting his e swol-
len face. 'Annie-my little Anniel
Are ye sure it was Annie?"
There was but one Annie OBrien on
our list" said the captain. 'She gave
her name just before she breathed her
last. The only steerage passenger of the
name of O'Brien died on the voyage of
a fever. The doctor cared for her as
well as he knew how. The women
nursed her kindly. We buried her at
sea, and the burial service was said by q
Catholic Clergyman who was on board.
You might like to know that, SO / tell
you"
my Annie-my Annie at the bottom
of the say!' moaned poor Nolan. AN
I'll niver see her again; niver kiss her
red lips; niyer feel her two arms about
me neckl All, Annie, / won't live after
you'll won't hive after you! Life is too
hard to bear wild that TO think of. It's
turned me to a woman, sir, I'm thinkin';
but it's the worst blow l liver had in me
loife."
There was a knock at the door just
then. Pat hid his tear stained face
again.
"No admittance just now" cried the
captain.
II didn't name to come in, phase, sir"
| said a sweet voice, "but Td like to spake
to ye, captain. af yen let me. I'm
waitin' this long time till ms frind comes
aboord to bring me home, and Pm get
tin anxious, fearin' something has hap
pened him. What will l do. sir? l
know no one in Americay. Perhaps he
might be on boord and me not know it.
He'd be askin' for Annie OBrien, and
he'd be Pat Nolan, that Pm promised to.
Would ye"-
But the captain had flung wide the
door, and Pat was on his feet, and with
a roar like that of a buffalo had flung
his arms about her.
"Glory be to God and all the saints!"
he cried. "You're not dead at ALI
You're alive. I've got you safe and
sound! They've been tellin' me you
were dead. God help the man that put
the thrick on me, for I'll lave but the
bones ay hint"
"Quiet, theref' shouted the captain.
DONu Will sOAA Ao0cB " R0e
ironsl What did you mean by asking
for Annie OBrien, a steerage passenger,
when you wanted Annie Bailey, a first
cabin passenger? That is the girl that
stands there. That is the name she gave
us-Annie Bailey"
Captain, dear" cried Annie, clutch
ing her Pat by the coat tails, captain,
darlin', Pat niyer knew-he did not.
Since writin' him, my mother-a WILDLY
married again wild Mr.. Peter Bailey,
that kapes a foine tavern in u town.
So long as ! was goin' from her, and he
proposin' to her, why wouldn't shes And
he, havin' money to spare, said ! should
come like a lady, and paid me passage
in the foinest place; and ont iv compli-
ment to him-being my mothers hus-
band and SO generous to mel sailed as
Annie Bailey. That is the way it was,
captain; and indade all the throuble
arose from it-for / wanted Pat to md
me sated in the iligant saloon, and re-
manned there waitin' for him"
you'll excuse me, sir" said Pat, bow
ing low, ION account of what I've been
through"
"An right. my man" the captain an
swered: and then Pat threw his arm
about his Annie and led bar away, the
hsppiest fellow aiyas