St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-31
LOVE AND THE SEA.
A Sailors Message TO His Sweet
heart Arrives Too Late.

heart Arrives Too Late.
New York Advertiser.
The quiet village of Port jefferson, L.
l., has been stirred by romantic cpl
sode, and the people can do little else
than talk about it. The hero is Augustus
Applebee, a young man who follows the
sea, but has long lived in Port jefferson
when ashore.
Alice EStelle Dahlon, young woman
OF much attractiveneSs and known 10
all the villagers, is the heroine. An I'M
portant actor is Wallace Floyd, also of
Port Jefferson.
Amorg the vessels that passed out of
Sandy Hook last September was the
schooner Tamos, of Boston. She was
bound for Mayport with a cargo of
stone. Capt. John Noel. of Fishkill.
commanded her. Augustus Applebee
was the mate. The vessel reached her
destination and discharged her cargo.
She then sailed for Jacksonville, Fla.
and there loaded with yellow pine, and
on Oct. ) started for Albany.
Applebee was light-hearted and gay.
Last summer he cOurted Alice. His
wooing proSpered, and the young people
became engaged. Ii was understood
that they were to be married after the
schooner TamOS returned from this voy
age. Appellee expected to make some
money out of the trip. and then the
young couple intended 10 enjoy their
honeymoon.
Applebee was blissfully unconscious
that during his absence some one was
ardently wOOing his sweetheart. Wal
lace Floyd, who was goOd-looking, was
attracted by the bright eyes and win
some face OF Alice DahlOn, and eX-
pressed his admiration freely. More
than one told him that the young
woman was betrothed to Applebee.
"All,S fair in love and war;" quoth
Floyd, who set out to WIN Alice if he
could. Wallace'S manners were very
taking, and he gradually advanced in
her friendship. 1t was remarked that
he frequently walked to church with
her Sunday night.
One day the village was electrified by
the information that the schooner Tamos
had been shipwrecked. and that all
aboard had been drowned. Alice wept
for her lost lover. but Wallace urged
her to accept him as substitute. After
waiting until the news of the ShipWreck
was confirmed, Alice concluded that
perhaps after all live lover was better
than dead one. So when Wallace
popped the question one moonlight Sun
day night Alice said yes.
But Applebee was not furnishing food
for the fishes at the bottom of the At
lantic ocean. When the schooner
Iamos began to founder, her heavy load
of lumber kept her afioat for a long
time. The captain, his mate and crew
took 10 the cabin house. The remain
der of the schooner was under water.
Days passed and their bread was gradu-
ally consumed. There was nothing left
but bucket of water. At one time
help seemed near. A three-masted
schooner was sighted. and the ship
wrecked crew were sure they would be
saved, but the vessel passed by appar-
emily without seeing them, and again
they were left in their despair.
The next morning, when all hope
seemed lost, the German ship Carmelia.
Capt. Arains. was sighted, The ship
wrecked men frantically waved their
coats and everything that would serve
as signal. Their signals were seen.
The wave were running very high and
that afternoon before the sea quieted
enough to send out boat. Then all of
the Shipwrecked mariners were taken
aboard, Augustus Applebee among
them.
The Carmelia was laden with rosin
and bound from Savannah to Rotter-
dam. 1t took thirty-siX days to reach
that port. In the meantime Applebee
paced the deck in anxiety. He feared
that the news of the Shipwreck would
reach his home in Port Jefferson, and
that bis promised wife would grieve to
death for him. The first thing he did
when he reached Rotterdam was to
cable to alice Dahlon at Port Jefferson
that he was really alive and we'll.
The cablegram reached the girl just
two days before her wedding. Her
emotions were conflicting. She was
really glad Applebee was alive, but she
found she couldn't marry him; she had
learned to love Wallace Floyd better
than she ever did love Applbee. She
told Wallace all about the matter, and it
was agreed to send Appiebee an invita-
ton to their wedding. The wedding
came Off in due course. Alice became
Mrs. Wallace Floyd. Parson Lowry
tied the knot hard and fast.
Augustus returned the other day, look
Ing hardy and rugged. No one had the
heart to tell him what had happened.
He went home to prepare for call upon
Alice There he found her wedding in
vitation. He had announced his inten-
ton of remaining home throughout the
winter, but now he has suddenly told
his friends and neighbors that he in
tends to ship again next week.
Applebee has the sympathy of the
community. He says he really cannot
stay home and be witness to the happi-
ness of Wallace Floyd and his wife. He
thinks the sea has been kinder to him
than his sweetheart.